Tallmadge Township Police & Fire Scanner, Dispatch Log
Tallmadge Township & vicinity · Ottawa County, MI
Updated · Source: the Ottawa County Sheriff's data and Ottawa County Central Dispatch's board
Live fire, EMS, crash and police calls in Tallmadge Charter Township, between Allendale and Walker along Lake Michigan Drive (M-45). The Tallmadge Township Fire Department answers fire and medical calls, and the Ottawa County Sheriff's Office handles police.
Alerts for Tallmadge Township · Tallmadge Township accidents today · Most dangerous intersections · Yesterday in Tallmadge Township: 2 calls
Tallmadge Township call counts
| Calls | Today | 7 days | Nov | Oct | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fire & hazards | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| EMS | 0 | 10 | 5 | 33 | 274 |
| Crashes | 0 | 6 | 3 | 35 | 204 |
| Other traffic | 0 | 6 | 3 | 50 | 414 |
| Police | 0 | 20 | 15 | 56 | 589 |
| Total | 0 | 43 | 27 | 174 | 1,482 |
27 calls so far in November, compared with 21 by this point in October, up 29%. The Sheriff's Office posts police calls about a day late, so today's police count fills in tomorrow.
Latest Calls in Tallmadge Township
No active calls right now · checked
Latest
- Yesterday Welfare checkPolice Ironwood Dr & 2nd Ave
- Yesterday Traffic complaintTraffic 1400 block of Leonard St
- Nov 3 Traffic complaintTraffic 4700 block of Leonard St
- Nov 3 Criminal complaintPolice 2400 block of Lake Michigan Dr
- Nov 3 Criminal complaintPolice 3500 block of Lake Michigan Dr
- Nov 3 Animal complaintPolice 100 block of Lincoln St
- Nov 3 Traffic stopPolice 2400 block of Lake Michigan Dr
- Nov 3 Medical callEMS 11200 block of 1st Ave
- Nov 2 Medical callEMS 13300 block of 8th Ave cleared · 2 min
- Nov 2 Suspicious person or vehiclePolice 13300 block of 8th Ave
- Nov 2 Injury crashCrash Lake Michigan Dr & 8th Ave cleared · 1 hr 18 min
- Nov 2 Fire alarmFire 11600 block of 24th Avenue cleared · 2 min
- Nov 2 Injury crashCrash 8th Ave & Ironwood Dr cleared · 1 hr 9 min
- Nov 2 Medical callEMS 700 block of Ponderosa Drive cleared · 3 min
- Nov 2 VandalismPolice 8th Ave & Ironwood Dr
- Nov 2 Welfare checkPolice 100 block of Barbrhet Dr
- Nov 2 Suspicious person or vehiclePolice Johnson St & 48th Ave
- Nov 2 Crash (property damage)Crash Lake Michigan Dr & Linden Dr cleared · 11 min
- Nov 2 Medical callEMS 10500 block of Linden Dr
- Nov 1 Suspicious person or vehiclePolice 10300 block of 8th Ave
- Nov 1 Medical callEMS 100 block of Heron Dr
- Nov 1 DisturbancePolice 10500 block of Linden Dr
- Nov 1 Missing personPolice 4700 block of Leonard St
- Nov 1 VandalismPolice 3800 block of Leonard St
- Nov 1 VandalismPolice Lake Michigan Dr & 8th Ave
No calls of that type in this list right now.
2026 so far
Police calls in Tallmadge Township, January through September
1,616
No comparison with 2025: OCCDA's reports don't have usable 2025 figures for March, April and September.
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| Month | 2026 | 2025 |
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| January | 209 | 166 |
| February | 187 | 139 |
| March | 179 | Not published |
| April | 160 | Not published |
| May | 175 | 175 |
| June | 160 | 210 |
| July | 177 | 182 |
| August | 179 | 180 |
| September | 190 | Not published |
Every dispatch, from Ottawa County Central Dispatch's monthly statistics reports. Police counts include every law-enforcement dispatch (traffic stops, alarms, complaints and more), far more than the individual calls listed above. Ambulance calls are reported by ambulance company rather than by town, so they aren't included.
Tallmadge Township scanner activity
616 Dispatch's scanner receiver heard 5 Tallmadge Township calls on fire and EMS dispatch radio in the past week, most recently medical call at 8:09 PM (Nov 2). Each dispatch is transcribed with names and house numbers left out; there's no audio.
Tallmadge Township Dispatch Log: Questions & Answers
What happened in Tallmadge Township today?
No calls are listed yet today. The most recent was Welfare check at Ironwood Dr & 2nd Ave on Nov 4, 2026, at 5:17 PM. The Sheriff's Office posts its police calls about a day later, so today's count keeps growing tomorrow.
Does Tallmadge Township publish a dispatch log?
Ottawa County Central Dispatch posts calls on its public incident board, and the Sheriff's Office posts its police calls about a day later. 616 Dispatch saves every Tallmadge Township call from both in one dispatch log, with a page for each call.
How many police calls are there in Tallmadge Township?
589 police calls are listed here this year, about 1.9 a day, along with 204 crashes and 414 other traffic calls. Ottawa County Central Dispatch's monthly reports count 1,616 law-enforcement dispatches in Tallmadge Township from January through September, including traffic stops and other calls that aren't listed one by one.
Which fire department covers Tallmadge Township?
Tallmadge Township Fire Department. Fire and medical calls are dispatched by Ottawa County Central Dispatch Authority. 1 fire or hazard call and 274 EMS calls are listed here this year.
Who handles police calls in Tallmadge Township?
Ottawa County Sheriff's Office.
How do I get a police report in Tallmadge Township?
Ask the agency that handled the call: Ottawa County Sheriff's Office. Michigan crash reports (form UD-10) can also be bought online from the Michigan State Police. 616 Dispatch doesn't have or sell reports.
Where can I see crashes in Tallmadge Township today?
Right here: crashes are listed above as Ottawa County Central Dispatch posts them, usually within a minute. No crashes are listed yet today.
Is there a Tallmadge Township police scanner?
616 Dispatch doesn't stream scanner audio. It lists every Tallmadge Township call dispatch publishes, updated every minute. To listen yourself, see how to listen to West Michigan scanners, or follow the Ottawa County scanner.