Police Chief Wants VanOstrand To Be Charged

East Dubuque’s police chief has requested that former mayor Kirk VanOstrand be charged with disorderly conduct for calling 911 “causing a false alarm that would result in an emergency response.” Police Chief Luke Kovacic requested the charge against VanOstrand due to a sequence of events on April 21st.  Jo Daviess County State’s Attorney Chris Allendorf said that he is looking into the matter and has not decided whether to file a charge. In an incident report, Kovacic reported that he was attending a City Council meeting at City Hall at 6pm on April 21st. The phone in City Hall soon started ringing. Kovacic reported calls came in at 6:05pm, 6:08pm, 6:09pm and 6:10pm, all from VanOstrand’s residence. Kovacic and Officer Jeremiah Mast responded to VanOstrand’s residence where he said he was not breathing, but said he was fine at that time.