Albany-Dougherty Police/Fire/EMS reports – Nov. 2-3, 2015
Public safety roundup for Albany and Dougherty County
Jim West
ALBANY POLICE: The Albany Police Department responded to at least 10 calls on Monday and the early hours of Tuesday, available reports show. Incidents included:
— Wanted person on the 900 block of Dorsett Avenue;
— Missing person on the 500 block of Cherry Avenue and the 900 block of Willow Wood Drive;
— Theft by taking on the 600 block of Residence Avenue and the 3300 block of Forest Ridge Drive;
— Criminal trespass on the 1100 block of Clark Avenue, the 200 block of South Mock Road and the 600 block of Cherry Avenue;
— Theft of lost or misplaced property on the 700 block of 6th Avenue.
DOUGHERTY POLICE: The Dougherty County Police Department responded to at least 24 calls on Monday and the early hours of Tuesday, available reports show. Incidents included:
— Mental subject on the 2700 block of Spelman Drive;
— Criminal trespass on the 400 block of Philema Road and the intersection of Honeysuckle Drive and Moultrie Road;
— Tree blocking road at the intersection of Gillionville Road and Byron Plantation Road and the intersection of Jefferson Street and Lovers Lane Road;
— Traffic stop on the 200 block of Holly Drive;
— Loud music on the 200 block of Holly Drive;
— Suspicious person on the 3300 block of Sweetbrier Road;
— Auto accident at the intersection of Newton Road and Vanderbilt Drive and the intersection of Eight Mile Road and Dyson Court;
— Family violence on the 2500 block of Bridgeboro Street and the 200 block of Holly Drive;
— Animal running at large on the 2000 block of South County Line Road and the 6000 block of James Drive;
— Assist to motorist on the 1100 block of Liberty Expressway;
— Suspicious auto on the 2600 block of Radium Springs Road.
ALBANY FIRE: The Albany Fire Department responded to at least eight calls on Monday and the early hours of Friday, available reports show. Incidents included alarm system activations, medical assists to EMS and an overheated motor.
DOUGHERTY EMS: The Dougherty County EMS responded to at least 46 various medical calls on Monday, available reports show. Incidents included one miscellaneous pain complaint, three respiratory issues, two altered mental status calls, one fainting, one syncope, two mental health issues, one fainting, one diabetic issue, three chest pain complaints, one abdominal issue and and 13 various medical calls.
Trauma calls included one electrocution, three falls, one drug overdose, eight traffic accident victims and one traumatic injury.
— Compiled by Jim West
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