Albany and Dougherty County Police/Fire/EMS reports — March 17-18, 2016

Public safety roundup for Albany and Dougherty County

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By Jennifer Parks

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ALBANY — The Albany Police Department responded to at least 20 incidents on Thursday, available reports show. The incidents included:

— Disorderly conduct on the 100 block of North Cleveland Street and on the 500 block of North Slappey Boulevard;

— Obstruction of law enforcement on the 200 block of South Jackson Street;

— Theft by taking on the 800 block of West Gordon Avenue and on the 600 block of West Whitney Avenue;

— Identity fraud on the 300 block of Flintside Drive;

— Criminal trespass on the 2500 block of South Washington Street and on the 1000 block of Jordan Street;

— Theft of lost/mislaid property on the 2600 block of Dawson Road;

— Affray on the 200 block of Slater King Drive;

— Simple battery (family violence) on the 1700 block of West Lincoln Avenue;

— Shoplifting on the 2400 block of North Slappey Boulevard;

— Fleeing/attempting to elude on the 1000 block of West Oglethorpe Boulevard;

— Simple battery on the 700 block of Ninth Avenue;

— Red light violation on the 300 block of South Slappey Boulevard.

DOUGHERTY POLICE: The Dougherty County Police Department responded to at least 28 incidents on Thursday and into the early hours of Friday, available reports show. The incidents included:

— Auto accident at the intersection of Gillionville Road and Lockett Station Road and on the 800 block of Liberty Expressway;

— Infant locked in a vehicle on the 4000 block of Pate Street;

— Animal call on the 1800 block of Dorough Avenue and on the 1000 block of Philema Road;

— Lost tag on the 900 block of Cordele Road;

— Suspicious person at the intersection of Harris Road and Cordele Road;

— Theft by taking on the 1700 block of Beattie Road and on the 3700 block of Plumcrest Avenue;

— Suspicious auto on the 900 block of Barbragale Avenue;

— Assistance to a motorist on the 100 block of Philema Road;

— Loud music on the 3000 block of War Eagle Avenue;

— Hit and run at the intersection of Liberty Expressway and Antioch Road;

— 911 hang-up on the 3200 block of War Eagle Avenue;

— Tree blocking roadway on the 700 block of Newcomb Road.

ALBANY FIRE: The Albany Fire Department responded to at least five incidents from Thursday to early Friday, available reports show. The incidents included EMS assistance, a gas leak, shorted electrical equipment, an unauthorized burn and a cooking fire.

DOUGHERTY EMS: The Dougherty Emergency Medical Service report was unavailable on Friday.

— Compiled by Jennifer Parks

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