Albany, Dougherty County Police/Fire/EMS reports — Nov. 3-6, 2017
Public safety roundup
By Jon Gosa
ALBANY POLICE: The Albany Police Department responded to at least 90 calls on Friday, Saturday, Sunday and the early hours of Monday, available reports indicate. Incidents included:
— Battery on the 500 block of North Slappey Boulevard, the 200 block of Cordele Road, the 900 block of North Madison Street, the 1200 block of Clark Avenue, the 400 block of Kingswood Court, the 2400 block of Hill Top Drive, the 1300 block of Campbell Street, the 900 block of Cherry Avenue, the 1100 block of West Lincoln Avenue, the 2700 block of Ledo Road, the 500 block of North Westover Boulevard, the 200 block of North Broadway Street and the 600 block of Stadium Drive;
— Burglaries on the 100 block of Marie Road, the 1400 block of Gillespie Avenue, the 1000 block of Relswood Terrace, the 1600 block of Pineview Avenue, the 2200 block of Jasmine Avenue, the 600 block of Longbow Drive, the 800 block of West Lincoln Avenue and the 300 block of Flintside Drive;
— Disorderly conduct on the 900 block of Holloway Avenue, the 400 block of West Oglethorpe Boulevard, the 1200 block of Kingstown Court, the 1200 block of Towering Pines Lane, the 100 block of North Cleveland Street, the 800 block of West Lincoln Avenue, the 1700 block of Owens Avenue and the 500 block of South McKinley Street;
— Thefts by shoplifting on the 2600 block of Dawson Road (three calls), the 200 block of Cordele Road (two calls) and the 1000 block of West Gordon Avenue;
— Hit and run on the 800 block of South Davis Street;
— Criminal trespass on the 2400 block of West Doublegate Drive, the 800 block of West Broad Avenue, the 500 block of Pinson Road, the 2800 block of McLain Lane, the 1300 block of Dawson Road, the 2600 block of Doncaster Drive, the 2600 block of Costner Court, the 900 block of Van Deman Street, the 1200 block of Crawford Drive, the 1100 block of Crawford Drive, the 1000 block of Crawford Drive, the 300 block of Rosser Lane, the 500 block of Cochran Avenue, the 400 block of South Van Buren Street, the 500 block of Dorsett Avenue, the 1900 block of Melrose Drive, the 1600 block of Jones Avenue, the 1000 block of West Lincoln Avenue, the 300 block of Vick Street and the 1600 block of Maryland Drive;
— Aggravated assaults on the 800 block of Dorsett Avenue and the 1300 block of Westwood Drive;
— Terroristic threats and acts on the 1300 block of East Residence Avenue (two calls);
— Children in need of services on the 700 block of North Harding Street and the 500 block of West Lincoln Avenue;
— Thefts by taking on the 2500 block of Dawson Road, the 300 block of East Oglethorpe Boulevard, the 600 block of 11th Avenue, the 700 block of 16th Avenue, the 900 block of Hobson Street, the 1700 block of West Oglethorpe Boulevard, the 500 block of North Jefferson Street, the 1800 block of East Broad Avenue and the 2500 block of Stuart Avenue;
— Financial transaction card fraud on the 1100 block of North Westover Boulevard;
— Possession of marijuana on the 500 block of Radium Springs Road;
— Missing persons on the 1200 block of East Fourth Avenue, the 600 block of Flintside Drive, the 1400 block of Whispering Pines Road and the 500 block of Rosenberg Street;
— Criminal damage to property on the 800 block of East Oglethorpe Boulevard;
— Forgery on the 2400 block of North Slappey Boulevard;
— Entering autos on the 200 block of Garden Hill Road, the 1100 block of Crawford Drive, the 1100 block of Wingate Avenue, the 1000 block of Van Deman Street, the 800 block of Cason Street and the 2000 block of Hidden Court;
— Reckless driving on the 500 block of West Oakridge Drive;
— Sexual battery on a child under 16 on the 800 block of Odom Avenue;
— Deceased person on the 2100 block of Acker Drive;
— Distribution of a controlled substance on the 1000 block of Van Deman Street;
— Interfering with officers on the 2500 block of North Slappey Boulevard.
DOUGHERTY POLICE: The Dougherty County Police Department responded to at least 11 calls on Sunday and the early hours of Monday, available reports indicate. Incidents included:
— Auto accident at the intersection of Moultrie Road and Spring Flats Road;
— Child molestation on the 2100 block of Habersham Road;
— Suicide attempt on the 2000 block of River Pointe Road;
— Auto accident on the 7300 block of Newton Road;
— Suspicious auto on the 1200 block of Old Pretoria Road and the intersection of Newcomb Road;
— Motor vehicle theft on the 3600 block of Slade Avenue;
— Suspicious vehicle on the 4400 block of Radium Springs Road;
— Loud music on the 3300 block of Twin Flower Road;
— Theft by taking on the 600 block of Pick Street;
— Aggravated assault on the 3500 block of Sylvester Highway.
ALBANY FIRE: The Albany Fire Department responded to at least 26 calls on Friday, Saturday, Sunday and the early hours of Monday, available reports indicate. Incidents included:
— Unauthorized burning on the 1600 block of Pineview Avenue;
— Gasoline spill at the intersection of North Westover Boulevard and Dawson Road;
— Auto accident at the intersection of West Broad Avenue and North Washington Street;
— Passenger vehicle fire on the 900 block of Martin Luther King Jr. Drive;
— EMS assists on the 2000 block of Newton Road, the 900 block of Lippitt Drive, the 1800 block of Mississippi Avenue, the 1700 block of Cordele Road, the 100 block of Easy Drive and the 1200 block of Forest Glen Drive;
— Building fires on the 500 block of North Haley Street and the 900 block of West Tift Avenue;
— Outside rubbish fire on the 1700 block of South Slappey Boulevard;
— Garbage dump fire on the 3300 block of Sylvester Road;
— Grass fire on the 3700 block of Clark Avenue;
— Unauthorized burning on the 1300 block of Mulberry Avenue;
— Authorized controlled burning on the 3700 block of Old Dawson Road;
— Natural gas leaks on the 1300 block of Dawson Road and the 100 block of Moultrie Road;
— Carbon monoxide incident on the 2500 block of Brierwood Drive;
— Passenger vehicle fire on the 400 block of West Oglethorpe Boulevard;
— Outside equipment fire on the 400 block of West Oglethorpe Boulevard;
— Smoke removal on the 500 block of South Harding Street and the 1100 block of University Street;
— Overheated motor on the 300 block of East Oakridge Drive;
— Arcing electrical on the 2400 block of Rosebrier Avenue.
DOUGHERTY EMS: Dougherty County EMS responded to at least 61 calls on Sunday and the early hours of Monday, available reports indicate. Incidents included one abdominal pain call, three chest pain calls, 11 respiratory issue calls, two fainting calls, three diabetic issue calls, three seizure calls, two mental health calls, one cardiac arrest call, one unknown problem call, one poisoning call and 20 general sickness calls. Trauma calls included one overdose, two auto accidents, five falls, three assaults and one gunshot victim. Other types of calls included one medical alert activation.