Albany, Dougherty County Police/Fire/EMS reports — Dec. 8-11, 2017
Public safety roundup
By Jon Gosa
ALBANY POLICE: The Albany Police Department responded to at least 67 calls on Friday, Saturday, Sunday and the early hours of Monday, available reports indicate. Incidents included:
— Burglaries on the 1200 block of Gillionville Road, the 1100 block of Julia Avenue, the 500 block of Jefferies Avenue and the 100 block of Gurr Drive;
— Abandoned vehicle on the 400 block of West Oakridge Drive;
— Deceased person on the 2200 block of Doncaster Drive;
— Battery on the 100 block of Cleveland Street, the 900 block of Van Deman Street, the 900 block of the Liberty Expressway, the 400 block of West Oglethorpe Boulevard, the 600 block of Sands Drive, the 1600 block of Gardner Drive, the 2200 block of Pembroke Drive, the 1100 block of West Lincoln Avenue and the 2400 block of Brierwood Drive;
— Injured person on the 1000 block of South Slappey Boulevard;
— Disorderly conduct on the 800 block of West Broad Avenue, the 900 block of 10th Avenue, the 200 block of West Broad Avenue and the 200 block of North Broadway Street;
— Hit and run on the 300 block of East Broad Avenue;
— Entering autos on the 800 block of Dorsett Avenue and the 1300 block of South Davis Street;
— DUI on the 1500 block of Radium Springs Road;
— Criminal damage to property on the 800 block of Willie Pitts Jr. Drive and the 400 block of Wells Avenue;
— Criminal trespass on the 300 block of North Slappey Boulevard, the 1700 block of Marbury Lane, the 3100 block of Harvest Lane, the 1900 block of West Gordon Avenue, the 400 block of Robinson Avenue, the 1900 block of Palmyra Road, the 100 block of Marie Road, the 600 block of West Society Avenue, the 2400 block of Brierwood Drive and the 800 block of West Lincoln Avenue;
— Aggravated assaults on the 300 block of Carriage Lane, the 100 block of Thornton Drive, the 300 block of Thornwood Court, the 900 block of Eastman Drive and the 900 block of South Davis Street;
— Missing person on the 200 block of South Madison Street;
— Children in need on the 100 block of Kalmon Avenue and the 100 block of Force Drive;
— Financial transaction card fraud on the 800 block of West First Avenue;
— Thefts by taking on the 1300 block of Mobile Avenue, the 1700 block of Balsam Lane, the 2000 block of Cove’s Court, the 2000 block of West Broad Avenue, the 1100 block of Newton Road, the 600 block of Kingsbury Lane, the 2300 block of Harvey Road, the 1100 block of Avalon Avenue, the 1700 block of Pineknoll Lane, the 1400 block of 10th Avenue, the 100 block of North Cleveland Street and the 200 block of Cordele Road;
— Discharging firearm on the 1000 block of North Slappey Boulevard;
— Thefts by shoplifting on the 2600 block of Dawson Road, the 300 block of East Oglethorpe Boulevard and the 200 block of Cordele Road;
— Armed robbery on the 2400 block of Brierwood Drive;
— Robbery by force on the 1400 block of South Jackson Street;
— Mailbox destruction on the 600 block of Kingsbury Lane;
— Assault on the 200 block of Wells Avenue;
— Marijuana possession on the 2000 block of Whispering Pines Road and the 200 block of West Oglethorpe Boulevard.
DOUGHERTY POLICE: The Dougherty County Police Department responded to at least eight calls on Sunday and the early hours of Monday, available reports indicate. Incidents included:
— Battery on the 4800 block of Impala Lane;
— Abandoned auto at the intersection of Sylvester Highway and South County Line Road;
— Auto accident on the 6100 block of Hardup Road;
— Suspicious auto on the 400 block of Philema Road;
— Escort on the 4200 block of Sylvester Highway;
— Loud music on the 200 block of Holly Drive;
— Attempt to contact on the 4400 block of Jimmy Golf Court;
— Auto accident with injuries on the 4000 block of Sylvester Highway.
ALBANY FIRE: The Albany Fire Department responded to at least 22 calls on Friday, Saturday, Sunday and the early hours of Monday, available reports indicate. Incidents included:
— Arcing electrical on the 100 block of Dobbs Street and the 1100 block of West Lincoln Avenue;
— Auto accidents at the intersection of Nottingham Way and Whispering Pines Road, the intersection of North Slappey Boulevard and Gillionville Road, and the intersection of South Davis Street and West Oglethorpe Boulevard;
— Assist police on the 1300 block of South Monroe Street;
— Passenger vehicle fire on the 400 block of Cedar Avenue;
— Building fires on the 400 block of South Audubon Drive, the 800 block of West Mercer Avenue, the 300 block of Gaines Avenue and the 1500 block of Whiting Drive;
— Cooking fires on the 400 block of Flint Avenue and the 200 block of South Mock Road;
— Unauthorized burning on the 4100 block of Radium Springs Road;
— Overheated motors on the 1200 block of Westwood Drive and the 2200 block of Friar Tuck Lane;
— Smoke removal on the 1500 block of South Jackson Street and the 1100 block of Mary Avenue;
— Natural gas leak on the 400 block of West Tift Avenue;
— EMS assist on the 2000 block of Schilling Avenue;
— Smoke scare from candle in oven on the 1400 block of North Monroe Street;
DOUGHERTY EMS: Dougherty County EMS reports were unavailable.