Albany-Dougherty County Police/Fire/EMS reports — May 23-24, 2018
Public safety roundup for Albany and Dougherty County
Jennifer Parks
By Gypsy Crow
ALBANY POLICE: The Albany Police Department reports were unavailable on Thursday.
DOUGHERTY POLICE: Reports from the Dougherty County Police Department were unavailable on Thursday.
ALBANY FIRE: The Albany Fire Department responded to at least four calls on Wednesday and into the early hours of Thursday, available reports indicate. The incidents included:
— Power line down on the 400 block of West Tift Avenue;
— Motor vehicle accidents at the intersection of West Oglethorpe Boulevard and South Monroe Street and at the intersection of West Oakridge Drive and South Madison Street;
— EMS call on the 2000 block of West Broad Avenue.
DOUGHERTY EMS: The Dougherty County Emergency Medical Service responded to at least 48 calls on Wednesday and into the early hours of Thursday, available reports indicate.
The medical calls included three chest pains, eight respiratory issues, three abdominal pains/problems, 14 general sicknesses, one altered mental status, two diabetic issues, one seizure, one abnormal behavior/suicide attempt, two cardiac arrests/death calls and one various medical call. The trauma calls included three auto accidents, four falls and one laceration.
Other types of calls included four local transports.
— Compiled by Gypsy Crow
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