Albany, Dougherty County Police/Fire/EMS reports — Dec. 7-10, 2018
Public safety roundup for Albany and Dougherty County
By Jada Haynes
ALBANY POLICE: The Albany Police Department responded to at least 50 calls on Friday, Saturday, Sunday and into the early hours of Monday, available reports indicate. Incidents included:
— Battery on the 600 block of West Fourth Avenue, the 200 block of Moore Avenue, the 1400 block of South Jackson Street, the 600 block of South Van Buren Street, the 500 block of Swift Street and the 200 block of North Carroll Street;
— Home invasions on the 500 block of Florence Drive and the 200 block of Pine Bluff Road;
— Criminal trespass on the 2300 block of West Gordon Avenue, the 400 block of South Slappey Boulevard and the 800 block of Holloway Avenue;
— Second-degree criminal damage to properties on the 400 block of West Oglethorpe Boulevard and the 1600 block of Gardner Drive;
— Aggravated assault, family violence, on the 600 block of Moultrie Road, the 600 block of Johnson Road and the 900 block of Cherry Avenue;
— Theft by deception on the 400 block of West Third Avenue;
— Reckless conduct on the 1300 block of Fifth Avenue and the 1400 block of North Slappey Boulevard;
— DUI at the intersection of Patrol Drive and Vick Street;
— Identity theft fraud on the 1200 block of North Westover Boulevard;
— Discharging firearms on the 2000 block of North Riverview Circle and the first block of Transvilla Parkway;
— Thefts by taking on the 1400 block of South Slappey Boulevard, the 400 block of Jefferies Avenue, the 200 block of Telfair Avenue, the 600 block of North Jefferson Street and the 900 block of North Jefferson Street;
— Simple battery, family violence, on the 800 block of Edgewood Lane;
— Burglaries on the 600 block of West Tift Avenue, the 2200 block of Pace Street and the 400 block of Wadkins Avenue;
— Disorderly conduct on the 200 block of South Slappey Boulevard;
— Aggravated assault, firearm, on the 800 block of Cedar Avenue;
— Rape on Odom Avenue;
— Criminal trespass, family violence, on the 600 block of Sandalwood Circle, the 300 block of Enterprise Drive and the 600 block of Sands Drive;
— Aggravated assault on the 1500 block of Henri Avenue and the 2300 block of West Gordon Avenue;
— Deceased person on the 700 block of West Oglethorpe Boulevard;
— Entering autos on the 600 block of Moultrie Road and the 2600 block of Dawson Road;
— Simple assault on the 700 block of Corn Avenue;
— Simple assault, family violence, on the 400 block of Kingswood Drive;
— Terroristic threats and acts on the 600 block of Moultrie Road;
— Thefts by shoplifting on the 1000 block of West Gordon Avenue and the 200 block of Cordele Road (two counts);
— First-degree forgery on the 2600 block of Dawson Road.
DOUGHERTY POLICE: The Dougherty County Police Department responded to at least 29 calls on Friday, Saturday, Sunday and into the early hours of Monday, available reports indicate. Incidents included:
— Auto accidents on the corner of Liberty Expressway and Nelms Road, the 4600 block of Palm Avenue, the 4300 block of Gravel Hill Road, the 1300 block of Moultrie Road and the 2300 block of Liberty Expressway Southeast;
— Suicide attempts on Banks Avenue and Astoria Drive;
— Discharging firearms on the 500 block of Pine Bluff Road, the 1400 block of Antioch Road and the 1800 block of Liberty Expressway Southeast;
— Suspicious persons on the 1000 block of Cordele Road, the 5000 block of Barrington Drive, the 3200 block of Sylvester Highway, the 3300 block of War Eagle Drive, the intersection of Cordele Road and Doles Road and the 3100 block of Leggett Drive;
— Traffic control on the 1500 block of South Mock Road;
— Suspicious vehicles on the 1400 block of South Mock Road, Georgia Power Road and the 300 block of Philema Road;
— Auto accident extrication at the intersection of Gillionville Road and Lockett Station Road;
— Thefts by taking on the 3700 block of Countryside Lane and the 3700 block of Oliver Drive;
— Criminal trespass on the 2800 block of Astoria Drive;
— Recovered juvenile on the 5200 block of Radium Springs Road;
— Unwanted guest on the 2100 block of Cordele Road;
— Family violence on the 3200 block of Pinyon Drive;
— Assistance to another agency on the 3200 block of Pinyon Drive;
— Assistance to a motorist on the 7700 block of Newton Road.
ALBANY FIRE: The Albany Fire Department responded to at least 23 calls on Friday, Saturday, Sunday and into the early hours of Monday, available reports indicate. Incidents included:
— Motor vehicle accidents at the intersection of Nottingham Way and North Westover Boulevard, the intersection of Old Pretoria Road and Great Oak Street, the intersection of Swift Street and East Residence Avenue, the intersection of Palmyra Road and 14th Avenue, the 1500 of block of Radium Springs Road, the intersection of East Oakridge Drive and Vick Street, the intersection of Gillionville Road and Lockett Road and the intersection of South Slappey Boulevard and West Whitney Avenue;
— Building fires on the 1300 block of Fifth Avenue, the 3200 block of Fernridge Drive and the 900 block of West Oglethorpe Boulevard;
— Extrication of victims on the 2400 block of Liberty Expressway Southeast;
— Grass fire at the intersection of South Mock Road and Walter Brown Drive;
— Unauthorized burning on the 900 block of South Street;
— Medical assistance on the intersection of Dawson Road and North Westover Boulevard, the 400 block of South Van Vuren Street and the 2100 block of Lullwater Road;
— Passenger vehicle fires on the 1500 block of South Mock Road (two counts);
— Arcing electrical equipment on the 1100 block of 10th Avenue;
— Smoke or odor removal on the 500 block of North Westover Boulevard;
— Emergency medical calls on the 200 block of West Society Avenue and the 4000 block of Gillionville Road.
DOUGHERTY EMS: The Dougherty County Emergency Medical Service responded to at least 69 calls on Friday, Saturday, Sunday and the early hours of Monday, available reports indicate.
The medical calls included one chest pain, one lift assistance, one eye problem/injury, four unknowns/men down, five respiratory issues, 28 general sicknesses, one diabetic issue, three abnormal behaviors/suicide attempts and two various medical issues.
The trauma calls included one overdose, five auto accidents, nine falls, three lacerations and one assault. The other calls included one transport and one medical alert activation call.
— Compiled by Jada Haynes