Albany, Dougherty County Police/Fire/EMS reports — Dec. 31, 2018 – Jan. 2, 2019
Public safety roundup for Albany and Dougherty County
By Jada Haynes
ALBANY POLICE: The Albany Police Department responded to at least 43 calls on Monday, Tuesday and into the early hours of Wednesday, available reports indicate. The incidents included:
— Criminal trespass on the 1200 block of Firestone Drive, the 300 block of Carriage Lane, the 400 block of West Residence Avenue, the 600 block of Sands Drive and the 1900 block of Elkhorn Lane;
— Possession of marijuana on the 1000 block of West Gordon Avenue;
— Reckless conduct on the 2700 block of Dawson Road and the 600 block of Albert Court;
— Entering autos on the 2500 block of Nottingham Way, the 2300 block of Druid Hils Court and the 900 block of Sixth Avenue;
— First-degree forgery on the 100 block of Logan Court;
— Disorderly conduct on the 300 block of East Oakridge Drive, the 1300 block of East Third Avenue and the 2300 block of West Gordon Avenue;
— First-degree burglaries on the 700 block of Georgetown Drive, the 900 block of West First Avenue and the 800 block of Van Deman Street;
— First-offense battery/family violence on the 300 block of East Oglethorpe Boulevard, the 200 block of Cannon Avenue, the 1900 block of South Riverview Circle and the 1000 block of Davidson Drive;
— Thefts by taking on the 800 block of South Street;
— Theft of lost/mislaid property on the 1600 block of East Oglethorpe Boulevard;
— Missing person on the 1300 block of Colquitt Avenue;
— Simple battery on the 2200 block of Friar Tuck Lane and the 1900 block of South Flintlock Drive;
— Simple battery, family violence, on the 1200 block of Parker Avenue, the 1800 block of Schley Avenue, the 500 block of North Cleveland Street and the 1300 block of Sharon Avenue;
— Terroristic threats and acts on the 1500 block of Beverly Avenue;
— Aggravated assaults with firearms, on the 600 block of Moultrie Road, the 500 block of Don Cutler Sr. Drive and the 500 block of Swift Street;
— Second-degree criminal damage to properties on the 800 block of West Broad Avenue, the 2500 block of Hilltop Drive and the 600 block of West Society Avenue;
— Robbery by force on the 600 block of Tulsa Lane;
— Armed robbery by firearm on the 2200 block of Palmyra Road;
— Theft by shoplifting on the 200 block of Cordele Road;
— Rape on North Jackson Street;
— Possession of spice/sythetic marijuana/cannabinoids on the 500 block of South Cleveland Street.
DOUGHERTY POLICE: The Dougherty County Police Department responded to at least 22 calls on Monday, Tuesday, and into the early hours of Wednesday, available reports indicate. The incidents included:
— Auto accident at the intersection of Radium Springs Road and Westview Drive;
— Fraud on the 4400 block of Acree Avenue;
— Family violence on the 700 block of Cordele Road, the 3300 block of Sylvester Road, the 300 block of Hollis Drive, the 4800 block of Impala Drive, the 1500 block of Hancock Road and the 1200 block of Nixon Drive;
— Attempt to locate on the 2300 block of Willson Road;
— Battery on the 2800 block of Spelman Drive;
— Motor vehicle theft on the 3000 block of Sylvester Road;
— Discharge firearms at the intersection of Sportman’s Club Road and Gable Road and the 200 block of Pine Bluff Road;
— Assistance to other agencies on the 500 block of Pine Bluff Road and the 700 block of Cordele Road;
— Assault on the 4800 block of Mustang Drive;
— Suspicious person on the 2000 block of River Pointe Drive;
— Harassing phone calls on the 2100 block of South County Line Road;
— Disorderly conduct on the 3200 block of War Eagle Drive and the 1400 block of Hancock Road;
— Theft by taking on the 4000 block of Radium Springs Road;
— Drunk person on the 30 block of Luke Drive.
ALBANY FIRE: The Albany Fire Department responded to at least 11 calls on Monday, Tuesday and into the early hours of Wednesday, available reports indicate. The incidents included:
— Motor vehicle accidents at the intersection of Radium Springs Road and Westview Drive, the intersection of Evergreen Drive and Hemlock Drive and the 1600 block of Sunny Lane;
— Arcing electrical equipment on the 1400 block of Baker Avenue, the 500 block of Baldwin Drive and the 1400 block of North Monroe Street;
— Medical assistance on the 1500 block of Liberty Expressway Southeast;
— Dumpster or other outside trash fire on the 2900 block of Gillionville Road;
— Water or steam leak on the 100 block of Embleton Court;
— Power line down at the intersection of West Gordon Avenue and West Waddell Avenue;
— Grass fire on the 300 block of Carriage Lane.
DOUGHERTY EMS: The Dougherty County Emergency Medical Service responded to at least 57 calls on Tuesday and into the early hours of Wednesday, available reports indicate.
The medical calls included four chest pains, two unknown problems/men down, eight respiratory issues, 18 general sicknesses, three altered mental statuses, one stroke, one diabetic issue, one seizure, three abnormal behaviors/suicide attempts and two cardiac arrests/deaths.
The trauma calls included three auto accidents, six falls, one laceration and three assaults. The other calls included a medical alert activation.
— Compiled by Jada Haynes