Albany and Dougherty County Police/Fire/EMS reports — March 31-April 1, 2016

Public safety roundup for Albany and Dougherty County for Thursday, early Friday

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By Brad McEwen

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ALBANY POLICE: The Albany Police Department responded to at least 12 incidents on Thursday and the early hours of Friday, available reports show. Those incidents included:

— Criminal trespass on the 1100 block of Julia Avenue, the 100 block of East Oglethorpe Boulevard, and the 800 block of Cedar Avenue;

— Carrying a weapon without a permit on the 500 block of Holloway Avenue;

— Display of license plate tag cover prohibited on the 2400 block of Dawson Road;

— Burglary in the first degree on the 2300 block Dominion Court;

— Theft by taking on the 500 block of Summit Drive;

— Simple battery 500 Blaylock Street;

— Disorderly conduct on the 600 block of West Society Avenue;

— Failure to obey traffic signal on the 2500 block of North Slappey Boulevard;

— Battery on the 1200 block of Kingstown Court;

— Unlawful use of 911 on the 2700 block of Pointe North Boulevard.

DOUGHERTY POLICE: The Dougherty County Police Department responded to at least 18 incidents on Thursday and the early hours of Friday, available reports show. Those incidents included:

— Animal call on the 3100 block of Plains Drive, the 1200 block of Nixon Drive, the 2800 block of North Jefferson Street, and the 1200 of Gaissert Drive;

— Auto accident on the 3200 block of Sylvester Road, and the 200 block of North County Line Road;

— Theft by taking on the 1400 block of Liberty Expressway, and the 3200 block of Sylvester Road;

— Demented person on the 800 block of Colley Avenue;

— Abandoned auto on the 3900 block of Sylvester Road;

— Wanted person on the 1400 block of Nelms Road;

— Pointing a gun at another on the 4400 block of Stage Coach Road;

— Juvenile problem on the 2200 block of Duitman Road;

— Suspicious person on the 3300 block of Sylvester Road;

— Suspicious auto at the intersection of Sylvester Road and Clark Street;

— Wires down on the 5600 block of Newton Road;

— Tree down blocking road on the 6400 block of Leary Road;

— Disorderly conduct on the 600 block of Holly Drive.

ALBANY FIRE: The Albany Fire Department responded to at least three incidents on Thursday and the early hours of Friday, available reports show. Those incidents included:

— Unauthorized burning on the 1400 block of East Residence;

— Smoke or odor removal on the 4800 block of Hill Road;

— Power line down on the 5700 block of Newton Road.

DOUGHERTY EMS: The Dougherty County EMS responded to at least 61 incidents on Thursday and the early hours of Friday, available reports show. Those incidents included nine respiratory issue calls, six chest pain calls, five mental health calls, two miscellaneous pain calls, one faint calls, one altered mental status call, one diabetic issue call, and 28 various medical calls. Trauma calls included three falls, three auto accident victims, two lacerations and one assault.

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