Albany and Dougherty County Police/Fire/EMS reports — May 16-17, 2016

Public safety roundup for Albany and Dougherty County

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By Jon Gosa

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ALBANY POLICE: The Albany Police Department responded to at least 27 incidents Tuesday and the early hours of Wednesday, available reports show. Incidents included:

— Disorderly conduct on the 2400 block of North Slappey Boulevard, the 600 block of West Highland Avenue, the 700 block of Corn Avenue and the 100 block of East Road;

— Terroristic threats on the 1800 block of East Broad Avenue, the 1200 block of Netherland Lane and the 200 block of Cordele Road;

— Criminal trespass on the 2000 block of North Riverview Circle and the 800 block of Odom Avenue;

— Thefts by shoplifting at the 2600 block of Dawson Road and the 200 block of Cordele Road;

— Thefts by taking on the 400 block of West Mercer Avenue and the 1800 block of Ledo Road;

— Aggravated assaults on the 800 block of Faulk Lane and the 2200 block of Rosebrier Avenue;

— Criminal damage to property on the 2000 block of West Broad Avenue;

— Reckless conduct on the 600 block of West Whitney Avenue;

— Entering auto on the 1500 block of Georgia Avenue;

— Burglaries on the 500 block of Porter Lane and the 300 block of Elsom Street;

— Financial transaction card fraud on the 2600 block of Dawson Road;

— Forgery on the 400 block of West Broad Avenue;

— Identity theft on the 900 block of Dorsett Avenue;

— Missing person on the 900 block of Tenth Avenue;

— Simple battery on the 200 block of West Oglethorpe Boulevard;

— Transmitting a false public alarm on the 200 block of Cordele Road.

DOUGHERTY POLICE: The Dougherty County Police Department responded to at least 17 incidents on Tuesday and the early hours of Wednesday, available reports show. Incidents included:

— Animals at large on the 3700 block of Radial Avenue, the the 3700 block of Countryside Drive and the 100 block of Bennett Drive;

— Assist motorist on the 4000 block of Moultrie Road;

— Missing persons on the 4600 block of Palm Avenue and the 4500 block of Sylvester Road;

— Deceased person on the 1700 block of Beattie Road;

— Burglary on the 3000 block of Staton Drive;

— 911 hang-up on the 1700 block of Oakhaven Drive;

— Theft by taking on the 400 block of Pine Bluff Road;

— Wanted person on the 1900 block of West Town Road;

— Personal welfare check on the 3800 block of Gillionville Road;

— Loud music on the 6100 block of Jenkins Road;

— Tree down on the 5400 block of Old Dawson Road;

— Auto accident on the 1600 block of South County Line Road;

— Suspicious auto on the 3700 block of Sylvester Road;

— Abandoned auto at the intersection of the Liberty Expressway and Broach Avenue.

ALBANY FIRE: The Albany Fire Department responded to at least nine incidents on Tuesday and the early hours of Wednesday, available reports show. Incidents included:

— Medical assist on the 1700 block of Beattie Road;

— Smoke on the 3200 block of Autumn Drive;

— Cooking fire on the 2700 block of Westgate Drive;

— Short circuit on the 3300 block of Westgate Drive;

— Bomb scare on the 200 block of Cordele Road;

— Arcing on the 1200 block of Dawson Road;

— Building fire on the 1400 block of Whispering Pines Road;

— Auto accident on the 1600 block of South County Line Road;

— Power line down on the 1300 block of East Fourth Avenue.

DOUGHERTY EMS: Dougherty County EMS responded to at least 68 calls on Tuesday and the early hours of Wednesday, available reports show. Incidents included nine respiratory calls, five chest pain calls, four miscellaneous pain calls, three mental health calls, two cardiac arrest calls, one altered mental state call, one stroke call, one seizure call and 29 various medical calls. Trauma calls included nine auto accident calls, two falls and one assault call. Other types of calls included one medical alert call.

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