Albany and Dougherty County Police/Fire/EMS reports — May 5-6

Public safety roundup for Albany and Dougherty County

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By Brad McEwen

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ALBANY POLICE: The Albany Police Department responded to at least 25 incidents on Thursday and the early hours of Friday, available reports show. Incidents included:

— Criminal trespass on the 1500 block of Georgia Avenue, the 200 block of East Oglethorpe Boulevard, the 2300 block of Greenleaf Lane and the 1100 block of Swift Street;

— Simple battery on the 1100 block of Swift Street, the 100 block of Thornton Drive and the 700 block of North Jackson Street;

— Failure to obey traffic signals on the 100 block of West Oakridge Drive and the 100 block of Pine Avenue;

— Curfew violation on the 1100 block of Maryland Drive;

— Marijuana possession on the 2700 block of Dawson Road;

— Burglary on the 1600 block of Gardner Drive;

— Miscellaneous damage to property on the 2300 block of North Slappey Boulevard;

— Disorderly conduct on the 800 block of Pine Avenue;

— Theft of lost or mislaid property on the 2400 block of Dawson Road;

— Probation violation on the 200 block of East Oglethorpe Boulevard;

— Stop sign violation on the 900 block of West Second Avenue;

— Forgery on the 3300 block of Gillionville Road;

— Theft by taking on the 300 block of South Slappey Boulevard;

— Hit and run on the 2500 block of Meredyth Drive;

— Identity fraud on the 1400 block of West Highland Avenue;

— Theft of services on the 1700 block of East Oglethorpe Boulevard;

— Entering auto on the 600 block of Willard Avenue;

— Driving under the influence on the 2500 block of Dawson Road;

— Simple assault on the 200 block of Glade Lane.

DOUGHERTY POLICE: The Dougherty County Police Department responded to at least 16 incidents on Thursday and the early hours of Friday, available reports show. Incidents included:

— Thefts by taking on the 600 block of Heartwood Lane and the 400 block of Poinciana Avenue;

— Traffic arrests on the 600 block of Holly Drive and at the intersection of South Mock Road and Cutts Drive;

— Burglaries on the 4000 block of Moultrie Road and the 3000 block of the Sylvester Highway;

— Suspicious persons on the 3600 block of Radial Avenue and the 100 block of Skywater Boulevard;

— Infant locked in vehicle on the 3400 block of Gillionville Road;

— Recovered motor vehicle on the 3300 block of Sylvester Road;

— Driving under the influence at the intersection of Newton Road and Wildfair Road;

— Abandoned auto on the 1600 block of the Liberty Expressway;

— Bank escort on the 700 block of Philema Road;

— Disorderly conduct on the 2200 block of the Liberty Expressway;

— Unwanted guest on the 3300 block of the Sylvester Highway;

— Auto accident at the intersection of South Mock Road and Moultrie Road.

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

— Arching shortened electrical wiring on the 800 block of Mercer Avenue and the 1500 block of Palmyra Road;

— Building fire on the 500 block of Don Cutler Sr. Drive;

— Grass fire on the 800 block of Mercer Avenue;

— Motor vehicle accident on the 2400 block of Dawson Road;

— Overheated motor on the 1600 block of 11th Avenue;

— Excessive heat, scorch burns on the 400 block of Gaines Avenue;

— Carbon monoxide incident on the 600 block of South McKinley Street.

DOUGHERTY EMS: The Dougherty County EMS responded to at least 72 incidents on Thursday and the early hours of Friday, available reports show. Incidents included 12 general sickness calls, eight breathing problem calls, seven chest pain calls, five altered mental status calls, four seizure calls, four abdominal pain calls, two labor calls, one miscellaneous pain call, and 17 various medical calls. Trauma calls included four laceration calls, four auto accident calls, two fall calls, one assault call and one burn call.

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