Albany, Dougherty County Police/Fire/EMS reports — April, 19

Public safety roundup

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From Staff Reports

ALBANY POLICE: The Albany Police Department responded to at least 30 calls on Wednesday and the early hours of Thursday, available reports indicate. Incidents included:

— Aggravated stalking on the 1700 block of Northwood Drive;

— Family violence, unfounded, on the 100 block of Mitchell Avenue and the 400 block of Faith Avenue;

— Battery, family violence, on the 2300 block of West Gordon Avenue;

— Battery on the 1400 block of East Tift Avenue;

— Simple assault on the 800 block of West Highland Avenue;

— Aggravated assault, firearm, on the 1200 block of Van Deman Street;

— Aggravated assault on the 500 block of South Slappey Boulevard;

— Criminal trespass, family violence, on the 600 block of 16th Avenue and the 500 block of Jefferson Avenue;

— Criminal trespass on the 1900 block of Robinhood Drive and the first block of Morningside Drive;

— Motor vehicle theft on the 2300 block of West Gordon Avenue;

— Abandoned/disabled vehicle reports on the 600 block of West Oakridge Drive and the 1500 block of Webb Street;

— Thefts by taking, $1,500 or less, on the 2000 block of Tompkins Avenue and the 200 block of Pine Bluff Road;

— Shoplifting on the 1600 block of East Oglethorpe Boulevard and the 2200 block of East Oglethorpe Boulevard;

— Runaway child n the 2000 block of Tompkins Avenue;

— Missing person on the 600 block of Marshall Lane;

— Disorderly conduct on the 600 block of Wadkins Avenue;

— Miscellaneous property damage reports on the 2900 block of Firefly Lane and the 1100 block of Baker Avenue;

— Robbery by sudden snatching on the 700 block of Johnson Road;

— Lost tag report on the 100 block of Patrol Drive;

— First-degree burglary (non-forced entry) on the 1400 block of East Second Avenue;

— Recovered property report on the 2500 block of North Slappey Boulevard;

— Entering automobile on the 300 block of Flintside Drive;

— Loitering, obstruction of free passage, on the 300 block of West Oglethorpe Boulevard.

DOUGHERTY POLICE: Dougherty County Police responded to at least 24 calls on Wednesday and the early hours of Thursday, available reports indicate. Incidents included:

— Residence burglary on the 2800 block of Newcastle Lane;

— Residence burglary in progress on the 4900 block of Van Cise Lane;

— Auto accident with injuries on the 3800 block of Gillionville Road;

— Auto accidents on the 800 block of the Liberty Expressway Southeast and the 200 block of Eight Mile Road;

— Theft by taking on the 500 block of Pine Bluff Road;

— Animal running at large on the 1900 block of Hancock Road;

— Animal calls on the 3300 block of Sylvester Road and the 400 block of Elizabeth Avenue;

— Suspicious auto on the 2500 block of Radium Springs Road;

— Suspicious persons on the 2800 block of Astoria Drive and the 3000 block of Sylvester Highway;

— Speeding auto on the 6000 block of James Drive;

— Contact person on the 1800 block of the Liberty Expressway Southeast;

— Attempt to contact on the 700 block of Cordele Road;

— Motor vehicle theft on the 900 block of Gaissert Road;

— Burglar alarms on the 4800 block of Hill Road and the 2300 block of Pendleton Street;

— Holdup alarm on the 3000 block of Clark Avenue;

— Child abuse on the 1300 block of Kersey Street;

— Disorderly conduct on the 4900 block of Palm Avenue;

— Family violence on the 800 block of 15th Avenue and the 3300 block of Sylvester Highway.

ALBANY FIRE: The Albany Fire Department responded to at least eight calls on Wednesday, available reports indicate. Incidents included:

— Smoke scare, odor of smoke on the 2700 block of Lonesome Road;

— Motor vehicle accident with no injuries on the 500 block of the Liberty Expressway Southeast;

— Motor vehicle accidents with injuries at the intersection of Nottingham Way and Whispering Pines Road and the 3800 block of Gillionville Road;

— Medical assistance on the 2300 block of Greenleaf Court;

— No incidents found on arrival on the 3800 block of Old Towne Court and the 1300 block of 10th Avenue;

— Passenger vehicle fire on the 2300 block of North Slappey Boulevard.

DOUGHERTY EMS: Dougherty EMS responded to at least 58 calls on Wednesday, available reports indicate. Medical calls included five chest pain calls, two abdominal pain/problems, one choking, one eye problem/injury, one headache, one unknown/man down, five respiratory issues, 19 general sickness calls, two altered mental statuses and one obstetrics issue. Trauma calls included four auto accidents, eight falls, one laceration, one gunshot victim/stabbing victim, one animal bite and two traumatic injuries. Other calls included one local transport and two medical alert activations.

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