Albany, Dougherty County Police/Fire/EMS reports — Dec. 14-17, 2018
Public safety roundup
By Gypsy Crow
ALBANY POLICE: The Albany Police Department responded to at least 70 calls on Friday, Saturday, Sunday and the early hours of Monday, available reports indicate. Incidents included:
— False imprisonment on the 600 block of Kingsbury Lane;
— Entering autos on the 900 block of Lippitt Drive, the 2700 block of Dawson Road, the 200 block of Pine Bluff Road, the 2300 block of 12th Avenue and the 800 block of Rosedale Avenue;
— Simple battery on the 1200 block of Maryland Drive, the 300 block of Jefferies Avenue, the 300 block of Sunset Lane, the 300 block of Tallulah Drive, the 900 block of West Residence Avenue, the 700 block of West Second Avenue, the 600 block of Sands Drive and the 300 block of North Slappey Boulevard;
— Deceased persons on the 500 block of South Van Buren Street and the 400 block of West Third Avenue;
— Thefts by taking on the 1300 block of Gillespie Avenue, the 400 block of Hickory Lane, the 100 block of Morningside Drive, the 1600 block of East Oglethorpe Boulevard, the 700 block of Holloway Avenue, the 1100 block of Newton Road, the 400 block of Gowan Avenue, the 1400 block of West Oakridge Drive, the 900 block of South Davis Street and the 1800 block of Seay Court;
— Criminal trespass on the 2300 block of Doncaster Drive, the 2500 block of Dawson Road, the 1500 block of Whiting Drive, the 1600 block of Sharon Avenue, the 2200 block of Champagne Lane, the 2000 block of Tompkins Avenue, the 700 block of West Second Avenue, the 1500 block of West Whitney Avenue, on Dobbs Drive, the 200 block of Cordele Road, the 600 block of 16th Avenue, the 500 block of South Van Buren Street, the 1300 block of Eager Drive, the 900 block of Martin Luther King Jr. Drive and the 600 block of West Society Avenue;
— Battery on the 500 block of Cotton Avenue;
— Armed robbery on the 2600 block of Dawson Road;
— Burglaries on the 800 block of Dorsett Avenue, the 700 block of Ninth Avenue, the 2600 block of Pointe North Boulevard, the 2400 block of Sylvester Highway and the 800 block of South Shadowlawn Drive;
— Disorderly conduct on the 600 block of 11th Avenue, the 1400 block of Eager Drive, the 500 block of Ebony Lane, the 2400 block of North Slappey Boulevard and the 2500 block of Forsythe Street;
— Thefts by shoplifting on the 2700 block of Dawson Road, the 200 block of Cordele Road and the 400 block of South Slappey Boulevard;
— Interfering with city officers prohibited on the 1200 block of Mobile Avenue;
— Aggravated assaults on the 100 block of North West Road, the 700 block of West Lincoln Avenue and the 600 block of West Second Avenue;
— DUI on the 2300 block of Stuart Avenue;
— Criminal damage to properties on the 1200 block of Schley Avenue and the 1000 block of Dunes Avenue;
— Discharging firearms on the 800 block of Cotton Avenue;
— Arson on the 400 block of West Residence Avenue;
— Terroristic threats and acts on the 2400 block of Dawson Road and the 1100 block of North Maple Street;
— Robbery by force on the 2300 block of West Gordon Avenue;
— Financial transaction card fraud on the 600 block of South Slappey Boulevard.
DOUGHERTY POLICE: Dougherty County Police responded to at least 11 calls on Friday, Saturday, Sunday and the early hours of Monday, available reports indicate. Incidents included:
— Family violence on the 4800 block of Folly Drive and the 3000 block of Calvary Road;
— Traffic arrests on the corner of South Mock Road and Fleming Road, the corner of West Oakridge Drive and South Jackson Street, the 100 block of East Oakridge Drive and the 1500 block of South Mock Road and Helen Street;
— Suspicious persons on the 3900 block of Moultrie Road and the 400 block of Philema Road;
— Residential burglaries on the 800 block of Putney Avenue and the 4600 block of Aristedes Court;
— Fraud on the 1000 block of Spring Hill Road.
ALBANY FIRE: The Albany Fire Department responded to at least 17 calls on Friday, Saturday, Sunday and the early hours of Monday, available reports indicate. Incidents included:
— EMS calls on the 500 block of South Van Buren Street, the 3300 block of Twin Flower Road, on Sutton Place, the 2700 block of Ledo Road and the 4700 block of Gillionville Road;
— Motor vehicle accidents on the 1000 block of West Broad Avenue, the corner of South Westover Boulevard and Gillionville Road, the 2700 block of Dawson Road, the corner of West Broad Avenue and North Slappey Boulevard, and the 2300 block of Whispering Pines Road;
— Motor vehicle accident with a pedestrian on the corner of East Oakridge Drive and Radium Springs Road;
— Water or steam leak on the 3100 block of Habersham Road;
— Arcing or shorted electrical on the 1200 block of Edgerly Avenue, the 200 block of West Society Avenue and the 200 block of West Society Avenue;
— Outside rubbish or trash fire on the 400 block of West Residence Avenue;
— Dumpster or other trash fire on the 500 block of North Monroe Street.
DOUGHERTY EMS: Dougherty County EMS responded to at least 53 calls on Friday, Saturday, Sunday and the early hours of Monday, available reports indicate. Incidents included three chest pain calls, four abdominal pain/problem calls, one back problem call, one eye problem/injury call, four respiratory issue calls, 20 general sickness calls, one altered mental status call, one stroke call, three diabetic issue calls, one OB call, two seizure calls and three cardiac arrest/death calls. Trauma calls included one overdose, one auto accident, three falls, two assaults and one gunshot victim/stabbing. Other calls included one medical alert activation.