Albany-Dougherty County Police/Fire/EMS Reports — Dec. 6-9

Public safety roundup

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By Jon Gosa

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ALBANY POLICE: The Albany Police Department responded to at least 53 calls on Friday, Saturday, Sunday and the early hours of Monday, available reports indicate. Incidents included:

— Burglaries on the 800 block of West Highland Avenue, the 300 block of South Ingleside Drive, the 2200 block of East Broad Avenue, the 1400 block of Whispering Pines Road, the 600 block of Fifth Avenue, the 800 block of Baldwin Drive, the 1300 block of Eager Drive, the 1300 block of West Fourth Avenue, the 700 block of West Whitney Avenue, the 2000 block of Hidden Court and the 2300 block of West Gordon Avenue;

— Battery on the 700 block of South Shadowlawn Drive, the 2500 block of Crescent Drive, the 1000 block of Summit Drive, the 1000 block of Swift Street, the 1100 block of West Broad Avenue, the 200 block of Cordele Road and the 300 block of Elson Street;

— Criminal trespass on the 400 block of Bush Street, the 1600 block of North Slappey Boulevard, the 1100 block of West Gordon Avenue, the 2200 block of Wallington Drive, the 400 block of Dorsett Avenue, the 2100 block of Lennox Street, the 1500 block of East Roosevelt Avenue and the 600 block of West First Avenue;

— Disorderly conduct on the 2000 block of Palmyra Road, the 400 block of North Magnolia Street, the 400 block of South Slappey Boulevard, the 400 block of Bush Street, the 1100 block of Newton Road, the 400 block of Dorsett Avenue, the 500 block of South Slappey Boulevard and the 1600 block of Hoover Street;

— Thefts by taking on the 1700 block of East Oglethorpe Boulevard, the 600 block of East Broad Avenue, the 900 block of West Second Avenue and the 100 block of Embleton Court;

— Entering autos on the 2600 block of Costner Court, the 900 block of Mercedes Street, the 1300 block of West Oglethorpe Boulevard and the 2500 block of Bascom Drive;

— Aggravated assaults on the 400 block of Gaines Avenue, the 2200 block of Tompkins Avenue and the 1200 block of Kingstown Court;

— Thefts by shoplifting on the 800 block of North Westover Boulevard and the 2600 block of Dawson Road;

— DUI on the 1600 block of Gillionville Road;

— Theft by receiving on the 2600 block of Rosebrier Avenue;

— Missing person on the 1200 block of Westwood Drive;

— Identity theft on the 1100 block of Whispering Pines Road;

— Injured person on the 1500 block of East Broad Avenue.

DOUGHERTY POLICE: The Dougherty County Police Department responded to at least 24 calls on Saturday, Sunday and the early hours of Monday, available reports indicate. Incidents included:

— Auto accident on the 6500 block of Leary Road;

— Family violence on the 4500 block of Leary Road and the 3200 block of Radium Springs Road;

— Burglar alarms on the 400 block of Elizabeth Avenue, the 900 block of Barbragale Avenue, the 4600 block of Gillionville Road, the 5600 block of Old Dawson Road and the 1700 block of Oakhaven Drive;

— Contact person on the 2100 block of Cordele Road;

— Suspicious autos on the 500 block of Southeast Liberty Expressway and the 2700 block of Astoria Drive;

— Suspicious persons on the 2700 block of Astoria Drive and the 3300 block of Martin Luther King Jr. Drive;

— Motor vehicle theft on the 4500 block of Sylvester Highway;

— Demented person on the 100 block of Redbud Road;

— Personal welfare check on the 400 block of Holly Drive;

— Assist motorist on the 200 block of Pine Bluff Road;

— Miscellaneous call on the 2500 block of Betty’s Drive;

— Abandoned auto on the 2400 block of Oakhaven Drive;

— 911 hang-up on the 3400 block of Aristedes Drive;

— Residential burglary on the 100 block of Bennett Drive;

— Traffic arrest on the 700 block of Southeast Liberty Expressway;

— Criminal trespass on the 4400 block of La Costa Drive.

ALBANY FIRE: The Albany Fire Department responded to at least 48 calls on Friday, Saturday, Sunday and the early hours of Monday, available reports indicate. Incidents included:

— Outside rubbish fires on the 2000 block of Dawson Road and the 600 block of North Washington Street;

— Power lines down on the 500 block of Summitt Drive, the 2000 block of Schilling Avenue, the 1200 block of Rawson Drive, the 2000 block of Sharon Avenue, the 500 block of North Slappey Boulevard, the 500 block of Partridge Drive, the 1100 block of West Lincoln Avenue, the 700 block of Forest Glen Drive, the 1300 block of Fifth Avenue, the 1500 block of Elva Street, the 1400 block of East Second Avenue, the intersection of Falcon Lane and North Westover Boulevard, and the intersection of Partridge Drive and Kenilworth Drive;

— Cooking fires on the 1400 block of Palmyra Road and the 900 block of Ashland Court;

— Overheated motors on the 2700 block of Westgate Drive and the 1300 block of Eighth Avenue;

— EMS assists on the 3100 block of Fernridge Drive, the 3200 block of Leggett Drive and the intersection of Eighth Avenue and North Jefferson Street;

— Arcing electrical on the 1700 block of Whisperwood Street, the 3000 block of Autumn Drive, the 500 block of Odom Avenue, the 400 block of Pine Avenue, the 2000 block of Beachview Drive, the 3200 block of Sylvester Highway, the 900 block of West Highland Avenue and the intersection of Whispering Pines and Dawson Road;

— Alarm activations on the 600 block of Holly Drive and the 2500 block of North Slappey Boulevard;

— Police matter on the 1600 block of Hoover Street;

— Unauthorized burnings on the 1600 block of Pineview Avenue, the 900 block of Dorsett Avenue and the 500 block of South Slappey Boulevard;

— Gas leaks on the 1500 block of Pinecrest Drive, the 1000 block of Dunes Avenue, the 900 block of Holloway Avenue, the 500 block of South Magnolia Street and the 1900 block of Avalon Avenue;

— Smoke detector activation on the 1700 block of Devon Drive;

— Steam on the 1200 block of Edgerly Avenue;

— Building fire on the 500 block of Park Lane;

— Heat from short circuit on the 400 block of Kingswood Drive;

— Smoke scare on the 900 block of Dorsett Avenue;

— Passenger vehicle fire on the 300 block of West Oglethorpe Boulevard;

— Auto accident at the intersection of South Broadway Street and East Broad Avenue.

DOUGHERTY EMS: Dougherty County EMS responded to at least 51 calls on Sunday and the early hours of Monday, available reports indicate. Incidents included eight respiratory issue calls, three stroke victim calls, three miscellaneous pain calls, three seizure calls, two altered mental state calls, two labor calls, one faint call, one mental health call, one chest pain call and 21 various medical calls. Trauma calls included three falls, two auto accidents, one laceration and one assault. Other types of calls included one assist of the Albany Fire Department.

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