Albany-Dougherty County Police/Fire/EMS reports — Feb. 10-13
Public safety roundup
Holiday activities bring some risk of accidents and injuries. Dougherty County EMS Director Sam Allen recommends keeping safety in mind over the 4th of July holiday period.
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By Jon Gosa
ALBANY POLICE: The Albany Police Department responded to at least 47 calls on Friday, Saturday, Sunday and the early hours of Monday, available reports indicate. Incidents included:
— Possession of a controlled substance on the 2300 block of Temple Avenue;
— Computer thefts on the 2700 block of Dawson Road, the 700 block of North Westover Boulevard and the 300 block of Cordele Road;
— Criminal trespass on the 1900 block of Palmyra Road, the 1400 block of East Mercer Street, the 300 block of South Jackson Street, the 400 block of Forest Glen Drive, the 600 block of Johnson Road, the 1600 block of Sunny Lane and the 1500 block of East First Avenue;
— Missing persons on the 900 block of East Oglethorpe Boulevard and the 1100 block of West Lincoln Avenue;
— Battery on the 700 block of North Harding Street, the 2300 block of Heath Ridge Court, the 100 block of West Broad Avenue and the 300 block of West Whitney Avenue;
— Entering autos on the 300 block of West Gordon Avenue and the 200 block of Lynn Lane;
— Prowling on the 2600 block of South Jackson Street;
— Burglaries on the 300 block of Station Crossing Drive, the 500 block of Swift Street, the 200 block of Wells Avenue and the 800 block of Cotton Avenue;
— Disorderly conduct on the 2400 block of Brierwood Drive, the 600 block of East Broad Avenue, the 2100 block of Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, the 300 block of South Mock Road, the 2400 block of Dawson Road, the 2000 block of Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, the 400 block of Sunset Lane, the 600 block of Kingsbury Lane and the 400 block of West Tift Avenue;
— DUI on the 1600 block of East Oglethorpe Boulevard;
— Financial transaction card fraud on the 700 block of West Mercer Avenue and the 400 block of Pine Avenue;
— Forgery on the 1100 block of Newton Road;
— Sodomy on the 200 block of Cotton Avenue;
— Thefts by taking on the 1000 block of West Mercer Avenue, the 2500 block of Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, the 900 block of West Oglethorpe Boulevard and the 2600 block of Rosebrier Avenue;
— Thefts by shoplifting on the 200 block of South Slappey Boulevard and the 2600 block of Dawson Road;
— Terroristic threats and acts on the 900 block of West Lincoln Avenue;
— Aggravated assaults on the 1000 block of Hobson Street and the 2100 block of Dervan Street.
DOUGHERTY POLICE: The Dougherty County Police Department responded to at least eight calls on Sunday and the early hours of Monday, available reports indicate. Incidents included:
— Tree down blocking roadway on the 600 block of Eight Mile Road;
— Suspicious persons on the 500 block of Pine Bluff Road and the 2000 block of South County Line Road;
— Traffic stop at the intersection of Southeast Liberty Expressway and Moultrie Road;
— Traffic control on the 500 block of Southeast Liberty Expressway;
— Criminal trespass on the 3700 block of Countryside Drive;
— Suspicious auto on the 200 block of Honeysuckle Drive;
— Disorderly conduct on the 3000 block of Sylvester Highway.
ALBANY FIRE: The Albany Fire Department responded to at least 24 calls on Friday, Saturday, Sunday and the early hours of Monday, available reports indicate. Incidents included:
— Public service on the 1400 block of West Oakridge Drive;
— EMS assists on the 2100 block of Robinhood Road, the 2800 block of Shannon Road, the 1900 block of Palmyra Road, the 900 block of Roland Avenue, the 1400 block of North Monroe Street, the 600 block of Heard Avenue, the 2200 block of Stuart Avenue, the intersection of Radium Springs Road and Sands Drive, and the intersection of South Jefferson Street and West Highland Avenue;
— Authorized controlled burning at the intersection of North Harding Street and Eighth Avenue;
— Unauthorized burnings on the 1800 block of Cordele Road and the 800 block of 11th Avenue;
— Overheated motors on the 1300 block of Avalon Avenue and the 500 block of College Drive;
— Grass fire on the 100 block of East Road;
— Passenger vehicle fire on the 3200 block of Sylvester Highway;
— Brush fires on the 500 block of West First Avenue, the 1300 block of South Mock Road, the 6200 block of Newton Road and the 1300 block of North Monroe Street;
— Outside rubbish fire at the intersection of Radium Springs Road and East Oakridge Drive;
— Gasoline on the highway at the intersection of Southeast Liberty Expressway and Moultrie Road;
— Gas leak on the 2300 block of Meadowbrook Lane.
DOUGHERTY EMS: Dougherty County EMS responded to at least 57 calls on Sunday and the early hours of Monday, available reports indicate. Incidents included seven miscellaneous pain calls, seven respiratory issue calls, six mental health calls, five diabetic issue calls, four seizure calls, three altered mental state calls, two chest pain calls, one stroke victim call and 22 various medical calls. Trauma calls included four lacerations, two assaults and two auto accident victims.