Albany, Dougherty County Police/Fire/EMS reports — Feb. 15-19, 2019

Public safety roundup for Albany and Dougherty County

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By Jennifer Parks

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ALBANY POLICE: The Albany Police Department responded to at least 32 calls on Monday, available reports show. Incidents included:

— Missing person on the 100 block of Whittlesey Court;

— Family violence, unfounded, on the 900 block of Ashland Court, the 700 block of West Second Avenue, the 400 block of West Oglethorpe Boulevard, the 1200 block of Towering Pines Lane, the 1800 block of Sussex Court and the first block of Dobbs Drive;

— Financial transaction card fraud on the 2000 block of Schilling Avenue;

— Unlawful dumping on the 100 block of East Oglethorpe Boulevard;

— Criminal trespass on the 2300 block of Whispering Pines Road, the 500 block of Jefferies Avenue, the 1100 block of Gillionville Road, the 1000 block of West Highland Avenue and the 100 block of North Magnolia Street;

— Thefts by taking on the 500 block of North Slappey Boulevard, the 800 block of West Whitney Avenue, the 1300 block of Hobson Street and the 100 block of Georgia Power Road;

— Aggravated stalking on the 900 block of West Third Avenue;

— Simple battery on the 300 block of Grant Place, the 900 block of 18th Avenue and the 1800 block of Spruce Lane;

— Entering autos on the 1000 block of Netherland Lane, the 1600 block of Camp Lane and the 800 block of Crawford Drive;

— Criminal trespass, family violence, on the 700 block of Georgetown Drive and the 3100 block of Graystone Lane;

— Pointing a gun or pistol at another on the 2000 block of West Broad Avenue;

— Disorderly conduct on the 1600 block of North Jackson Street;

— Runaway juvenile on the 1800 block of Keystone Avenue.

DOUGHERTY POLICE: The Dougherty County Police Department responded to at least 16 calls on Monday and early Tuesday, available reports show. Incidents included:

— Contact person on the 1200 block of Nixon Drive;

— Missing person on the 3000 block of Dove Avenue;

— Burglar alarm on the 4800 block of South County Line Road;

— Entering autos on the 900 block of Parrish Lane, the 4900 block of Hill Road and the 500 block of Pine Bluff Road;

— Recovered motor vehicle on the 900 block of Parrish Lane;

— Lost/misplaced property on the 2100 block of Habersham Road;

— Theft by taking on the 3300 block of Sylvester Road;

— Shoplifting on the 2300 block of the Liberty Expressway Southeast;

— Auto accident at the intersection of the Liberty Expressway Southeast and Antioch Road;

ALBANY FIRE: The Albany Fire Department responded to at least 47 calls on Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday, available reports show. Incidents included:

— Gas leaks on the 200 block of Pine Avenue and the 800 block of Swift Street;

— Passenger vehicle fires on the 1700 block of North Slappey Boulevard and the 2500 block of North Slappey Boulevard;

— Alarm system activations on the 3000 block of Kensington Court and the 2700 block of Ledo Road;

— Emergency medical assistance on the 2300 block of Joel Drive, the 3000 block of Ember Court, the 100 block of North Central Street, the 1900 block of Palmyra Road, the 1200 block of West Second Avenue, the 600 block of Willard Avenue and the 300 block of Acorn Street;

— Motor vehicle accidents at the intersection of Dawson Road and Whispering Pines Road, the 1000 block of Lippitt Drive, the intersection of East Oakridge Drive and Radium Springs Road, and the 1800 block of Gadsden Drive;

— Trash fires on the 2400 block of Sylvester Road and the 6400 block of Hardup Road;

— Building fires on the 2100 block of Tompkins Avenue and the 700 block of South Magnolia Street;

— Unauthorized burnings on the 2200 block of the Liberty Expressway Southeast, the 600 block of Eighth Avenue and the 800 block of Rosedale Avenue;

— Power lines down on the 1200 block of Catalina Lane and the 1400 block of Seventh Avenue;

— Smoke detector activations on the 2000 block of North Riverview Circle, the 5700 block of Perrywinkle Way, the 400 block of Wadkins Avenue, the 3600 block of Gillionville Road and the 2800 block of Newcomb Road;

— Carbon monoxide detector activation on the 1000 block of South Harding Street;

— Heat from a short circuit on the 900 block of Willow Wood Drive;

— Dumpster fires on the 900 block of Holloway Avenue and the 1000 block of West Gordon Avenue;

— Arcing, shorted electrical equipment on the 700 block of Mobile Avenue.

DOUGHERTY EMS: Dougherty County Emergency Medical Services responded to at least 66 calls on Monday, available reports show. Medical calls included six chest pain calls, four abdominal pains/problems, one unknown problem/man down, 13 respiratory issues, 18 general sickness calls, one fainting, three altered mental statuses, one stroke, two diabetic calls, one seizure, four abnormal behavior/suicide attempts and one cardiac arrest/death. Trauma calls included one auto accident, five falls, two lacerations and one assault. Other calls included two transports.

Compiled by Jennifer Parks

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