Albany-Dougherty County Police/Fire/EMS Reports — Feb. 20-21
Public safety roundup
By Jon Gosa
ALBANY POLICE: The Albany Police Department responded to at least 19 calls on Monday and the early hours of Tuesday, available reports indicate. Incidents included:
— Burglaries on the 800 block of North Jefferson Street and the 1200 block of West Oglethorpe Boulevard;
— Criminal trespass on the 200 block of Barton Avenue, the 200 block of East Oakridge Drive, the 500 block of Pinson Road and the 1700 block of Gadsden Drive;
— Criminal damage to property on the 1700 block of West Oakridge Drive and the 2000 block of Juniper Drive;
— Thefts by taking on the 1200 block of Hilltop Drive and the 1400 block of Radium Springs Road;
— Suicide attempt on the 1100 block of Benjamin Avenue;
— Thefts by shoplifting on the 300 block of South Slappey Boulevard and the 2600 block of Dawson Road;
— Disorderly conduct on the 3100 block of Graystone Lane and the 600 block of West Society Avenue;
— Battery on the 200 block of Frost Street and the 600 block of Moultrie Road;
— Runaway juvenile on the 600 block of Willis Drive;
— Entering auto on the 1500 block of Georgia Avenue.
DOUGHERTY POLICE: The Dougherty County Police Department responded to at least 12 calls on Monday and the early hours of Tuesday, available reports indicate. Incidents included:
— Animals at large on the 1300 block of Miller Street and the 500 block of North County Line Road;
— Motor vehicle theft on the 500 block of the Liberty Expressway;
— Abandoned auto on the 2200 block of Willingham Drive;
— 911 hang-up on the 1500 block of South Mock Road;
— Criminal trespass on the 400 block of South Westover Boulevard;
— Demented persons on the 3300 block of Sylvester Highway and the 3200 block of Pinyon Drive;
— Criminal damage to property on the 500 block of Pine Bluff Road;
— Civil matter on the 3200 block of Sylvester Highway;
— Suspicious auto on the 1600 block of Oakhaven Drive.
ALBANY FIRE: The Albany Fire Department responded to at least 17 calls on Monday and the early hours of Tuesday, available reports indicate. Incidents included:
— Tractor fire on the 1400 block of Oakridge Drive;
— EMS assists on the 700 block of Mobile Avenue, the 200 block of South Mock Road, the 2700 block of West Oakridge Drive and the 600 block of Urqhart Avenue;
— Building fires on the 300 block of Old Pretoria Road, the 3800 block of Nilo Drive and the 400 block of Lipsey Drive;
— Woodland fires on the 1700 block of Dorchester Drive, the 5300 block of Old Dawson Road and the 1700 block of Beattie Road;
— Heat from short circuit on the 3600 block of Plumcrest Avenue;
— Auto accident on the 500 block of West Society Avenue;
— Unauthorized burnings on the 600 block of Zackery Avenue and the 600 block of Gaines Avenue;
— Arcing electrical on the 1600 block of Gardner Drive;
— Authorized controlled burning on the 5300 block of Old Dawson Road.
DOUGHERTY EMS: Dougherty County EMS responded to at least 73 calls on Monday and the early hours of Tuesday, available reports indicate. Incidents included nine miscellaneous pain calls, five altered mental state calls, four chest pain calls, four respiratory issue calls, three mental health calls, three seizure calls, one stroke victim call and 30 various medical calls. Trauma calls included five falls, five auto accident victims and two lacerations. Other types of calls included two medical alert calls.