Albany, Dougherty County Police/Fire/EMS reports — Feb. 23-26, 2018

Public safety roundup

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By Jon Gosa

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ALBANY POLICE: The Albany Police Department responded to at least 62 calls on Friday, Saturday, Sunday and the early hours of Monday, available reports indicate. Incidents included:

— Battery on the 1100 block of University Street, the 2400 block of Whispering Pines Circle, the 1200 block of Avalon Avenue, the 1800 block of Schley Avenue, the 900 block of Crawford Drive, the 1000 block of Cedar Avenue, the 900 block of Wall Street and the 500 block of Hickory Lane;

— DUI on the 400 block of North Slappey Boulevard;

— Thefts by taking on the 1100 block of Newton Road, the 1100 block of West Highland Avenue, the 1400 block of Radium Springs Road, the 500 block of Don Cutler Sr. Drive, the 2200 block of South Washington Street and the 400 block of Medlock Avenue;

— Theft by shoplifting on the 200 block of Cordele Road;

— Criminal damage to properties on the 200 block of Cordele Road and the 500 block of Cherry Avenue;

— Armed robbery on the 1300 block of Avalon Avenue;

— Possession of marijuana on the 100 block of South Broadway Street;

— Criminal trespass on the 2700 block of McLain Lane, the 400 block of West Broad Avenue, the 1400 block of Sharon Avenue, the 1200 block of East Roosevelt Avenue, the 900 block of Lippitt Drive, the 2400 block of Dawson Road, the 1700 block of Pineknoll Lane, the 1600 block of Malone Drive, the 900 block of Holloway Avenue, the 500 block of South McKinley Street, the 400 block of South Valencia Drive, the 100 block of North Magnolia Street and the 400 block of Bush Street;

— Entering autos on the 2200 block of Heather Drive, the 3900 block of Rodner Forest Lane and the 1100 block of West Highland Drive;

— Missing person on the 200 block of West Oglethorpe Boulevard;

— Burglaries on the 400 block of West Highland Avenue, the 1800 block of West Oglethorpe Boulevard, the 2000 block of Pearl Avenue and the 300 block of Wells Avenue;

— Deceased persons on the 2700 block of Pointe North Boulevard, the 2300 block of North Davis Street and the 1000 block of West Society Avenue;

— Children in need on the 300 block of Lucile Street and the 200 block of Whitehead Drive;

— Reckless conduct on the 4000 block of Gillionville Road;

— Possession of methamphetamine on the 1000 block of Dunes Avenue and the 1100 block of Van Deman Street;

— Disorderly conduct on the 2400 block of Cardinal Street, the 100 block of Marie Road, the 500 block of North Jackson Street, the 600 block of Stadium Drive and the 900 block of Willow Wood Drive;

— Aggravated stalking on the 2600 block of Dawson Road;

— Rape on the 500 block of Emily Avenue;

— Financial card fraud on the 100 block of Force Drive;

— Aggravated assaults on the 1300 block of South McKinley Street and the 700 block of West Society Avenue;

— Simple assaults on the 1400 block of Westcliff Court and the 1300 block of Maryland Drive.

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

— Harassing phone calls on the 500 block of Old Pretoria Road;

— Welfare check on the 3600 block of Namdi Street;

— Tree down on the 4700 block of Radium Springs Road;

— Suspicious person on the 900 block of Old Pretoria Road;

— Auto accident on the 4500 block of Stage Coach Road;

— Burglar alarms on the 2600 block of Great Oak Street and the 2000 block of Nelms Road;

— Discharging firearm on the 1400 block of South Mock Road;

— Contact person on the 1900 block of Weymouth Drive.

ALBANY FIRE: The Albany Fire Department responded to at least 28 calls on Saturday, Sunday and the early hours of Monday, available reports indicate. Incidents included:

— Grass fire on the 3900 block of Sylvester Highway;

— Off-road vehicle fire at the intersection of North Maple Street and Alabama Avenue;

— Smoke removal on the 2600 block of Calvary Road and the 600 block of Summit Drive;

— Building fires on the 200 block of Sixth Avenue, the 500 block of 10th Avenue, the 1400 block of West Highland Avenue and the 1600 block of Malone Drive;

— Outside equipment fire on the 3700 block of Tarva Road;

— EMS assists on the 1500 block of South Cleveland Street, the 1000 block of West Society Avenue, the 400 block of Johnson Road, the 4800 block of Hill Road and the 500 block of Cherry Avenue;

— Authorized controlled burnings on the 5300 block of Old Dawson Road and the intersection of Tallahassee Road and Old Dawson Road;

— Cooking fire on the 100 block of School Street;

— Overheated motors on the 2000 block of West Broad Avenue, the 400 block of Flint Avenue and the 1500 block of North Slappey Boulevard;

— Auto accidents on the 4000 block of Moultrie Road and the intersection of North Slappey Boulevard and Seventh Avenue;

— Woodland fire on the 400 block of Flowing Well Road;

— Unauthorized burning on the 2600 block of Lonesome Road;

— Extrication of victim from vehicle on the 6300 block of Leary Road;

— Power line down on the 900 block of Van Deman Street;

— Lockout on the 2200 block of Friar Tuck Lane;

— Smoke scare on the 500 block of College Drive.

DOUGHERTY EMS: Dougherty County EMS responded to at least 52 calls on Sunday and the early hours of Monday, available reports indicate. Incidents included two chest pain calls, two respiratory issue calls, three abdominal pain calls, one choking call, one eye injury call, one headache call, 17 general sickness calls, two stroke calls, two diabetic issue calls, one labor issue call, one seizure call, two altered mental status calls, one cardiac arrest call, one various medical call, two unknown problem calls and 17 general sickness calls. Trauma calls included one overdose, four auto accident calls, two falls, one laceration and one animal bite. Other types of calls included one stand-by for APD and three medical alert activations.

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