Albany, Dougherty County Police/Fire/EMS reports — Jan. 2-3, 2019

Public safety roundup for Albany and Dougherty County

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By Gypsy Crow

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ALBANY POLICE: The Albany Police Department responded to at least 32 calls on Wednesday and into the early hours of Thursday, available reports indicate. The incidents included:

— Entering autos on the 800 block of South Westover Boulevard, the 2500 block of Barnesdale Way and the 2000 block of West Broad Avenue;

— Child in need of services on the 900 block of Mercedes Street;

— Disorderly conducts on the 400 block of Dorsett Drive, the 200 block of Edison Drive and the 400 block of West Tift Avenue;

— Traffic arrests on the 800 block of Liberty Expressway and the 200 block of West Broad Avenue;

— Simple batteries on the 2200 block of South Jackson Street;

— Reckless conducts on the 1300 block of Mobile Avenue and the 200 block of West Oglethorpe Boulevard;

— Burglaries on the 2400 block of Dawson Road, the 100 block of Force Drive, the 1100 block of North Harding Street, the 1200 block of Whispering Pines Road and the 100 block of Whittlesey Court;

— Thefts by taking on the 2000 block of Mcintosh Road, the 2900 block of Rosebrier Avenue, the 700 block of North Slappey Boulevard, the 1400 block of Whispering Pines Road, the 1900 block of Dawson Road, the 2500 block of Crescent Drive and the 200 block of North Central Street;

— Criminal trespasses on the 2100 block of Lamm Street, the 900 block of Pine Avenue, the 1200 block of Kingstown Court and the 2400 block of Lakeshore Drive;

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

— Printing, executing or negotiating checks and drafts on the 2000 block of Juniper Drive;

— Public indecency on the 1800 block of Seay Court;

— Terroristic threats and acts on the 900 block of Frotscher Street.

DOUGHERTY POLICE: The Dougherty County Police Department responded to at least seven calls on Wednesday and into the early hours of Thursday, available reports indicate. The incidents included:

— Fraud on the 2100 block of Habersham Road;

— Family violence on the 300 block of Hollis Drive and the 1800 block of Liberty Expressway Southeast;

— Inhumane treatment of animals on the 3700 block of Oliver Drive;

— Auto accident on the 4000 block of Edith Drive;

— Burglary on the 1000 block of Butternut Avenue;

— Suspicious person on the 200 block of Redbud Road.

ALBANY FIRE: The Albany Fire Department responded to at least six calls on Wednesday and into the early hours of Thursday, available reports indicate. The incidents included:

— Unauthorized burnings on the 1200 block of Teche Avenue and on Dobbs Drive;

— Arcing, shorted electrical equipment on the 2800 block of Old Dawson Road;

— Motor vehicle accidents on the 2500 block of West Gordon Avenue and the intersection of Cason Street and East Oglethorpe Boulevard;

— Emergency medical services call on the 300 block of Fifth Avenue.

DOUGHERTY EMS: The Dougherty County Emergency Medical Service responded to at least 65 calls on Wednesday and into the early hours of Thursday, available reports indicate.

The medical calls included one abdominal pain/problem, one back pain, two chest pains, three respiratory issues, 26 general sicknesses, two faintings, four altered mental statuses, three strokes, two diabetic issues, one obstetrics issue, four seizures and four abnormal behaviors/suicide attempts.

The trauma calls included four auto accidents, four falls, one laceration and one assault. The other calls included two transports.

— Compiled by Gypsy Crow

Gypsy Crow

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