Albany, Dougherty County Police/Fire/EMS reports — Jan. 31-Feb. 2, 2019
Public safety roundup for Albany and Dougherty County
Jennifer Parks
By Jennifer Parks
ALBANY — The Albany Police Department responded to at least 40 incidents on Thursday, available reports show. Incidents included:
— Criminal trespass on the 400 block of Kingswood Drive, the 2700 block of West Oakridge Drive, the 200 block of North Madison Street, the 800 block of Van Buren Street, the 200 block of Cone Street and the 1000 block of North Davis Street;
— Motor vehicle thefts on the 2000 block of North Slappey Boulevard, the 1200 block of Hilltop Drive, the 300 block of East Oakridge Drive, the 800 block of West Oglethorpe Boulevard and the 700 block of East Oglethorpe Boulevard;
— Thefts by taking on the 300 block of West Society Avenue, the 900 block of Clark Avenue, the 1400 block of North Harding Street, the 700 block of North Westover Boulevard and the 1100 block of 13th Avenue;
— First-degree burglaries on the 400 block of North Cleveland Street, the 1400 block of North Harding Street and the 2600 block of South Jackson Street;
— Entering autos on the 1500 block of Georgia Avenue and the 2500 block of Stuart Avenue;
— First-degree forgery on the 2800 block of North Slappey Boulevard;
— Terroristic threats and acts on the 400 block of West Second Avenue;
— Family violence, unfounded, on the 600 block of Hobson Street and the 600 block of South Jackson Street;
— Speeding on the 800 block of North Westover Boulevard;
— Disorderly conduct on the 400 block of Flint Avenue and the 2300 block of Gail Avenue;
— Criminal trespass, family violence, on the 900 block of North Jackson Street;
— Shoplifting on the 200 block of South Slappey Boulevard;
— Second-degree burglary on the 1900 block of Ledo Road;
— Simple battery, family violence, on the 1500 block of Gillionville Road;
— Third-degree forgery on the 100 block of North Slappey Boulevard;
— Second-degree criminal damage to property on the 1300 block of East Broad Avenue.
DOUGHERTY POLICE: The Dougherty County Police Department responded to at least 39 calls on Thursday, Friday and early Saturday, available reports show. Incidents included:
— Auto accidents at the intersection of North Jefferson Street and Lovers Lane Road, the 1300 block of Williamsburg Road and the 1700 block of South Slappey Boulevard;
— Motor vehicle thefts on the 1200 block of Williamsburg Road and the 300 block of East Oakridge Drive;
— Suspicious autos at the intersection of Old Dawson Road and Winifred Road, the 1300 block of McKenzie Road and the intersection of the Liberty Expressway Southeast and Hancock Road;
— Family violence on the 3000 block of Meadow Woods Drive, the 4400 block of Leary Road and the 4500 block of Sylvester Road;
— Contact persons on the 3300 block of Sylvester Road and the 2300 block of the Liberty Expressway Southeast;
— Juvenile problems on the 3600 block of Vanderbilt Drive and the 5500 block of Marion Street;
— Suspicious persons on the 2600 block of Moultrie Road, the 5600 block of Randall Lane and the 2000 block of Gillionville Road;
— Assistance to motorists on the 200 block of Pine Bluff Road and the 100 block of Lovers Lane Road;
— Escort on the 1900 block of the Liberty Expressway Southeast;
— Burglar alarms on the 5000 block of Barrington Drive, the 2800 block of Moultrie Road, the 100 block of Bennett Drive and the 2300 block of Howard Drive;
— Child abuse on Austin Drive;
— Lost/misplaced property on the 2000 block of Weymouth Drive;
— Animals at large on the 600 block of Barstow Drive, the 3200 block of Sylvester Road and the 500 block of Pine Bluff Road;
— Traffic stops at the intersection of Gillionville Road and Byron Plantation Road and the 3000 block of Moultrie Road;
— Lost property on the 3600 block of Namdi Street;
— Discharging firearm on the 1400 block of the Liberty Expressway Southeast;
— Hit and run at the intersection of Clark Avenue and Pine Bluff Road;
— Personal welfare check on the 1200 block of Nixon Drive;
— 911 hang-up on the 2900 block of Lark Avenue.
ALBANY FIRE: The Albany Fire Department responded to at least 14 calls on Thursday and early Friday, available reports show. Incidents included:
— Emergency medical assistance on the 400 block of South Westover Boulevard and the 200 block of West Third Avenue;
— Carbon monoxide detector activation on the 700 block of Burke Avenue;
— Authorized controlled burn on the 100 block of North Harding Street;
— Motor vehicle accidents at the intersection of Edgerly Avenue and Willow Street, the 2300 block of Dawson Road and the intersection of 14th Avenue and McIntosh Road;
— Arcing, shorted electrical equipment on the 900 block of West Society Avenue;
— Building fires on the 2000 block of South Madison Street and the 1200 block of Clark Avenue;
— Alarm system activation on the 2500 block of North Slappey Boulevard;
— Trash fire on the 400 block of West Society Avenue.
DOUGHERTY EMS: Dougherty County Emergency Medical Services responded to a total of 67 calls on Thursday, available reports show. Medical calls included five chest pain calls, one abdominal pain/problem, one back pain call, one choking call, two headaches, one unknown problem/man down call, seven respiratory issues, 16 general sickness calls, one fainting, one altered mental status, one stroke, two diabetic issues, three seizures, three abnormal behavior/suicide attempts and two cardiac arrests/deaths. Trauma calls included two drug overdoses, four auto accidents, three falls, one laceration and two traumatic injuries. Other calls included two standby incidents for APD, three transports and two medical alert activations.
— Compiled by Jennifer Parks