Albany, Dougherty County Police/Fire/EMS reports — Jan. 4-7, 2019
Public safety roundup
Gypsy Crow
By Gypsy Crow
ALBANY POLICE: The Albany Police Department responded to at least 69 calls on Friday, Saturday, Sunday and the early hours of Monday, available reports indicate. Incidents included:
— Aggravated assaults on the 200 block of Thornton Drive, the 500 block of South Slappey Boulevard, the 600 block of Moultrie Road, the 900 block of East Oglethorpe Boulevard and the 200 block of West Oglethorpe Boulevard;
— Thefts by taking on the 1200 block of Wyandotte Drive, the 2600 block of Dawson Road, the 2900 block of Sylvester Highway, the 500 block of Cedar Avenue, the 700 block of Cotton Avenue, the 400 block of Bush Street, the 1400 block of Owens Avenue, the 2200 block of Champagne Lane, the 800 block of West Whitney Avenue, the 1400 block of Owens Avenue, the 1400 block of West Highland Avenue, the 900 block of West Gordon Avenue, the 500 block of Cochran Avenue, the 900 block of West First Avenue and the 700 block of Colquitt Circle;
— Terroristic threats and acts on the 600 block of Mission Court;
— Thefts by shoplifting on the 1500 block of North Jefferson Street, the 200 block of Cordele Road, the 200 block of Cordele Road, the 800 block of North Slappey Boulevard and the 2200 block of East Oglethorpe Boulevard;
— Harassing phone calls on the 1400 block of West Highland Avenue and the 1300 block of Mercantile Drive;
— Interfering with city officers on the 1400 block of Palmyra Road;
— Simple battery on the 800 block of West Whitney Avenue and the 500 block of North Westover Boulevard;
— Entering autos on the 2300 block of Greenleaf Lane, the 2000 block of West Broad Avenue and the 500 block of South Shadowlawn Drive;
— Public indecency on the 1700 block of South Jefferson Street;
— Battery on the 600 block of West Highland Avenue and the 600 block of 11th Avenue;
— Fraud on the 1500 block of South Slappey Boulevard and the 2300 block of Dawson Road;
— Disorderly conduct on the 700 block of Mobile Avenue, the 400 block of West Third Avenue, the 800 block of South Slappey Boulevard, the 500 block of North Monroe Street and the 800 block of West Residence Avenue;
— Burglaries on the 500 block of South Van Buren Street, the 1300 block of Lee Street, the 1600 block of South Slappey Boulevard, the 400 block of Vick Street, on Patricia Drive, the 900 block of West Society Avenue and the 600 block of Arrowhead Lane;
— Injured persons on the 2400 block of Dawson Road and the 1500 block of 10th Avenue;
— Simple assault on the 1100 block of 11th Avenue;
— Criminal trespass on the 600 block of West Highland Avenue, the 200 block of Moore Avenue, the 300 block of Vick Street, the 200 block of Slater King Drive and the 1500 block of Radium Springs Road;
— Armed robbery on the 1200 block of Schley Avenue;
— Traffic arrests on the 2100 block of Whispering Pines Road and the 2500 block of North Slappey Boulevard;
— Deceased person on the 2200 block of Habersham Road;
— Robbery by force on the 2600 block of Dawson Road;
— Hit and run on the 2600 block of Dawson Road;
— DUI on the 2400 block of North Slappey Boulevard;
— Discharging firearm on the 700 block of South Shadowlawn Drive;
— Suicide or suicide attempt on Odom Avenue.
DOUGHERTY POLICE: Dougherty County Police responded to at least 20 calls on Friday, Saturday, Sunday and the early hours of Monday, available reports indicate. Incidents included:
— Harassing phone call on the 600 block of Southgate Avenue;
— Traffic arrests on the 1100 block of the Liberty Expressway Southeast and the 2000 block of Moultrie Road;
— Suspicious autos on the 100 block of Hidden Lakes Drive, the 1200 block of Williamsburg Road, the 4500 block of Sylvester Road and the corner of Oliver Drive and Swallow Avenue;
— Assist other agency on the 400 block of Cordele Road;
— Burglaries on the 1600 block of Antioch Road, the 4800 block of Mustang Drive and the 1100 block of Antioch Road;
— Armed robbery on the 300 block of South Westover Boulevard;
— Suspicious persons on the 6100 block of James Drive, the 1800 block of the Liberty Expressway and the corner of the Liberty Expressway Southeast and Williamsburg Road;
— Theft by shoplifting on the 300 block of Westover Boulevard;
— Suicide attempt on Paul Lane;
— Disorderly conduct on the 1800 block of the Liberty Expressway;
— Criminal trespass on the 200 block of Holly Drive;
— Entering auto on the 1200 block of Antioch Road.
ALBANY FIRE: The Albany Fire Department responded to at least 17 calls on Friday, Saturday, Sunday and the early hours of Monday, available reports indicate. Incidents included:
— Building fires on the 600 block of South Westover Boulevard and the 1900 block of South Skylane Drive;
— Motor vehicle accidents on the 2100 block of East Oglethorpe Boulevard, the corner of Dawson Road and Pointe North Boulevard, the corner of South Madison Street and Dorsett Avenue, the corner of Whispering Pines Road and Barnsdale Way, the 2500 block of North Slappey Boulevard, the 600 block of North Westover Boulevard and on South Westover Boulevard;
— EMS calls on the 1200 block of Crawford Drive and the 2200 block of Habersham Road;
— Grass fire on the 2000 block of Oakhaven Drive;
— Unauthorized burning on the 3700 block of Dawson Road;
— Assist police or other government agency on the 2200 block of Willingham Drive.
DOUGHERTY EMS: The Dougherty County EMS report was unavailable.