Albany, Dougherty County Police/Fire/EMS Reports — March 13-14
Public safety roundup
By Jon Gosa
ALBANY POLICE: The Albany Police Department responded to at least 21 calls on Monday and the early hours of Tuesday, available reports indicate. Incidents included:
— Unlawful uses of 911 on the 600 block of Eighth Avenue and the 100 block of South Front Street;
— Battery on the 1000 block of East Residence Avenue and the 1000 block of Blakely Court;
— Theft by shoplifting on the 200 block of Cordele Road;
— Criminal trespass on the 1000 block of West Third Avenue, the 1400 block of 10th Avenue, the 1500 block of McArthur Street and the 1700 block of Malone Drive;
— Thefts by taking on the 2400 block of South Madison Street, the 1000 block of East Roosevelt Avenue, the 200 block of South Jefferson Street, the 2700 block of West Oakridge Drive, the 300 block of Tallulah Drive and the 800 block of West Oglethorpe Boulevard;
— Child molestation on the 1100 block of Dawson Road;
— Robbery by force on the 1100 block of West Third Avenue;
— Marijuana possession on the 500 block of Eighth Avenue;
— Forgery on the 100 block of North Slappey Boulevard;
— Deceased person on the 2300 block of Evergreen Drive;
— Burglary on the 2400 block of Sylvester Highway.
DOUGHERTY POLICE: The Dougherty County Police Department responded to at least 10 calls on Monday and the early hours of Tuesday, available reports indicate. Incidents included:
— Accidental hit and run on the 1600 block of the Liberty Expressway;
— Speeding auto on the 400 block of Lovers Lane Road;
— Suspicious persons on the 2600 block of Banks Avenue and the 2800 block of Sylvester Highway;
— Disorderly conduct on the 3000 block of Sylvester Highway and the 3300 block of Sylvester Highway;
— Animal call on the 3200 block of Sylvester Highway;
— Burglar alarm on the 1200 block of Lily Pond Road;
— Assist motorist on the 1300 block of the Liberty Expressway;
— Suspicious auto on the 1500 block of South Mock Road.
ALBANY FIRE: The Albany Fire Department responded to at least nine calls on Monday and the early hours of Tuesday, available reports indicate. Incidents included:
— EMS assists on the 1300 block of West Fourth Avenue and the 3300 block of Westgate Drive;
— Smoke removal on the 2700 block of Dawson Road;
— Steam vapor on the 1800 block of Seay Court and the 200 block of West Broad Avenue;
— Alarm activation on the 2800 block of Gillionville Road;
— Building fire on the 1300 block of Montego Court;
— Cooking fire on the 200 block of Holly Drive;
— Arcing electrical on the 2200 block of Grady Street.
DOUGHERTY EMS: Dougherty County EMS responded to at least 52 calls on Monday and the early hours of Tuesday, available reports indicate. Incidents included five seizure calls, five mental health calls, four chest pain calls, four respiratory issue calls, four cardiac arrest calls, three miscellaneous pain calls, one altered mental state call, one labor call and 15 various medical calls. Trauma calls included six falls and two auto accident victims. Other types of calls included two medical alert calls.