Albany, Dougherty County Police/Fire/EMS reports — March 16-19, 2018
Public safety roundup
By Jon Gosa
ALBANY POLICE: The Albany Police Department responded to at least 57 calls on Friday, Saturday, Sunday and the early hours of Monday, available reports indicate. Incidents included:
— Aggravated assault on the 800 block of Cotton Avenue;
— Transmission of false public alarms on the 100 block of South Front Street and the 400 block of West Third Avenue;
— Burglaries on the 1100 block of Clark Avenue, the 700 block of Mobile Avenue, the 300 block of South Carroll Street, the 2400 block of Dawson Road, the 900 block of West Highland Avenue, the 1000 block of Blakely Court and the 1800 block of Northwood Drive;
— Suicide attempt on the 1900 block of South Riverview Circle;
— Entering autos on the 500 block of Landings Lane (two calls), the 300 block of South Mock Road and the 2400 block of Brierwood Drive;
— Child in need of services on the 1300 block of Mercantile Drive;
— Missing person on the 200 block of Whitehead Drive;
— Battery on the 1900 block of South Riverview Circle, the 200 block of North West Road, the 1000 block of Davidson Drive, the 600 block of Willard Avenue and the 100 block of Dobbs Drive;
— Interfering with officers on the 1500 block of Cordele Avenue;
— Thefts by taking on the 2300 block of West Gordon Avenue, the 800 block of Cardinal Grove Court, the 600 block of West Highland Avenue, the 2500 block of Archwood Drive, the 200 block of Cordele Road, the 2500 block of Bascom Drive, the 2200 block of Friar Tuck Lane and the 1500 block of Ken Gardens Road;
— Disorderly conduct on the 1700 block of East Oglethorpe Boulevard, the 1100 block of Newton Road, the 2000 block of Thompkins Avenue, the 1800 block of Sycamore Court, the 2000 block of Schilling Avenue, the 2500 block of Nottingham Way and the 500 block of Cherry Avenue;
— Thefts by shoplifting on the 100 block of Cordele Road, the 200 block of Cordele Road, the 2500 block of North Slappey Boulevard and the 2600 block of Dawson Road;
— Financial card fraud on the 2400 block of Sylvester Highway and the 2000 block of Lafayette Circle;
— Deposit account fraud on the 1300 block of Gillespie Avenue;
— Deceased person on the 800 block of Cardinal Grove Court;
— Obstruction of officers on the 100 block of Dewey Street;
— Criminal trespass on the 600 block of Moultrie Road, the 1400 block of Gillespie Avenue, the 2800 block of Sylvester Highway, the 300 block of the Liberty Expressway, the 2200 block of Westmoreland Drive and the 900 block of South Davis Street;
— Child molestation on the 400 block of Lucile Street;
— Terroristic threats and acts on the 800 block of Cotton Avenue;
— Possession of a firearm by a convicted felon on the 1000 block of Blakely Court;
— Possession of spice on the 200 block of Thornton Drive.
DOUGHERTY POLICE: The Dougherty County Police Department responded to at least 17 calls on Sunday and the early hours of Monday, available reports indicate. Incidents included:
— Disorderly conduct on the 3000 block of Sylvester Highway;
— Burglaries on the 1200 block of Stephen Lane and the 4800 block of Pinto Drive;
— Property damage on the 5000 block of Doles Court;
— Traffic arrests on the 4900 block of Van Cise Lane and the intersection of South Mock Road and Moultrie Road;
— Discharging firearms at the intersection of Southgate Avenue and Martin Luther King Jr. Drive and the 3900 block of Moultrie Road;
— Assist motorist on the 3300 block of Sylvester Highway;
— Auto accident at the intersection of Sylvester Highway and North County Line Road;
— 911 hang-up on the 1700 block of Lily Pond Road;
— Suspicious persons on the 3000 block of Lonesome Road and the 2500 block of Betty’s Drive;
— Animal running at large on the 4100 block of Fleming Road;
— Suspicious auto on the 3700 block of Parr Road;
— Discharging firearms on the 3700 block of Parr Road;
— Juvenile problem on the 3200 block of Sylvester Road.
ALBANY FIRE: The Albany Fire Department responded to at least 27 calls on Friday, Saturday, Sunday and the early hours of Monday, available reports indicate. Incidents included:
— Building fire on the 1200 block of Gillespie Avenue;
— Outside rubbish fire on the 1100 block of Colquitt Avenue;
— Animal rescue on the 1900 block of West Highland Avenue;
— Dumpster fire on the 800 block of West Society Avenue;
— EMS assists on the 600 block of Indian Creek Drive, the 800 block of Cardinal Court, the 400 block of Kingswood Court, the 2000 block of Palmyra Road, the 3700 block of Quail Hollow Road, the 100 block of North Cleveland Street, the 1000 block of Taft Street and the 2500 block of Doncaster Drive;
— Woodland fire on the 500 block of North Westover Boulevard;
— Grass fire on the 500 block of North Westover Boulevard;
— Unauthorized burning on the 500 block of Ninth Avenue;
— Building fire on the 1400 block of West Highland Avenue;
— Auto accidents on the 3200 block of Martin Luther King Jr. Drive and the 4900 block of Hill Road;
— Cooking fire on the 100 block of West Oglethorpe Boulevard;
— Bomb threats on the 100 block of South Front Street and the 400 block of West Third Avenue;
— Smoke removal on the 1600 block of Pineview Avenue;
— Brush fires on the 5100 block of Dower Avenue and the intersection of Owens Avenue and Elva Street;
— Building fire on the 700 block of Eighth Avenue;
— Smoke scare on the 1600 block of Owens Avenue;
— Passenger vehicle fire on the 1600 block of West Gordon Avenue.
DOUGHERTY EMS: Dougherty County EMS responded to at least 61 calls on Sunday and the early hours of Monday, available reports indicate. Incidents included four chest pain calls, 15 respiratory issue calls, two abdominal pain calls, one abnormal behavior call, one unknown problem call, one diabetic issue call, two seizure calls, two altered mental state calls, one cardiac arrest call and 20 general sickness calls. Trauma calls included two overdoses, one auto accident, six falls and one traumatic injury. Other calls included one stand-by for APD.