Albany, Dougherty County Police/Fire/EMS reports — March 20-21, 2018

Public safety roundup

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By Jon Gosa

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ALBANY POLICE: The Albany Police Department responded to at least 24 calls on Tuesday and the early hours of Wednesday, available reports indicate. Incidents included:

— Entering autos on the 1000 block of North McKinley Street, the 400 block of Heard Avenue and the 1600 block of Whiting Drive;

— Thefts by shoplifting on the 300 block of South Slappey Boulevard, the 1800 block of Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, the 2800 block of Nottingham Way, the 400 block of North Cleveland Street, the 300 block of North Slappey Boulevard and the 2500 block of North Slappey Boulevard;

— Forgeries on the 2800 block of North Slappey Boulevard and the 200 block of Cordele Road;

— Theft by deception on the 1000 block of Don Cutler Sr. Drive;

— Thefts by taking on the 1000 block of North Slappey Boulevard, the 600 block of Zackery Avenue and the 900 block of Inverness Road;

— Criminal trespass on the 3000 block of Dunwoody Drive, the 1900 block of North Slappey Boulevard, the 2200 block of North Slappey Boulevard, the 500 block of Jefferies Avenue and the 1100 block of Gillespie Avenue;

— Disorderly conduct on the 2800 block of Meredyth Drive and the 800 block of Corn Avenue;

— Battery on the 200 block of West Oglethorpe Boulevard and the 1700 block of Clark Avenue.

DOUGHERTY POLICE: The Dougherty County Police Department responded to at least 12 calls on Tuesday and the early hours of Wednesday, available reports indicate. Incidents included:

— Burglary on the 2700 block of Upland Court;

— Inhumane treatment of animal on the 3900 block of Sylvester Road;

— Thefts by taking on the 300 block of Hollis Drive and the 2200 block of Duitman Road;

— Disorderly conduct on the 3200 block of Sylvester Road;

— Suspicious person on the 1800 block of the Liberty Expressway;

— Criminal trespass on the 3200 block of Sylvester Highway;

— Demented person on the 3200 block of Sylvester Highway;

— Terroristic threats and acts on the 6000 block of Jenkins Road;

— Miscellaneous property damage on the 5100 block of Grandview Drive;

— Assist motorist on the 3100 block of Radium Springs Road;

— Auto accident with injuries on the 1800 block of the Liberty Expressway.

ALBANY FIRE: The Albany Fire Department responded to at least three calls on Tuesday and the early hours of Wednesday, available reports indicate. Incidents included:

— Overheated motor on the 2100 block of Princeton Drive;

— Power line down at the intersection of West Oakridge Drive and West Town Road;

— Watercraft rescue on the 1400 block of Cromartie Beach Drive.

DOUGHERTY EMS: Dougherty County EMS responded to at least 63 calls on Tuesday and the early hours of Wednesday, available reports indicate. Incidents included six chest pain calls, seven respiratory issue calls, two abdominal pain calls, two headache calls, one abnormal behavior call, one stroke call, two diabetic issue calls, two labor calls, one seizure call, one altered mental state call, two unknown problem calls and 24 general sickness calls. Trauma calls included eight auto accidents, two falls and one traumatic injury. Other types of calls included one medical alert activation.

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