Albany, Dougherty County Police/Fire/EMS reports — March 26, 2019
Public safety roundup for Albany and Dougherty County
By Jennifer Parks
ALBANY POLICE: The Albany Police Department responded to at least 74 calls on Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday, available reports indicate. Incidents included:
— Disorderly conduct on the 700 block of Corn Avenue, the intersection of South Harding Street and West Highland Avenue, the 300 block of West Oglethorpe Boulevard, the 1100 block of Newton Road, the 400 block of West Oglethorpe Boulevard, the 100 block of Logan Court, the 900 block of West Highland Avenue and the 500 block of North Carroll Street;
— Simple battery on the 300 block of Wells Avenue and the 500 block of South Madison Street;
— Criminal trespass on the 2700 block of Dawson Road, the 200 block of Tremont Avenue, the 200 block of Lockett Station Road, the 100 block of Frost Street, the 1800 block of Gadsden Drive and the 1600 block of Whiting Drive;
— Family violence, unfounded, on the 2400 block of Brierwood Drive, the 400 block of West Third Avenue, the 2300 block of Pradera Court, the 500 block of Don Cutler Sr. Drive, the 300 block of Slater King Sr. Drive, the 2500 block of North Slappey Boulevard, the 400 block of Odom Avenue, the 500 block of South Van Buren Street, the 1300 block of Avalon Avenue, the 300 block of Cannon Avenue, the 2000 block of West Broad Avenue, the 200 block of Moore Avenue, the 1100 block of West Gordon Avenue and the 2700 block of Dawson Road;
— First-degree forgery on the 2500 block of North Slappey Boulevard;
— Battery on the 400 block of Cedar Avenue and the 400 block of Clairendon Court;
— Arson on the 1600 block of Sunny Lane;
— Thefts of lost/mislaid property on the 100 block of Force Drive and the 1900 block of South Madison Street;
— Public indecency, saggy pants, on the 500 block of Don Cutler Sr. Drive and the intersection of Turner Field Road and Clark Avenue;
— Thefts by taking on the 200 block of South Slappey Boulevard, the 200 block of Pine Bluff Road, the 800 block of West Highland Avenue, the 500 block of Baldwin Drive and the 1300 block of West Oakridge Drive;
— Loud music on the 600 block of West Oglethorpe Boulevard;
— Missing person on the 2000 block of West Broad Avenue;
— Possession of marijuana on the 200 block of West Broad Avenue;
— Motor vehicle theft on the 1900 block of South Madison Street;
— Criminal trespass, family violence, on the 200 block of Barton Avenue;
— Drug paraphernalia on the 300 block of Cordele Road;
— Interfering with city officers on the 200 block of East Oglethorpe Boulevard;
— Identity fraud on the 100 block of Courtney Court;
— Thefts of services on the 2600 block of Dawson Road and the 1700 block of East Oglethorpe Boulevard;
— Terroristic threats and acts at the intersection of South Skylane Drive and Turner Avenue and the 500 block of 11th Avenue;
— Shoplifting on the 200 block of Cordele Road, the 1800 block of Martin Luther King Jr. Drive and the 200 block of Cordele Road;
— Entering auto on the 3200 block of Old Dawson Road;
— Distracted driving on the 300 block of Radium Springs Road;
— Aggravated assaults, family violence, on the 400 block of West Oglethorpe Boulevard and the 1200 block of Kingstown Court;
— Aggravated assault, firearm, on the 500 block of American Lane;
— Simple assault on the 500 block of Cotton Avenue;
— First-degree burglary on the 100 block of North West Road;
— Possession of marijuana on the 1000 block of Clark Avenue;
— Simple battery, family violence, on the 1200 block of West Highland Avenue;
— Battery, family violence, on the 600 block of West Residence Avenue;
— Possession of a controlled substance on the 2100 block of North Slappey Boulevard.
DOUGHERTY POLICE: The Dougherty County Police Department responded to at least 61 calls on Friday, Saturday, Sunday and early Monday, available reports indicate. Incidents included:
— Animal running at large on the 1600 block of Williamsburg Road;
— Burglar alarms on the 300 block of Ironhorse Court, the 100 block of Bennett Drive, the 900 block of Strout Avenue, the 400 block of Poinciana Avenue, the 1200 block of Moultrie Road, the 3500 block of Sylvester Road, the 800 block of Strout Avenue, the 200 block of Stonegate Lane, the 3200 block of Staton Drive and the 4800 block of Cooper Street;
— Thefts by taking on the 4800 block of Barnsway Lane, the 2600 block of Radium Springs Road, the 1000 block of Philema Road, the 1700 block of Wildflower Lane and the 4700 block of Clewiston Lane;
— Contact persons on the 400 block of West Third Avenue, the 1900 block of Old Dominion Road, the 3200 block of Pinyon Drive, the 5700 block of Newton Road and the 3900 block of Edith Drive;
— Suspicious persons on the 1400 block of South Mock Road, the 4200 block of Nichols Street and the 2400 block of Betty’s Drive;
— Family violence on the 3100 block of War Eagle Drive and the 1200 block of Williamsburg Road;
— Attempts to locate on the 1000 block of Cordele Road and the 5400 block of Paulk Drive;
— Juvenile problems on the 3300 block of Sylvester Road, the 2800 block of Barnaby Drive and the intersection of Old Pretoria Road and Leary Road;
— Speeding auto on the 3900 block of Slade Avenue;
— Discharging firearms on the 2800 block of Creedmoor Court and the 1400 block of Antioch Road;
— Man down on the 700 block of Radium Springs Road;
— Unwanted guests on the 500 block of Pine Bluff Road and the 3800 block of Leary Road;
— Loud music on the 4100 block of Nicholas Street and the 400 block of Philema Road;
— Entering auto on the 6000 block of Jenkins Road;
— Auto accident on the 2700 block of Cordele Road;
— Suspicious autos at the intersection of Eight Mile Road and Gillionville Road, the 2500 block of Radium Springs Road, the 1700 block of Lily Pond Road and the 400 block of Ramsey Road;
— Disorderly conduct on the 4800 block of Grandview Drive and the 3200 block of War Eagle Drive;
— Traffic arrest on the 800 block of the Liberty Expressway Southeast;
— Suspicious persons on the 3000 block of Leary Road and the 100 block of Bennett Drive;
— Residential burglary in progress on the 2900 block of Leary Road;
— Personal welfare checks on the 3000 block of Lonesome Road and the 2800 block of Moultrie Road;
— Hit and run on the 4500 block of Sylvester Road;
— Unknown problem on the 3000 block of Sylvester Road;
— Traffic control on the 3600 block of Spring Flats Road;
— Child abuse on the 2300 block of Cutts Drive;
— VIN verification on the 1000 block of Westview Drive.
ALBANY FIRE: The Albany Fire Department responded to at least 43 calls from Friday, Saturday, Sunday and early Monday, available reports indicate. Incidents included:
— Vehicle fire on the 3600 block of Spring Flats Road;
— Emergency medical calls on the 2900 block of Firefly Lane, the 400 block of Drexel Street and the 600 block of North Davis Street;
— Authorized controlled burns on the 4800 block of Pinto Drive, the 200 block of Webster Avenue and the 700 block of Tallahassee Road;
— Motor vehicle accidents at the intersection of West Broad Avenue and South Ingleside Drive, the 600 block of West First Avenue, the 2100 block of Palmyra Road, the intersection of Radium Springs Road and East Oglethorpe Boulevard, the 2600 block of Dawson Road, the 200 block of East Oglethorpe Boulevard and the intersection of the Liberty Expressway and Nottingham Way;
— Prescribed fire on the 7800 block of Newton Road;
— Cooking fires on the 2600 block of Whispering Pines Road, the 900 block of West Residence Avenue and the 2200 block of Arrowood Drive;
— Alarm system activations on the 100 block of Edison Drive and the 2400 block of Clark Avenue;
— Grass fire at the intersection of Cherokee Drive and Crescent Drive;
— Building fire on the 300 block of Sixth Avenue;
— Smoke detector on the 1000 block of Spring Hill Drive;
— Outside rubbish, trash fire on the 600 block of Florence Drive;
— Extrication of victims at the intersection of North Slappey Boulevard of Palmyra Road;
— Detector activation on the 2400 block of Tarva Road;
— Brush fire on the 1000 block of Dunes Avenue;
— Gas leak on the 400 block of Rosser Lane;
— Unauthorized burn on the 400 block of Hudson Lane;
— Passenger vehicle fire on the 600 block of Johnson Road;
— Sprinkler activation on the 1700 block of Beattie Road;
— Dumpster fire on the 1000 block of Swift Court;
— Field fire on the 700 block of Tallahassee Road;
— Attempt to burn on the 1600 block of Sunny Lane.
DOUGHERTY EMS: Dougherty County Emergency Medical Services responded to at least 56 calls on Sunday, available reports indicate. Medical calls included two chest pain calls, two abdominal pain/problems, one headache, one unknown problem/man down, 10 respiratory issues, 17 general sickness calls, two altered mental statuses, two diabetic issues and three cardiac arrests/deaths. Trauma calls included two overdoses, two auto accidents, four falls, one laceration, two assaults, one burn victim and one traumatic injury. Other calls included one standby for APD, one transport and one medical alert activation.
— Compiled by Jennifer Parks