Albany, Dougherty County Police/Fire/EMS reports — Nov. 27-28, 2017

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By Jon Gosa

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ALBANY POLICE: The Albany Police Department responded to at least 13 calls on Monday and the early hours of Tuesday, available reports indicate. Incidents included:

— Truancy on the 2000 block of Tompkins Avenue;

— Thefts by taking on the 2500 block of Hilltop Drive, the 1300 block of West Fourth Avenue and the 1300 block of West Broad Avenue;

— Theft by shoplifting on the 200 block of Cordele Road (two calls);

— Criminal trespass on the 2800 block of Burlington Road, the 2700 block of West Oakridge Drive, the 400 block of South McKinley Street and the 600 block of Swift Street;

— Disorderly conduct on the 300 block of West Highland Avenue and the 800 block of Corn Avenue;

— Battery on the 2000 block of West Broad Avenue.

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

— Auto accidents at the intersection of the Liberty Expressway, the 1200 block of Honeysuckle Road, the 4600 block of Leary Road and Nelms Road and the 4000 block of Leary Road;

— Animals at large on the 1200 block of Stephen Lane and the 1200 block of Sweetwater Avenue;

— Discharging firearms on the 200 block of Holly Drive;

— Suspicious person on the 2500 block of Bettys Drive;

— Family violence on the 1300 block of Broach Avenue;

— 911 hang-up on the 3000 block of War Eagle Drive.

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

— EMS assist on the 800 block of Willie Pitts Jr. Road;

— Building fires on the 1100 block of Eager Drive and the 1200 block of Mulberry Avenue;

— Auto accidents on the 1500 block of West Third Avenue, the intersection of Palmyra Road and 16th Avenue and the intersection of Sylvester Highway and South County Line Road;

— Cooking fire on the 400 block of Lowell Lane.

DOUGHERTY EMS: Dougherty County EMS responded to at least 53 calls on Monday and the early hours of Tuesday, available reports indicate. Incidents included three chest pain calls, one abdominal pain call, one back pain call, one fainting call, eight respiratory issue calls, one seizure call, two mental health calls, one cardiac arrest call, two unknown problem calls and 13 general sickness calls. Trauma calls included six auto accidents, nine falls, one laceration, one animal bite and two traumatic injuries. Other types of calls included one medical alert call.

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