Albany, Dougherty County Police/Fire/EMS reports — Nov. 30-Dec. 3, 2018
Public safety roundup
By Gypsy Crow
ALBANY POLICE: The Albany Police Department responded to at least 69 calls on Friday, Saturday, Sunday and the early hours of Monday, available reports indicate. Incidents included:
— Possession of spice/synthetic marijuana/cannabinoids on the 1100 block of Newton Road;
— Traffic arrest on the 300 block of West Broad Avenue;
— Thefts by taking on the 2600 block of Shannon Road, the 2700 block of North Slappey Boulevard, the 3900 block of Newton Road, the 1700 block of Gillespie Avenue, the 500 block of Holloway Avenue, the 2100 block of Evergreen Drive, the 1000 block of University Street, the 900 block of Willow Wood Drive, the 2600 block of Dawson Road, the 400 block of South Slappey Boulevard, the 1100 block of 11th Avenue and the 100 block of Logan Court;
— Disorderly conduct on the 2000 block of Palmyra Road, the 200 block of McCray Drive, the 300 block of Sixth Avenue, the 400 block of West Third Avenue, the 200 block of Cordele Road, the 2000 block of Palmyra Road, the 1200 block Baker Avenue, the 1400 block of West Highland Avenue and the 600 block of Burke Avenue;
— Criminal trespass on the 1400 block of Greenbrier Court, the 2100 block of Locksley Lane, the 2900 block of Stonewater Drive, the 2100 block of West Gordon Avenue, the 500 block of Holloway Avenue, the 3100 block Fernridge Drive, the 1100 block of Eager Drive, the 4900 block of Millsbee Circle, the 500 block of Flint Avenue and the 500 block of West Lincoln Avenue;
— Battery on the 200 block of Thorton Drive and the 700 block of West Society Avenue;
— Child abuse report on Hobson Street;
— Scavenging on the 800 block of West Highland Avenue;
— Terroristic threats and acts on the 2600 block of Dawson Road;
— Burglaries on the 400 block of South Van Buren Street, the 200 block of Pinson Road, the 200 block of Whitehead Drive, the 1200 block of Clark Avenue, the 600 block of Zackery Avenue, the 3600 block of Mayfair Lane and the 2500 block of Kenilworth Drive;
— Simple battery on the 300 block of Moultrie Road, the 1500 block of Whiting Drive, the 2200 block of Gillionville Road and the 500 block of Don Cutler Sr. Drive;
— Aggravated assaults on the 500 block of West Highland Avenue, the 700 block of North Westover Boulevard and the 600 block of Harmon Avenue;
— Thefts by shoplifting on the 300 block of West Oglethorpe Boulevard, the 1000 block of Pine Avenue, the 2800 block of Nottingham Way, the 100 block of Cordele Road and the 2500 block of North Slappey Boulevard;
— Theft by conversion on the 3900 block of Newton Road;
— Computer theft on the 2600 block of Dawson Road;
— Sexual battery on Cannon Avenue;
— Theft of services on the 1900 block of North Slappey Boulevard;
— Hit and run on the 1600 block of East Oglethorpe Boulevard;
— Entering automobiles on the 600 block of West Mercer Avenue and the 600 block of West Tift Avenue;
— Missing person on the 900 block of West Gordon Avenue;
— Simple assault on the 2700 block of West Oakridge Drive;
— DUI on the 300 block of East Broad Avenue;
— Injured person on the 800 block of Moultrie Road.
DOUGHERTY POLICE: Dougherty County Police responded to at least 25 calls on Friday, Saturday, Sunday and the early hours of Monday, available reports indicate. Incidents included:
— Flooding on the corner of Gillionville Road and Flowing Well Road, the 600 block of Gable Road, the 4900 block of Holly Hill Road and the 100 block of Dale Drive;
— Shooting on the 400 block of West Third Avenue;
— Suspicious auto on the 600 block of Honeysuckle Drive;
— Auto accidents on the corner of North County Line Road and Sylvester Road, the 400 block of West Third Avenue, the 500 block off Spurlock Street, the corner of the Liberty Expressway and Holly Drive, the 2400 block of Oakhaven Drive, the 300 block of Old Pretoria Road, the 4700 block of Gillionville Road and the 3500 block of Gillionville Road;
— Family violence on the 3200 block of Sylvester Highway;
— Loud music on the 500 block of Old Pretoria Road;
— Suspicious persons on the 200 block of Pine Bluff Road and the 400 block of Philema Road;
— Escort on the 2500 block of South Hibiscus Road;
— Disorderly conduct on the 800 block of Branch Road;
— Traffic control on the 1400 block of Moultrie Road;
— Fraud on the 1500 block of West Third Avenue;
— Terroristic threats on the 500 block of Pine Bluff Road;
— Stalking on the 300 block of Brown Street.
ALBANY FIRE: The Albany Fire Department responded to at least 52 calls on Friday, Saturday, Sunday and the early hours of Monday, available reports indicate. Incidents included:
— EMS calls on the 200 block of Thornton Drive, the 1600 block of Cromartie Beach Drive, the 1600 block of Gardner Drive, the 1900 block of West Lincoln Avenue and the 1900 block of Palmyra Road;
— Unauthorized burnings on the 900 block of Dorsett Avenue and the 1600 block of Nelms Road;
— Outside rubbish or trash fire on the 900 block of Dorsett Avenue;
— Building fires on the 900 block of Dorsett Avenue, the 800 block of Holloway Avenue, the 600 block of West Society Avenue and the 2300 block of Pineridge Lane;
— Lock-out on the 1600 block of Devon Drive;
— Motor vehicle accidents on the corner of Gillionville Road and North Dalewood Drive, the corner of South Front Street and East Oglethorpe Boulevard, the corner of North Westover Boulevard and Meredyth Drive, the 2400 block of Oakhaven Drive, the 1600 block of East Oglethorpe Boulevard, the corner of North County Line Road and Sylvester Road, the corner of Sylvester Highway and Cordele Road, the corner of West Whitney Avenue and South Cleveland Street, the 100 block of Cordele Road, the 2200 block of North Slappey Boulevard and the 1000 block of West Lincoln Avenue;
— Motor vehicle accidents with pedestrians on the 500 block of West Highland Avenue, the 200 block of Thornton Drive, the corner of Mobile Avenue and Moultrie Road and the 800 block of Moultrie Road;
— Water or steam leaks on the 2900 block of Firefly Lane, the 1900 block of Homewood Drive and the 2500 block of Cardinal Street;
— Cooking fire on the 1000 block of East Fourth Avenue;
— Arcing, shorted electrical on the 500 block of Florence Drive and the corner of Cordele Road and Clark Avenue;
— Power lines down on the 100 block of Morningside Drive and the 500 block of North Maple Street;
— Water evacuations on the corner of West Second Avenue and Eugemar Drive, the 1200 block of North Westover Boulevard, the corner of Nottingham Way and Friar Tuck Lane, the 2700 block of Quail Run Drive, the 2500 block of Devon Drive and the 1300 block of Whispering Pines Road;
— Swift water rescues on the corner of Whispering Pines Road and Nottingham Way, the 1600 block of Ken Gardens Road, the 2000 block of West Broad Avenue, the 400 block of Baldwin Drive and the 1300 block of Whispering Pines Road;
— Building or structure weakening on the 2400 block of Dawson Road;
— Forest, woods or wildlands fire on the 6000 block of Elliot Drive;
— Flood assessment on the 2500 block of West Alberson Drive;
— Wind storm/tornado/hurricane damage on the 2300 block of Martin Luther King Jr. Drive.
DOUGHERTY EMS: Dougherty County EMS responded to at least 76 calls on Friday, Saturday, Sunday and the early hours of Monday, available reports indicate. Incidents included five chest pain calls, one abdominal pain/problem call, one allergic reaction/sting call, one headache call, two unknown/man down calls, 12 respiratory issue calls, 19 general sickness calls, three faint calls, two altered mental status calls, two stroke calls, three diabetic issue calls, one OB call, two seizure calls, one abnormal behavior/suicide attempt call, two cardiac arrest/death calls and one various medical call. Trauma calls included five auto accidents, seven falls, one laceration, one assault and one traumatic injury. Other calls included one local transport and two medical alert activations.