Albany, Dougherty County Police/Fire/EMS reports — Oct. 5-6, 2017
Public safety roundup
By Jon Gosa
ALBANY POLICE: The Albany Police Department responded to at least 20 calls on Thursday and the early hours of Friday, available reports indicate. Incidents included:
— Criminal trespass on the 1000 block of South Cleveland Street, the 2300 block of North Davis Street, the 2200 block of East Broad Avenue and the 100 block of Marie Road;
— Battery on the 2600 block of Crossbow Court;
— Thefts by taking on the 1200 block of Gary Avenue, the 300 block of West Oglethorpe Boulevard and the 1600 block of Radium Springs Road;
— Robbery by force on the 400 block of Carroll Street;
— Missing persons on the 2100 block of Beachview Drive and the 2000 block of West Broad Avenue;
— Burglary on the 300 block of Station Crossing Drive;
— Reckless conduct on the 1600 block of East Oglethorpe Boulevard;
— Disorderly conduct on the 500 block of West Highland Drive, the 1200 block of West Lincoln Avenue and the 1900 block of South Madison Street;
— Giving false name to law enforcement on the 100 block of North Broadway Street;
— Deceased person on the 2700 block of Ledo Road;
— Thefts by shoplifting on the 2600 block of Dawson Road and the 2700 block of Dawson Road.
DOUGHERTY POLICE: The Dougherty County Police Department responded to at least 12 calls on Thursday and the early hours of Friday, available reports indicate. Incidents included:
— Disorderly conduct on the 500 block of Story Road;
— Missing person on the 3900 block of Leary Road;
— Suspicious auto on the 4700 block of Gravel Hill Road;
— Abandoned auto on the 1400 block of the Liberty Expressway;
— Auto accidents on the 4400 block of Sylvester Highway and the 3300 block of Clark Avenue;
— Child abuse on the 800 block of Shelton Drive;
— Burglar alarm on the 5800 block of Newton Road;
— Terroristic threats on the 3800 block of Coakley Avenue;
— Drugs on the 2200 block of the Liberty Expressway;
— Burglar alarms on the 2300 block of Wilson Road and the 1800 block of Groves Lane.
ALBANY FIRE: The Albany Fire Department responded to at least nine calls on Thursday and the early hours of Friday, available reports indicate. Incidents included:
— Smoke on the 2900 block of Martin Luther King Jr. Drive;
— EMS assists on the 2700 block of Ledo Road, the 2500 block of Meredyth Drive and the 2600 block of Pine Manor Lane;
— Gas leak on the 1000 block of South Cleveland Street;
— Auto accident at the intersection of Cason Street and East Oglethorpe Boulevard;
— Extrication of victim from vehicle on the 100 block of the Liberty Expressway.
— Arcing electrical on the 400 block of South Westover Boulevard;
— EMS assist on the 1000 block of Clark Avenue.
DOUGHERTY EMS: Dougherty County EMS responded to at least 55 calls on Thursday and the early hours of Friday, available reports indicate. Incidents included five chest pain calls, two respiratory issue calls, one abdominal pain call, one well person check call, one fainting call, one stroke call, one diabetic issue call, one labor call, three cardiac arrest calls, one unknown problem call and 22 general sickness calls. Trauma calls included nine auto accidents, three falls and one assault. Other types of calls included one standby, one local transport and one medical alert activation.