Albany, Dougherty County Police/Fire/EMS reports — Sept. 18-19, 2017
Public safety roundup
By Jon Gosa
ALBANY POLICE: The Albany Police Department responded to at least 25 calls on Monday and the early hours of Tuesday, available reports indicate. Incidents included:
— Criminal trespass on the 1300 block of Mobile Avenue, the 1000 block of Wingate Avenue and the 1000 block of Dunes Avenue;
— Theft by taking on the 2500 block of North Slappey Boulevard;
— Aggravated assault on the 200 block of West Roosevelt Avenue;
— Child in need of services on the 2000 block of West Broad Avenue;
— Burglaries on the 800 block of Cedar Avenue, the 600 block of Pine Avenue and the 400 block of Farkas Lane;
— Forgery on the 400 block of Dorsett Avenue;
— Entering autos on the 800 block of West Broad Avenue and the 2400 block of Habersham Road;
— Runaway juvenile on the 200 block of South Jackson Street;
— Hit and run on the 1400 block of North Jefferson Street;
— Theft by deception on the 2700 block of Dawson Road;
— Harassing phone calls on the 2500 block of North Slappey Boulevard and the 500 block of West Lincoln Avenue;
— Disorderly conduct on the 1000 block of Relswood Terrace and the 1900 block of Palmyra Road;
— Battery on the 2700 block of Dawson Road, the 900 block of West Residence Avenue, the 2700 block of Dawson Road, the 400 block of West Oglethorpe Boulevard, the 900 block of 14th Avenue and the 1000 block of East Residence Avenue.
DOUGHERTY POLICE: The Dougherty County Police Department responded to at least 10 calls on Monday and the early hours of Tuesday, available reports indicate. Incidents included:
— Property damage on the 3700 block of Gravel Hill Road;
— Lost property on the 2100 block of Habersham Road;
— Assist motorist on the 4300 block of Sylvester Highway;
— Fraud on the 2100 block of Habersham Road;
— Disorderly conduct on the 3400 block of Sweetbrier Road;
— Auto accident on the 1200 block of West Oakridge Drive;
— Theft by taking on the 100 block of Eight Mile Road;
— Improperly parked vehicle on the 1600 block of Newton Road;
— Discharging firearm on the 4800 block of Millbrooke Road;
— Criminal trespass on the 400 block of Ramsey Road.
ALBANY FIRE: The Albany Fire Department responded to at least five calls on Monday and the early hours of Tuesday, available reports indicate. Incidents included:
— Authorized controlled burn on the 1300 block of Clover Lane;
— Smoke removal on the 100 block of Westcott Lane;
— Outside rubbish fire on the 800 block of North Madison Street;
— Unauthorized burning on the 600 block of West Mercer Avenue;
— Water leak on the 100 block of East Road.
DOUGHERTY EMS: Dougherty County EMS responded to at least 64 calls on Monday and the early hours of Tuesday, available reports indicate. Incidents included four chest pain calls, 11 respiratory issue calls, one faint call, one headache call, two stroke calls, one diabetic issue call, one labor issue call, two seizure calls, one mental health call, five unknown problem calls and 16 general sickness calls. Trauma calls included eight auto accidents, eight falls and one laceration. Other types of calls included one local transport call and one medical alert activation call.