Albany, Dougherty County Police/Fire/EMS reports — Sept. 8-12, 2017

Public safety roundup

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By Jon Gosa

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ALBANY POLICE: The Albany Police Department responded to at least 57 calls on Friday, Saturday, Sunday, Monday and the early hours of Tuesday, available reports indicate. Incidents included:

— Identity theft on the 300 block of Enterprise Drive;

— Deceased person on the 1900 block of Palmyra Road;

— Possession of Spice on the 1200 block of Kingstown Court;

— Children in need of services on the 2000 block of West Broad Avenue and the 600 block of Cochran Avenue;

— Aggravated assaults on the 900 block of Holloway Avenue and the 800 block of South Maple Street;

— Obstruction of law enforcement officers on the 1900 block of West Gordon Avenue;

— Disorderly conduct on the 600 block of Johnson Road, the 1000 block of Pine Avenue, the 300 block of North Slappey Boulevard, the 200 block of Mitchell Avenue and the 2500 block of North Slappey Boulevard;

— Reckless driving on the 800 block of Cotton Avenue;

— Battery on the 900 block of Eighth Avenue, the 500 block of Alice Avenue, the 1500 block of Ken Gardens Avenue, the 500 block of Swift Street, the 500 block of West Mercer Avenue, the 1500 block of Whiting Drive, the 700 block of South Slappey Boulevard and the 700 block of West Residence Avenue;

— Criminal damage to property on the 200 block of Sixth Avenue;

— Criminal trespass on the 600 block of Johnson Road, the 200 block of Frost Street, the 1200 block of West Highland Avenue, the 900 block of Colquitt Circle, the 1100 block of West Gordon Avenue, the 500 block of Florence Drive, the 900 block of Clark Avenue, the 2300 block of Stuart Avenue and the 1700 block of McArthur Street;

— Burglaries on the 100 block of Sutton Place, the 700 block of West Mercer Avenue and the 200 block of Cordele Road;

— Thefts by taking on the 1000 block of West Whiting Avenue, the 1400 block of Jones Avenue, the 2300 block of Dawson Road, the 600 block of Johnson Road, the 600 block of Corn Avenue, the 300 block of Cordele Road, the 2500 block of North Slappey Boulevard and the 1900 block of Gillespie Avenue;

— Hit and run on the 1600 block of Avalon Avenue;

— Entering autos on the 2700 block of Dawson Road, the 1200 block of West Third Avenue, the 900 block of Fifth Avenue and the 1300 block of Mercantile Drive;

— Possession of marijuana on the 200 block of East Road;

— Suicide attempt on the 2400 block of Dawson Road;

— Thefts by shoplifting on the 1800 block of Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, the 1500 block of North Jefferson Street and the 200 block of Cordele Road;

— Forgery on the 2400 block of North Slappey Boulevard;

— Financial transaction card fraud on the 2700 block of Dawson Road;

— Robbery by sudden snatching on the 500 block of Seventh Avenue.

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

— Wires down on the 800 block of Beechwood Drive;

— Discharging firearm on the 100 block of Skywater Boulevard;

— Personal welfare check on the 2300 block of Willingham Road;

— Road blocked on the 200 block of Brown Street;

— Suspicious person and vehicle on the 100 block of Lovers Lane Road;

— Alarm burglary on the 3200 block of Ridgeway Drive;

— Tree blocking roadway on the 2400 block of Lily Pond Road;

— Overdose on the 2800 block of Astoria Drive.

ALBANY FIRE: The Albany Department responded to at least 120 calls on Friday, Saturday, Sunday and the early hours of Monday, available reports indicate. Incidents included:

— Fire in portable building on the 3200 block of Spring Flats Road;

— Grass fire at the intersection of Sylvester Highway and North County Line Road;

— EMS assists on the 2200 block of Evergreen Drive, the 1000 block of St. Andrews Drive, the 2000 block of Riverview Circle, the 1000 block of North McKinley Street, the 500 block of South Shadowlawn Drive, the 200 block of West Third Avenue, the 800 block of Branch Road, the 500 block of Rosenberg Street and the 3900 block of Fleming Road;

— Authorized controlled burnings on the 900 block of South Street and the 2300 block of Golfcourse Drive;

— Brush fire on the 2600 block of Whispering Pines Road;

— Auto accidents on the 3000 block of Sylvester Highway and the intersection of Moultrie Road and Holly Drive;

— Power lines down on the 200 block of Sunset Lane, the 2100 block of Greenwood Drive, the 2000 block of Colquitt Avenue, the 4900 block of Van Cise Lane, the 100 block of Southeast Rosewood Drive, the 1200 block of South Monroe Street, the 1900 block of Queens Road, the 300 block of Southwood Drive, the 700 block of South Shadowlawn Drive, the 400 block of Heard Avenue, the 100 block of Old Blaylock Lane, the 400 block of Bush Street, the 1100 block of Lee Street, the 2500 block of Pheasant Drive, the 900 block of West Tift Avenue, the 5400 block of Hill Road, the 900 block of Crawford Lane, the 200 block of Old Radium Springs Road, the 500 block of Edgewood Lane, the 2700 block of Pine Manor Lane, the 2000 block of Colquitt Avenue, the 3300 block of Sylvester Highway, the 2400 block of Radium Springs Road, the 1700 block of Turner Field Road, the 2800 block of Old Dawson Road, the 1100 block of West Gordon Avenue, the 2200 block of Duitman Road, the 600 block of Holland Drive, the 1500 block of Martha Street, the 1000 block of Summitt Drive, the 1500 block of Rena Avenue, the 2100 block of West Gordon Avenue, the 1400 block of East First Avenue, the 100 block of Pointe North Boulevard, the 600 block of 10th Avenue, the 800 block of West First Avenue, the intersection of North Central Street and Clark Avenue, the 200 block of North Jefferson Street, the 800 block of Dorsett Avenue, the 2200 block of West Gordon Avenue, the 200 block of Whitehead Drive, the intersection of Palmyra Road and 11th Avenue, the 500 block of Johnson Road, the 2500 block of Dawson Road, the 200 block of Lexington Drive, the 1400 block of West Lincoln Avenue, the intersection of South Mock Road and Tompkins Avenue, the 1700 block of South Jackson Street, the 1600 block of East Broad Avenue, the 1300 block of Sixth Avenue, the 1300 block of West Fourth Avenue, the 400 block of Bonny View Avenue, the 600 block of Johnson Road, the 3400 block of Sweetbrier Road, the 200 block of North Central Street, the 100 block of Force Drive, the 600 block of Wadkins Avenue, the 1300 block of Gillespie Avenue, the 1300 block of Sharon Avenue, the 2300 block of Pearce Avenue, the 200 block of Philema Road, the 1800 block of Hilltop Drive, the 900 block of Rosedale Avenue, the 1700 block of Cromartie Beach Drive and the 1900 block of Queens Road;

— Passenger vehicle fire at the intersection of the Liberty Expressway and Blaylock Street;

— Building fires on the 1400 block of Owens Avenue, the 600 block of 12th Avenue, the 1700 West Town Road and the 800 block of Hobson Street;

— Natural gas leaks on the 600 block of West Tift Avenue and the 800 block of Dorsett Avenue;

— Arcing electrical on the 1300 block of East Fourth Avenue, the 2000 block of Colquitt Avenue, the 1100 block of East First Avenue, the 400 block of Poinciana Avenue, the 100 block of Lovers Lane Road, the 1300 block of West Fourth Avenue, the 1600 block of Worrell Avenue, the 800 block of West First Avenue, the intersection of Radium Springs Road and Sunset Lane, the 800 block of Rosedale Avenue, the 2800 block of Elton Street, the 2400 block of Jewel Street, the 100 block of Oak Street, the 800 block of 14th Avenue, the 2100 block of East Oglethorpe Boulevard and the 500 block of 10th Avenue;

— Water rescue on the 1400 block of Cromartie Beach Drive;

— Unauthorized burning on the 600 block of North Harding Street;

— Wildland fire on the 3600 block of Gargano Road;

— Wind damages on the 4900 block of Gillionville Road, the 5400 block of Paulk Road, the 300 block of Sixth Avenue and the 200 block of Byron Plantation Road;

— Water or steam leaks on the 700 block of Dartmouth Lane and the intersection of Seventh Avenue and North Jefferson Street;

— Extrication of person trapped in elevator on the 2700 block of Dawson Road;

— Tree blocking roadway at the intersection of Gillionville Road and Tallahassee Road;

— Extrication of victim from vehicle at the intersection of Clark Avenue and Blaylock Street;

— Outside rubbish fire on the 1200 block of Wyandotte Drive.

DOUGHERTY EMS: Dougherty County EMS responded to at least 52 calls on Monday and the early hours of Tuesday, available reports indicate. Incidents included one chest pain call, seven respiratory issue calls, one animal bite call, one back pain call, two fainting calls, one stroke call, one overdose call, one well person check, one mental health call, four cardiac arrest calls and one unknown problem call. Trauma calls included six auto accidents, six falls and one assault. Other types of calls included three medical alert activations.

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