Albany-Dougherty Police/Fire/EMS reports – March 22-23, 2016
Public Safety roundup for Albany and Dougherty County
By Brad McEwen
ALBANY POLICE: The Albany Police Department responded to at least 26 incidents on Tuesday and the early hours of Wednesday, available reports show. Those incidents included:
— Theft by taking on the 3000 block of Kensington Court, the 500 block of Ebony Lane, and the 2700 block of Pointe North Boulevard.
— Criminal trespass on the 600 block of Harmon Avenue and the 300 block of Station Crossing Drive.
— Battery on the 2200 block of Friar Tuck Lane and the 1400 block of Colquitt Avenue.
— Entering auto on the 2300 block of Doncaster Drive and the 2300 block of Gail Avenue.
— Missing person on the 700 block of Shamrock Street and the 1000 block of West Society Avenue.
— Burglary on the 300 block of Station Crossing Drive.
— Simple battery on the 1600 block of McArthur Street.
— Armed robbery on the 1400 block of Dawson Road.
— Spice/synthetic marijuana possession on the 700 block of West Gordon Avenue.
— Identity theft/fraud on the 1700 block of West Whitney Avenue.
— Possession of drug paraphernalia on the 700 block of West highland Avenue.
— Theft by conversion on the 800 block of West Oglethorpe Boulevard.
— Robbery by sudden snatching on the 2600 block of Dawson Road.
— Disorderly conduct on the 2700 block of Dawson Road.
— Suicide attempt on the 1000 block of 7th Avenue.
— Unlawful use of 911 on the 200 block of West Oglethorpe Boulevard.
— Failure to stop/yield on the 2200 block of Leonard Avenue.
— Loitering/prowling on the 200 block of West Broad Avenue.
DOUGHERTY POLICE: The Dougherty County Police Department responded to at least 11 incidents Tuesday and the early hours of Wednesday, available reports show. Those incidents included:
— Animal running at large at the intersection of North County Line Road and Sylvester Road, and on the 2800 block of Astoria Drive.
— Unwanted guest on the 3300 block of Sylvester Highway and the 1400 block of Antioch Road.
— Burglary on the 1200 block of Nixon Drive and the 3600 block of Vanderbilt Drive.
— Discharging firearms on the 700 block of Cordele Road.
— Juvenile problem on the 3600 block of Parr Road.
— Auto accident on the 2700 block North Jefferson Street.
— Suspicious auto on the 800 block of Community Avenue.
— Family violence on the 400 block of Mustang Drive.
ALBANY FIRE: The Albany Fire Department responded to at least five incidents Tuesday and the early hours of Wednesday, available reports show. Those incidents included:
— Smoke scare or odor on the 1900 block of West Oakridge Drive and the 2500 block of Perth Court.
— Medical assist on the 2000 block of West Broad Avenue.
— Power line down on the 400 block of West 4th Avenue.
— Unauthorized burning on the 80 block of Morningside Drive.
DOUGHERTY EMS: The Dougherty County EMS responded to at least 70 calls Tuesday and the early hours of Wednesday, available reports show. Those calls included five respiratory issue calls, four seizure calls, four mental health crisis calls, three stroke calls, three cardiac arrest calls, two chest pain calls, two diabetic issue calls, one labor call, and 28 various medical calls. Trauma calls included eight falls, six auto accidents, and four lacerations.
— Compiled by Brad McEwen