Albany-Dougherty Police/Fire/EMS reports – March 9-10, 2016
Public Safety roundup for Albany and Dougherty County
By Brad McEwen
ALBANY POLICE: The Albany Police Department responded to at least 15 incidents on Wednesday and the early hours of Thursday, available reports show. Those incidents included:
— Criminal trespass on the 1900 block of West Lincoln Avenue, the 700 block of Corn Avenue, and the 3900 block of Rodnor Forest Lane.
— Simple battery on the 2500 block of North Slappey and the 1400 block of Avalon Avenue.
— Open container on the 2100 block of East Broad Avenue and the 1700 block of East Broad Avenue.
— Battery on the 700 block of Corn Avenue.
— Theft by taking on the 500 block of Louis Avenue.
— Stalking on the 2000 block of Martin Luther King Jr. Drive.
— Interfering with a city officer on the 2200 block of South Madison Street.
— Entering auto on the 1000 block of Cedar Avenue.
— Marijuana possession on the 700 block of West Highland Avenue.
— Burglary on the 300 block of Wells Avenue.
— Speeding on the 1700 block of North Jefferson Street.
DOUGHERTY POLICE: The Dougherty County Police Department responded to at least 11 incidents Wednesday and the early hours of Thursday, available reports show. Those incidents included:
— Animal call at the 1700 block of Dorough Avenue, the 100 block of Byron Plantation Road, the 1200 block of Nixon Road and the 1800 block of Mayflower Lane.
— Family violence on the 300 block of Philema Road and the 200 block of Pine bluff Road.
— Auto accident on the 1200 block of the Liberty Expressway and the 2000 block of Cordele Road.
— Traffic stop on the 500 block of West Oakridge Drive.
— Accidental damage on the 300 block of Virginia Avenue.
— Missing person on the 3100 block of War Eagle Drive.
ALBANY FIRE: The Albany Fire Department responded to at least seven incidents Wednesday and the early hours of Thursday, available reports show. Those incidents included:
— Motor vehicle accident on the 300 block of North Jackson Street and the intersection of East Oglethorpe Boulevard and Loftus Drive.
— Arching electrical on the 1500 block of Cora Jinks Lane and the 700 block of Corn Avenue.
— Authorized controlled burn on the 1500 block of Broad Avenue.
— Water or steam leak on the 2400 block of Dawson Road.
— Medical assist on the 3400 block of Blue Springs Road.
DOUGHERTY EMS: The Dougherty County Emergency Management Service responded to at least 91 incidents Wednesday and the early hours of Thursday, available reports show. Those incidents included 12 respiratory issue calls, six chest pain calls, six miscellaneous pain calls, three labor issue calls, three mental health calls, two diabetic issue calls, two cardiac arrest calls, one seizure call, one stroke call, and 34 various medical calls.
Trauma calls included 10 falls, six auto accident victims and two assaults.
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