Albany and Dougherty County Police/Fire/EMS reports — April 15-18

Weekend public safety roundup for Albany and Dougherty County

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By Jennifer Parks

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ALBANY — The Albany Police Department responded to at least 41 incidents on Saturday and Sunday, available reports show. Incidents included:

— Terroristic threats and acts on the 600 block of Mission Court;

— Family violence (unfounded) on the 800 block of West First Avenue and the 1100 block of West Lincoln Avenue;

— Expired registration on the 1500 block of the Liberty Expressway;

— Possession of a firearm by a convicted felon on the 1000 block of South McKinley Street;

— Aggravated assault on the 1200 block of South Davis Street;

— Thefts by taking on the 500 block of Ninth Avenue and the 600 block of Sands Drive;

— Battery on the 1100 block 11th Avenue and the 1500 block of East Roosevelt Avenue;

— Criminal trespass on the 1500 block of Palmyra Road and the 100 block of North Slappey Boulevard;

— Entering autos on the 1600 block of West Gordon Avenue and the 2700 block of Doncaster Drive;

— Burglaries in the first degree on the 900 block of Friendship Drive and the 1200 block of Fifth Avenue;

— Theft of lost/mislaid property on the 300 block of West Highland Avenue;

— Marijuana possession (less than one ounce) on the 500 block of North Carroll Street;

— Shoplifting on the 1500 block of Radium Springs Road;

— Probation violation on the 500 block of Emily Avenue;

— Suspended/revoked license at the intersection of 18th Avenue and Cardinal Street;

— Criminal damage to property in the second degree on the 300 block of Wells Avenue;

— Harassing phone calls on the 200 block of Moore Avenue;

— Animals at large on the 1300 block of 10th Avenue;

— Simple battery (family violence) on the 2600 block of Cody Court.

DOUGHERTY POLICE: The Dougherty County Police Department responded to at least 22 incidents on Saturday and Sunday, available reports show. Incidents included:

— Auto accidents on the 500 block of Tallahassee Road and the 4400 block of Acree Avenue;

— Contact persons on the 4100 block of Radium Springs Road and the 200 block of Eagle Court;

— Speeding auto on the 4400 block of Acree Avenue;

— Disorderly conduct on the 1900 block of Covey Road;

— Family violence on the 400 block of Philema Road and the 2600 block of Great Oak Street;

— Demented person on the 4000 block of Harris Road;

— Residential burglaries on the 2500 block of Imperial Street and the 600 block of Southgate Avenue;

— 911 hang-up on the 2600 block of North Avenue;

— Injured animal at the intersection of Oakhaven Drive and Newton Road;

— Discharging firearms on the 3200 block of Pinyon Drive;

— Suspicious auto at the intersection of Cordele Road and Pine Bluff Road;

— Loud music on the 2600 block of Great Oak Street and the 2300 block of the Liberty Expressway.

ALBANY FIRE: The Albany Fire Department responded to at least 16 calls from Friday to early Monday, available reports show. Incidents included EMS assistance, building fires, a trash fire, shorted electrical equipment, children pulling a fire alarm, a motor vehicle accident, gas leaks, unauthorized burnings and a carbon monoxide incident.

DOUGHERTY EMS: Dougherty County Emergency Medical Service reports from Sunday were not immediately unavailable Monday.

— Compiled by Jennifer Parks

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