Police/Fire/EMS – April 21, 2010
Pete Skiba
ALBANY — Albany police responded to at least 26 incidents Monday into the early hours of Tuesday, according to available police reports. Police responded to incidents including:
— Disorderly conduct, a fight on the 600 block of McKinley Street;
— Motor vehicle theft by conversion on the 900 block of West Fourth Avenue, a borrowed vehicle was not returned on the
— Simple battery, a juvenile fight on the 800 block of Crawford Drive;
— Animal at large, dog bite on the 1000 block of Dunes Avenue;
— Theft by taking a grass trimmer on the 900 block of Radium Springs Road;
— Damage to mailbox on the 1900 block of Riverview Circle;
— Theft by taking a mailbox on the 900 block of Frotscher Street;
— Motor vehicle theft on the 900 block of West Linden Avenue;
— Robbery by force, four or five men jumped a victim and stole his wallet on the 500 block of Park Lane;
— Aggravated battery, a fight on the 100 block of Philema Road;
— Aggravated assault ( domestic violence) on the 1200 block of Gary Avenue;
— Assault (family violence) on the 300 block of South Davis Street;
— Domestic (unfounded) on the 2300 block of West Gordon Avenue, the 2300 block of Joel Drive and the 500 block of Cleveland Street.
DOUGHERTY POLICE: Dougherty County police responded to at least 16 calls, according to police reports.
Police responded to incidents including:
— Burglary, theft of a video recorder and assorted meat from a refrigerator on the 500 block of Old Pretoria Road;
— Domestic violence (verbal) on the 1300 block of Cordele Road;
— Assault on the 4400 block of Harris Road.
DOUGHERTY EMS: Emergency medical services responded to 74 calls on Monday. There were 46 medical calls, 25 trauma calls and three other calls. Medical calls included, seven chest pains, 11 respiratory problems, one nausea vomiting, three faintings, two altered mental state, one diabetic complaint, one mental problem, four miscellaneous pain calls, one stroke symptom and 14 various medical. Trauma calls included 18 vehicle crash injuries, three falls and four lacerations. Other calls are typically standby for other units and patient transport.
ALBANY FIRE: Albany firefighters responded to 13 calls, including vehicle crash cleanup, medical assist, structure fire with $3,000 damage ignited by unattended cooking, vacant building fire, four activated alarms, motor vehicle crash with injury, unauthorized burning overheated tire, tree fire extinguished and a false alarm.
— Compiled by Pete Skiba