Police/Fire/EMS May 7, 2010

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Pete Skiba

ALBANY — Albany Police Department officers responded to at least 46 incidents Wednesday into the early hours of Thursday, according to available police reports. Police responded to incidents including:

— Missing juvenile on the 500 block of Dunes Avenue;

— Theft by taking a $60 bicycle on the 1300 block of Baker Avenue;

— Truancy on the 500 block of Gaines Avenue;

— Robbery by sudden snatching on the 600 block of Willard Avenue;

— Aggravated battery on the 2500 block of Dawson Road;

— Burglary on the first block of Dobbs Avenue, the 1900 block of West Highland Avenue, the 1300 block of 11th Avenue, the 200 block of Edwards Drive, the 800 block of 10th Avenue and the 2500 block of Brierwood Drive;

— Threats (family violence) on the 300 block of Mock Road;

— Battery (domestic violence) on the 700 block of Mercer Avenue;

— Simple battery (domestic violence) on the 200 block of Mock Road;

— Domestic violence (unfounded) on the 500 block of Webb Street, the 1100 block of Valley Road, the 2500 block of Nottingham Way, the 700 block of West Lincoln Avenue, the 2600 block of Cardinal Street, the 700 block of West First Avenue and the 1300 block of Bayhill Lane.

DOUGHERTY POLICE: Dougherty County police responded to at least 31 calls, according to police reports. Police responded to incidents including:

— Lost property, mail was reported missing from a mailbox on the 3300 block of Twinflower Road;

— Traffic accidents on the 500 block of Byron Plantation Road with no arrests and the 2200 block of Moultrie Road that resulted in a speeding and driving without a license;

— Burglary, theft of $642.93 worth of video games and tennis shoes on the 3400 block of Sweetbrier Road;

— Public intoxication, a man harassed customers and refused to leave a restaurant on the 1600 block of Liberty Expressway;

— Entering auto, theft of $1,350 in stereo equipment from a 1995 Honda on the 400 block of South Westover Boulevard.

DOUGHERTY EMS: Emergency medical services responded to 74 calls on Wednesday. There were 56 medical calls, 16 trauma calls and two other calls. Medical calls included, 10 chest pains, nine respiratory problems, one altered mental state, three diabetic complaints, two seizures, one obstetrics, one mental problem, two stroke symptoms, one choking and 18 various medical. Trauma calls included eight vehicle crash injuries, six falls and two lacerations. Other calls are typically standby for other units and patient transport.

ALBANY FIRE: Albany firefighters responded to seven calls including:

— A structure fire at 2315 West Gordon Ave. had no injuries reported, but resulted in $52,000 in damages to a wood-frame, two-story apartment building at 2 p.m., according to a fire department report. The fire started from unattended cooking, the report added.

— Public service, training 20 residents on using fire extinguishers, structure fire out on arrival, two active alarms, a false alarm and a pedestrian fatality on Liberty Expressway.

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