Albany, Dougherty County police/fire/EMS reports
By Cindi Cox
ALBANY POLICE: The Albany Police Department responded to at least 70 calls late Friday through the early hours of Monday morning. Incidents included:
— Missing persons on the 800 block of Corn Avenue and the 2000 block of Tompkins Avenue;
— Disorderly conduct on the 1500 block of Cromartie Beach Drive, the 1700 block of Myrtle Road, the 1300 block of Seventh Avenue, the 400 block of Oglethorpe Boulevard, the 500 block of Jefferson Street and the 600 block of Sands Drive;
— Simple battery on the 600 block of Willard Avenue and the 400 block of Shadowlawn Drive;
— Criminal trespass on the 1100 block of West Whitney Avenue, the 1500 block of West Highland Drive, the 1200 block of Avelon Avenue, the 300 block of West Roosevelt Avenue, the 100 block of Oglethorpe Boulevard, the 900 block of West Residence Avenue, the 700 block of West Society Avenue and the 1000 block of Amsterdam Lane;
— Aggravated assault on the 800 block of Cotton Avenue, the 900 block of North Whitney Avenue and the 300 block of West Roosevelt Avenue;
— Simple assault on the 100 block of Cordele Avenue, the 600 block of Burke Avenue and the 1800 block of Gillionville Road;
— False imprisonment on the 400 block of Third Avenue;
— Robbery by sudden snatching on the 200 block of Slater King Drive;
— Thefts by taking on the 300 block of South Madison Street, the 800 block of Holloway Avenue and the 900 block of Riley Street;
—Theft by taking (firearm) on the 400 block of Harmon Avenue;
— Interfering with city official prohibited on the 500 block of Odom Avenue;
— Burglary in the first degree (forced entry) on the 2300 block of Beachview Drive;
— Entering autos on the 100 block of Whitehead Drive, the 100 block of Bridges Lane, the 1200 block of Parker Avenue, the 700 block of West Society Avenue, the 900 block of Wall Street, the 600 block of Parkwood Avenue, the 2700 block of Dawson Road, the 900 block of Wall Street, the 600 block of Parkwood Avenue, the 2700 block of Dawson Road, the 1800 block of Oglethorpe Boulevard and the 900 block of Willow Road;
— Thefts by shoplifting on the 400 block of South Slappey Boulevard, three cases on the 2700 block of Dawson Road and the 1400 block of Dawson Road;
— Rape on the 400 block of West Third Avenue;
— Burglary in the second degree (forced entry) on the 3100 block of Autumn Avenue;
— Speeding on the 1600 block of Stuart Avenue;
— Possession of synthetic marijuana/cannabinoids on the 800 block of South Westover Boulevard;
— Carrying a weapon without a permit on the 300 block of South Jackson Street;
— Battery on the 800 block of Cedar Avenue, the 2000 block of Palmyra Road and the 700 block of North Jackson Street;
— Suicide attempts on the 200 block of Butler Drive and the 1200 block of Kingstown Court;
— Cocaine possession on the 500 block of Ninth Avenue;
— Alcohol, open container, on the 100 block of South Front Street;
—Identification theft/fraud when using or possessing identifying information on the 1000 block of Oakridge Drive;
— Theft by taking motor vehicle with a passenger on the 2200 block of Bedford Court.
Dougherty Police: Dougherty County police responded to at least 19 calls from late Friday until early Monday morning. Incidents included:
— Auto accidents on the 2200 block of Duitman Road, the 5600 block of Hill Road, the 3100 block of Gravel Hill Road and the 2700 block of Clark Avenue;
— Animal call on the 1900 block of Weymouth Road;
— Burglar alarms on the 2700 block of the Liberty Expressway, the 2300 block of Wilson Road, the 3300 block of Sweetbrier Road and the 3900 block of Pecan Grove Court;
— Speeding autos on the 4300 block of Sylvester Highway/County Line Road;
— Suspicious persons on the 2700 block of Newcastle Road and the 1600 block of Cordele Road;
— Juvenile problem on the 400 block of South Westover Boulevard;
— Suspicious autos on the 1400 block of South Mock Road and the 3700 block of Countryside Drive;
— Civil issue on the 4000 block of Radium Springs Road;
— Miscellaneous call on the 5000 block of Holly Hill Road;
— Assist motorist on the 2500 block of Toni Lynne Lane.
Albany Fire Department: The Albany Fire Department responded to at least 30 calls from late Friday through the early hours of Monday morning. Incidents included:
—Power lines down on Cordele Road, the 600 block of Odom Avenue, the 1300 block of South Madison Street and on Vick Street and Sunset Lane;
— Medical assistance on the 1900 block of Palmyra Road, the 300 block of Roosevelt Avenue, the 500 block of Shadowlawn Drive, the 500 block of College Drive, the 1100 block of Joel Drive and the 2300 block of Bluewater Drive;
— Building fires on the 1400 block of South Mock Road, the 500 block of Pine Avenue, the 3300 block of Gillionville Road and the 1300 block of Augusta Drive;
— Motor vehicle accidents with injuries on Stuart Avenue and Dawson Road;
— Alarm activations on the 1300 block of South Harding Street, the 600 block of Meadowlark Drive, the 2600 block of Dawson Road, the 2500 block of South Hibiscus Road and the 800 block of Willie Pitts Jr. Road;
— Grass fire on the 1800 block of Dawson Road;
— Water or steam leak on the 200 block of Independence Drive;
— Unauthorized burning on the 2000 block of North Riverview Circle;
— Sprinkler activation on the 1000 block of West Gordon Avenue;
— Shorted electrical outlet on the 1100 block of Gillionville Road;
— Gas leaks on the 900 block of Wall Street and the 500 block of South Jackson Street;
— Outside rubbish burning on the 200 block of Pinson Road.
Dougherty County EMS: Dougherty County Emergency Medical Services reported at least 118 incidents on Saturday and Sunday. Incidents included: five abdominal pain calls, two assault calls, 14 breathing pain calls, two cardiac arrest calls, four chest pain calls, five convulsion/seizure calls, four fainting calls, nine fall victim calls, one headache call, two hemorrhage/laceration calls, one medical alarm call, one indigestion/poisoning call, one pregnancy/childbirth call, four psychiatric problem calls, 40 sick person calls, one standby call, six traffic accident calls, one traumatic injury call, one unconscious/fainting call, five unknown problem/man down calls.