Thursday armed robbery on South Slappey under investigation, Albany police respond to 20 other incidents

ALBANY — A man reported that his cell phone, charger and wallet were taken in an armed robbery Thursday night, according to a report from the Albany Police Department.

Officers responding to a suspicious person call around 9 p.m. at Dollar General, 408 S. Slappey Blvd., contacted a 20-year-old man who said he had been robbed at gunpoint about 10 minutes earlier.

The man said he was walking to a friend’s house on West Society Avenue when he stopped at E-Z Title Pawn, 500 S. Slappey Blvd., to charge his phone. He told police he was seated against the north side of the building and was talking to his girlfriend when a man approached and asked to use his phone.

He ended his call and handed the phone to the man, who he told police pulled a black “Glock style” handgun and pointed it at him, instructing him to lie down and not not move. The report said the gunman reached into the man’s rear pocket and took his wallet, then grabbed the phone charger before riding away toward the south on a BMX-style bicycle.

The stolen cell phone was an iPhone 4 and the stolen wallet contained the man’s identification, his Social Security card and $295 in cash, the report said.

The report said the victim described the suspect as a dark-skinned black male who was wearing a white T-shirt, shorts and a red ball cap. A lookout was posted, the report said.

The case remains under investigation.

ALBANY POLICE: The Albany Police Department responded to at least 20 incidents on Thursday and early Friday, available reports show. The incidents included:

— Disorderly conduct on the 1100 block of South Van Buren Street;

— Theft by taking on the 300 block of Holloway Avenue and on the 2200 block of South Jackson Street;

— Probation violation on the 2100 block of Techwood Drive;

— Burglary in the 1st degree on the 900 block of Frotscher Street and on the 500 block of North Westover Boulevard;

— Public indecency on the 200 block of South Jackson Street;

— Obstruction of law enforcement on the 1100 block of West Lincoln Avenue on the 700 block of East Broad Avenue;

— Operation of a vehicle with an expired/absent tag on the 700 block of Radium Springs Road;

— Family violence on the 800 block of West Residence Avenue;

— Criminal damage to the property on the 700 block of West Second Avenue;

— Entering auto on the 1100 block of Duke Lane;

— Robbery on the 1000 block of Augusta Drive;

— Deceased person on the 600 block of West Residence Avenue.

DOUGHERTY POLICE: The Dougherty County Police Department responded to at least 22 incidents on Thursday and into Friday, available reports show. The incidents include:

— Entering auto on the 1600 block of Dorough Avenue;

— Suspicious auto on the 6100 block of Elliott Drive and on the 3000 block of Sylvester Road;

— Suspicious person on the 1100 block of Antioch Drive;

— Fraud on the 3700 block of Radium Springs Road and on the 2100 block of Habersham Road;

— Animal running at large on the 2500 block of College Park Lane and on the 4800 block of Coachlight Court;

— Unwanted guest on the 700 block of Liberty Expressway Southeast and on the 3100 block of Plains Lane;

— Theft by taking on the 600 block of Holly Drive;

— Forgery on the 5000 block of Holly Hill Road;

— Loud music at the intersection of Hedgeapple Lane and Twin Flower Road;

— 911 hang up on the 2700 block of Astoria Drive.

ALBANY FIRE DEPARTMENT: The Albany Fire Department responded to at least four calls Thursday and into Friday, available reports show. The incidents included activated alarms, a vehicle accident and EMS assistance.

DOUGHERTY EMS: The Dougherty Emergency Medical Service responded to 67 calls on Thursday, available reports show. There were 56 medical calls and 11 trauma calls.

The majority of the medical calls included nine respiratory issues, six chest pains, four altered mental statuses, two mental health issues, one fainting, one stroke, one seizure, one diabetic issue and 26 various medical calls. The trauma calls included five assaults, three auto accident victims, two falls and one laceration.