GP Police and Firefighters Protected Community during First Week of Autumn
Grants Pass police officers and firefighters logged an impressive activity level during the first full week of autumn.
According to the Weekly Report filed by Grants Pass City Manager Aaron Cubic, police responded to 704 calls for service plus 271 officer-initiated calls last week that resulted in 51 arrests, 39 citations, 57 warnings and four highly-intoxicated people being lodged at the Sobering Center.
Cubic also reported that officers conducted a total of 41 traffic stops in the city.
The Community Response Team (CRT) made a total of 96 contacts with potential trouble-makers while arrested five people, citing 11 more and warning 27 others. The CRT unit also trespassed 10 individuals and posted 44 new transient camps.
Grants Pass Fire & Rescue responded to a total of 102 calls last week including 42 for emergency medical service, two for reports of fire or smoke, 14 lift assists, six rescue situations, three assists to other agencies and three false alarms. Firefighters also performed 38 business inspections, led two education programs, assisted the public three times and properly installed 11 child car seats for young families.
The 9-1-1 Dispatch Center fielded a total of 1,175 emergency calls in addition to 908 calls for non-emergency service.
Posted on 10/2/23 7:02AM by Sam Marsh
