Grants Pass police officers and firefighters put in an impressive week of activity as they protected citizens in this community.
According to the Weekly Report filed by Grants Pass City Manager Aaron Cubic, officers responded to a total of 671 calls for service and 245 officer-initiated calls last week that resulted in 42 arrests, 32 citations, eight warnings and six highly-intoxicated people being lodged at the Sobering Center.
Cubic also reported that officers conducted a total of 40 traffic stops in the city and made 30 referrals to the Oregon Department of Human Services.
The Community Response Team (CRT) made a total of 80 contacts with potential troublemakers while arresting four people, citing 21 more and warning 15 others. The CRT unit also trespassed 17 individuals, posted 96 new transient camps and removed trash from six campsites.
Grants Pass Fire & Rescue responded to a total of 93 calls last week including 30 for emergency medical service, two for reports of smoke or fire, 19 lift assists, six rescue situations, four assists to other agencies and three false alarms. Firefighters also performed 27 business inspections, led two education programs, assisted the public six times and properly installed three child car seats.
The 9-1-1 Dispatch Center fielded a total of 1,086 emergency calls last week in addition to 754 calls for non-emergency service.
