Grants Pass police officers and firefighters logged a busy period of activity while protecting the community last week.
According to the Weekly Report filed by Grants Pass City Manager Aaron Cubic, police officers responded to a total of 621 calls for service along with 296 officer-initiated calls that resulted in 36 arrests, 30 citations, 43 warnings and two highly-intoxicated people being lodged at the Sobering Center.
Cubic also reported that officers conducted a total of 93 traffic stops and made 20 referrals to the Oregon Department of Human Services.
The Community Response Team contacted a total of 106 potential trouble-makers while arresting three people, citing 19 more and warning 25 others. The CRT unit also trespassed seven individuals, posted 65 transient camps and removed trash from 11 campsites -- primarily in city parks.
Grants Pass Fire & Rescue responded to a total of 97 calls last week including 43 for emergency medical service, five for reports of fire or smoke, eight lift assists, nine rescue situations, 11 assists to other agencies and four false alarms. Fire crews also performed 12 business inspections, assisted the public five times and installed 11 child car seats.
The 9-1-1 Dispatch Center fielded a total of 1,115 emergency calls in addition to 790 calls for non-emergency service.
