Grants Pass police officers and firefighters logged a busy week protecting the community.
According to the Weekly Report filed by Grants Pass City Manager Aaron Cubic, police officers responded to a total of 843 calls for service along with 249 officer-initiated calls that resulted in 31 arrests, 28 citations, 54 warnings and six highly intoxicated people being lodged at the Sobering Center.
Cubic also reported that officers conducted a total of 76 traffic stops in the city and made 21 referrals to the Oregon Department of Human Services (DHS).
The GPPD Community Response Team (CRT) contacted a total of 153 potential trouble-makers while citing 24 people and warning 36 others. The CRT unit also trespassed nine individuals, posted 91 transient camps and removed trash from five campsites.
Grants Pass Fire & Rescue responded to a total of 75 calls last week including 40 for emergency medical service, two for reports of fire or smoke, nine lift assists, eight rescue situations, four assists to other agencies and three false alarms. Fire officials also performed 16 business inspections, and led four education/prevention programs.
The 9-1-1 Dispatch Center fielded a total of 947 emergency calls as well as 707 calls for non-emergency service.
