Grants Pass police officers and firefighters held form last week as they protected the community.
According to the Weekly Report filed by Grants Pass City Manager Aaron Cubic, police officers responded to a total of 590 calls for service along with 256 officer-initiated calls that resulted in 51 arrests, 27 citations, 34 warnings and four highly intoxicated people being lodged at the Sobering Center.
Cubic also reported that officers conducted a total of 44 traffic stops in the city and they made 22 referrals to the Oregon Department of Human Services.
The GPPD Community Response Team (CRT) made a total of 199 contacts with potential trouble-makers while arresting one person, citing 45 more and warning 83 others. The CRT unit also trespassed 26 individuals, posted 110 transient camps and removed trash from three campsites.
Grants Pass Fire & Rescue responded to a total of 74 calls last week including 25 for emergency medical service, three for reports of fire or smoke, 10 lift assists, seven rescue situations, eight assists to other agencies and six false alarms. Fire crews also performed seven business inspections, led five education/prevention programs and assisted the public six times.
The 9-1-1 Dispatch Center fielded a total of 1,003 emergency calls last week in addition to 729 calls for non-emergency service.
