Grants Pass police officers and firefighters endured record-breaking heat while protecting the community last week.
According to Grants Pass City Manager Aaron Cubic, police officers responded to a total of 658 calls for service and 237 officer-initiated calls last week that resulted in 46 arrests, 27 citations, 40 warnings and 10 highly intoxicated people being lodged at the Sobering Center.
Cubic also reported that officers conducted a total of 61 traffic stops in the city and made 15 referrals to the Oregon Department of Human Services.
The GPPD Community Response Team (CRT) contacted a total of 173 potential troublemakers while arresting three people, citing 30 more and warning 27 others. The CRT unit also trespassed 19 individuals and posted 72 transient camps while removing trash from 15 campsites.
Grants Pass Fire & Rescue responded to a total of 128 calls last week including 32 for emergency medical service, 19 reports of fire or smoke, nine lift assists, five rescue situations, 16 assists to other agencies and 13 false alarms. Firefighters also performed 47 business inspections, led one education/prevention program, assisted the public 19 times and properly installed one child car seat.
The 9-1-1 Dispatch Center fielded a total of 1,437 emergency calls in addition to 737 calls for non-emergency service.
