Grants Pass police officers and firefighters continued their quest to protect citizens and structures during the holiday season.
According to the Weekly Report filed by Grants Pass City Manager Aaron Cubic, police officers responded to a total of 544 calls for service along with 224 officer-initiated calls last week that resulted in 47 arrests, 21 citations, 31 warnings and nine highly-intoxicated people being lodged at the Sobering Center.
Cubic also reported that officers conducted a total of 46 traffic stops in the city and they made 31 referrals to the Oregon Department of Human Services.
The GPPD Community Response Team (CRT) made a total of 120 contacts with potential troublemakers while arresting two people, citing four more and warning 20 others. The CRT unit also trespassed five individuals, posted one transient camp and removed trash from 25 campsites.
Grants Pass Fire & Rescue responded to a total of 88 calls last week including 30 for emergency medical service, 17 lift assists, one rescue situation, four assists to other agencies and two false alarms. Firefighters also performed 30 business inspections, led six education/prevention programs and assisted the public at least four times.
The Grants Pass 9-1-1 Communications Center fielded a total of 1,084 emergency calls as well as 602 calls for non-emergency service.
