Grants Pass police officers and firefighters continued protecting the community during the week before Christmas.
According to the Weekly Report filed by Grants Pass City Manager Aaron Cubic, police officers responded to a total of 543 calls for service along with 268 officer-initiated calls last week which resulted in 33 arrests, 39 citations, 44 warnings and five highly-intoxicated people being lodged at the Sobering Center.
Cubic also reported that officers conducted a total of 66 traffic stops in the city and they made 26 referrals to the Oregon Department of Human Services.
The GPPD Community Response Team (CRT) contacted a total of 200 potential troublemakers while arresting two people, citing three more and warning 40 others. The CRT unit also trespassed three individuals, posted 148 transient camps and removed trash from five campsites.
Grants Pass Fire & Rescue responded to a total of 94 calls last week including 32 for emergency medical service, five for reports of fire or smoke, 20 lift assists and six assists to other agencies. Firefighters also conducted 54 business inspections, led two education/prevention programs, assisted the public six times and properly installed five child car seats.
The Grants Pass 9-1-1 Communications Center fielded a total of 1,049 emergency calls as well as 661 calls for non-emergency service.
