GP Police Officers & Firefighters Kept Promise to Protect & Serve Community
Grants Pass police officers and firefighters kept their promise to protect and serve the community last week.
According to the Weekly Report filed by Grants Pass City Manager Aaron Cubic, police officers responded to a total of 490 calls for service along with 350 officer-initiated calls which resulted 30 arrests, 30 citations, 73 warnings and seven highly intoxicated people being lodged at the Sobering Center.
Cubic also reported that officers conducted a total of 91 traffic stops in the city and they made 13 referrals to the Oregon Department of Human Services.
The GPPD Community Response Team (CRT) contacted a total of 150 potential troublemakers while arresting three people, citing three more and warning 22 others. The CRT unit also trespassed three individuals, posted 113 transient camps and removed trash from 11 campsites.
Grants Pass Fire & Rescue responded to a total of 112 calls last week including 35 for emergency medical service, five reports of fire or smoke, 26 lift assists, two rescue situations, 10 assists to other agencies and nine false alarms. Firefighters also conducted eight business inspections, led two education/prevention programs, assisted the public six times and properly installed one child car seat.
The Grants Pass 9-1-1 Communications Center fielded a total of 944 emergency calls as well as 599 calls for non-emergency service.
Posted on 1/27/25 6:00AM by Sam Marsh
