Grants Pass police officers and firefighters provided a strong layer of protection for the community last week.
According to the Weekly Report filed by Grants Pass City Manager Aaron Cubic, police officers responded to a total of 532 calls for service along with 220 officer-initiated calls last week that resulted in 40 arrests, 36 citations, 42 warnings and four highly-intoxicated people being lodged at the Sobering Center.
Cubic also reported that officers conducted a total of 51 traffic stops in the city and they made 17 referrals to the Oregon Department of Human Services.
The GPPD Community Response Team (CRT) made a total of eight contacts with potential troublemakers, generating two arrests, three warnings and three citations for trespassing. Due to the current lawsuit and restraining order, the CRT team was limited in its enforcement of public camping restrictions.
Grants Pass Fire & Rescue responded to a total of 102 calls last week including 54 for emergency medical service, three for reports of fire or smoke, 20 lift assists, four rescue situations, five assists to other agencies and seven false alarms. Crews also performed 10 business inspections, led two education/prevention programs, assisted the public nine times and properly installed three child car seats.
The Grants Pass 9-1-1 Communications Center fielded a total of 1,037 emergency calls last week as well as 556 calls for non-emergency service.
