GP Police & Firefighters Started August with Strong Community Protection Effort
Grants Pass police officers and firefighters started the month of August with yet another strong effort in community protection.
According to the Weekly Report filed by Grants Pass City Manager Aaron Cubic, police officers responded to a total of 672 calls for service along with 264 officer-initiated calls last week that resulted in 48 arrests, 29 citations, 56 warnings and five highly-intoxicated people being lodged at the Sobering Center.
Cubic also reported that officers conducted a total of 70 traffic stops in the city and they made 17 referrals to the Oregon Department of Human Services (DHS).
The GPPD Community Response Team (CRT) contacted a total of 27 potential troublemakers while arresting two people, citing 26 more and warning five others. The CRT unit also trespassed 12 individuals and made 63 checks of city parks.
Grants Pass Fire & Rescue responded to a total of 95 calls last week including 42 for emergency medical service, four reports of fire or smoke, 12 lift assists, eight rescue situations, seven assists to other agencies and eight false alarms. Firefighters also performed 30 business inspections, assisted the public four times and properly installed two child car seats.
The Grants Pass 9-1-1 Communications Center fielded a total of 1,302 emergency calls last week along with 757 calls for non-emergency service.
Posted on 8/11/25 6:11AM by Sam Marsh
