Grants Pass police officers and firefighters were on point as they protected citizens and property in the community last week.
According to the Weekly Report filed by Grants Pass City Manager Aaron Cubic, police officers responded to a total of 687 calls for service along with 323 officer-initiated calls last week that resulted in 45 arrests, 44 citations, 58 warnings and four highly-intoxicated people being lodged at the Sobering Center.
Cubic also reported that officers conducted a total of 90 traffic stops in the city and they made 28 referrals to the Oregon Department of Human Services.
The GPPD Community Response Team (CRT) contacted a total of 180 potential troublemakers while arresting seven people, citing 13 more and warning 29 others.
The CRT unit also trespassed five individuals, posted 81 transient camps and removed trash from three campsites.
Grants Pass Fire & Rescue responded to a total of 110 calls last week including 48 for emergency medical service, one report of fire or smoke, 19 lift assists, six rescue situations, seven assists to other agencies and five false alarms. Firefighters also performed 25 business inspections, led three public education-prevention programs and assisted the public five times.
The Grants Pass 9-1-1 Communications Center fielded a total of 1,107 emergency calls in addition to 698 calls for non-emergency service.
