GP Police & Firefighters Protected and Served Community during Wet Week
Grants Pass police officers and firefighters kept their vow to protect and serve this community during a very wet week.
According to the Weekly Report filed by Grants Pass City Manager Aaron Cubic, police officers responded to a total 512 calls for service along with 272 officer-initiated calls last week that resulted in 46 arrests, 33 citations, 41 warnings and five highly-intoxicated people being lodged at the Sobering Center.
Cubic also reported that officers conducted a total of 61 traffic stops in the city and they made 29 referrals to the Oregon Department of Human Services.
The GPPD Community Response Team (CRT) made contact with 25 potential troublemakers while arresting one person and warning six others.
Grants Pass firefighters responded to a total of 108 calls last week including 48 for emergency medical service, three for reports of fire or smoke, 17 lift assists, 17 rescue situations, 10 assists to other agencies and six false alarms. Firefighters also performed 10 business inspections, led three public education/prevention programs and assisted the public 10 times.
The Grants Pass 9-1-1 Communications Center fielded a total of 1,048 emergency calls in addition to 581 calls for non-emergency service. They're hiring. Click the link for "Jobs" at "grantspassoregon.gov."
Posted on 11/25/24 5:59AM by Sam Marsh
