GP Police & Firefighters Logged another Active Week of Community Protection
Grants Pass police officers and firefighters logged an active week of community protection.
According to the Weekly Report filed by Grants Pass City Manager Aaron Cubic, police officers responded to a total of 589 calls for service along with 381 officer-initiated calls last week that resulted in 36 arrests, 45 citations, 60 warnings and seven highly intoxicated people being lodged at the Sobering Center.
Cubic also reported that officers conducted a total of 100 traffic stops in the city and they made 26 referrals to the Oregon Department of Human Services (DHS).
The GPPD Community Response Team (CRT) contacted a total of 115 potential troublemakers while arresting four people, citing four more and warning eight others. The CRT unit also trespassed eight individuals and posted 90 transient camps.
Grants Pass Fire & Rescue responded to a total of 61 calls last week including 19 for emergency medical service, three for reports of fire or smoke, 11 lift assists, four rescue situations, two assists to other agencies and three false alarms. Crews also conducted 25 business inspections and assisted the public five times.
The Grants Pass 9-1-1 Communications Center fielded a total of 958 emergency calls last week in addition to 693 calls for non-emergency service.
Posted on 3/17/25 5:31AM by Sam Marsh
