Grants Pass police officers and firefighters logged another busy week of activity protecting the community.
According to the Weekly Report filed by Grants Pass City Manager Aaron Cubic, police officers responded to a total of 551 calls for service along with 388 officer-initiated calls last week that resulted in 27 arrests, 63 citations, 111 warnings and five highly-intoxicated people being lodged at the Sobering Center.
Cubic also reported that officers conducted a total of 152 traffic stops and they made 18 referrals to the Oregon Department of Human Services.
The GPPD Community Response Team (CRT) contacted a total of 190 potential troublemakers while warning 22 people. The CRT unit trespassed six individuals and removed trash from 53 transient campsites.
Grants Pass Fire & Rescue responded to a total of 93 calls last week including 45 for emergency medical service, four reports of fire or smoke, 13 lift assists, four rescue situations and 13 assists to other agencies. Firefighters also performed 14 business inspections, led two public education/prevention programs, assisted the public seven times and properly installed four child car seats.
The Grants Pass 9-1-1 Communications Center fielded a total of 959 emergency calls in addition to 690 calls for non-emergency service.