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GP Police and Firefighters Battled Frigid Cold Weather While Protecting Community

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Grants Pass police officers and firefighters fought frightfully cold weather while protecting the community last week.

According to the Weekly Report filed by Grants Pass City Manager Aaron Cubic, police officers responded to a total of 504 calls for service along with 206 officer-initiated calls last week which resulted in 36 arrests, 43 citations, 37 warnings and six highly-intoxicated people being lodged at the Sobering Center.

Cubic also reported that officers conducted a total of 48 traffic stops in the city and they made 13 referrals to the Oregon Department of Human Services.

There was no report available for the GPPD Community Response Team (CRT).

Grants Pass Fire & Rescue responded to a total of 99 calls last week including 45 for emergency medical service, one report of fire or smoke, 16 lift assists, five rescue situations, six assists to other agencies and four false alarms. Firefighters also performed 19 business inspections, led two education/prevention programs and assisted the public at least three times.

The Grants Pass 9-1-1 Communications Center fielded a total of 937 emergency calls last week in addition to 611 calls for non-emergency service.
Posted on 2/17/25 5:59AM by Sam Marsh