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Friday, June 07, 2013  Eric Greene was traveling west on Old Dawson Rd. in his 1997 Chevrolet Tahoe when Truitt Smith, who traveling west on Old Dawson Rd., failed to stop at the traffic light at Pointe North and struck Greene in the rear causing him to flip several times.

Friday, May 10, 2013  The 9th annual Law Enforcement Special Olympics Torch Run was held in downtown Albany Friday morning.

Wednesday, May 01, 2013  Updated with video; Within the month of April thousands of dollars worth of firearms were stolen by gun thieves.

Wednesday, April 24, 2013  Updated with video; Albany’s Board of City Commissioners voted against two rezoning proposals to make some property on Old Dawson Road into apartment complexes and living areas on Tuesday evening after holding a public hearing on the issue.

Sunday, April 14, 2013  Albany Police and Dougherty County EMS have responded to an accident at the intersection of Westover Blvd. and Old Dawson Road.

Monday, April 08, 2013  Emergency crews respond to accident

Saturday, April 06, 2013  A motorcycle chase came to a metal-grinding halt last night on Dawson Road.

Monday, April 01, 2013  Albany police need your help finding a suspect in an entering auto case that led to financial transaction card fraud.

Sunday, March 24, 2013  Shots were fired early Sunday morning on Dawson road after a fight broke out in the 2400th block of the west side street.

Wednesday, March 20, 2013  According to Dougherty County Sheriff's Office, Michael Fenton who works at Your Travel Connection on Dawson Road has scammed a couple who booked a cruise.

Sunday, February 17, 2013  Albany Police have cleared a wreck that occurred at 8:01 PM at the intersection of Old Dawson Road, and Westover Boulevard.

Saturday, January 05, 2013  Albany Police are in the Magnolia-Gillionville-Maryland area searching for two robbery suspects.

Tuesday, January 01, 2013  Fitness professionals say during this time of the year gym memberships tend to go up.

Tuesday, December 04, 2012  Officers with the Albany Police Department and Albany-Dougherty Drug Unit are on scene at Shoreham Apartments responding to an unknown incident.

Monday, December 03, 2012  Legislative officials from Atlanta made their way to Albany/Dougherty County Monday morning to discuss the upcoming year and clear up any misunderstandings between the two authorities.