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Police Report - August 28
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(Note: All information included in this report is taken from law enforcement incident reports and arrest records, which are public records and available for review at any and all local law enforcement agencies.  Not every arrest leads to a conviction. Guilt or innocence is determined by the court system.)

Statesboro Police Arrests     
    Kendrick Wayne Rose,  21, Delverton Road, Dunwoody — no proof of insurance, suspended registration.
    Montawally Hagins, 31, North Main Street — disorderly conduct.
    Shemeka Nicole Brewton, 27, Madison Meadows — probation violation.
    Michael James Melvin, 22, Ga. 17, Guyton — public intoxication, littering.
    Michael Ira Gunter, 22, Old Augusta Road, Rincon — public intoxication, littering.
    
Bulloch Sheriff's Arrests    

    Kimberly Kolleen Pye, 20, Whistlestop Circle — obstruction.

     Wallace Clifton Blair, 47, Buie Circle, Pembroke — probation violation.
    Patrick Idrick Hagan, 24, Morris Street — battery (family violence), criminal trespass.
    Olivia Bedford, 27, Mitchell Street, Rocky Ford — probation violation.
        
Portal Police Arrests
    Christopher Burnette, 21, Grady Street, Portal — theft by taking, entering auto.
        
Georgia State Patrol Arrests
    Troopers issued one traffic violation citation Tuesday.
             
Georgia Southern University Arrests
      Officers issued four traffic citations Tuesday.
     William L. Dukes, 22,   Sleepy Lane, Warner Robins — disorderly conduct and public intoxication.
    Marc D. Rioux, 18, Eagle Village — underage possession of alcoholic beverages and possession of a false ID.
    Troy E. Hewitt, 19, Eagle Village — Violation of Georgia Controlled Substances Act and underage possession of alcoholic beverages.
     
Statesboro Police Incidents    
     GORDON STREET — A woman said a man threatened to harm her.
    VALLEY ROAD — A woman said a man who lived in her area has  been hanging around her home trying to contact her and she does not want him around.
    PINE STREET — A man said a woman scratched and kicked him and broke a window.
    DELUXE INN — A man was yelling profanities in the parking lot, attracting attention including that of juveniles, and was arrested.
    SOUTH WALNUT STREET — A man said someone stole a check from his vehicle and tried cashing it.
    DOLLAR GENERAL — (Northside Drive West) A policeman called abut a shoplifting juvenile approached the kid who had a pair of swim goggles. The child attempted to flee and the policeman caught him by the arm. The child then spit in the officer's face.
    
Bulloch Sheriff's Incidents    
    BROOMSTRAW TRACE — (Ellabell) A woman said she went to a home where a private detective found her husband, whom she suspected of cheating. The man got in her car and told her she did not know what she was doing and did not know who she was messing with and had walked into something she should not have. When  they got home he choked her before leaving.
    GROOVER OLD MILL ROAD — (Statesboro) A woman told deputies her sister has been calling her and harassing her because she refuses to give her sister any of her disability money.
    
Georgia State Patrol Incidents    
    Troopers issued one warning, assisted three motorists and investigated one accident with no reported injuries Tuesday.
         
Georgia Southern University Incidents
      Officers issued eleven traffic warnings,  assisted eight motorists, responded to three alarms, and investigated three traffic accidents Tuesday.
    VARIOUS LOCATIONS— Officers responded to three reports of sick persons at the Recreation Activity Center, Russell Union, and the Health Center.
    KENNEDY HALL — A  resident reported being harassed by an ex-boyfriend who attends another university.
    EAGLE VILLAGE  —  Officers responded to a report of an injured person . EMS responded but did not transport the victim.

911  Law Enforcement Reports
    Central 911 operators dispatched the following calls Tuesday:
    Bulloch County Sheriff's Department —  11 calls.
    Statesboro Police Department — 21 calls.
    Georgia Southern University Police — one call.
    Georgia State Patrol Post 45 — three calls.
    Candler County Sheriff's Department — five calls.
    Claxton Police Department — one call.
    Evans County Sheriff's Department — five calls.
        
911 Fire Department Reports
    Central 911 operators dispatched the following calls Tuesday:
    Claxton Fire Department —  one call.
        
911 EMS Reports
    Central 911 operators dispatched the following calls Tuesday:
    Bulloch County EMS — one accident call and 10  medical calls.   
    Candler County EMS —  three medical calls.  
    Evans County EMS — three medical calls.    
    Central 911 operators also routed two calls to Effingham County 911, a call to Emanuel County 911, a call to Bryan County 911 and a call to Cobb County 911.
    
    
— Compiled by Holli Deal Bragg
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