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Police Report - December 24
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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     
     Jason Taylor, 26, Lanier Drive — theft by shoplifting.
    Stephen George Vallance, 44, Wellington Circle — DUI.
    Saliek Antonio Murphy, 17, Twin Forks Place, Nevils — theft by shoplifting.
    Jonathan Joseph Anderson, 21, Morris Street — probation violation.
    Alicia Danelle Joslin, 18, Simmons Street, Metter — theft by shoplifting.
    William Max Joslin, 23, Simmons Street, Metter — theft by shoplifting.        
Bulloch Sheriff's Arrests    
    Rufus Devine Jr., 55, Packinghouse Road — theft by shoplifting.
     Ralph Anthony Lewis, 50, Raymond Street — child support lockup (failure to pay child support).
    Cory William Sherman, 24, Old Register Road — DUI, failure to top at a stop sign.
        
Georgia State Patrol Arrests
     Troopers issued 11 traffic violation citations Monday.
            
Georgia Southern University Arrests
      No arrests filed.
        
Statesboro Police Incidents    
    STOCKYARD ROAD  —  A woman said someone took locks off a unit at EZ Storage and stole homemade quilts, purses, wallets, crystal and Tony Stewart collectibles.
    BELK — A man was caught shoplifting a pair of pants.
    WEST GRADY STREET — A woman and her daughter argued because the daughter was disrespectful and refused to do chores.
    BULLOCH STREET — A juvenile was arrested for marijuana charges after police questioned him about a purple bicycle he was riding and could not tell where he got it. A search revealed the marijuana.
    WAL-MART — A man and woman removed nine DVDs from cases and hid them in the woman's purse.
    In another incident a man tried taking 12 video games without paying.
    STADIUM WALK APARTMENTS — A woman said her boyfriend struck her in the eye, causing lacerations that needed hospital attention.
    SMART STYLES — (Inside Wal-Mart) A woman said a deposit was $100 short.
    CAMBRIDGE AT SOUTHERN — a TV and other items were taken in a burglary.
    VARSITY APARTMENTS — A TV, Play Station 3, and digital camera were taken during a burglary.
          
Bulloch Sheriff's Incidents    
    CLYDE'S MARKET #74 — (U.S. 301 NORTH ) — A woman said a man stole a 24 ounce beer and a bar of soap.
    UNDISCLOSED LOCATION — A man went to the sheriff's department and reported his daughter received several unwanted text messages from a male. Deputies called the offender, whom they could not understand; but the offender's father got on  the phone and explained his son suffers from mental and physical disorders. He also said the complainant's daughter had been sending his son text messages, making fun of him at school (Statesboro High School.)
    PEARL LANE — (Statesboro) A woman said a Savannah man came to her home to see his child, her grandchild, but she is afraid of him. The man told deputies she pulled a gun on him, but she denied doing so.    
    
Georgia State Patrol Incidents    
    Troopers made one emergency relay of blood or medical supplies, assisted two motorists,  and investigated two crashes with no reported injuries Monday.
    
Georgia Southern University Incidents
    No incident reports available.
         
911  Law Enforcement Reports
    Central 911 operators dispatched the following calls Monday:
    Bulloch County Sheriff's Department — 13 calls.
    Statesboro Police Department — 16 calls.
    Georgia State Patrol Post 45 — five calls.
    Candler County Sheriff's Department — seven calls.
    Claxton Police Department — two calls.
    Evans County Sheriff's Department — seven calls.
    Brooklet Police Department — one call.
        
911 Fire Department Reports
    Central 911 operators dispatched the following calls Monday:
    Bulloch County Volunteer Firefighters — four calls.
        
911 EMS Reports
    Central 911 operators dispatched the following calls Monday:
    Bulloch County EMS — one fire call and 15 medical calls.   
    Candler County EMS — four medical calls.  
    Evans County EMS — three medical calls.    
    Central 911 operators also routed five calls to Bulloch First Responders, two calls to Emanuel County 911 and a call to Bulloch Humane Enforcement.
    
    
— Compiled by Holli Deal Bragg
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