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Police Report - December 8
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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     
    Luis Ernesto Ontiveras, 26, U.S. 301 South — driving with a suspended license, failure to maintain lane, probation violation.
    James Anthony Jenkins, 42, Pamela Way — driving with a suspended license, no tag.
    George Lee Burrell, 27, Princess Lane — second offense DUI, second offense driving with a suspended license.
    Amanda Gail Broward, 24, Newington Highway, Claxton — theft by shoplifting.
    Jamie Lynn Todd, 27, West Smith Street, Claxton — theft by shoplifting.
        
Bulloch Sheriff's Arrests    
    Jeffrey Allen Taylor, 19, Oak Grove Drive, Bloomingdale — probation violation.
    Joseph Ronald Carnes, 32, Whistlestop Circle — driving with a suspended or revoked license, giving false identity to officers.
    Tawanda Neesha Blackmon, 25, Swallowtail Drive — probation violation.
    Jeff Carter IV, 32, John R. Coleman Road — probation violation.
    
Georgia State Patrol Arrests
    Troopers issued four citations Thursday for traffic violations.
            
Georgia Southern University Arrests
      No arrests filed.
        
Statesboro Police Incidents    
    VETERAN'S MEMORIAL PARKWAY/SOUTH MAIN STREET — A man passed out in his vehicle was charged with DUI.
    FAIR ROAD — A man said his car was parked at the BP station when someone poured an oily substance on it that was hard to remove.
    WAL-MART — Two females were arrested after being caught shoplifting clothes and jewelry.
    HERTY DRIVE — A complainant reported a bicycle stolen.
    GA. 67 — A woman said her former boyfriend has called and sent text messages repeatedly ever since August and will not stop.    
    EAGLE COURT — Police responded to a call about a deceased woman and turned the case over to a detective.
    BELK — A woman was charged with shoplifting clothing.
    
Bulloch Sheriff's Incidents    
    SHUMAN ROAD  — (Statesboro) A woman said she and her aunt argued, but there was no physical violence and deputies reported the women separated for the night.
    DRY BRANCH VILLAGE — Deputies pursued a speeding vehicle, following the driver into Dry Branch Village off Cypress Lake Road after the vehicle did not stop. The driver pulled to the wood line behind the mobile home park and fled on foot. Deputies did not apprehend him, but he left behind a hat and cell phone. A deputy dialed the last number called and a man answered, identifying himself and the person who had just called him, stating the man who owned the phone lived at Dry Branch Village. Neighbors confirmed the identity of the vehicle’s owner, and a woman identified herself as the offender’s wife. The cell phone also contained a photo of the man’s daughter. Deputies reported warrants would be issued.
    MAGNOLIA PLACE — (Statesboro) A woman called 911 after her former husband came to her home, demanding she come outside or he come inside. When she refused, the man rammed her garage door with his vehicle.
    MUD ROAD — (Brooklet) A woman told deputies she received repeated calls from someone claiming to be with a debt consolidation company, whom she told she was not interested.
    CIRCLE R TURF FARM — (Clito) A man reported theft of off road diesel, a wildlife camera and six pallets of sod. An employee was suspected of buying the  diesel for a company truck then selling it. He agreed to replace the camera and pay for the sod, was fired and served with criminal trespass for the business.    
                                                 
Georgia State Patrol Incidents    
    Troopers issued 13 warnings, assisted six motorists, and investigated two crashes with no reported injuries Thursday.
        
Georgia Southern University Incidents
     OLLIFF HALL — Someone reported two books were taken from the building.
     Officers issued three traffic warnings, assisted three motorists and responded to one alarm Wednesday.
    
911  Law Enforcement Reports
    Central 911 operators dispatched the following calls Thursday:
    Bulloch County Sheriff's Department — 14 calls.
    Statesboro Police Department — 16  calls.
    Georgia State Patrol Post 45 — two calls.
    Brooklet Police — one call.
    Candler County Sheriff's Department — one call.
    Claxton Police Department — one call.
    
911 Fire Department Reports
    Central 911 operators dispatched the following calls Thursday:
    Statesboro Fire Department — two calls.
    Bulloch County volunteer firefighters — two calls.
    Metter Fire Department — one call.
    Metter Rescue Unit — one call.
    Hagan Fire Department — one call.
        
911 EMS Reports
    Central 911 operators dispatched the following call Thursday:
    Bulloch County EMS — 13 medical calls.   
    Candler County EMS — one accident call and two medical calls.  
    Evans County EMS — one fire call and three medical calls.    
    Central 911 operators also routed  two calls to Bulloch First Responders and two calls to Emanuel County 911.
    
— Compiled by Holli Deal Bragg
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