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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    
    Stephen Dion, 48, Brooklet — wanted person.
    Gregory Scott Wagoner, 18, Snellville — giving false information to a law enforcement officer.
    Nicholas Wayne Nyhoff, 18, Augusta — possession of marijuana.
    Stephen Patrick Fairchild, 20, Ontario, Canada — possession of marijuana.
    Richard Levon Murphey, 21, Statesboro — theft by taking, stalking, simple battery.
    Cynthia Marie Hosford, 19, Eagle Village — possession of a schedule two narcotic.
    Derek Robert Yater, 22, Lancelot Court — DUI, defective equipment.
    Ricky Lee Lively Jr., 18, North Main Street — battery, cruelty to children.
    David Gene Miller Jr., 24, Mathews Road — theft by taking, reckless driving, DUI, possession of cocaine.
    Shardai Nicole Jackson, 21, Packinghouse Road — driving without a valid license, driving with a suspended license.
        
Bulloch Sheriff's Arrests   
    Rochelle Thompson, 47, Jackson Road — simple battery.
    Clifford Earl McTier, 45, Jackson Road — simple battery.
    Thomas Paredes, 51, Old Register Road — probation violation.
    Scotty Robert Norris, 24, Black Creek Church Road — obstruction of an officer, probation violation.
    Glen Mincey, 47, Sky Drive — battery.
    Daniel Lira Cordero, 32, Chance's Mobile Home Park — driving while license suspended or revoked, wanted person.
    
    
Georgia State Patrol Arrests
    Troopers issued seven citations for traffic violations Wednesday.
    
Georgia Southern University Arrests
     No arrests reported.
    
Statesboro Police Incidents   
    JOYCE STREET — A woman reported a juvenile told her another juvenile had a gun.
    NORTH MAIN STREET — A woman reported her juvenile son had left home and had not returned.
    NORTHSIDE DRIVE — A juvenile was arrested for theft by shoplifting, giving false information to a law enforcement officer, obstruction and unruly juvenile.
    SOUTH COLLEGE STREET — A woman reported her ex-boyfriend calls her home and leaves threatening messages.
    CHURCH STREET — A woman reported hearing someone outside of her back window.
    WAL-MART — A man reported someone used two counterfeit traveler's checks.
    SOUTH MAIN STREET — A man reported a gun stolen from his home.
    HOWARD JOHNSON — A man reported his toolbox and tools stolen from his truck.
        
Bulloch Sheriff's Incidents   
    HIGHWAY 301 SOUTH (Register) — A man reported he was driving behind a pickup truck carrying some wood logs when some of them fell off the truck and struck his vehicle.
    COURSEY ROAD (Statesboro) — A woman reported she was delivering newspapers when two men jumped out in front of her and began yelling at her. When she saw that one of the men had  a gun, she sped off and reported hearing a gunshot. Deputies later made contact with the two men who admitted to the allegations, saying they thought the driver was someone else. The men were arrested and the driver said she would no longer be delivering papers.
    SPELL MINCEY ROAD (Portal) — A man reported several firearms stolen from his home.
    BEAVER CREEK DRIVE (Statesboro) — A woman reported her juvenile daughter had run away.
    HIGHWAY 301 NORTH (Statesboro) — A man reported another man entered his store and left without paying for several items. The complainant said he didn't want to prosocute the shoplifting , but did want the offender charged with criminal trespass and not to return to the store.
    HIGHWAY 301 SOUTH (Statesboro) — A woman reported going to a hotel and upon checking in, found her room had no sheets or pillow cases on the bed. She was then moved to another room where she said it had a strong smell of what she believed to be marijuana. She asked her account be credited for the price of the room, but the hotel worker refused, saying she'd been in the room for 15 to 20 minutes. The victim eventually left to stay at another hotel.
    HIGHWAY 301 NORTH (Statesboro) — A woman reported she and two men were involved in an altercation. When it was over, one of the men said he wanted to "smoke a joint" inside her home, which she refused. The other man then said her car wouldn't work the next day when she was going to work.
    PLEASANT HILL ROAD (Portal) — A man reported his tractor stolen while he was hunting in the woods. He admitted to leaving the keys in it and said he didn't hear it start because of strong winds.
    ROZIER ROAD (Brooklet) — A man reported four rolls of galvanized fence wire and six galvanized cattle corral panels stolen.
    HIGHWAY 301 NORTH (Statesboro) — A man filed a missing persons report for his ex-wife and her boyfriend, who had not been seen since Thanksgiving. He said they'd been evicted from their last known address and may be living on the streets.
    ROCK POINT ROAD — A woman reported a man had trespassed onto her property several times.
    PLEASANT AVENUE (Statesboro) — A woman reported returning home from work to find her ex-boyfriend in her home. He asked her why she had told some of their friends that he smoked crack cocaine. She responded it was because he did smoke crack cocaine. He then began hitting her, leaving visible marks on her body. She eventually went to the hospital because she was vomiting and feared being hurt worse than she initially thought. The offender was later located and arrested.
    
Georgia State Patrol Incidents   
    Troopers issued 14 warnings and investigated five crashes with one reported injury Wednesday.
    
Georgia Southern University Incidents
    SANFORD HALL — A laptop computer was reported stolen.
   Officers issued assisted eight motorists, two sick people and responded to one fire alarm.
    
911  Law Enforcement Reports
    Central 911 operators dispatched the following calls Wednesday:
    Bulloch County Sheriff's Department - eight calls.
    Statesboro Police Department — 13 calls.
    Georgia State Patrol Post 45 — four calls.
    University Police — two calls
    Candler County Sheriff's Department — two calls.
    
911 Fire Department Reports
    Central 911 operators dispatched the following calls Wednesday:
    Statesboro Fire Department — five calls.
    Bulloch County Volunteer Fire Department — one call
    Metter Fire Department — one call.
        
911 EMS Reports
    Central 911 operators dispatched the following calls Wednesday:
    Bulloch County EMS — one accident and 18 medical calls.   
    Candler County EMS — three medical calls.  
    Evans County EMS — one medical call.    
    Central 911 operators also routed a call Wednesday to Bryan County.
    
— Compiled by Luke Martin
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