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Police Report - February 5
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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     
    Tuesday and Wednesday arrests will be reported Friday.
            
Bulloch Sheriff's Arrests    
    Jaqual Shidel Chapel, 18, U.S. 301 North — probation violation.
    Michael Thomas Byrd, 20, Ga. 119, Ellabell — two counts probation violation.
    Harrison Wayne Olliff, 19, Olliff Hill Road — probation violation, furnishing alcohol to underage persons.
    Desmond T. Fields, age unavailable, West Jones Avenue — probation violation.
    Jeffrey Christopher Stephens, 34, Toby Drive, Millen — probation violation.
            
Georgia State Patrol Arrests
     Troopers issued two traffic violation citations Tuesday.
                 
Georgia Southern University Arrests
      Officers issued one traffic citation Tuesday.
     Jonathan Reid Cooper, 19, Eagle Village — possession of marijuana.
      
Statesboro Police Incidents    
     Incidents filed Tuesday and Wednesday will be published Friday.
    
Bulloch Sheriff's Incidents    
    RIDGEWAY DRIVE — (Statesboro) A man heard a noise and looked outside to see bushes moving. Upon further investigation he found  the access door to his crawl space open.
    LAWRENCE CHURCH ROAD — (Pembroke) A woman told deputies an unknown man walked around her house and pushed a juvenile girl down while she was kneeling, petting her dog. Deputies did not locate the man but a neighbor had seen the man jogging.
    IVANHOE ROAD — (Brooklet) A woman said another female spun her tires while she and a friend were riding horses. She yelled at the offending driver, who backed up and spun tires again.
    U.S. 80 WEST — (Portal) A man reported a burglary and listed hand sprayers, a chain saw, and a leaf blower  taken.
    OLD THORN POND ROAD — (Brooklet) A woman reported chainsaw stolen.
    HAGAN MILL POND ROAD — (Statesboro) Someone took a tool set, tool box, and air blower from a vehicle.
    OLD REGISTER ROAD — (Statesboro) A woman reported the theft of a .22 revolver.
    ROBERTS ROAD — (Ellabell) A man reported the theft of a chain saw, impact wrench, tool kit, skill saw and nail gun from his shop.
    SOUTHEAST BULLOCH HIGH SCHOOL — (Brooklet) A man said his son was involved in an altercation in the locker room and suffered injury when struck in  the groin by another. The victim slapped the offender in retaliation and the offender grabbed him around the neck, scratching him.
    MATHEWS ROAD  —(Statesboro) A mobile home being moved snagged power lines and cables causing damage to property owned by Northland Cable, Frontier Communications and Georgia Power.
    
Georgia State Patrol Incidents    
    Troopers issued one warning and investigated four crashes with one reported injury Tuesday.
         
Georgia Southern University Incidents
     Officers issued four traffic warnings, assisted one motorist, assisted one sick person, responded to one alarm and investigated two accidents Tuesday.
      
911  Law Enforcement Reports
    Central 911 operators dispatched the following calls Tuesday:
    Bulloch County Sheriff's Department — 12  calls.
    Statesboro Police Department — 23 calls.
    Georgia State Patrol Post 45 — two  calls.
    Candler County Sheriff's Department — six calls.
    Evans County Sheriff's Department — three calls.
    Claxton Police Department — one call.
     Brooklet Police Department — one call.    
    
911 Fire Department Reports
    Central 911 operators dispatched the following calls Tuesday:
    Statesboro Fire Department — one call.
    Metter Fire Department — one call.
    Claxton Fire Department — two calls.    
        
911 EMS Reports
    Central 911 operators dispatched the following calls Tuesday:
    Bulloch County EMS — 15  medical calls.   
    Candler County EMS — seven  medical calls.  
    Evans County EMS — one fire call and two medical calls.    
    Central 911 operators also routed two calls to Bulloch County First Responders and one call t o Toombs County 911.
    
— Compiled by Holli Deal Bragg
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