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Police report January 21
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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     
    Denise Laseamn Cooper, 26, Millen — simple battery.
    Artis Lee West, 28, Cromley Road, Brooklet — probation violation.
    Alexande Bryant Winnifred, 52, Chances Mobile Home Park — acquisition of gas without payment, driving with a suspended license.
    Tom Edward Williams, 55, Institute Street — convicted felon in possession of a firearm.
    Jeremy Kenneth Coutu, 21, Fair Road — failure to maintain lane, DUI.
    Brandi Lee Futch, 23, East Jones Avenue — driving with a suspended license, headlights required.
    Dujon Mekel Alfred, 17, Burkhalter Road — possession of a schedule III controlled substance, possession of marijuana.
    Roy Lee White, 25, Lanier Drive — simple battery.
    Kenneth Morgan Gibson, 23, Cromley Road, Brooklet — driving with a suspended license, no insurance, expired tag.
            
Bulloch Sheriff's Arrests    
     Karen Erlene Harris, 23, Pembroke — battery.
    April Lynn Bridges, 22, Pembroke — battery.
    Christopher Glen Piercy, 36, Twin City — probation violation.
    Timothy Jordan Sutton, 37, Metter — burglary.
    Dekle Dean Whealton, 22, Metter — burglary, criminal damage in the second degree.
    Ashley Shawn Trafficanti, 31, Claxton — theft by taking.
    Joseph Christopher Rauers, 19, Garden District Apartments — failure to maintain lane, DUI.
    Jordan Claire Montague, 18, Eagle Village — DUI
    Aimee Rebecca Bambrough, 19, Eagle Village — possession of alcohol by a minor.
    
Georgia State Patrol Arrests
    Leon Hagins, 33, Thomas Street — DUI (.102)
    Troopers issued 20 citations Friday.
    
Georgia Southern University Arrests
      Arrest information unavailable.
    
Statesboro Police Incidents    
    HAMPTON INN — Police responded to a complaint of an unwanted person and escorted the man off the property.
    LANIER DRIVE — A woman reported seeing a suspicious man knocking on doors of an apartment complex. Police later determined he was going door-to-door promoting his business.
    PACKINGHOUSE ROAD — Police responded to a domestic dispute between a woman and her boyfriend regarding his ex-girlfriend.
    NORTHSIDE DRIVE EAST — A woman reported her purse stolen. It was later recovered but $400 was missing.
    MIKELL STREET — A woman reported her grandson was in a verbal dispute with another person who "thumped him on the head." The woman said she didn't wish to pursue the matter further.
    WILLOW BEND — A woman reported a 15-year old boy continues to call her home, asking for her 14-year old daughter despite being asked to stop.
    STATESBORO HIGH SCHOOL — Police responded to a report of a stolen iPod.
    WAL-MART — An employee reported being given a counterfeit $20 bill.
    CAMBRIDGE APARTMENTS — A man reported a firearm and laptop computer stolen.
    GRANADE STREET — A woman reported someone broke her front door, but nothing was reported missing.
    CAMBRIDGE APARTMENTS — After an anonymous complaint, police issued a citation for violation of the city's noise ordinance.    

Bulloch Sheriff's Incidents    
    SOUTHEAST BULLOCH MIDDLE SCHOOL — Two juveniles were arrested for possession of a schedule IV controlled substance.
    JIM WATERS ROAD (Statesboro) — A woman reported receiving harassing phone calls from someone who claimed to be her neighbor telling her to keep her dog on her property or the dog would be killed. The caller also threatened bodily harm to the victim.
    PONDSIDE DRIVE (Statesboro) — Damage was reported to a fence at the On the Pond subdivision.
    
Georgia State Patrol Incidents    
    Troopers issued 49 warnings, assisted three motorists and investigated four crashes with no reported injuries Friday.
    
Georgia Southern University Incidents
    No reports available.
    
911  Law Enforcement Reports
    Central 911 operators dispatched the following calls Friday:
    Bulloch County Sheriff's Department - 15 calls.
    Statesboro Police Department — 16 calls.
    University Police Department — no calls.
    Georgia State Patrol Post 45 — five calls.
    Brooklet Police Department — one call.
    Candler County Sheriff's Department — three calls.
    Evans County Sheriff's Department — two calls.
    Claxton Police Department — two calls.
    
911 Fire Department Reports
    Central 911 operators dispatched the following calls Friday:
    Statesboro Fire Department — no calls.
    Bulloch County Volunteer firefighters — no calls.
    Claxton Fire Department — one call.
        
911 EMS Reports
    Central 911 operators dispatched the following calls Friday:
    Bulloch County EMS — two accident calls and 11 medical calls.
    Candler County EMS — one  medical call.  
    Evans County EMS — no calls.    
    
    Dispatchers also routed one call to Effingham County 911.
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