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Police Report - January 23
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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     
     Wednesday arrests will be published Saturday.
            
Bulloch Sheriff's Arrests    
    Gus Hornes Wiggins, 51, Green Street —      driving with a suspended license, no insurance, suspended registration, DUI, failure to maintain lane.
    Josue Placencia Marvan, 37, Teal Circle — driving with no driver's license.
    Taneka Shante Walden, 17, Industrial Drive, Reidsville — simple battery, passing in a no-passing zone, leaving the scene of an accident.
    Larry Lee Hill Jr., 28, Kennedy Bridge Road, Register — aggravated sodomy, possession of a knife during the commission of a crime, false imprisonment, aggravated assault with intent to rape.
    Andres Rufino, 31, Sandpiper Drive — speeding, no driver's license.
    Channing Justin Watson, 18, Lanier Drive — bench warrant ( state  court).
    Danny Doy Newton, 63, Sinkhole Road — expired license, DUI, no proof of insurance, suspended registration.
    Lisa Jiminez Rivera, 34, Ramble Road — disorderly conduct, contributing to the delinquency of a minor.
    
Georgia State Patrol Arrests
    Troopers issued 20 traffic violation citations Wednesday.
             
Georgia Southern University Arrests
       Officers issued one traffic citation Wednesday.
     Gary James Javors, 19, Sanford Hall — DUI, failure to maintain lane and a stop sign violation.
    
Statesboro Police Incidents    
    NORTH MAIN STREET — A woman told police her daughter said someone raped her Jan. 5. Det. Terry Briley is investigating.
    WILLOW BEND APARTMENTS — A tenant reported a Play Station 2 and shoes missing.
    FOXRIDGE APARTMENTS — A woman's ex-boyfriend came into her home without permission and began arguing with her about their children. He broke her cell phone, took it with him when he left and  then threw something through her window, shattering it.
    GARDEN DISTRICT  — A woman said a man she knows by the name " Breeze" pointed a gun at her. Another resident reported the theft of a black felt box, amplifier and speakers.
    STATESBORO HIGH SCHOOL — A teen was arrested for simple battery.
    STILES IN — A woman checked out and took towels, pillows, a bath mat, and other items.
     HOWARD JOHNSON'S — A woman said a hotel employee entered her room without knocking while she was changing clothes.
    OLD TOWNE DRIVE — A TV was reported stolen.
    EASTERN HEIGHTS BAPTIST CHURCH — A man who claimed to have vehicle trouble is suspected to have stolen $85 in cash and over $200 in checks from an employee's desk when she went to get him a cup of coffee.
    COLLEGE PARK UNIVERSITY PINES — A woman said her roommates had a party where guests entered her room without permission and ransacked it. The guests also smoked marijuana in the apartment, she said.
    SOUTH COLLEGE STREET — A woman said a dog bit her juvenile son in the face and arm.
    CHURCH STREET — A woman reported $150 stolen from a suitcase.
    WAL-MART — A juvenile stole some candy and gum.
    GRAY'S BOOK STORE — Two men shoplifted text books.
    
Bulloch Sheriff's Incidents    
    STEEPLECHASE COURT — (Statesboro) A woman said her ex-husband sent her threatening and profane text messages.
    BROOMSTRAW TRACE — (Ellabell) A man said  someone destroyed fencing around his home. Deputies reported in appeared someone driving a car with racing slicks lost control and  and hit the fence.
    TRIPLE T ROAD — (Register) A woman called deputies because she and a a man argued over a cigarette.
    
Georgia State Patrol Incidents    
     Troopers issued nine warnings Wednesday, assisted three motorists and investigated five crashes with one reported injury.
        
Georgia Southern University Incidents
      Officers issued one traffic warning, assisted six motorists and responded to one alarm Wednesday.
    RECREATION ACTIVITY CENTER —  A jacket was taken from the center.

911  Law Enforcement Reports
    Central 911 operators dispatched the following calls Wednesday:
    Bulloch County Sheriff's Department — 14 calls.
    Statesboro Police Department — 11  calls.
    Georgia State Patrol Post 45 — seven  calls.
    Candler County Sheriff's Department — seven calls.
    Evans County Sheriff's Department — one call.
        
911 Fire Department Reports
    Central 911 operators dispatched the following calls Wednesday:
    Statesboro Fire Department — two calls.
    Bulloch County Volunteer Firefighters — two calls.
    Metter Fire Department — one call.
    Claxton Fire Department — two calls.
    Hagan Fire Department — one call.
        
911 EMS Reports
    Central 911 operators dispatched the following calls Wednesday:
    Bulloch County EMS — three accident calls and nine medical calls.   
    Candler County EMS — one fire call and six  medical calls.  
    Evans County EMS — two medical calls.    
    Central 911 operators also routed a call to Bulloch County First Responders, two calls to Bulloch County Animal Control and a call to Savannah-Chatham County Metro Police.
    
    
— Compiled by Holli Deal Bragg
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