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Police Report - January 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          

            No arrests filed.

                                   

Bulloch Sheriff's Arrests           

            Ashton Elizabeth Lorden, 21, Deer Road — DUI (drugs), failure to maintain lane.

            Earl Franklin Wiggins, 18, Harvey Wilson Road —  battery, third degree cruelty to children, giving false identity to officers.

              

Georgia State Patrol Arrests

            Geronimo Hernandez Cruz, 30, Oak Street, NC — DUI (.170).

            Troopers issued 23 traffic violation citations Sunday.

                                     

Georgia Southern University Arrests

            Officers issued three traffic citations Sunday.

                         

Statesboro Police Incidents      

            No incident reports filed.

                       

Bulloch Sheriff's Incidents        

            MILLER STREET EXTENSION — (Statesboro) A woman said she told a man she dated she did not want to see him anymore. He packed his things, but took her cell phone and purse with him as well.

            JACKSON MOBILE HOME PARK — (Brooklet) A A man said his ex-wife came to pick up their children and an argument began about the woman's father using corporal punishment for the children. The man said both kids fear going to their grandparents' because of that.

            PINE BLUFF DRIVE — (Statesboro) A man reported the theft of a silver tea service, four silver tea trays, a wooden silver chest filled with eight place settings of silverware, and several silver plated utensils. Also taken were handmade porcelain dolls, and other collectible dolls, antique furniture and a TV. The complainant said his mother, the victim, was in a nursing home and he had power of attorney. He told deputies his brother, who was living in  the mother's home, is suspected of taking the items as well as forged checks in the amount of $2,275. The complainant said  the brother admitted pawning the items at a local antique dealer, and the complainant discovered several missing items at the business. He did not want to press charges and deputies advised him on eviction procedures.

            KENDRICKS ROAD — (Brooklet) A woman told deputies she was chatting online when a man she suspected was her father sent her a private message. She said she had told him she did not want him to contact her at all.

                                                                                                                                                           

Georgia State Patrol Incidents  

            Troopers issued 40 warnings and assisted 11 motorists Sunday.

                       

Georgia Southern University Incidents

            EAGLE VILLAGE — Someone reported a window was damaged by what appeared to be a shot from a BB gun.

            FRIDAY — Officers assisted two motorists.

            SOUTHERN PINES — Someone reported a Casio keyboard was taken.

            SOUTHERN COURTYARD — A woman said a white substance had been thrown on her vehicle.

            SATURDAY — Officers issued three traffic warnings and assisted two motorists.

           

911  Law Enforcement Reports

            Central 911 operators dispatched the following calls Sunday:

            Bulloch County Sheriff's Department — 12 calls.

            Statesboro Police Department — 15 calls.

            Georgia State Patrol Post 45 — four calls.

            Candler County Sheriff's Department — seven calls.

           

911 Fire Department Reports

            Central 911 operators dispatched the following calls Sunday:

            Bulloch County volunteer firefighters — one call.

                       

911 EMS Reports

            Central 911 operators dispatched the following call Sunday:

            Bulloch County EMS — seven medical calls.  

            Candler County EMS  — five medical calls. 

            Evans County EMS — two accident calls and two medical calls.   

            Central 911 operators also routed a call to Chatham County 911, Emanuel County 911 and Effingham County 911 .

           

    Compiled by Holli Deal Bragg

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