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Police Report - July 31
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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.

Statesboro Police Arrests
    Richard Napier Nash, 64, Bedford Street — aggressive driving, disorderly conduct.
    Kerry Jason Ford, 44, West Jones Avenue — wanted person.
    Nancy Elizabeth Lanier, (no specific address listed), Portal — failure to obey traffic control device, suspended license.

Bulloch Sheriff's Arrests
    Christopher William Turner, 21, Spell Mincey road, Portal — probation violation.
    Gary Dale Joyner II, 34, Pretoria Rushing Road — escape, probation violation, obstruction.
    Jermaine "Preacherman"  Torrence, 33, First Avenue, Portal — theft by taking motor vehicle.

Georgia State Patrol Arrests
    No arrests Wednesday.
 
Georgia Southern University Arrests
    No arrests Wednesday.

Statesboro Police Incidents
    NORTHSIDE DRIVE/VETERAN'S MEMORIAL PARKWAY — A woman told police a man almost caused an accident when he tried to run her off the road with his truck. She said he cursed her as well. Police arrested the man for aggressive driving and disorderly conduct.
    VALLEY ROAD — A man reported the theft of several power tools and a cell phone from his vehicle.
    VALLEY TRAIL — A woman reported someone broke into her vehicle and took a cell phone and iPod.
     GATE/SOUTH MAINSTREET — A man called police for an escort home after another man threatened him with bodily harm.
    THE POINTE AT SOUTHERN — A woman said a man she knows broke in by pushing her air conditioner unit out of the window. She met him at the door, demanded he leave and slammed the door in his face before calling police.
    BLAKEWOODS APARTMENTS — A woman reported finding graffiti on two buildings.
    JOHNSON STREET — An officer spotted a man passed out on  the porch of a person he knows is deceased, and he checked the man's identity. He found the man was wanted on probation violations, and arrested him.

Bulloch County Sheriff's Incidents
    UNION CHURCH ROAD —  (Register) A man said a wrecker damaged his truck when removing it from a ditch, where he ended up after swerving to avoid hitting a deer.
    SANDPIPER DRIVE —(Statesboro) A  woman said she and her husband of two weeks were involved in a domestic dispute. She said he called her vulgar names and threatened to burn her clothes. She said he had hidden her clothes underneath their home in the past, and had been physically aggressive with her before.
    SCARLETT PLACE — (Brooklet) A woman told deputies she and her boyfriend argued, and she left the home to call them from a convenience store.
    WESTSIDE MOBILE HOME PARK — (Statesboro) A man told deputies someone tried to enter his home, and he gave deputies the name of a suspect.
    OAK HILL MOBILE HOME PARK — (Clito) A woman said someone shattered her car window while she went to check on her mother.
    EAGLE ESTATES MOBILE HOME PARK — A woman said someone pried the back door to her home, but nothing was taken.
    PAMELA WAY — (Statesboro) A woman said another female came to her home to talk, but she did not want a conversation with the other woman and shut the door on the visitor. The visiting woman grabbed a portable radio that was on the porch and struck the complainant's car with it, shattering the windshield.
 
Georgia State Patrol Incidents
    Troopers issued three warnings and investigated six crashes with one reported injury Wednesday.

Georgia Southern University Incidents
    Officers assisted two motorists and responded to a fire alarm at Centennial Place Wednesday.
 
Central 911 Reports
    Central 911 dispatchers issued the following calls Wednesday:
    Bulloch County Sheriff's Department — 15 calls.
    Statesboro Police Department — 15 calls.
    Georgia State Patrol — seven calls.
    Candler County Sheriff's Department — three calls.
    Evans County Sheriff's Department — three calls.
    Brooklet Police Department — one call.
    Portal Police Department — two calls.

911 Fire Department Reports
    Central 911 dispatchers issued the following calls Wednesday:
    Statesboro Fire Department — four  calls.
    Bulloch County Volunteer Firefighters — one call.
    Metter Fire Department — one call.
    Claxton Fire Department — two  calls.

911 EMS Reports
    Central 911 dispatchers issued the following calls Wednesday:
    Bulloch County EMS —  one accident call and 13 medical calls.
    Candler County EMS — one accident call and four medical calls.
    Evans County EMS — one accident call and three medical calls.
    Central 911 dispatchers also routed the following calls:  three calls to Bulloch County First Responders, a call to Bulloch County Humane Enforcement. a call to Effingham County 911 and two calls to Emanuel County 911.

— compiled by Holli Deal Bragg.
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