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Police Report - March 19
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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     
    Tommy James Dees, 46, U.S. 301 North — open container.
    Margaret Sybil Jackson, 32, Mud Road, Brooklet — wanted person, felony theft by receiving stolen property.
    Jimmy Talmadge Selbo, 41, Tillman Pond Road — wanted person, felony theft by receiving stolen property and theft by taking motor vehicle(Roswell Police Department).
    Taylor Erickson Viers, 19, Copper Beech — underage possession of alcohol.
    Veronica Hunter, 27, Jones Street, Claxton — theft by shoplifting.
    James Timothy Cleveland, 33, Stag Run Drive, Mansfield — felony theft by receiving stolen property.
    Laquisha Latreal Porter, 24, Ash Branch Church Road , Pembroke — probation violation.
    
Bulloch Sheriff's Arrests    
    Jasmine Cedric Larry, 26, Country Walk Drive, Savannah — probation violation.
    Frank Davis, 53, Reed Street — theft of services.
    Terrance Taylor Bundy, 20, Lakeside Drive, Powder Springs — marijuana possession.
    Sharon Renee Rawls, 26, North Mulberry Street — probation violation.
         
Georgia State Patrol Arrests
      Swati Raychowdhury,    31, Mansfield Road — DUI (refused test).
    Troopers issued  12 traffic violation citations Tuesday.
            
Georgia Southern University Arrests
      None reported.
         
Statesboro Police Incidents    
    AMOCO —  A woman left an envelope on the counter which contained $360. Video shows a man stealing the cash and leaving in a white pickup truck.
    LANIER DRIVE — Police chased a blue truck with a suspected drunk driver, but the truck  went through some woods and escaped officers. However, the suspected driver was found later in a burgundy truck, as a passenger. He was highly intoxicated and had an open alcoholic beverage, and told officers he would not sign an open container citation or go to court, or pay the fine. He did go to jail, where he will remain until a cash bond is posted, police said.
    THE LODGE APARTMENTS — A man said a woman he knows as " Rose" approached him while he checked his mail and pulled a knife on him.
    PINE STREET — A man and woman argued over who had rights to the woman's mother's house. The woman, who called police, said she was  tired of hearing how the man beat her mother. The man denied abusing the complainant's mother and said he had a right to be at the older woman's home. The complainant wanted him gone. The complainant's mother was not at the scene.
    WAL-MART — A runaway juvenile stole two CDs, and refused to go home to his parents. A child social worker intervened and the child was placed with his aunt.
    HARDEN ROAD — A man said a woman dropped him off at his home and her ex-boyfriend ran into him with a bicycle  then punched him in the face.
    FORDHAM'S FARMHOUSE — Two men dropped off job applications, and one left with $180 cash he saw on the counter. The suspects' information was on the applications and police were able to identify  them as suspects on police reports.
    KMART — A woman said she argued with a woman over a book, and the other woman's mother truck her with a purse while the other woman's father threatened her and said to " watch her back."
    BELK — A woman slipped several bottles of perfume into her purse, the went into a dressing room and slipped clothes into her purse.
    MADISON MEADOWS —  A woman said a man punched her in the nose and mouth because she failed to " acknowledge" him.
    WEST JONES AVENUE — A woman said two juvenile grabbed her and threatened to beat her up.
    BELK — A woman said a female opened her car door and snatched her purse.
    RANCO TENT RENTALS — Someone stole a company work truck and wrecked it on Black Creek Church Road.
    
Bulloch Sheriff's Incidents    
    CANARY LANE — (Statesboro) A woman said her juvenile daughter ran away after an argument.
    BANKS DAIRY ROAD — (Statesboro) A man reported the theft of a four-wheeler.
    FRINK ROAD —(Statesboro) A man said someone poured bleach in his car engine, causing damage.
    GA. 119 — (Ellabell) A woman told deputies her ex-boyfriend has property that belong to her and her grandmother and he threatened her with harm when she tried to get the property back.
    BUSBY ROAD — (Statesboro) A woman reported the theft of a utility trailer.
    PEACEFUL LANE — (Portal) A woman reported two safes containing cash, deeds, car titles and other items were stolen.
    FRIENDSHIP CHURCH ROAD — A man reported the theft of a chain saw, saw dog and tools.
    
Georgia State Patrol Incidents    
    Troopers issued two warnings and investigated two crashes with one reported injury.
         
Georgia Southern University Incidents
     Officers assisted two motorists, responded to one alarm and investigated one accident Tuesday.
 
911  Law Enforcement Reports
    Central 911 operators dispatched the following calls Tuesday:
    Bulloch County Sheriff's Department — 18 calls.
    Statesboro Police Department — 16 calls.
    Georgia State Patrol Post 45 — five  calls.
    Candler County Sheriff's Department — 11  calls.
    Claxton Police Department — one call.
    Brooklet Police Department — one call.
    Portal Police Department — one call.
    Evans County Sheriff's Department — one call.
        
911 Fire Department Reports
    Central 911 operators dispatched the following calls Tuesday:
    Metter Fire Department —  four calls.
    Bulloch County Volunteer Firefighters — one call.
    Claxton Fire Department — one call.
        
911 EMS Reports
    Central 911 operators dispatched the following calls Tuesday:
    Bulloch County EMS — one accident call, 16 medical calls and a rescue call.   
    Candler County EMS — one accident call and four  medical calls.  
    Evans County EMS — two medical calls.    
    Central 911 operators also routed a call t Life Star helicopter, two calls to Emanuel County 911, a call to Bryan County 911, four calls  to Bulloch County First Responders.
    
— Compiled by Holli Deal Bragg
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