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Police Report - March 24
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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     
    Joshua Gage Barker, 22, University Place Apartments — DUI less safe, seat belt violation.
    Robert James Williams III, 24, Packinghouse Road — no proof of insurance, third offense driving with a suspended license.
    Kain Vaques, 39, no street address listed (Portal) — driving while unlicensed, canceler registration.
    April Ruth Newton, 24, Sandy Way — second offense driving with a suspended license, giving false information.
    Morgan Leigh Graham, 25, Linders Bluff Road, Jesup — probation violation.
    Elisha Burke, 28, East Oglethorpe Road, Hinesville — probation violation.
    Nakia Budrue Hagins, 25, College Lane —  wanted person.
    Soloman Alexander Clanton, 18, Lanier Drive — giving false information.
    Correy Ray Kemp, 21, Pine Street — wanted person.
    James Howard Penland III, 24, Northbrooke Road, Savanah — public intoxication,c criminal trespass.
    
Bulloch Sheriff's Arrests    
    Thomas McNeelly Pedrick, 21, East 46th Street, Savannah — striking a fixed object, leaving the scene of an accident.
     Edward Taylor Jr., 29, Trevor Lane — aggravated battery.
    Johnny Ray Mathenia, 19, Shaw Avenue, Garden City — burglary.
    John Franklin Horseman Sr., 41, Laurel Lane — obstruction, disorderly conduct, reckless conduct, simple battery.
    John Franklin Horseman Jr., 18, Laurel Lane — bench warrant ( state court).
    James William Stidem, 50. Hagin Lane — cruelty to children.
    
    
Georgia State Patrol Arrests
     Ashley  Hutchins, 22,  Smith Road, Vidalia — DUI (pending test results).
    Rex Allen Martin, 27, street address unavailable ( Metter — DUI ( .163).
    Dana Self, 37,  North Tillman Street, Glennville — DUI / drugs.
    Troopers issued five traffic violation citations Friday,  12  Saturday and  nine Sunday.
        
Georgia Southern University Arrests
     Officers issued two traffic violation citations Sunday.
    
Statesboro Police Incidents    
    VARSITY APARTMENTS — A man said someone stole a .40 Hi-Point pistol from his vehicle.
    BLAKEWOODS APARTMENTS — A woman said her husband pushed her in  the face.
    SMOKEHOUSE/SOUTH COLLEGE — Someone damaged tires on several vehicles in  the parking lot.
    HAWTHORNE II — A pizza delivery driver called police to report an 8-year-old girl and three-year-old boy asked for a ride, but when police arrived at the location, neither the juveniles nor the driver were there.
    SAGEBRUSH APARTMENTS — A woman said she saw a man kick down a fence and pass through with two females.
     TILLMAN PARK —  A man said several juveniles on bicycles went underneath a fence and damaged property, threw things in the pool and left and " used the facilities without cleaning up after themselves."
    BOOKS-A-MILLION —  Two people wrote 19 fictitious checks totaling $8,590.
    ROGERS ROAD — A man reported receiving two fictitious checks as payment for helping a friend get a job in  the modeling field.
    
Bulloch Sheriff's Incidents    
    HARVEY ROAD — (Statesboro) A man said someone beat on his door and removed a window screen.
    PLANTATION MOBILE HOME PARK — (Statesboro A woman said someone shattered her glass door, and a neighbor said she saw two teenagers running from the area.
    OLD RIVER ROAD SOUTH — (Brooklet) A woman reported  TVs, computer and accessories, prescription medicines, pennies, an X box, a digital camera, jewelry  and more  taken in a burglary. The door had pry marks and her dogs  had been let out of their room.
    PONDEROSA ROAD — (Portal) A woman told deputies a man has been making harassing phone calls to her.
    DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY/CHILDREN — (Statesboro) A woman said a client became angry over her not updating her benefits and threatened to " see her in  the parking lot."
    
Georgia State Patrol Incidents    
    FRIDAY — Troopers issued five warnings, assisted three motorists and investigated four crashes with two injuries  and one fatality reported.
    SATURDAY — Troopers issued seven warnings, assisted one motorist and investigated three crashes resulting in three reported injuries.
    SUNDAY  —  Troopers issued seven warnings, assisted three motorists and investigated two crashes with one reported injury.
        
Georgia Southern University Incidents
    FRIDAY — Officers assisted one motorist.
    BRANNEN HALL — Someone reported the theft of laptop computer, printer and an I-Pod.
    SOUTHERN PINES — Someone reported several video games  stolen.
    SATURDAY — Officers issued one traffic warning and assisted one motorist.
    SUNDAY — Officers issued  two traffic warnings.
      
911  Law Enforcement Reports
    Central 911 operators dispatched the following calls over the weekend:
    Bulloch County Sheriff's Department/Friday —  20 calls.
    Bulloch County Sheriff's Department/Saturday — 27  calls.
    Bulloch County Sheriff's Department /Sunday — 12 calls.
    
    Statesboro Police Department/Friday — 16  calls.
    Statesboro Police Department/Saturday —  27  calls.
    Statesboro Police Department/Sunday —  25 calls.
    
    Georgia State Patrol Post 45/Friday — three  calls.
    Georgia State Patrol Post 45/Saturday — nine calls.
    Georgia State Patrol Post 45/Sunday — three calls.
    
    Candler County Sheriff's Department/Friday — 13 calls.
    Candler County Sheriff's Department/Saturday — eight  calls.
    Candler County Sheriff's Department/Sunday — 10  calls.
    
    Evans County Sheriff's Department/Saturday —  three calls.
    Portal Police Department/Friday —  three calls.
    Brooklet Police Department/Friday — one call.
        
911 Fire Department Reports
    Central 911 operators dispatched the following calls over the weekend:
    Statesboro Fire Department —  two calls Saturday and two calls Sunday.
    Bulloch County Volunteer Firefighters — seven calls Friday, one call Saturday and five calls Sunday.
    Metter Fire Department — three calls Friday, one call Saturday and three calls Sunday.
    Claxton Fire Department — one call Friday,one call Saturday and one call Sunday.
    Claxton Rescue - one call Saturday.
    Hagan Fire Department — one call Sunday.
    Bellville Fire Department — one call Sunday.
    Daisy Fire Department — one call Sunday.    
    
911 EMS Reports
    Central 911 operators dispatched the following calls over the weekend:
    Bulloch County EMS/Friday — nine medical calls.   
    Bulloch County EMS/Saturday — two accident calls and 12 medical calls.  
    Bulloch County EMS/Sunday — one accident calm, one rescue call, one fire call and 13 medical calls.  
    
    Candler County EMS/Friday — one accident call, one fire call and two  medical calls.  
    Candler County EMS /Saturday —four  medical calls.  
    Candler County EMS /Sunday — no medical calls.  
    
    Evans County EMS/Friday — one medical call.  
    Evans County EMS/Saturday — three  medical calls.    
    Evans County EMS/Sunday — one fire call and one medical call.    
      
    Central 911 operators also routed the following calls Friday: one to the Candler County coroner, two to Georgia Forestry, three to Bulloch County First Responders, one to Emanuel County 911 and one to Bryan County 911.
    Central 911 operators also routed the following calls Saturday: a call to Bulloch Humane Enforcement and a call to Bulloch County First Responders.
    Central 911 operators also routed the following calls Sunday:  four calls to Bulloch County First Responders, one call to Evans County/ Georgia Forestry; one call to Candler County/Georgia Forestry; three calls to Bryan County 911 and one call to Tattnall County 911.
    
    
— Compiled by Holli Deal Bragg
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