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Police Report - May 15
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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     
    Jose Cristian Lopez-Angeles, 26, Langston Chapel  Road — driving while unlicensed, failure to stop at a stop sign.
    Derrick Deshawn Johnson, 24, Johnson Street — simple battery.
    Eric Edward Lehman, 51, Southwell Lane, Brooklet — wanted person.
    Vernee Andrews, 25, Packinghouse Road — felony theft by taking.
    Corey Antwain Hayton, 36, East Olliff Street — probation violation.
    Birgit Melissa Rojas, 35, no address listed ( Statesboro) — third offense driving with a suspended license, no proof of insurance, wanted person.
    
Bulloch Sheriff's Arrests    
    Wednesday and Thursday arrests will be published Saturday.
        
Georgia State Patrol Arrests
     Troopers issued one traffic violation citation Wednesday.
             
Georgia Southern University Arrests
       No arrests filed.
         
Statesboro Police Incidents    
    WEST MAIN STREET — A woman heard shots and later found bird shot embedded in her car port support pole.
    SOUTH FOSS STREET — A woman said someone shot her storage building and home, and bird shot was found in the vinyl siding.
    PRO LUBE — A man said someone stole a tire and rim from his vehicle.
     RACO — A man said his 10-year-old son ran away from him while he pumped gas. The child was recovered and returned to his parent.
    WHISPERING PINES — A man called police to report a man who texted him hundreds of times, harasses his friends and family about contacting him, approaches him in a public place and has even slept in his yard. A few days later he called police again because this man ransacked his room, tore up floorboards with a wrench, broke a desk and covered the room with  toothpaste. It took five men to remove the man from the house, he said.
    STATESBORO HIGH SCHOOL — A juvenile was arrested for being unruly and disrupting school.
    Also someone reported subwoofers stolen from a vehicle.
    EAGLE COURT — A woman said someone stole half of some change she kept in a jar - about $20.
    NORTH ZETTEROWER AVENUE — A man reported two welders stolen form Logan Hagan Welding Supply.
    PARK PLACE APARTMENTS — A burglary resulted in the theft of a Play Station 3, controllers and video games.
    BUTLER HOMES — A woman said her son jumped on her.
    THE POINTE AT SOUTHERN — A man was  treated for injuries after falling from a moving vehicle.
    MADISON MEADOWS — A woman reported the theft of a wallet, its contents and $100 cash.
    SOUTH MULBERRY STREET — A man said tenants who owed two months rent skipped out, leaving the place in disarray and  taking a washer/dryer and chain saw that were not  theirs.
    EAGLE WALK APARTMENTS — A complainant said someone took two TVs and broke photographic equipment.
    LOWES — A man found a box with " important paperwork" and turned it in to police, who returned it to the owner.
    
Bulloch Sheriff's Incidents    
     CLYDE'S MARKET — (U.S. 301 North/Veteran's Memorial) A manager said a clerk tried stealing two money orders by printing them, then telling her they did not print, and later taking them. The clerk admitted doing so to pay his rent.
    HORIZONS BEND WEST — (Portal) A man said he argued with his step-son over disrespect.
    STILL QUARTERS — (Ellabell) A man said another man threatened him over ownership of a motorcycle.
    HENDRIX CIRCLE — (Statesboro) A woman said she and a man argued over finances, and he pushed her against the wall.
    LANGSTON CHAPEL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL — (Statesboro) A student was arrested for possession of a knife.
    
Georgia State Patrol Incidents    
    Troopers investigated two crashes with three reported injuries Wednesday.
         
Georgia Southern University Incidents
     Officers issued one traffic warning and assisted one motorist.
      
911  Law Enforcement Reports
    Central 911 operators dispatched the following calls Wednesday:
    Bulloch County Sheriff's Department — 16 calls.
    Statesboro Police Department — 17 calls.
    Georgia State Patrol Post 45 — four calls.
    Candler County Sheriff's Department — 10 calls.
    Claxton Police Department — one call.
    Brooklet Police Department —  two calls.
    Evans County Sheriff's Department — six calls.
        
911 Fire Department Reports
    Central 911 operators dispatched the following calls Wednesday:
    Claxton Fire Department —  one call.
    Metter Fire Department — two calls.
        
911 EMS Reports
    Central 911 operators dispatched the following calls Wednesday:
    Bulloch County EMS — three accidents and 14 medical calls.   
    Candler County EMS — one accident call and three  medical calls.  
    Evans County EMS — three medical calls.    
    Central 911 operators also routed three calls to Bulloch County First Responders, a call to Georgia Forestry Commission, a call to Bulloch Humane Enforcement and a call to Excelsior EMC.
    
— Compiled by Holli Deal Bragg
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