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Police Report - May 20
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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     
    Maurice Durrah, 29, Knight Drive — probation violation, marijuana possession, possession of a Schedule III controlled substance, criminal trespass, felony obstruction and possession/use of a drug-related object.
    Stephanie Nicole Odoms, 25, Denmark Street — driving with a suspended license, child seat belt violation.
    Emily Nichole Hendley, 24, Rad Denmark Road, Brooklet — theft by shoplifting.
    April Kendall Sabb, 49, Institute Street — probation violation, cocaine possession.
    Lakesha Pullen, 25, King Circle Drive, Swainsboro — open container, marijuana possession.
    Latasha Monick Young, 32, Crossway Cottages — theft by shoplifting.
    
Bulloch Sheriff's Arrests    
    Julian Jamel Williams, 17, Daphney Lane, Register — tampering with an electronic monitoring device.
    Franklin Morgan Simmons III, 30, Old Hwy. 18, Gray — speeding, DUI (refused test), open container, disorderly conduct.
                
Georgia State Patrol Arrests
      Andrew Clifton Terrell Jr., 28, Don Waters Lane — DUI ( pending test results).
    Fred Irvin Bowen Jr, 43, Bowen Road, Metter — DUI (.104).
    William Henry Marsh, 63, High Street, Metter — DUI (.100).
    Franco Compose, 34, Ga. 46, Pulaski —  DUI (refused test).
    Troopers issued the following  traffic violation citations: five Thursday, two Friday, 10 Saturday, six Sunday and one Monday.
    
Georgia Southern University Arrests
      Officers issued two traffic citations Monday.

Statesboro Police Incidents    
    EAGLES LANDING — A woman told police someone stole her burgundy 1990 Toyota Camry Saturday and returned it with sugar in the gas tank. The car also had damage to the fender, headlights, tire and rim, she said. Witnesses told police  they saw the complainant's ex-boyfriend in the vehicle between 4 and 11:30 a.m. Saturday, the time during which the car was missing. When a detective went to question the suspect, he fled. The case remains under investigation.
    EAGLE CREEK TOWNHOUSES — A man said he was attacked by an unknown person, who left him suffering visible injuries.
    IHOP — A man said he argued with four others, and when they left the parking lot one pulled a gun and pointed it at him.
    EAST JONES AVENUE — A woman said  three other females robbed her of three gold rings as she walked down the street.
    ROGERS ROAD — A child suffered a dog bite to the face that required stitches.
    DISCOUNT TOBACCO AND BEVERAGES — A juvenile said a man at the store was playing with a gun and pointed it at him. He said he pushed the  gun away and kicked the offender in the leg before running away.
    BELK —  A woman was arrested for shoplifting a frying pan in a gift box.
    RYANS — Two employees reported cash stolen from purses left in the employee storage area.
    LANIER DRIVE — A man reported the theft of an Xbox, controllers and games.
    BERMUDA RUN APARTMENTS — A woman reported a purse and digital camera stolen from a car.
    HARDEES — An employee left her video camera on record while she took a bathroom break, and caught a manager taking cash from her register.
     WAL-MART — A woman was caught shoplifting clothes and makeup by removing tags and placing them in a diaper bag. Another woman was caught stuffing items into her purse.
    FLETCHER DRIVE — A " large off white Arabian horse" was found wandering in the roadway. Humane Enforcement officers placed the horse back inside its enclosure.
    
Bulloch Sheriff's Incidents
    BEAVER CREEK DRIVE — (Statesboro) A woman found her door open when she returned home, but nothing was missing.
    CHAMPION DRIVE — (Statesboro) A man told deputies a group of men joined a party he hosted and started a fight with several others. Three of them attacked him and his brother when they tried breaking up the fight.
    WILLOW HILL ROAD — (Portal) A woman reported someone used a vehicle  to pull a heavy steel door open, but nothing was missing.
    GA. 24 — (Statesboro) A woman told deputies she received harassing calls from a man who cursed her and screamed at her.
    PARKER ROAD — (Statesboro) A woman said she went to a party with an ex-boyfriend, who became aggressive upon their return home and tried taking her car keys. He was intoxicated so she left him at the house, called a friend to pick him up and waited. When she returned she noticed her garage panel was damaged, and called the man, who bragged about kicking her garage door.
    TOMKIN DRIVE — (Statesboro) A man said his ex-roommate drove through his yard, running over a plastic chair and fire pit and breaking a water line.
    CHANCES MOBILE HOME PARK — (Clito) A man reported the theft of a pink and purple bicycle.
    CLIFTON ROAD — (Statesboro) A woman said a female sent threatening emails about family videos she demanded be returned.
    POLARIS AMERICA —(Statesboro) A man came into  the business asking about service for jet skis, and left. After the theft of a utility trailer was noticed, video showed the man stealing the trailer.
    BIG BAY BOULEVARD — (Ellabell) A man and his sister argued because she wanted him to move from property she leased  to him.
    TWIN FORKS ROAD — (Nevils) Two intoxicated men were arrested after being found knocking on doors asking for a ride.
    STILL QUARTERS —(Ellabell) A man aid his neighbor told him another man stole go cart tires from his shed and sold  them to another neighbor.
    The same suspect in this case was listed as an offender in a case where a Plantation Mobile Homes woman told deputies he took a car she was in the process of buying, and had paid $250 down on it.
    HARMONY CHURCH ROAD — (Statesboro) A woman said a man calls her constantly and comes over uninvited, and she wants it to stop.
    SOUTHBEND DRIVE —(Statesboro) A woman said someone left a bag of dog feces in her yard with a note saying "Here's the mess your dog left in our yard." She said she also received an anonymous harassing letter in her mail box.
    STILSON-LEEFIELD ROAD —(Stilson) A man reported the theft of a self-propelled lawn mower.
    
Georgia State Patrol Incidents    
    THURSDAY — Troopers issued five warnings and investigated four crashes with two reported injuries.
     FRIDAY — Troopers investigated one crash with no reported injuries.
    SATURDAY — Troopers issued five warnings and investigated six crashes with seven reported injuries.
    SUNDAY — Troopers issued 14 warnings and investigated seven crashes with two reported injuries.
    MONDAY — Troopers investigated three crashes with one reported injury.
         
Georgia Southern University Incidents
     Officers issued one traffic warning, assisted four motorists, assisted one sick person and responded to a drug complaint at University Villas.
 
911  Law Enforcement Reports
    Central 911 operators dispatched the following calls Monday:
    Bulloch County Sheriff's Department — 16  calls.
    Statesboro Police Department — 19 calls.
    Georgia State Patrol Post 45 —  five calls.
    Candler County Sheriff's Department — seven  calls.
    Claxton Police Department — one call.
        
911 Fire Department Reports
    Central 911 operators dispatched the following calls Monday:
    Metter Fire Department —  two calls.
         
911 EMS Reports
    Central 911 operators dispatched the following calls Monday:
    Bulloch County EMS — one accident call and seven  medical calls.   
    Candler County EMS —  one fire call and four  medical calls.  
    Evans County EMS —  two medical calls.    
    Central 911 operators also routed  a call each to the following: Bulloch County First Responders, Twiggs County 911, Bryan County 911, Emanuel County 911.
    
— Compiled by Holli Deal Bragg
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