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Police Report 1-24-13 SOUTH MAIN STREET Six dryers were stolen from the Chester building.
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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. Arrest photos are available for viewing at statesboroherald.com/arrests/

STATESBORO POLICE DEPARTMENT
  Arrests
    Aaron Anthony Jackson, 20, Lincoln Street, Collins — wanted person.
    Jamie T. Butler, 26, Somerset Townhouses — speeding, suspended license.
    Nicholas Antonio, 27, University Place Apartments — disorderly conduct, public intoxication.
    Sebastien Guy Masse, 18, Northeast Marniel Court, Marietta — possession of marijuana with intent to distribute.
    Abigail Nicole Fletcher, 19, Deer Park Lane, Alpharetta — brake light violation, possession of drug paraphernalia, marijuana possession.
    Lauren Eileen Shelton, 19, Eagle Village — marijuana possession, possession of a Schedule IV narcotic.
    Timothy Williams, 25, Mincey Street — probation violation.
    Terry Lee Strauch, 45, Mud Road, Brooklet — suspended license, failure to yield.
    Christopher David Ghent, 34, Hillwood Drive — speeding, DUI.
    Shamekia Garnett, 20, Lanier Drive — suspended license, stop sign violation.

  Incidents
    REDBOX at WALGREENS — A woman lost her credit card and it was used twice to rent five movies.
    WAFFLE HOUSE — (South Main Street) Someone stole a sweatshirt and a .40-caliber Smith & Wesson handgun from a car.
    FOXRIDGE APARTMENTS — A Sony PlayStation 3, accessories and a game were reported stolen.
    GEORGIA POWER — A woman said someone used her identity to open an account, leaving a $237 balance preventing her from getting her own account. She knows no one who lived at the address where the account served.
    UNIVERSITY PLACE APARTMENTS — A man refused to pay taxi fare after being taken home, so the driver called police. He was belligerent and obnoxious, still refusing to pay. His roommate paid the fare and police arrested the offender for disorderly conduct and public intoxication.
    FAIR ROAD — Police assisted in a Tattnall County Sheriff’s case regarding statutory rape.

BULLOCH COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE
  Arrests
    Bobby Dan Thompson, 59, Hagan Mill Pond Road — battery.
    Timothy Jadon Williams, 25, Mincey Street — probation violation.

  Incidents
    RIVERCREST SUBDIVISION — (Statesboro) A woman said her brother, with whom she doesn’t get along, calls her and harasses her. He has threatened her in the past, she said.
    HAGAN MILL POND ROAD — (Statesboro) A man and woman argued when he videotaped her with his cellphone, and a struggle ensued over possession of the phone. The woman suffered visible injuries and the man was arrested.
    U.S. HIGHWAY 80 EAST — (Statesboro) A woman said she was harassed continuously by another woman who claims she owes a debt. The offender followed her but stopped when the complainant pulled into the sheriff’s department parking lot.

GEORGIA STATE PATROL POST 45
  Arrests
    Seat belt citations — none.
    Child restraint citations — none.
    Speeding citations — two.
    Total citations — two.

  Incidents
    Crashes investigated — seven. 
    Fatalities reported — none.
    Injuries reported — three.
    Total vehicle stops — seven.
    Seat belt warnings — none.
    Child restraint warnings — none.
    Speeding warnings — two. 
    Total warnings issued — nine.
    Wanted persons apprehended — none.
    Stolen vehicles recovered — none. 
    Road checks performed — none.   
    Motorists assisted — none.
    Miles patrolled — 138. 
     
GEORGIA SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY POLICE
  Arrests
    Officers issued no traffic citations Tuesday.
    Eric Soderlund, 18, Georgia Avenue — possession of alcohol under 21 years 
 
Incidents
    Officers issued no traffic warnings and assisted two motorists Tuesday.
    SOUTH MAIN STREET — Six dryers were stolen from the Chester building.
    GEORGIA AVENUE — A man was found bleeding from a cut over the eye. He could not recall what happened.
    RUSSELL UNION — Someone reported a stolen bike.
    EAGLE VILLAGE — Officers viewing surveillance cameras discovered an individual in the elevator lying on the floor. Officers responded and located the individual, who was arrested for public intoxication.  
       
BULLOCH CENTRAL 911 REPORTS
  Law Enforcement Reports
    Central 911 dispatchers issued the following calls Tuesday:
    Bulloch County Sheriff’s Department — nine calls.
    Statesboro Police Department — 18 calls.
    Georgia Southern University Police — one call.
    Georgia State Patrol — eight calls.
    Candler County Sheriff’s Department — one call.
    Evans County Sheriff’s Department — three calls.
    Claxton Police Department — no calls.
    Portal Police Department — one call.
 
  Fire Department Reports
    Central 911 dispatchers issued the following calls Tuesday:
    Statesboro Fire Department — five calls. 
    Bulloch County Volunteer Firefighters — one call.
    Metter Fire Department — one call.
    Claxton Fire Department — one call.
    Hagan Fire Department — one call.

Emergency Medical Service Reports
    Central 911 dispatchers issued the following calls Tuesday:
    Bulloch County EMS — two accident calls and 16 medical calls.
    Candler County EMS — two medical calls.
    Evans County EMS — one accident call and two medical calls.
 
    Central 911 dispatchers also routed the following calls Tuesday: three calls to Bulloch County First Responders, a call to Georgia Forestry (Evans County), a call to Georgia Forestry (Bulloch County) and a call to the Bulloch County coroner.

— compiled by Holli Deal Bragg