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Police Report - 11-16-12; A woman said someone ripped a letter to pieces and left it in her mailbox.
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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
    Vicki Floyd Howell, 51, Georgia Highway 67, Pembroke — theft by shoplifting.
    Daneisha Lanee Washington, 19, Oakbriar Circle, Indian Trail, N.C. — simple assault.

Incidents
    COMFORT INN & SUITES — An employee said someone was calling several rooms and asking occupants for credit card information, pretending to be hotel staff.
    FAIR ROAD APARTMENTS — A man said his ex-girlfriend and her boyfriend call him all the time, threatening to tell police he deals drugs and to take custody of his daughter.
    MILL CREEK PARK — Someone damaged the soccer fields by “cutting doughnuts” with their vehicle.
    CAMBRIDGE AT SOUTHERN — A man threatening other residents and acting suspiciously was told by officers to stop behaving that way and to stop loitering around the office.

BULLOCH COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE
Arrests
    Lurenza Cleveland Boyd Jr., 47, Frink Road — bench warrant.
    James Anthony Franchi, 32, Jeni Wright Lane, Brooklet — methamphetamine possession.

Incidents
    OGEECHEE DRIVE EAST — (Statesboro) Deputies responded to a call about a suspicious man and found a man sitting in a car who claimed he was watching his girlfriend’s house because he suspected she was unfaithful. Deputies contacted the woman, who said she had broken up with the man a week prior and was unaware he was watching her house. He was served a criminal trespass warning.
    PORTAL HIGHWAY — (Portal) A man entered an agreement with another man to pick pecans up on his property, but the other man did not hold to the agreement. The complainant asked deputies to serve the other man with a criminal trespass warning.
    ALLENWOOD DRIVE — (Statesboro) A woman said someone ripped a letter to pieces and left it in her mailbox.
    GEORGIA HIGHWAY 24 — (Statesboro) A man caught another man and a woman collecting pecans that fell from his trees. The offenders claimed they were only taking pecans from county property, but a deputy discovered the pecans were on the complainants’ property. Also, a Georgia law states that pecans belong to the tree owner, regardless of where they fall.

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

Incidents
    Crashes investigated — six. 
    Fatalities reported — none.
    Injuries reported — one.
    Total vehicle stops — 34.
    Seat belt warnings — two.
    Child restraint warnings — none.
    Speeding warnings — 16. 
    Total warnings issued — 38.
    Wanted persons apprehended — none.
    Stolen vehicles recovered — none. 
    Road checks performed — none.
    Motorists assisted — none.
    Miles patrolled — 311. 
     
GEORGIA SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY POLICE
Arrests
    Officers issued four traffic citations Wednesday.

Incidents
    Officers issued three traffic warnings, assisted two motorists and investigated one accident Wednesday.
    HENDERSON LIBRARY — Someone reported the theft of a book bag.
      
BULLOCH CENTRAL 911 REPORTS
Law Enforcement Reports
    Central 911 dispatchers issued the following calls Wednesday:
    Bulloch County Sheriff’s Department — 10 calls.
    Statesboro Police Department — 18 calls.
    Georgia Southern University Police — one call.
    Georgia State Patrol — six calls.
    Candler County Sheriff’s Department — two calls.
    Evans County Sheriff’s Department — one call.
    Claxton Police Department — no calls.
 
Fire Department Reports
    Central 911 dispatchers issued the following calls Wednesday:
    Statesboro Fire Department — three calls. 
    Bulloch County Volunteer Firefighters — three calls.

Emergency Medical Service Reports
    Central 911 dispatchers issued the following calls Wednesday:
    Bulloch County EMS — two accident calls and six medical calls.
    Candler County EMS — nine medical calls.
Evans County EMS — two medical calls.
 
    Central 911 dispatchers also routed the following calls Wednesday:  one call to Bulloch County  Humane Enforcement and two miscellaneous calls.
— compiled by Holli Deal Bragg