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Police Report 12-23-11 - A man caught another man trying to break in through his bedroom window.
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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
    Kathy Walker, 46, Cone Homes — driving without a valid license, no brake lights, turn signal.
    Desmond Allen Alford, 22, Chandler Road — wanted person.
 
Incidents
    THE EXCHANGE APARTMENTS — Someone stole a wallet, iPod, $45 and a pink horse feed bucket from a vehicle.
    SOLOMON CIRCLE — A man said his girlfriend struck him in the head.
    BEST WESTERN UNIVERSITY INN — Police assisted the Bulloch County Sheriff’s Office in locating a runaway juvenile.
    NORTHSIDE APARTMENTS — A man said his ex-girlfriend, who had threatened to get into his house after they broke up, did indeed break into his house. She damaged a window and door, he said.
    WEST MAIN STREET — A woman said a man threatened her by phone with bodily harm.
    EAGLE INN — A woman said someone threatened her with harm.
    WEST MAIN STREET — A woman reported a 22-year-old man committed statutory rape with a juvenile. Police are investigating the incident.
    RACKLEY STREET — A woman said a man fired shots at her after she refused his proposition. The man was arrested after police found a pistol with an altered identification mark.
    GENTILLY DRIVE — A man caught another man trying to break in through his bedroom window.
    KENT STREET — A woman reported the theft of a stove.
    UNIVERSITY PLACE — A digital camera, guitar and fire safe were reported stolen.

BULLOCH COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE
Arrests
    Nancy Lynn Anderson, 44, Ga. 67, Brooklet — battery.
    Mark Ellis Miller, 62, Meese Road, London, SC —child molestation, sexual battery.
    Charles Wayne Bostic, 38, Barn Mobile Home Park — marijuana possession, contributing to the delinquency of a minor.
    Johnny Lee Polan Jr., 32, Billy Mikell Road — marijuana possession, contributing to the delinquency of a minor.

Incidents
    PEAR ORCHARD ROAD — (Statesboro) Two rocking chairs, a broom, a pair of swim flippers, pool chemicals, a wagon, potted plants and more were reported stolen.
    SOUTHBEND ROAD — (Statesboro) A man reported seeing a man in black peering into a neighbor’s window.
    ADABELL ROAD —(Statesboro) A man reported the theft of scrap appliances and other metal.
    PROSSER ROAD — (Statesboro) A man reported the theft of $46.
    GA 67 — (Brooklet) a woman was arrested after deputies saw her strike her mother, who was sitting in a patrol car during the investigation of a reported domestic dispute. The mother said the daughter was out on parole and living in a back room in her business. She said her daughter refused to help out, threw away valuable items she had stocked in her business, and used drugs. The altercation was over the daughter’s drug use.
    BEST WESTERN – (Statesboro) Two men were arrested when deputies located a runaway juvenile. They were charged with contributing to the delinquency of a minor and marijuana possession.

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

Incidents
    Crashes investigated     none. 
    Fatalities reported — none.
    Injuries reported — none.
    Total vehicle stops —11.
    Seat belt warnings — none.
    Child restraint warnings — none.
    Speeding warnings — five. 
    Total warnings issued —nine.
    Wanted persons apprehended — none.
    Stolen vehicles recovered — none. 
    Road checks performed — none.
    Motorists assisted — one.
    Miles patrolled — 546. 
     
GEORGIA SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY POLICE
Arrests
    Officers issued no traffic citations Thursday.

Incidents
    UNIVERSITY VILLAS —Officers responded to a trouble alarm.
    CENTENNIAL PLACE —Officers found two bicycle tires in a flower bed.

BULLOCH CENTRAL 911 REPORTS
Law Enforcement Reports
    Central 911 Dispatchers issued the following calls Wednesday:
    Bulloch County Sheriff’s Department – eight calls.
    Statesboro Police Department — 22 calls.
    Georgia Southern University Police — no calls.
    Georgia State Patrol — two calls.
    Candler County Sheriff’s Department — seven calls.
    Evans County Sheriff’s Department — one call.
    Claxton Police Department — one call.
    Brooklet Police Department — two calls.
 
Fire Department Reports
    Central 911 dispatchers issued the following calls Wednesday:
    Statesboro Fire Department — two calls. 
    Bulloch County Volunteer Firefighters — one call.

Emergency Medical Service Reports
    Central 911 dispatchers issued the following calls  Wednesday:
    Bulloch County EMS — one fire call and 17 medical calls.
    Candler County EMS — six medical calls.
    Evans County EMS — eight  medical calls.
 
    Central 911 dispatchers also routed the following calls Wednesday: eight calls to Bulloch County First Responders, and one call each to Air Transport, Richmond County 911, Emanuel county 911, and Effingham County 911.

— compiled by Holli Deal Bragg