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Police Report 12-9-11 - Man finds counterfeit $20 bill, hands bill over to police
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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
    Demetrius Donta Jackson, 32, East Main Street — suspended license. 
    Rory Maurice M. Spencer, 23, Ivy Lane, Union City — suspended license, expired tag.
    Katelyn Elizabeth Canady, 21, Stambuk Lane — theft by shoplifting.
    Andrew Donald Bridges, 20, Brittany Lane — DUI under 21, driving without license on person, failure to maintain lane.
    Mark Anthony Dorian Bosley, 20, St. Galalie Road, Summertown — giving false information, disorderly conduct.
    Terry Darnell Cromer, 23, east Pine Street, Swainsboro — disorderly conduct.
 
Incidents
    WALMART — A woman was arrested for stealing about $50 worth of various items.
    JOHNSON STREET — A woman said her brother struck her in the face during a squabble.
    MILL RUN APARMENTS — Police were called to assist a wrecker driver picking a vehicle up to return to its registered owner. The man in possession of the vehicle was not happy with it being taken.
    HAWTHORNE ROAD — A man trying to pay a tow truck driver realized he had in his possession a counterfeit $20 bill. He turned the bill over to police at the scene.
    PARK PLACE APARTMENTS — Two men were arrested for disorderly conduct during an eviction.
    MIKELL STREET — A woman said someone took a car to the scrap metal yard without her permission.
    SHELBY STREET — An Xbox 360, games and movies were stolen from a home.

BULLOCH COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE
Arrests
    Steven Lee Boswell, 29, Burton Ferry Road, Sylvania — felony theft by taking, felony theft by deception, felony theft by conversion.
    Leslie Dianne Bowdoin, 34, Old River Road North — probation violation.
    Taneshia Nicole Coleman, 32, Park Place Apartments — theft by taking.
    Andrew Tyrone Moore, 29, (street address unlisted) Portal — probation violation.
    Karisma Nicole Raymond, 22, T. Perkins Road — simple battery.
    Mary Jane Watson-Berry, 31, Chandler Road — probation violation.
    Nadia Davina Crawford, 21, Baldwin Street — probation violation.
    Richard Ernest Swan, 29, Hwy. 121, Millen — probation violation.
 
Incidents
    PAMELA WAY — A woman reported the theft of a laptop computer and TV.
    T. PERKINS ROAD — A woman said she was talking to her adopted daughter about her dirty clothes and the daughter struck her in the head. Deputies arrested the offender.
 
GEORGIA STATE PATROL POST 45
Arrests
    Seat belt citations — none.
    Child restraint citations — none.
    Speeding citations —none.
    Total citations — none.

Incidents
    Crashes investigated —seven. 
    Fatalities reported — one.
    Injuries reported — one.
    Total vehicle stops — nine.
    Seat belt warnings —none.
    Child restraint warnings — none.
    Speeding warnings — five. 
    Total warnings issued — 12.
    Wanted persons apprehended — none.
    Stolen vehicles recovered — none. 
    Road checks performed — none.
    Motorists assisted — none.
    Miles patrolled — 216. 
     
GEORGIA SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY POLICE
Arrests
    Officers issued eight traffic citations Thursday.
    Jarrett Daniel Farmer, 18, Southern Pines — underage possession of alcohol.
    Michael David Drinkwine Jr., 18, Southern Pines — possession of a controlled substance.

Incidents
    Officers issued one traffic warning, assisted three motorists, responded to two alarms and investigated one accident Tuesday.
    SOUTHERN PINES — Three separate drug complaints were reported. Someone reported an alcohol violation there, too.
    NESSMITH-LANE BUILDING — Someone reported harassing phone calls.
    CENTENNIAL PLACE — Officers responded to a domestic dispute.
  
BULLOCH CENTRAL 911 REPORTS
Law Enforcement Reports
    Central 911 Dispatchers issued the following calls Wednesday:
    Bulloch County Sheriff’s Department — 14 calls.
    Statesboro Police Department — 21 calls.
    Georgia Southern University Police — one call.
    Georgia State Patrol — nine calls.
    Candler County Sheriff’s Department — four calls.
    Evans County Sheriff’s Department — five calls.
    Claxton Police Department — one call.

Fire Department Reports
    Central 911 dispatchers issued the following calls Wednesday:
    Statesboro Fire Department — one call. 
    Bulloch County Volunteer Firefighters — one call.

Emergency Medical Service Reports
    Central 911 dispatchers issued the following calls Wednesday:
    Bulloch County EMS — three accident calls, one rescue call and 13 medical calls.
    Candler County EMS — 10 medical calls.
    Evans County EMS —one accident call and three medical calls.
 
    Central 911 dispatchers also routed the following calls Wednesday: one call to Bryan County 911, one call to Screven County 911, one call to Air Evac, four calls to Bulloch County Correctional Institute, a call to the Bulloch County coroner and seven calls to Bulloch County First Responders.

— compiled by Holli Deal Bragg