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Police Report - 3-2-13; A man ran from police after being pulled over for a traffic violation.
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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
    No arrests were reported Thursday.

  Incidents
    EAST GEORGIA REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER — A man said he was bit in the calf by a large white dog while running on Brannen Street.
    WILLOW BEND APARTMENTS — A woman reportedly stole money, perfume and jewelry from a home while she was staying as a guest.
    UNIVERSITY PINES — Someone stole a book bag containing a wallet and several books from a car.
    EAGLE COURT APARTMENTS — Officers responded to a caller who claimed that someone damaged his motorcycle with a BB gun and left graffiti on the pavement and on all sides of a dumpster located in front of his apartment building.

BULLOCH COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE
  Arrests
    Juan Carlos Lopez, 20, Pretoria Rushing Road — affray.
    Armando Quintero Mendez, 23, Pretoria Rushing Road — affray.
    Joseph Charles Miller, 30, Statesboro — public drunkenness, battery (family violence).
    Bryan Darvin Strickland, 39, Pineview Road — theft by taking, theft by taking with firearm, possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.

  Incidents
    LANGSTON CHAPEL ROAD — A man ran from police after being pulled over for a traffic violation. The car appeared to be stolen.
    CLIFTON ROAD — A man said copper grounding wires were cut and taken from a phone tower.
    JOSH HAGIN ROAD — A man said several mud bogging tracks were discovered on property on which no one is allowed, and one truck was still stuck. The driver of the stuck truck said he did not know that he was not allowed on the property.
 

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

  Incidents 
    Crashes investigated — four. 
    Fatalities reported — none.
    Injuries reported — one.
    Total vehicle stops — three.
    Seat belt warnings — none.
    Child restraint warnings — none.
    Speeding warnings — one. 
    Total warnings issued — one.
    Wanted persons apprehended — none.
    Stolen vehicles recovered — none. 
    Road checks performed — none.
    Motorists assisted — one.
    Miles patrolled — 382. 
    

GEORGIA SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY POLICE
  Arrests
    Officers issued one traffic citation Thursday.
    Shannon Marie Martin, 22, Pembroke — DUI, failure to maintain lane.

  Incidents
    Officers issued two traffic warnings and assisted 13 motorists.
    WATSON COMMONS — A student accidentally activated a panic alarm.
    CENTER FOR ART AND THEATRE — A construction worker inadvertently activated a burglar alarm.        
    LOT 21 — Police responded to a hit-and-run vehicle accident.
 

BULLOCH CENTRAL 911 REPORTS
Law Enforcement Reports
    Central 911 dispatchers issued the following calls Thursday:
    Bulloch County Sheriff’s Department — 15 calls.
    Statesboro Police Department — 26 calls.
    Georgia Southern University Police — two calls.
    Georgia State Patrol — seven calls.
    Candler County Sheriff’s Department — five calls.
    Evans County Sheriff’s Department — four calls.
    Claxton Police Department — one call.
 
Fire Department Reports
    Central 911 dispatchers issued the following calls Thursday:
    Statesboro Fire Department — one call. 
    Bulloch County Volunteer Firefighters — one call.
    Claxton Fire Department — one call.
    Metter Fire Department — one call.

Emergency Medical Service Reports
    Central 911 dispatchers issued the following calls Thursday:
    Bulloch County EMS — 17 medical calls.
    Candler County EMS — two medical calls and one fire call.
    Evans County EMS — six medical calls.
 
    Central 911 dispatchers also routed the following calls Thursday: six calls to Bulloch County First Responders, a call to Bulloch County Animal Control and a call to Tattnall County 911.
— compiled by Jeff Harrison