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
    Jamel Alexander Collins, 30, Marchison Road, Ellabell — third-degree cruelty to children, battery.
    Ebony Deas Simmons, 20, Cedarwood Acres Mobile Home Park, Register — seat belt violation, suspended license.

Incidents
    BLAKEWOODS APARTMENTS — A woman said the father of two of her four children punched her in the face in front of the children.
    UNIVERSITY POINTE APARTMENTS — Someone reported a burglary but police reports did not list items stolen.

BULLOCH COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE
Arrests
    Raymond Emeil Coursey, 25, Chathamville Drive, Garden City — violation of a family violence protective order, probation violation, bench warrant.
    Norris Keith Griffis, 47, Union Spring Road, Springfield — illegal possession of Xanax, illegal possession of a controlled substance (Lunesta), marijuana possession, DUI (drugs), failure to maintain lane, striking a fixed object, possession/use of a drug-related object.
    Javonte Jajuan Hinkins, 22, Stevens Street, Wadley — probation violation.

Incidents
    NEVILS-GROVELAND ROAD — (Nevils) A man reported someone battered his mailbox with a baseball bat.
    GEORGIA HIGHWAY 67 — (Statesboro) A man driving recklessly in a gray Dodge truck was found to be intoxicated, and had marijuana and other drugs in his truck.
    HAYES LAKE ROAD — (Brooklet) A man said a Bryan County law enforcement officer and another woman complained about his having logging work and burning (with permits) on his property. The woman took pictures and harassed him and the law enforcement officer threatened to write tickets for logging trucks, he said.

GEORGIA STATE PATROL POST 45
Arrests /Incidents
    Information unavailable Thursday.
     
GEORGIA SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY POLICE
Arrests
    Officers issued one traffic citation Wednesday.
 
Incidents
    Officers issued three traffic warnings and assisted one motorist Wednesday.
    SOUTHERN PINES APARTMENTS — Someone reported a bike stolen.
    KENNEDY HALL — A resident was judicially reprimanded by school officials for a drug offense, but not arrested.
   
BULLOCH CENTRAL 911 REPORTS
Law Enforcement Reports
    Central 911 dispatchers issued the following calls Wednesday:
    Bulloch County Sheriff’s Department — 11 calls.
    Statesboro Police Department — 27 calls.
    Georgia Southern University Police — one call.
    Georgia State Patrol — 14 calls.
    Candler County Sheriff’s Department — eight calls.
    Evans County Sheriff’s Department — four calls.
    Claxton Police Department — one call.
 
Fire Department Reports
    Central 911 dispatchers issued the following calls Wednesday:
    Statesboro Fire Department — six calls. 
    Bulloch County Volunteer Firefighters — one call.
    Metter Fire Department — one call.

Emergency Medical Service Reports
    Central 911 dispatchers issued the following calls Wednesday:
    Bulloch County EMS — one accident call and 15 medical calls.
    Candler County EMS — seven medical calls.
    Evans County EMS — two medical calls.
 
    Central 911 dispatchers also routed the following calls Wednesday: three calls to Bulloch County First Responders, a call to the Georgia Forestry Commission and two miscellaneous calls.

— compiled by Holli Deal Bragg