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
    Tommy Lee Stapleton, 52, Peachtree Street — driving while license suspended or revoked (second offense).
    Portia Porter, 25, Claxton — battery (domestic violence act).
    Brandon Chapman Reed, 21, Sagebrush — headlights on half-hour after sunset to half-hour before sunrise, driving with suspended or revoked license.
    Esther Sorofagya Primack, 23, Packinghouse Road — cruelty to children.

Incidents
    EAST GEORGIA WOMEN’S CENTER — A man reported $100 stolen from a wallet located in his wife’s room
    GNAT’S LANDING — A man reported that someone threatened to shoot him with a .45-caliber weapon because he had helped the offender’s wife to her feet after she fell. 
    HARVEYS SUPERMARKET — A man was reported for deposit account fraud after cashing a check at one location, and attempting to cash an altered version of the check at another location later.

BULLOCH COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE
Arrests
    Peggy Chavers, 46, Moore Road (Portal) — endangering security interest, public drunkenness, criminal trespass.
    Matthew Ryan Connelly, 18, Buchan Road (Pembroke) — criminal trespass, theft by taking.
    Isaac Ivey, 57, Lee Road (Pembroke) — bench warrant (superior court), deposit account fraud.

Incidents
    AKINS POND ROAD — A woman reported her mailbox had been destroyed during the night for a second time in recent months.


GEORGIA SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY POLICE
Arrests
    Officers issued one traffic citation Tuesday.

Incidents
    Officers issued two traffic warnings, responded to two alarms, investigated one accident and assisted three motorists Tuesday.
    HENDERSON LIBRARY — $21 was reported missing from the petty cash fund.
    HENDERSON LIBRARY — Graffiti was discovered in an elevator.
     
GEORGIA STATE PATROL POST 45
Arrests
    Seat belt citations — none.
    Child restraint citations — none.
    Speeding citations — one.
    Total citations — two.

Incidents
    Crashes investigated — one. 
    Fatalities reported — none.
    Injuries reported — one.
    Total vehicle stops — two.
    Seat belt warnings — none.
    Child restraint warnings — none.
    Speeding warnings — none. 
    Total warnings issued — three.
    Wanted persons apprehended — none.
    Stolen vehicles recovered — none. 
    Road checks performed — none.
    Motorists assisted — one.
    Miles patrolled — 48. 

BULLOCH CENTRAL 911 REPORTS
Law Enforcement Reports
    Central 911 dispatchers issued the following calls Tuesday:
    Bulloch County Sheriff’s Department — 18 calls.
    Statesboro Police Department —14 calls.
    Georgia Southern University Police — no calls
    Georgia State Patrol — three calls.
    Candler County Sheriff’s Office — 12 calls.
    Evans County Sheriff’s Office — one call.
    Claxton Police Department — one call.
    Brooklet Police Department — no calls.
    Portal Police Department — no calls.

Fire Department Reports
    Central 911 dispatchers issued the following calls Tuesday:
    Statesboro Fire Department — three calls. 
    Bulloch County Volunteer Firefighters — one call.
    Metter Fire Department — two calls.
    Claxton Fire Department — no calls.

Emergency Medical Service Reports
    Central 911 dispatchers issued the following calls Tuesday:
    Bulloch County EMS — one accident call, 13 medical calls and one rescue call.
    Candler County EMS — one accident call and eight medical calls.
    Evans County EMS — four medical calls.
— compiled by Jeff Harrison.