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Police Report - 9-28-12; A man was arrested for burning a plastic placard.
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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
    Eric Maurice Palmer, 31, Cypress Lake Road — suspended license, tag violation.
Christian Terrell Harper, 21, Eagle Villas — obstruction.
    Carlos Keith, 21, Lanier Drive — window tint violation, obstruction.
    Maria A. Wallace, 35, Gentilly Drive — seat belt violation, no proof of insurance, no valid license.

Incidents
    WINLECTRIC — Someone shattered a vehicle window.
    PANE IN THE GLASS — A woman said she and her employer had a dispute concerning pay.
    GEORGIA AVENUE — A woman reported being harassed by her boyfriend’s ex-girlfriend since 2010. The other woman threatens her via Facebook, by phone and in person.
    PARK PLACE APARTMENTS — Someone stole a laptop computer, Xbox 360 games and controllers, and a TV.
    GARDEN DISTRICT APARTMENTS — A man caught another male trying to steal his wallet from his car. The offender dropped the wallet back inside and fled.
Also, a woman told police someone stole a money order for $820 as well as $10 cash.
    THE FORUM — A man reported a fight between two people. In a separate incident a woman reported the theft of a laptop computer, iPad and TV.
    VAN BUREN STREET — A woman told police a tenant painted her rental house without her permission.
    WALMART — A man found an elderly man behind the store and took him to the sheriff’s office. Deputies located the man’s wife, and he went home safely.

BULLOCH COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE
Arrests
    Stephan Isaiah Bamidele Alukoh, 19, Cramden Lake Parkway, Acworth — bench warrant.
    Shelton Kay Byars, 18, Thompson Road, Alpharetta — marijuana possession.
    Joshua Aaron Miller, 20, Magnolia Way — marijuana possession with intent to distribute.
    Jason Rae Ritchie, 21, Fair Road — marijuana possession.
    Marsha Fulton Wright, 43, Ramble Road — no proof of insurance, suspended registration.
    Vanessa Brown Carr, 42, William Henry Cowart Road, Cobbtown — financial transaction card fraud.
    Michael Anthony Shuster, 48, River Bend Road — criminal trespass, disorderly conduct.

Incidents
    WOMACK ROAD EAST — (Garfield) A woman said a man stopped by her house making threats about her son, who is in jail.
    MUD LANE — (Brooklet) A man reported the theft of a gold and diamond ring.

 
GEORGIA STATE PATROL POST 45
Arrests
    Thomas Roy Oliver II, 26, Gray, Ga. — DUI (.246).
    Seat belt citations — three.
    Child restraint citations — none.
    Speeding citations — four.
    Total citations — 13.

Incidents
    Crashes investigated — five. 
    Fatalities reported — none.
    Injuries reported — none.
    Total vehicle stops — 48.
    Seat belt warnings — none.
    Child restraint warnings — none.
    Speeding warnings — 18. 
    Total warnings issued — 30.
    Wanted persons apprehended — none.
    Stolen vehicles recovered — none. 
    Road checks performed — none.
    Motorists assisted — none.
    Miles patrolled — 671. 
     
GEORGIA SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY POLICE
Arrests
    Officers issued two traffic citations Wednesday.
    Marquels Cedregas Lee, 19, Sylvania — theft by taking, criminal attempt, possession of tool for the commission of crime and criminal trespass.
    Macenzi Jazz Holmes-Morton, 18, Sandy Springs — criminal trespass

Incidents
    Officers wrote four traffic warnings and assisted two motorists Wednesday.
    LOT 42 — Someone reported a vehicle was entered. Also, a wallet was found and turned over to the police department. An incident report was completed and the wallet placed in the police department property room.
    SIGMA NU HOUSE — Officers responded to the house on Olympic Boulevard in reference to subjects on the roof shooting a BB gun.  The subjects were shooting cans lined up in the back yard.  They were advised to stop.
    J LOT — An officer discovered a subject attempting to steal a bike from the bike rack. The man was arrested and banned from all Georgia Southern University property.
    UNIVERSITY VILLAS — A man was arrested for burning a plastic placard

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 — 20 calls.
    Georgia Southern University Police — one call.
    Georgia State Patrol — eight calls.
    Candler County Sheriff’s Department — three calls.
    Evans County Sheriff’s Department — one call.
    Claxton Police Department — one call.
    Brooklet Police Department — three calls.
 
Fire Department Reports
    Central 911 dispatchers issued the following calls Wednesday:
    Metter Fire Department — one call. 
    Bulloch County Volunteer Firefighters — two calls.

Emergency Medical Service Reports
    Central 911 dispatchers issued the following calls Wednesday:
    Bulloch County EMS — two accident calls and 22 medical calls.
    Candler County EMS — eight medical calls.
    Evans County EMS — one accident call and eight medical calls.
 
    Central 911 dispatchers also routed the following calls Wednesday: one call to Chatham County 911, a call to Bryan County 911, a call to Air Transport, four calls to Bulloch County First Responders, and a call to Candler County/Georgia Forestry.

— compiled by Holli Deal Bragg