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PAGE 8A BARROW JOURNAL WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 3, 2008 Police nab 20 drunk drivers during holiday POLICE RECOGNITION Winder Police Chief Stanley Rodgers publicly recognized the recent police work of (L-R) Officer Andy Smith, Capt. Dennis Dorsey, Capt. Lamar Reynolds and Lt. Rob Curott at the Dec. 2 meeting of the Winder City Council. The officers within hours of an early-morning burglary arrested the thief - a former Barrow County jail inmate who had threatened to harm a jail employee’s family. Photo by Susan Norman Ex-boyfriend points two weapons at woman Holiday week surveillance of Barrow County roads led to the arrests last week of 20 people allegedly driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs. According to arrest reports and jail records, the Georgia State Patrol arrested seven drunk drivers, the Barrow County Sheriffs Office nabbed six, the Winder Police Department arrested five and police officers in Auburn and Statham arrested one each. “We want to do what it takes to keep the roads safe and we will continue what ever enforcement is necessary to make sure people exercise good judgment when they are operating a motor vehicle, especially during the holi days,” said Barrow County Sheriffs Major Murray Kogod Tuesday. Drivers charged with DUI are automatically brought to the Barrow County Detention Center, where they typically spend at least one night incar cerated before posting bond. “If they’re to the point where they may be a danger to themselves or others, they’re put in a holding cell to keep them protected,” Kogod said. “Otherwise, they’ll be put in the general population until they make bond. Their cell will probably have two people in it. But they’ll be in a hous ing unit with up to 35.” Arrested since Nov. 24 were Statham police officers arrested two additional people in unrelated incidents Nov. 24-30. Sernorris Orlando Smith, The Barrow Journal will report local arrests and inci dents from area law enforce ment agencies. This includes both misde meanor and felony arrests. These reports come from a variety of law enforcement agencies, including local, state and federal officials A Winder couple was killed in a car accident on Friday in Gwinnett County, according to police. Donna Hammett, 55, was the passenger in a 1993 Buick Century — which was struck head on by a 1998 Jeep Grand Cherokee while traveling on Oakland Road in Lawrenceville. She died after being taken to Gwinnett Medical Center on Friday. The driver of the Buick the following: STATE PATROL • Hayvee Aguylera Barzaga, 47, of 803 Ruswood Road, Winder, DUI. • Joshua Aaron Brandau, 26, of 95 W. 28th St., S. Chicago Heights, Ill., DUI. •Angie Temika Kinney, 22, of 252 Glenn Ave., Winder, DUI. •Karimah Nekia Lee, 30, of 116 Elizabeth Lane, Stockbridge, DUI. •William Joseph Perez, 17, of 5010 Edinborough PL, Sugar Hill, DUI and posses sion of less than an ounce of marijuana. •Boyd Kayne Phillips, 30, of 596 Bassetts Church Road, Grove Hill, Ala., DUI. •Nannette Dawn Wilkin, 42, of 439 Shannondoa Ct„ Winder, DUI and open con tainer in vehicle. BCSO • David Thomas Deegan, 43, of 540 Talmadge Dr., Athens, DUI and speeding. • Bradley James Janney, 18, of 75 International Dr., Athens, DUI and failure to drive within a single lane. • Michael Lee Jones, 52, of 812 Clyde Boyd Road, Winder, DUI. • Chang Fong Lee, 39, of 301 Charlie Cooper Road, Braselton, DUI. • James Paul McLaughlin, 46, of 1315 Princess Dr., Winder, DUI and failure to drive within a single lane. 31, of Winder was arrested in Statham on Thanksgiving Day following a domestic dispute. He was charged with battery. Stephen Greeson, 34, of The Barrow Journal will also publish certain actions of the local courts and judicial system, including the disposi tion of cases. All names of those arrest ed and charged with a crime will be published: the Barrow Journal will not withhold names. Century — James Hammett, 53, of Winder — was taken to Gwinnett Medical Center, where he later died. Gwinnett police said a 16-year-old driver of the Grand Cherokee crossed the center line of the road for unknown reasons and hit the Buick Century. The male driver of the Grand Cherokee sustained minor injuries, and was treated and released at the scene. • Ann Marie Pham, 39, of 165 Parks Mill Road, Auburn, DUI, driving with a suspended license, failure to drive within a single lane, and driving too fast for conditions. WPD •Ernest Joe Russell of 166 N. 5th Ave., Winder, DUI, driv ing while license is revoked or suspended, no insurance, no tag light, possession of an open container of alcohol, driving without a license plate or tag, and removing or affix ing tags to conceal the identi fication of the vehicle. •Dennis Michael Osier of 74 Howard Cir., Winder, DUI and failure to maintain lane. • Enrique Gayosso Barraza of 292 King St., Winder, DUI, driving while license is sus pended or revoked, failure to signal, possession of an open container of alcohol, and fail ure to appear. •Kenneth Thomas Patton of 660 Allen Cir., Winder, DUI, speeding, going too fast for the conditions. •Alton Eugene Jackson of 301 Russell Cemetery Road, Winder, DUI, failure to main tain lane, and no tag light. AUBURN •Anand Ram Swamy, 40, of Tucker, DUI 1st offense. STATHAM •Hoyt Lee Watts Jr., 22, of 100 Westchester Lane in Athens was arrested Nov. 26 and charged with DUI and speeding. Statham was issued a traffic citation for speeding Nov. 25 and arrested on an outstanding warrant from Athens-Clarke County. Generally speaking, the names of those involved in incidents where there is no arrest will not be published. However, there may be occa sions where the details of the incident do result in some names being published. That will be at the discretion of the editor and publishers. Charges are pending in the case. Gwinnett police have not released the name of the 16-year-old driver. A Braselton woman said her ex-boyfriend stayed in front of her residence for an hour and later displayed two weapons while yelling insults at her, police said. The woman said her ex boyfriend had been sending her threatening and nasty text messages throughout the day. He then arrived at her Braselton residence, where he sat in his vehicle for an hour, according to an inci dent report. The woman came outside the house to talk to the man, who then displayed a .22 caliber weapon and started insulting her. The man put the first weapon down and then pointed a larger, 9mm gun at the woman. While attempting to get inside the house, the man pulled her hair and grabbed her around the neck. The man yelled obscenities at the woman. He then slapped the back of her head and contin ued to threaten her. The woman later report ed the incident to Braselton police. Young drinker steals beer from store A young man stole a package of beer from the Golden Pantry on Ga. Hwy. 53, according to Braselton police. A clerk said a young, white man came into the store and asked where the beer was located. The man then got a 12-pack of beer and walked out the store without paying for it. The clerk said he knows the kids involved in the inci dent. The suspect’s age is estimated at 20, according to an incident report. The beer was valued at $10.90. Dog attacks woman walking on sidewalk Braselton police responded to two, separate incidents involving dogs last week. In the first incident, a woman said she walking on a sidewalk on Independence Lane when a dog came out of a garage and bit her arm. The dog quickly let go of the woman’s arm and returned to the garage, she said. An officer talked to the dog’s owner, who said there is an electric fence around her property. The dog owner said the batteries in the dog’s col lar must have died, according to an incident report. The dog owner said she quickly replaced the batteries in the collar. The officer gave the num ber of Hall County Animal Control to the woman that was bit by the dog. The woman said there were no injuries to her arm. In a second incident, police responded to a dog fight or Keys Drive. A woman said two dogs killed a cat in the neighbor hood. An officer said he saw a cat covered in blood in t grassy area. The dogs were followed tc a residence in the neighbor hood, where police told the dog owner about the inci dent. The dogs were locked ir a backyard, according to ar incident report. The owners of the dogs and cat were tolc to contact Jackson Count> Animal Control. INCIDENTS The following inci dents were reported to the Braselton Police Departmeni last week: •damaged vehicle at £ Mossy Oak Landing address where a man said he parkec his vehicle overnight and ir the morning found that a real tail light was smashed. •harassing phone calls ai a Democracy Drive address where a man said a formei customer was calling him and accusing him of stealing equipment. The suspect called the mar “fat boy” and said if the mar didn’t return the equipment he would harm him. An offi cer talked to the suspect, whc denied making the threats. www. Bar row Jour rial, com CALL AND COMPARE PER GRAM 770-867-0128 FAST CASH JEWELRY & PAWN 123 East May St. Winder, GA ■ Need Holiday Cash? 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