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Wednesday, October 10, 2007 The Braselton News Page 5A Public Safety Man with fake badge asks cop for a 'break’ A North Carolina man showed a Braselton police officer fake identification as an Alabama sheriff deputy on Saturday, according to police reports. Moon Kap Kim, 43, showed a Braselton offi cer his license and Mobile County, Ala., deputy sheriff badge, according to an incident report. Braselton police said Kim asked the officer to give him a “break” after showing the badge. Kim told police he does defensive tactics training for the Alabama agency. Kim was the passenger in a vehicle that was speeding on 1-85, according to police. Kim gave the Braselton officer the badge and a Mobile County ID card. The Braselton officer contacted a Mobile County dispatcher, who said Kim was not employed with the agency. The dispatcher also said the name of the sheriff was incorrect on Kim’s items, along with an identifi cation number on the badge. The Braselton officer said the badge and ID card would be mailed to Alabama after police completed their investigation. The man was not arrested, according to an incident report. BRASELTON ARREST The Braselton Police Department arrested a 43 year-old woman last week for DUI and other charges. Lori Lee Gatlin, 4046 Jami Lane, Snellville, was also charged with reckless driving, fleeing or attempting to elude a police officer, failure to maintain lane, no brake lights or working turn signal, disorderly conduct, no proof of insur ance, driving in the emergency lane and failure to signal when turning or changing lanes. A Braselton police officer said Gatlin refused to stop for a traffic violation on Ga. Hwy. 124. Gatlin almost struck a van while driving toward Mill Creek High School, police said. Gatlin stopped at a gas station on Hwy. 124. Police said Gatlin has a strong odor of alcohol coming from her and her eyes were blood shot. While talking to the officer, Gatlin rolled up her window on the officer, according to an inci dent report. She then opened the driver’s side door and almost fell to the ground when she exited the vehicle, police said. Gatlin later started yelling and cursing in the parking lot. She also took off her handcuffs twice, police said. Gatlin was taken to the Gwinnett County Jail. Braselton police said she was charged with DUI in September by Hoschton police. The Braselton Police Department made no other arrests last week. BRASELTON INCIDENTS The following incidents were reported to the Braselton Police Department last week: •damage to property at a Berogdan Road address in The Falls of Braselton, where a man told police that someone damaged sev eral windows in two houses under construction. The damaged windows were valued at $2,000- 3,000. •theft by taking at a Liberty Park Drive address in the Liberty Park subdivision, where a man told police that six rolls of copper wire were stolen from a storage shed sometime between Oct. 2-3. The copper wire was valued at $1,000. •damage to property at the Pilot Travel Center, where a man told police that he parked his tractor-trailer truck in the parking lot and went inside the store. When he returned, a mirror on his truck was smashed, and another tractor- trailer truck that was parked next to his vehicle was gone. •damage to property at a Ga. Hwy. 53 address, where a woman told police that her vehicle was struck in a parking lot by another driver. Both drivers agreed the damage was minor, and exchanged insurance information, according to a police report. The first driver told police that the second driver didn’t want to file a police report, but she wanted to file a report to show that she contacted police. •theft by taking at an Allee Way address, where a man told police that someone stole his golf cart from his yard. The man said he was grilling outside on his porch and he went inside for a few minutes. When he returned, the golf cart was gone. The man’s wife drove around Chateau Elan looking for the golf cart, but didn’t find it, according to an incident report. Hoschton police: Man facing 5 th DUI arrest in his life A Watkinsville man is facing at least his fifth DUI arrest, accord ing to Hoschton police. Derek Mitchell Jones, 39, was charged on Saturday with DUI, speeding and driving with a sus pended license. A Hoschton officer said he stopped Jones for speeding on Ga. Hwy. 53. When the officer walked to the passenger side of the vehi cle, he saw a man with his face pressed against the window. The officer reported that the passenger was passed out and didn’t react to him tapping on the window. The officer also said Jones, the driver, didn’t react to him tapping on the window. The officer further noted that the vehicle had an odor alcohol coming from it. Jones appeared to be in a “daze” during most of the alcohol field sobriety evaluation, and failed sev eral instructions during the evalua tion, police said. Jones was placed under arrest for DUI, police said. The officer said it took several minutes to wake up the passenger, who was released to the custody of his wife. Hoschton police said there was a six pack of beer behind the driver’s seat, with two opened bottles. The vehicle was impounded and Jones was taken to the Jackson County Jail. Hoschton police chief Dave Hill said later that Jones has been charged with DUI at least five times in his life, but no more than three of those arrests have occurred in the past five years. HOSCHTON ARRESTS The Hoschton Police Department made the following arrests last week: •Jessica Nichole Martin, 22, 531 Hickeria Way, Winder, unau thorized vehicle with red lights and warrant service for a warrant issued in Barrow County for fail ure to appear. •Ulises Jimenez Cruz, 27, 890 Irwin Street NE, Apt. c-5, Atlanta, driving while license suspended or revoked. •Michael Andrea Borden, 36, 153 Meadowood Square, Lithonia, warrant service for a warrant issued in Henry County. HOSCHTON INCIDENTS The following incidents were reported to the Hoschton Police Department last week: •criminal trespass at a Jackson Trail Road address, where a man told police that two front windows at Super Abrasive, Inc. were shat tered. The windows were valued at $300. •bomb threat at West Jackson Intermediate School, where stu dents were evacuated from the school, after Jackson County 911 was told that every school in Jackson County had a bomb in it. Hoschton police, Jackson County deputies and school offi cials searched the school after the students were taken to Hoschton First Baptist Church. Nothing sus picious was found at the school, according to police. •suspicious person at a Jefferson Avenue address, where a woman told police that she saw a man wearing dark clothing and a green jacket in a wooded area. Police said the man was dressed in cam ouflage, and carrying a deer stand and a bow. The man said he was bow hunting on the neighboring property. •agency assist near the Jackson- Barrow county line, where Hoschton police helped during a traffic accident on Ga. Hwy. 53. Police said a vehicle rear-ended a tractor-trailer truck. Hoschton police said one driver was upset, but not fighting, as police had been advised. •demented person on Main Street, where a Jackson County deputy was stopped by a man who said there was a fight in progress. There was no evidence of a fight, police said. The same man also told employees at the Hoschton City Hall two days earlier that someone killed his son. Police said there were no signs of a struggle or violence. •juveniles loitering at a Hwy. 53 business, where police said two teenagers were seen parked in one vehicle. The female told police that she met the male at the store, since her parents would not approve her dating the male. The male was released at the scene after he was instructed by police not to return to Hoschton unless he had legal busi ness in the city. The female was released to her parents. •mental subject at a W. Jefferson Street, where police assisted with a person threatening suicide. •agency assist with the Braselton Police Department at the Wendy’s on Hwy. 53, where the burglar alarm was active. The officer said the parking lot was empty, and all doors and windows were secure. Hall County Sheriff’s Office wins award The Hall County Sheriff’s Office was recognized as first in its class in the State of Georgia’s Governor’s Challenge Program, by the Governor’s Office of Highway Safety for the sheriff’s office’s efforts in traffic enforcement and traffic safety. The announcement was made during a recent awards banquet hosted by the Georgia Governor’s Office of Highway Safety. More than 700 officers, advocates, and elected officials came from around the state to show their support for this year’s nominees at the Georgia International Convention Center in College Park. The Governor’s Challenge is a competition between similar sizes and types of law enforcement agen cies across Georgia. The program recognizes the best of Georgia’s law enforcement professionals for their efforts to reduce fatal traffic crashes by increasing safety belt use, slow ing down speeders, and reducing impaired and aggressive driving. In addition to the first place award, the Hall County Sheriff’s Office was eligible for a drawing for a police motorcycle, provided by the Georgia Governor’s Office of Highway Safety as a reward for the sheriff’s office’s outstanding efforts, according to a statement. Hall County Sheriff Steve Cronic drew the winning key and won a 2006 Harley-Davidson Road King police motorcycle for the sheriff’s office. This comes three years after the sheriff’s office won a fully- equipped Ford Expedition from the same competition. The police motorcycle will be used by the Hall County Sheriff’s Office’s Traffic Enforcement Unit, to provide enforcement and vis ibility as they continue their efforts in traffic enforcement and traffic safety. Later this year in October, offi cers from the Hall County Sheriff’s Office Traffic Enforcement Unit will travel to New Orleans to receive national recognition from the International Association of Chief’s of Police (IACP). Again, the Hall County Sheriff’s Office will be recognized as first in their class in the nation for its work in traffic enforcement and traffic safety. Fire Prevention Week being observed by firefighters This week marks the 82nd annual National Fire Prevention Week and Barrow County Fire and Emergency Services is remind ing all citizens to “Practice Your Escape Plan.” The national observance came after the Great Chicago Fire and is observed by fire departments and citizens all across America. The purpose of Fire Prevention Week is to highlight a certain prevention or safety practice; how ever, it is important that citizens practice fire safety year round. This year’s theme is “Practice Your Escape Plan.” It is extremely important that every household have an escape plan and prac tice that escape plan, according to firefighters. When a fire occurs it can only leave seconds to get out safely. By having a plan and practicing that plan your chances can improve greatly if in that situ ation. “We would like to see every household in Barrow County prac tice their escape plan this week,” said Lt. Scott Dakin, public infor mation officer for Barrow County Fire and Emergency Services. “The better prepared you are in the event of a fire, the higher your chances of surviving that fire.” For more information on Fire Prevention Week, visit at www. nfpa.org. WJIS educators complete recent CPR training class The West Jackson Fire Department recently taught CPR to teachers and faculty at West Jackson Intermediate School. The following attended the class: Sally Dietz, Larry Lee, Dianne Lee, Tammy Whisnant, Amanda Banks, Charlie Shimandle, Amber Gooch, Laura Carolus, Michele Kitchens, Collene Lee, Sandy Watson and Tammy Hayes. “We are happy that these educators took the time to learn this impor tant skill,” said WJFD chief Ben Stephens. “Early CPR is one of the key links in the American Heart Association’s ‘Chain of Survival;’ the more CPR-trained people in the community, the better.” Assistance with addictions offered Narconon of Georgia is offering help for drug and alcohol addic tions. Narconon offers referrals, assess ments, drug education and out patient rehabilitation. Narconon is a non-profit organization. For more information, call 1-877-413-3073 or visit www. drugsno.com. For additional public safety news, see page 8B CARHARTT-LARGEST INVENTORY LOWEST PRICES ANYWHERE! One of Georgia’s largest Carhartt dealers. Winter clothes just arrived! 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