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
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