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Page 6A The Braselton News Wednesday, October 24, 2007 Public Safety Man arrested after making false statements about cop Obnoxious manner almost leads to arrest Braselton police arrested a man last week for making false state ments in an official compliant against a police officer. Woody Cherenfant, 30, of Charlotte, N.C., completed an allegation of employee miscon duct against a Braselton officer who stopped him on Oct. 16. Cherenfant said in the docu ment that the officer violated his civil rights and “talked to him with no respect,” according to Braselton police. Cherenfant said his vehicle was searched during the traffic stop and was damaged during the search. He also said there was no reason to tow his vehicle. Braselton police said in an inci dent report that Cherenfant’s state ments were false and a review of videotape from the traffic stop showed that the officer treated him with respect “even though he chose not to show any respect to the officers.” Braselton police said Cherenfant’s vehicle was impounded, but was never searched. Cherenfant’s vehicle had the incorrect license tag, no insurance and expired regis tration, according to Braselton police. He was initially stopped for a window tint violation. When Cherenfant returned to the Braselton Police Department, an officer asked him if the state ments in the document were true and he said “Yes.” Cherenfant was then charged possession of a A “peeping tom” was report ed on Lakeshore Drive in down town Braselton on Saturday night, according to police. A Braselton officer said as he arrived at the residence, he saw a fraudulent document and taken to the Jackson County Jail. BRASELTON ARREST The Braselton Police Department made the following arrest last week: •Matthew Edward Davis, 52, 648 Epps Road, Gilbert, S.C., failure to dim headlights, giving false identity information to a law enforcement officer, driving without a license on person and open container of alcohol while operating a vehicle. BRASELTON INCIDENTS The following incidents were reported to the Braselton Police Department last week: •found property at Publix, where a customer told a store employee that her son found six $20 bills laying in the store’s parking lot. Braselton police took the money during that incident on Oct. 15 into evidence. On Oct. 19, a man said he found a black wallet in the Publix parking lot. An incident report didn’t detail the contents of the wallet. •damage to property at a Ga. Hwy. 53 address, where a trac tor-trailer truck struck a wall at a residence located on the inter section of Hwy. 53 and Hwy. 124. The truck struck the concrete wall while making a turn, and a tire blew out and a wheel was damaged. Police said the truck caused damage to the wall, but the driver kept driving. The truck was stopped two miles past the house, where police gathered informa- man running from the front door area. The officer chased after the man, but police couldn’t locate him. A K-9 from a state prison was called to the scene, but was unable tion about the vehicle and driver for an incident report. •insufficient funds on a credit card at the Pilot Travel Center, where an employee told police that a driver came into the store and gave his license and a gas card to fill up his truck. The man filled up with $261 in fuel. The man was told to come back in the store because his credit card didn’t have enough funds. A store manager said the driver spoke very little English, and the store contacted the driver’s truck com pany to advise them to add more money to the credit card. •harassing telephone calls at the Home Depot distribution center, where an employee told police that an ex-roommate kept leav ing harassing phone calls on his phone. The woman threatened to continuing calling the man, even if it meant going to jail, accord ing to a police report. The man told police he didn’t call her back because she has a temporary pro tective order against him. •theft by taking at the Best Western on Zion Church Road, where a woman told police that someone stole the tag of her rental vehicle. •possible break-in at a Loowit Falls Court address, where police said the garage door was partially open and knocked off the track. Police cleared the residence, but found a golf cart from Chateau Elan at the house. Chateau Elan was notified of the golf cart. to get a good track of the subject. Braselton police said there was no good description of the sus pect from the victim or officer. No arrests have been made in the case. A passenger’s obnoxious man ner during a traffic stop almost resulted in an arrest for disorderly conduct, according to Hoschton police. A Hoschton police officer stopped a van on Hwy. 53 last week for a suspended registra tion. A Jefferson woman was driving the van. During the traffic stop, how ever, a police officer had the van’s door shut on his hand. A male passenger in the van began laughing and making hand jest ers at the officer, according to a police report. A second Hoschton officer at the scene told the passenger to behave himself or face an arrest for disorderly conduct. Police said the man walked away from the scene without further inci dent. The female driver was cited for an expired tag and suspended registration. Police said the van was impounded. HOSCHTON ARRESTS The Hoschton Police Department made the following arrests in the past two weeks: •Bryan Keith Angel, 18, 186 Riverbend Road, Commerce, dis orderly conduct and possession of a drug-related object. •Crystal Lynn Lee, 18, 127 Serenity Court, Hoschton, disor derly conduct. •Daniel Torres Ramos, 30, 591 Hwy. 82, Winder, failure to main tain lane and driving while unli censed. •Keith Dewayne Evans, 31, 513 New Hope Road, Anderson, S.C., warrant service for a war rant issued in Lauderdale County, Miss. •Carlos Ramirez-Sanchez, 21, 2302 Spring Haven Drive, Gainesville, DUI and speeding. •Rodolfo Barrios Cortez, 27, 226 Scott Circle, Winder, driving while unlicensed and speeding. •Leroy Smoot, 50, 2171 Appelton Circle, Lawrenceville, warrant service for a warrant issued in Hoschton. •Abraham Medellin, 20, 1412 Water Wheel, Bethlehem, speed ing and driving while unli censed. •Aubrey Elizabeth Gauthier, 22, 2955 Emerald Springs Drive, Lawrenceville, speeding and driving while license suspended or revoked. •Omar Romero, 20, 4331 Three Bridges Road, Gillsville, speeding and driving while unlicensed. HOSCHTON INCIDENTS The following incidents were reported the past two weeks to the Hoschton Police Department: •criminal trespass at a Legacy Drive address, where a woman told police that a juvenile came onto her porch and stole cigarette butts out of her ash tray. She also said that in the past few days she has lost a cigarette pack and a lighter on her porch. A guardian for the juvenile told police he would take care of the problem. •water restriction violation at a Joshua Way address, where police said a man was washing his car in his backyard. The man was given a warning and given literature about water restrictions and city ordinances, police said. •burning grass and littering at a White Street address, where police said a woman was burn ing leaves and debris in the street right-of-way. Police confirmed that the woman was issued a burn permit by the Georgia Forestry Service, which is issuing burn permits for yard debris on per sonal property, according to a police report. A fire truck extin guished the fire. The woman was issued a warning for burning on public property and for littering. •driving while unlicensed and driving with an obstructed view on Hwy. 53. Police issued two citations to a Norcross man who produced a driver’s license from Mexico. The driver was released to another person at the scene. •operating a vehicle without a valid tag and no insurance on Hwy. 53 and Pearl Industrial Blvd. Police issued two citations to an Auburn man and the vehicle was impounded. •violation of condition of per mit on Peachtree Road, where police said a Lawrenceville man was issued a citation for driving a motorcycle without a regular motorcycle license. The motor cycle was impounded. •speeding violation on Hwy. 53, where an officer said a Texas man got out of his truck before the officer could approach the man’s vehicle. The man told the officer that he already had two tickets and would lose his job. When the officer gave the man a citation for speeding, the man became “extremely juvenile and irrational,” police said. The offi cer said he reduced the speed at which the man was driving, but still issued the citation. The offi cer said when the man returned to his vehicle after storming off in a “childish manner,” he talked on his cell phone for five minutes before driving away. Free Georgia Legal Services offered Peeping tom reported in downtown Braselton Skywarn Storm Spotter class available The Barrow County Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) and the Barrow Amateur Radio Emergency Services Club will host a National Weather Service Skywarn Storm Spotter class on Tuesday, Oct. 30. The class is open to public safety personnel, CERT members, radio amateurs and members of the gen eral public. "This is another way for citizens of Barrow County to become prepared for a disaster," said Jimmy Terrell, director of the Barrow County Emergency Management Agency. “Every citizen that volunteers in this or other disaster preparedness pro grams helps to make this county bet ter prepared to handle a disaster.” The Skywarn spotter program is a nationwide network of volun teers that is trained by the National Weather Service to report significant weather. Skywarn reports are relayed from volunteers while they are on the road, and at work or their home. Volunteers will be trained on what to watch for and how to report when they spot a tornado or severe thun derstorm. They will also be taught that it is important not to jeopardize their own safety while participating in Skywarn. When the weather conditions are favorable for severe thunderstorms or tornadoes are expected, a severe thunderstorm or tornado watch is issued. A severe thunderstorms or tornado warning is issued when severe weather has been reported by a Skywarn spotter or indicated by Doppler radar. Skywarn volun teers become the National Weather Service’s eyes and ears, helping to provide better weather watch and warning systems, according to a statement. As far as amateur radio opera tors, the National Weather Service offices have HAM equipment on site. Skywarn nets ran by volunteer amateur radio net controllers allow for reports to be directly heard at National Weather Service offices. The class will be held at the Barrow County Annex, in the board of com missioners room on the third floor. For more information, contact Cal Neff at 770-307-4699 or email at cneffl @ alltel.net. t -Wl ~ f ] Eddie Butler Owner/Broker REALTY LLC ANewDirection Let me put my experience to work for you! 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