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Page 6A The Braselton News Wednesday, November 21, 2007 Public Safety Teen’s birthday party causes stir in Hoschton A teen’s birthday party in Hoschton had some uninvited guests, according to a Hoschton police report. Police received a call on Friday that a large crowd of kids was about to fight in the road way of Joshua Way. All of the suspects fled when they heard a police siren, according to an incident report. Police were told that when some older boys arrived for the party, another boy got upset and started threatening them. There was no actual fight, police said. A Hoschton officer talked to the teens at the party, who gave him the same story. There was also an allegation of underage drinking at the party, police said. The officer found one person who was drinking under the age, and cited that person. The mother who was hosting the party did not authorize anyone to drink at the party, police said. HOSCHTON INCIDENTS The following incidents were reported to the Hoschton Police Department last week: •water restrictions violation at a Serenity Court address, where an officer said police received a complaint of a man washing his SUV in the driveway. The officer said the vehicle was wet and water was in the drive way. The resident told the officer he washed his vehicle at a car wash. The resident was issued a warning and told about current water restriction regulations. •terroristic threats and acts at a GA. Hwy. 53 address, where a woman told police that a man tried to buy rolling paper. When she refused to sell it to him, the man became angry. When a sheriff’s deputy who was in the store left, the man returned and asked the woman to sell him the papers. She refused again and the man started yelling offensive statements to the woman, police said. The man threatened to run over the woman while she was getting a license plate number as she was talking to a 911 operator, police said. The man left on Hwy. 53. •suspicious activity at a Hwy. 53 address, where a woman told police that she heard a very loud noise at her back door, like some one was trying to break into her house. The woman was standing in her front yard and was crying when police arrived. A Hoschton officer and two Braselton police searched the area, but didn’t find any suspects. Police said there were no shoe or foot prints on the back door, and no signs of tampering the door. Hoschton police continued to drive through the area looking for possible suspects. •DUI traffic stop near Jefferson, where a Hoschton officer stopped a suspected drunk driver. A Hoschton officer was returning to Hoschton from Jefferson, when he said the vehicle in front of him couldn’t maintain his lane and was swerving dangerously. The Hoschton officer stopped the vehicle until a Jefferson officer could arrive. In the mean time, the Hoschton officer said he could smell cigarette smoke and a faint odor of alcohol coming from the vehicle when he questioned the driver. •unsecured door at a Hwy. 53 address, where an officer said a door was open at an office. The officer called the owner and she secured the office. •residential alarm at a Deer Creek Trail address, where a burglary alarm was sounding. A door was not secured by the residents and the alarm company canceled police response. •found property around Lake Burton, where a man called Hoschton police to report that he found a wallet belonging to an Atlanta woman. The man dropped off the wallet with Hoschton police, who contacted the victim’s credit union. The victim later called Hoschton police to make arrangements to get her wallet. Woman delivers papers, loses car at Braselton Kroger A Gainesville woman told Braselton police that she went inside Kroger last week to deliver newspapers, and when she returned to the parking lot, a man was seen driving her vehicle toward Friendship Road. The woman told police she was a few weeks behind in payment of her vehicle. She also said there was a wrecker in the parking lot. BRASELTON ARRESTS The Braselton Police Department made the following arrests last week: •Mikhaic Panasyuk, 22, 4523 Nohl Ridge Road, Flowery Branch, seat belt violation, driving while license suspended or revoked, operating a vehicle with a suspended regis tration, no proof of insurance, operating an unregistered vehicle or without a current license plate, revalidation decal or county decal. •Jorge Loya Barraza, 28, 119 Carl Lane, Shelby, N.C., DUI, failure to maintain lane, driving while unlicensed or expired license and window tint violation. BRASELTON INCIDENTS The following incidents were reported to the Braselton Police Department last week: •gas drive-off at the Pilot Travel Center, where a man pumped gas and was later told his credit card was declined. The man left the store before an employee could get information about his vehicle. •vehicle fire on Hwy. 53, where a trailer blew a rear tire and caused pine straw inside his trailer to catch on fire. The fire was extinguished and there were no reports of damage to the nearby Golden Pantry gas station. •entering an automobile and theft by tak ing at the Waffle House on Ga. Hwy. 211, where a man said he was inside eating at the restaurant when someone got into his unlocked vehicle and stole medication that was sitting in plain view. •domestic dispute at the Waffle House on Hwy. 53, where an officer checked on a couple that was in the process of breaking up at the restaurant. •criminal trespass at Gabriel’s on Hwy. 211, where a woman told police that a rear door to the store had its lock drilled out. There was no entry to the business. •traffic stop on 1-85, where an officer found less than an ounce of marijuana on a driver. The driver allowed the officer to search him after questioning him on pos sible drug or alcohol use. The driver was warned about driving too fast and the mari juana. Six people arrested for BB gun vandalism in Hall County The perpetrators responsible for thousands of dollars in damages to residential, business, and vehicles windows in Hall County over the last few weeks have been caught and arrested, the sheriff’s office announced. The Hall County Sheriff’s Office — along with the Gainesville Police Department, Gang Task Force (G.T.F.), Multi-Agency Narcotics Squad (MANS) and the Flowery Branch Police Department — have identi fied and arrested six people responsible for a majority of the BB gun vandalism that has occurred in South Hall and Gainesville over the last month. To date, there have been 45 incidents reported to the Gainesville Police Department and 30 incidents to the Hall County Sheriff’s Office. Flowery Branch police received a tip on Friday that led agents with the Gang Task Force (G.T.F.) and the Multi-Agency Narcotics Squad (MANS) to the location of three suspects involved in the incidents. Upon interviewing those three suspects, other suspects were identified and a BB gun and several C02 cartridges believed to have been used in the incidents were recovered. The 30 incidents in Hall County resulted in $14,350 in property damage. All six individuals were taken into custody without incident. The sheriff’s office charged each of the following people with 21 counts of criminal trespass and nine counts of criminal dam age: Adam R. White, 17, Oakwood; Robby C. Simmemon, 18, Gainesville; Jessica E. Hedger, 19, Gainesville; Joshua M. Smith, 19, Gainesville; and Laura D. Boggus, 17, Gainesville. A 16-year-old female from Gainesville was also charged with 18 counts of criminal trespass and 11 counts of criminal damage. The Hall County Sheriff’s Office’s crimi nal investigation division is still investigating the case. Heater, hand tools taken from vehicle in Hoschton A kerosene heater and small hand tools were taken from a vehicle parked at a McEver Lane, Hoschton, address last week, according to an incident report filed at the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office. Other incidents reported to the sheriff’s office last week were: •several items taken from a van at a Zion Church Road, Braselton, business. •100 pounds of copper wire taken from a Valentine Industrial Parkway, Pendergrass, work site. •tools taken from a truck at a Tanner Lane, Nicholson, address. •a Hwy. 15, Jefferson man, said he let a woman borrow and a truck and she will not return it, as he asked her to do. •a man attempted to use a stolen credit card at a Banks Crossing business. •checkbook taken from an Old State Road, Pendergrass, location. •a South Jackson business owner said a former employee is using a fuel card that he is no longer allowed to have. •trespassing at a Brock Road, Athens, residence. •garage door opener taken from a Ridgeway Church Road, Braselton, address. •a Maysville man said he was driving on Hwy. 98 and something struck his vehicle and damaged it. •several items taken from a Belle Springs Road, Athens, residence, •attempted burglary at a Hwy. 330 residence. •burglary at a shop on Belle Springs Road, Athens. •copper wire taken from a home under construction on Meadow Lake Terrace, Hoschton. •terroristic threats at an Oakley Court, Athens, address. •an Athens woman said she was driving on Hwy. 129 when someone threw a rock at her car and damaged it. •vehicle fire at a Herman Drive, Commerce, address. •a Maysville woman said her boyfriend locked her in the house and threatened her. •prescription medication taken from a New Liberty Church Road, Braselton, address. •lock cut on a gate at a Davenport Road, Braselton, location. •porch screen cut at a Masters Way, Athens, residence. •washer, dryer and go cart taken from a Baker Road, Maysville, location. •a Silverwood Drive, Gillsville, woman said someone broke a win dow at her residence. •hit and run accident at a Banks Crossing business. •harassing phone calls at a Brockton Oaks Drive, Jefferson, loca tion. •hit and run accident at a Hwy. 82 South, Jefferson, business. •a woman said a neighbor threatened her. •vehicle fire at a Chandler Cemetery Road, Maysville, location. •a Pocket Road, Braselton, man said his neighbor’s dog came into his yard and began fighting with his dog. •a Timber Ridge Drive, Athens, man said dogs came into his yard and killed one of his rabbits. •dispute between two men at a Jennings Lane, Nicholson, address, •vehicle fire at a Galilee Church Road, Jefferson, location. •dispute between several people at a B. Wilson Road, Commerce, address. •a Nicholson man said a woman he had been dating stole prescrip tion medication from his residence. •simple assault at a Nicholson residence when a woman tried to leave the man she had been living with. She said he grabbed her by the hair and struck her several times. •a Hoschton woman said a man she used to date has been harassing and threatening her. •a Nicholson woman said her brother has her vehicle and will not return it. •couple fighting on the side of the road at a Hwy. 82 location. •a Golden Nugget Way, Maysville, woman said her sister threatened her. •verbal dispute and trespassing at an Athens residence. Free legal services offered to seniors Free legal services are available to senior citizens and low-income clients in the area. Services are based on case type and financial eligibility. Georgia Legal Service Program does not handle criminal cases. For an appointment, call 1-800-745-5717 or 770-535-5717 between 9 a.m. and 11 a.m., Mondays through Fridays. Assistance with addictions available Narconon of Georgia is offering help for drug and alcohol addic tions. Narconon offers referrals, assessments, 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. Pine straw catches on fire The West Jackson Fire Department responded to a trailer full of pine straw on fire last week. Firefighters said pine straw was burning in the trailer parked near the intersection of Ga. Hwy. 53 and Zion Church Road. A safety area was established, since the fire was located near fuel pumps. Firefighters pulled pine straw from the trailer and extinguished the fire using 1,800 gallons of water. Colt mdnyvo reserve you seat, xh&tute you free evaluation or to receive on ttfortnationpactet. 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