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Page 6A The Braselton News Wednesday, December 19, 2007 Crime Teenagers caught in unoccupied house Two teenagers caught in an unoccupied house in The Falls of Braselton avoided a visit to jail, according to an incident report. A neighbor reported seeing two people enter an occupied house on Madrid Falls Court last week. When a Braselton officer arrived, he entered through an open door and found a pair of sneakers in the middle of the liv ing room floor. The officer then announced “police department.” The officer said no one responded, but he heard move ment upstairs. Another officer was called to the scene. While waiting for the second officer, an 18-year-old man ran down the stairs. The officer told the man to stop, but he refused. The man finally laid face down for the officer, while a second teenager, a female, came down the stairs. The female was taken to her mother’s house, while police took the male to the police department. The male was later turned over to the custody of his parents. Police didn’t file charges for either suspect. BRASELTON ARRESTS The Braselton Police Department made the following arrests last week: •Colby J. Blake, 22, 50 Richmond Way, Commerce, DUI, failure to maintain lane, driv ing while license suspended or revoked and driving in violation of conditions of limited permit. •Randy Ramos, 33, 1303 Loowit Falls Way, Braselton, wanted person apprehended. •Alec Landis Freeman, 21, 125 Shamus Way, Jefferson, wanted person apprehended for a war rant issued by the Arcade Police Department and window tint vio lation. •Alejandro Sandoval, 24, 4541 Spring Valley Circle SW, Albuquerque, N.M., wanted per son apprehended for a warrant issued by a federal agency. BRASELTON INCIDENTS The following incidents were reported to the Braselton Police Department last week: •domestic dispute at a White Spruce Avenue address, where a teenager told police that her mother struck her with a belt across her face and arm, when her mother learned that she was sending text messages to a boy that she didn’t approve of. Police interviewed both mother and daughter and told them their case didn’t constitute abuse. Police advised the daughter to stay with a grandparent to allow the parties involved to calm down. bro Of Inventory' reduction Hoschton police nab man wanted on drug charges Hoschton police arrested the husband whose wife was arrested last week, after police found sev eral narcotics and guns in their West Jefferson Street home. Hoschton arrested Robert Steven Tuggle, 46, during a traf fic stop on Sunday. Police said Tuggle had a suspended license and the Gwinnett County Sheriff’s Office had a felony warrant for his arrest. When stopped by Hoschton police, Tuggle said his driver’s license was taken by Auburn police when he received his last DUI arrest. Hoschton police said Tuggle lied about his name and date birth. He also had the strong odor of alcohol on him, police said. During a search of his vehicle, police found an open beer can, a small amount of marijuana and a glass pipe with methamphetamine inside. Police charged Tuggle with pos session of methamphetamine, DUI (second offense), possession of tools for the commission of a crime, driving while license sus pended or revoked, open contain er violation, giving false name, address or date of birth to an offi cer and possession of less than an ounce of marijuana. Tuggle’s wife, Melanie G. Jordan Tuggle, was arrested on drug and weapon possession charges last week after Hoschton police found narcotics and several guns in her house. A friend of Mrs. Tuggle, Ellen S. Bolen, Hoschton, was also charged with possession of marijuana during the incident. HOSCHTON ARRESTS The Hoschton Police Department made the following arrests last week: •Jacob Hugh Nash, 17,175 West Jefferson Street, Hoschton, con tributing to the delinquency of a minor, and purchasing or having possession of alcohol under the age of 21. •James Deon Korfhage, 29, 6 Hillcrest Drive, Winder, posses sion of less than an ounce of marijuana, loitering and warrant service for a warrant issued in Barrow County. •Esteban Sanchez-Gallegos, 19, 305 Park Crossing, Lilbum, giv ing a false name, address or date of birth to an officer, driving while unlicensed or with an expired license, driving too fast for condi tions and following too closely. •Heu Poa Moua, 32, 3513 Bailey Street, Morganton, N.C., contributing to the delinquency of a minor, driving while license suspended or revoked, failure to meet tag light requirements and improper exhaust system. •Jimie Moua, 27, contributing to the delinquency of a minor and public drunkenness. HOSCHTON INCIDENTS The following incidents were reported to the Hoschton Police Department last week: •suspicious activity at a Panther Court address, where a man told police that someone damaged the key hole area on two of his vehi cles. The man said he wanted police to be aware of possible vandals in the neighborhood. •theft by taking at the Brook Glen subdivision, where a cable television technician told police that someone stole equipment val ued at $2,300 from cable boxes in the neighborhood. A resident reported that her cable was out around 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 12. •traffic stop on Ga. Hwy. 53, where an officer said a female driver had a warrant issued by Cobb County. The woman showed the officer paperwork proving that the warrant was recently settled. A Cobb County official advised Hoschton police that the warrant was withdrawn. La,v'astrk , JWx jsic Com pan v SALE! 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TRUCK OVERTURNS ON ENTRANCE RAMP A tractor-trailer truck overturned on the 1-85 southbound entrance ramp at exit 129 (Ga. Hwy. 53) on Wednesday, Dec. 12. Braselton police said the truck’s driver, Johnny R. Franklin of Cincinnati, Ohio, was driving too fast as it turned onto the entrance ramp, causing the truck to flip on its side.The West Jackson Fire Department said there were injuries or entrapment, and the most important issue was containing leaking oil and radiator fluid. Braselton police charged Franklin with driving too fast for conditions. Photo provided by the West Jackson Fire Department. Dacula woman charged with husband’s murder A Dacula woman has been charged with murder after Gwinnett police say her husband was stabbed to death in their Apalachee Farms home, located near Ga. Hwy. 324 (Auburn Road). Gwinnett police responded to a medical call on Saturday, Dec. 8, at the home located at 2890 The Terraces Way. Laurie Louise Alexander called 911 to say she found her husband, Ronald Kent Alexander, 44, dead on the floor in their home. Mrs. Alexander told investiga tors she had an argument with her husband the prior evening. She told police she told Mr. Alexander to sleep in another room. Mrs. Alexander said she went to bed and when she awoke the next morning, she found her husband dead on the floor near the kitchen. Crime scene investigators were called to the home. Initially, police didn’t determine if Mr. Alexander’s death was a homicide or a suicide, according to a press statement. On Wednesday, Dec. 12, Gwinnett police charged Mrs. Alexander with murder and pos session of a knife during the com mission of a crime. Mrs. Alexander was arrested at ALEXANDER her home without incident, police said. She was taken to the Gwinnett County Detention Center and held without bond. Recycle Your Christmas Tree! bring one rou the chipper Beginning Wednesday, December 26, 2007, you can drop off your Christmas Trees for recycling. On Saturday, January 5, 2008, Saplings will be available (while they last) at the Jefferson, Commerce, Talmo and Transfer Station locations only. Recycle your Christmas Tree at the following locations: Arcade- Center Wednesday, December 26, 2007 - Saturday, January 5, 2008 New Kings Bridge Road Compactor Site Commerce Wednesday, December 26, 2007 - Saturday, January 5, 2008 Designated area at the Commerce Shopping Center on S. Elm Street Commerce-Maysville Wednesday, December 26, 2007 - Saturday, January 5, 2008 Yarbrough Crossing Compactor Site Hoschton Wednesday, December 26, 2007 - Saturday, January 5, 2008 First Baptist Church Jackson County Transfer Station Wednesday, December 26, 2007 - Saturday, January 5, 2008 Jefferson Wednesday, December 26, 2007 - Saturday, January 5, 2008 Drop off at the Civic Center For Additional Information, Call Keep Jackson County Beautiful at 706-708-7198. Ktrtp JdCkson County KcauMfuE