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Wednesday, December 25, 2019
The Braselton News
Page 5A
Public Safety
JCSO - West Jackson
Suspicious elf reported at Hoschton McDonald’s
Authorities were recently
called for a suspicious woman
— dressed as a Christmas elf
— at a Hoschton McDonald's
restaurant.
Jackson County Sheriff's
Office deputies were called to
the Hwy. 124 fast-food restau
rant on Dec. 14.
An employee said a woman
wearing a Christmas elf outfit
loitered at the counter, didn't
pay for food and harassed cus
tomers and employees. She
left the scene before officers
arrived.
The employee wanted the
woman banned from the prop
erty.
OTHER INCIDENTS
Other recent incidents re
ported to the JCSO in Bra
selton and Hoschton were:
•welfare check on Hwy. 53
where officers checked on a
woman who had made com
ments about wanting to harm
herself. She denied wanting
to do so, but said she had a
stressful few weeks.
•death investigation where a
man with a drug addiction was
found dead.
•suspicious activity on Dav
enport Rd. where someone re
ported a man standing by the
roadside. He was looking for a
phone to call a ride.
•damage to property on
Hickory Bluff where a vehicle
struck a mailbox.
•criminal trespass on Jack-
son Trail Rd. where someone
dumped a mattress and box
spring set on property without
permission.
•suspicious activity on
Chestnut Chase where some
one reported a man was at
tempting to sell pine straw.
•civil matter on Charlie
Cooper Rd. where a man re
ported his daughter didn’t
want to leave with him for
their scheduled visiting time.
•criminal trespass on Jeffer
son Ave. where a man said his
grandson showed up uninvit
ed and was causing problems.
The grandson reportedly fled
the scene because he has war
rants.
•suspicious activity on
Remington Park Dr. where of
ficers responded to reports of
a man knocking on doors with
a Bible and talking about God.
He said he was being led by
God to spread the good word
and that God had told him that
there was a place for him to
stay in this area. Officers told
the man they were getting
calls from people who were
being disturbed and don't
want to hear the good word
at 4:30 a.m. He was given a
courtesy ride to a relative’s
house.
•criminal trespass on Buck
Trail where a woman report
ed someone poured red paint
on her brick mailbox. She be
lieved a family member may
have done so because they
thought she called the Depart
ment of Family and Children
Services on them.
•welfare check on Shirley
Ct. where officers checked on
a woman, who was OK.
•welfare check on Sunrise
Dr. where officers attempt
ed to check on a woman, but
she no longer lived at the res
idence, The homeowner said
the woman was OK and pos
sibly living with her father.
• •suspicious activity on
Durham Dr. where someone
claiming to be with the So
cial Security Administration
called a residence multiple
times. When confronted about
the fraud, the caller said “Go
to hll,” before hanging up.
•hit and run on Hwy. 124
where a woman reported a ve
hicle struck her vehicle while
merging and the driver kept
going.
•welfare check on Ston-
eview Dr. where officers
checked on a man and two
children, who were OK.
•damage to property on
Hwy. 124 where two vehicles
had minor damage after one
struck another.
•welfare check on Reece
Dr. where officers determined
everything was OK.
•dispute on River Bluff
where a couple had a verbal
argument. Both denied it had
gotten physical.
Braselton PD
Fleeing driver travels 100-mph on Hwy. 53
Braselton police recent
ly pursued a vehicle caught
speeding in a construction
zone, but ultimately cancelled
the chase.
Officers with the Braselton
Police Department saw the ve
hicle speeding and following
another vehicle too closely on
1-85. The driver was traveling
approximately 80-miles-per-
hour in a 60-mph zone.
The driver acknowledged
the police, by cutting on the
vehicle’s hazard lights, but kept
driving. The suspect exited
onto the Hwy. 53 ramp at 93-
mph. then ran two red lights.
At one point, police said the
driver was traveling 104-mph
on Hwy. 53.
The vehicle later turned onto
a narrow dirt road, but officers
lost sight of the vehicle when it
turned onto Ednaville Rd.
OTHER INCIDENTS
Other incidents recently re
ported to the BPD were:
•information on Walnut
Woods Dr. where a woman
reported her boyfriend has
threatened her multiple times.
He allegedly once said he was
going to put a bullet in the cen
ter of her head and later said
he was going to beat her head
with a broomstick. The woman
also told officers the man has
pushed her, trying to get a rise
out of her.
•forgery on Hwy. 53 where a
man reported one of his trucks
broke down and someone with
a mobile truck repair service
fixed it. The repairs totaled
$978, which were paid with a
check that was later cashed at
a convenience store. The com
plainant said he thought there
might have been some wrong
doings with the incident. He
didn’t get a receipt and couldn't
find any evidence the truck had
actually broken down.
•theft of services and forgery
on Grand Hickory Dr. where
a tab at a restaurant was paid
with fake money.
•information on Grand
Hickory Dr. where a man and
woman had a custody dispute.
• ‘harassment on Grand
Hickory Dr. where a woman
reported someone prank called
a restaurant, making vulgar
comments such as “I’m fing
your sister.” They also remote
ly changed the recording for
the restaurant’s voicemail, also
with a vulgar comment. Offi
cers later spoke with several
suspects via phone and one of
the restaurant employees was
fired for their connection to the
incident.
•information on Friendship
Rd. where someone found a
wallet containing suspected
methamphetamine.
•miscellaneous report on
Hwy. 124 where officers did a
walk-through of a business.
•identity fraud on Bendcreek
Ln. where a woman said some
one used her identity to apply
for food stamps out of state,
•domestic disturbance/
dispute on New Liberty Way
where a man and his ex-wife ar
gued because the man thought
the woman was cheating on
him. At one point, the man al
legedly pushed the woman and
she pushed him back. Juveniles
were also in the residence and
heard some of the arguing.
•theft by taking on Spout
Springs Rd. where someone
snatched a purse while a wom
an was shopping in a super
market. Someone confronted
the suspect and the purse was
returned.
•entering auto on Braselton
Pkwy. where someone stole a
check from a vehicle.
•information on Harrison
St. where officers assisted fire
crews with a vehicle fire. The
driver — who was safe —
said the vehicle just burst into
flames. Fire crews were able
to get the fire out and it was
towed.
•simple assault on Sahale
Falls Dr. where a woman got
into an argument with her
children's father because he
was upset that she brought her
boyfriend around the kids. The
father reportedly threatened to
beat them up and said he was
going to have his “strap,” or
gun, with him when he comes
back and they’d better be pre
pared.
•information on White Wal
nut Way where a mother said
she was afraid of her son after
an argument the night before.
Officers stayed on the scene
for a period of time, but the
man never showed up.
•battery and simple bat
tery on Juniper Ct. where
two women argued with their
mother and stepfather. The
women said the stepfather
pushed one of them, caus
ing her to fall and a dresser to
break. The parents also report
edly blocked one of the women
from leaving, pulled her out of
her boyfriend's vehicle, forced
her into a chair and hit her on
the arm multiple times.
ARRESTS
Arrests recently made by the
BPD were:
•Lisa Nicole Sims, 30. 80
Hunters Ridge Ln., Nicholson
— driving under the influence
(DUI)-alcohol; following too
closely; and warrant. Sims was
involved in an accident and of
ficers smelled alcohol coming
from her. She said she’d had
two drinks and was arrested
after a field-sobriety test.
•Ethan Michael McKay. 18,
7538 Mossy Log Ct.. Flowery
Branch — DUI-alcohol and
failure to maintain lane. A look
out was issued for McKay’s
vehicle and when officers fol
lowed the vehicle, they saw it
fail to maintain lane. He didn't
stop immediately when offi
cers tried to pull him over and
he later told them he thought
they were trying to go around
him. Officers smelled alcohol
on McKay and he was arrested
after a field-sobriety test.
Hall County
CSO, partners donate 102 bicycles to families in need
Hall County Sheriff’s cycles were donated to 23 fos-
The Hall County Sheriff’s
Office (HCSO) distributed
nearly 100 bicycles to fami
lies in need during the 2019
Christmas Bicycle Program.
“From its beginnings in
1997, the program has grown
each year with new bicycles
destined to be what may be
the only gifts some children in
need receive.” organizers state.
The Court Services Divi
sion of the HCSO organizes
and facilitates the program
and distributed more than 100
bicycles on Wednesday, Dec.
18. at the Hall County Court
house.
Santa, his deputy elves and
Sheriff Gerald Couch were on
hand to greet families and load
up the new wheels.
The 2019 bicycle program
exceeded the $10,000 fund
raising goal. Twenty-seven
families were assisted and 102
bicycles were distributed. Bi
cycles were donated to 23 fos
ter children and 100 helmets
were donated by Safe Kids
Northeast Georgia. Gift cards
were also distributed — along
with the bicycles — with help
from community partners.
Planning for the program
begins early each year and
is funded through the Sher
iff’s Show & Shine summer
car show and donations from
deputies and the community.
“Meeting and spending
time with these families on
Wednesday was worth more
than any gifts we could help
them with,” Sheriff Couch
said. “From their stories
about domestic violence, to
the death of a household pro
vider, we all should realize
just how blessed most of us
are. I’m thankful for the work
of our staff in this monumen
tal but worthwhile annual ef
fort.”
Hall County Sheriff’s Office representatives helped load up bicycles.
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