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The Braselton News
Wednesday, January 1, 2020
Public Safety
Braselton PD
Multiple entering autos reported
Braselton police were recently
called for three reports of entering
auto.
All three incidents occurred on
Dec. 20.
In one case, someone broke a win
dow on a vehicle on Old Winder
Hwy. and stole a firearm, along with
$5,000 and a purse.
The two other incidents both oc
curred on Exchange Way. The sus
pects) broke a window on both ve
hicles, but only took items — a bag
— from one of the vehicles.
One of the Exchange Way victims
later told officers her credit card had
been used at a convenience store in
Braselton. Officers retrieved surveil
lance video from that convenience
store, which showed a dark GMC
Suburban pull up to one of the pumps
and a man — wearing a blue sweat
shirt and possibly a Santa hat — get
out and pump gas.
VEHICLE STOLEN
In another incident, Braselton Po
lice Department officers were called
for a report of felony theft by taking
on Noble Vines. Someone stole a
rental vehicle and was later involved
in an accident with it.
The suspect offered the other driver
$300 to pay for the damage and fled
on foot when the driver refused.
OTHER INCIDENTS
Other recent incidents reported to
the BPD were:
•simple battery on Cloverfield Way
where a juvenile got upset after his
mother turned off the Wifi, yelling
and grabbing the mother’s arm while
attempting to get her phone. The ju
venile also reportedly made threats
to harm himself and was taken to the
hospital.
•abuse/exploitation of disabled or
elderly adult and theft by taking on
Thompson Mill Rd. where someone
took Oxycodone pills from someone
at a senior living facility.
•hit and run on Braselton Pkwy.
where someone struck a vehicle in a
parking lot and left the scene.
•theft by deception on Berkshire
Trace where a man purchased a
dresser online for $318, but never re
ceived it.
•battery and criminal trespass-dam
aged property on Shumard Oak Dr.
where a man said two men attacked
him. He had reportedly come to a
residence to return his ex-girlfriend’s
belongings when approached by the
two men. The two men reportedly
struck the man multiple times while
he was in his vehicle. One of the
suspects also reportedly kicked and
damaged the man’s vehicle. Officers
took photos of the man’s injuries, in
cluding a small amount of blood on
his face. He said he wants to press
charges.
•theft of lost or mislaid property
on Glenwyck Dr. where a woman
reported her concealed carry permit
was missing.
•criminal trespass-damaged prop
erty on Mulberry Park Dr. where a
man reported his vehicle was dam
aged. Surveillance video showed two
juveniles pulling on door handles
and damaging multiple vehicles with
hammers and other objects. One of
the suspect’s mothers later contacted
the complainant about the issue.
•information on Hwy. 211 where
a woman reported a suspicious male
stayed in a store for about an hour.
He reportedly didn’t buy anything,
but kept taking pictures inside the
store.
ARRESTS
Arrests recently made by the BPD
were:
•Shanah Patrice Weathers, 33, 701
Pinecrest Rd., Winder — speeding
and reckless driving. Weathers was
stopped for driving 87-miles-per-
hour in a 45-mph zone and weaving
within the lane. Weathers told the of
ficer she needed to use the restroom.
Officers attempted to conduct a field
sobriety test on Weathers, but she
urinated on herself and later said she
was having a hard time because her
pants were weighing her down from
the urine.
•Rony Chery, 37, 600 Garson Dr.
NE, Apt. 3106, Atlanta — failure
to maintain lane; turning movement
and required signal violation; pos
session of marijuana less than an
ounce; driving with a suspended/re
voked license; and warrant. Officers
stopped Chery for making an unsafe
lane change and failing to maintain
lane. They learned Chery didn’t have
a license and a juvenile that was with
him was listed as missing (they later
learned she was a runaway) and had
a warrant. He said he’d known the ju
venile for a couple of days and didn’t
know her name. He said he picked
her up that day to drive to Atlanta.
The juvenile reportedly had drug par
aphernalia in her purse that had mar
ijuana residue on them. Officers also
found suspected marijuana in the ve
hicle’s gas cap.
•Jairo Rivera Torres, 32, 327 Bay
Ct., Concord, N.C. — failure to
maintain lane and driving without
a license. Torres was stopped after
someone reported he was “driving all
over the roadway” and officers ob
served him fail to maintain lane. He
was arrested after officers learned he
didn’t have a driver’s license.
JCSO - West Jackson
Incidents reported in West Jackson
The following inci
dents were recently re
ported to the Jackson
County Sheriff’s Of
fice in Braselton and
Hoschton:
•dispute on Jefferson
Ave. where a man re
ported his grandson was
causing a disturbance.
He fled before officers
arrived.
•dispute on Hwy. 124
where a man and his
step-daughter had a ver
bal argument. A neigh
bor with Alzheimer’s
also wandered up to the
house and the stepfather
was concerned about
him.
•illegal dumping on
Marshall Clark Rd.
where a man reported
someone dumped trash at
the end of his driveway.
He also reportedly said,
“Well, God’s involved.
He’ll handle it,” and “If
they gotta die, they’ll
die. I just don’t like cow
ards, they piss me off.”
He also said he would
shoot someone for being
on his property, which
officers advised was not
legal. The man later told
them, “That’s your law.
That’s not my law. I live
by God’s law.”
•theft by taking on
Tapp Wood Rd. where
someone took two chain
saws.
•information on Jack-
son Trail Rd. where a
man found a tag.
•financial transaction
card fraud on Hwy. 53
where a woman report
ed someone attempted to
open a credit card in her
name.
•suspicious activity on
East Jefferson St. where
a man was reported at a
construction site. He was
reportedly around equip
ment and using a flash
light. The man told of
ficers he had permission
to be there and was re
programming the equip
ment.
•abandoned vehicle on
Jackson Trail Rd. where
someone reported an
abandoned vehicle down
an embankment. It ap
peared to have driven off
the road and into a ditch,
striking trees and brush.
The vehicle was towed
and a shotgun was taken
into evidence.
•agency assist on Am
ber Waves Ave. where
a driver struck another
vehicle, then ran into a
house, getting stuck in
the garage. The driver
was pulled out of the ve
hicle. He was reportedly
intoxicated and taken to
Northeast Georgia Medi
cal Center Braselton.
•welfare check on
Moons Bridge Rd. where
officers checked on a
man, who said he was
OK. Another man was
concerned about the
man’s health and said
he was on methamphet-
amine.
•dispute on Hwy. 124
where two family mem
bers argued and one of
them accused the other
of hitting her, but offi
cers said there were con
flicting stories.
•death investigation
on Skelton Rd. where an
elderly woman passed
away.
•information on Briar-
wood Ct. where someone
found cut-up firearms
parts in the crawlspace
of a residence he pur
chased.
•agency assist on Hwy.
53 where officers at
tempted to help the Bra
selton Police Department
search for a person who
had left a vehicle.
•suspicious activity on
J. D. Brooks Rd. where
someone reported a
woman was on property
without permission,
•information on Sum
mer Hill Dr. where a
woman reported seeing
something on social me
dia in which someone
made indirect threats
about students coming
back to school.
•theft by shoplifting on
Hwy. 124 where some
one stuffed merchandise
into their clothing and
ultimately fled, dropping
a cell phone.
•damage to property on
Lauren Marie Dr. where
a propane truck got stuck
in a driveway, causing
damage.
•information on Mar
shall Clark Rd. where
someone reported a mo
torcycle driving without
lights on.
•dispute on Davenport
Rd. where an estranged
couple argued and the
woman said the man had
put his hand over her
mouth, but the man de
nied it.
•welfare check on Ox
ford Ln. where a man
wanted officers to check
on his intoxicated friend.
He was found lying in
the driveway and was un
responsive. His breath
ing was also shallow and
it appeared he had uri
nated on himself and was
vomiting. He was taken
to NGMC Braselton.
•suspicious activity on
West Jefferson St. where
someone reported a man
was driving a lawn mow
er on the roadway.
•information on Macy
Ln. where a woman re
ported her ex-husband
harassed their son. He
reportedly threatened
to kill the woman after
a dispute over a vehicle
and those comments con
cerned the son.
•abandoned vehicle on
Hwy. 332 where a vehi
cle went off the roadway
and “slid a good ways”
before stopping. It had
damage on all sides.
Hall County
Coat drive effort provides 36 jackets to children
The Hall County Opti
mist Club recently gave
the Hall County Sher
iff’s Office an opportu
nity to help them in their
mission to give back to
the community.
Club leaders, includ
ing President Linda
Brown and Board of Di
rectors member Joyce
Cantrell, reached out to
Sheriff Gerald Couch
with the idea of provid
ing coats to less-fortu
nate children. HCSO
School Resource Offi
cers (SROs) scrambled
to identify children in
need of coats at a few
elementary schools in
the Hall County School
District.
With names in hand
on Tuesday, Dec. 17,
SROs, Sheriff’s Of
fice ADVANCE Depu
ties, Sheriff Couch and
friends from the Club
went coat shopping at
Walmart in Oakwood.
Store Front End Coach
Latika Richardson orga
nized the shopping ex
perience with Customer
Service Associate Reana
Dover and Apparel As
sociate Gracey Midkiff
all helping the team find
the correct sizes.
In all, the club and
its community partners
were able to purchase 36
jackets for SROs to de
liver to students ahead
of the holidays. Walmart
kicked in a gift card to
assist.
“Although the effort
helped children, the
shopping team had a
good time getting into
the Christmas spirit,”
organizers state.
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