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Page 6A 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. r $ 5 00 0FF Ticket Of s 2ff° Or More. Valid with coupon Mon.-Thurs. only. La Hacienda Commerce La Hacienda Braselton 173 Steven B. 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