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Wednesday, January 8, 2020 The Braselton News Page 9A Public Safety Braselton PD Man said he was attacked outside restaurant A man said he was attacked while sitting outside of a Bra selton restaurant. Officers with the Braselton Police Department were called for the report of simple assault on Brassie Ln. They found a man bleeding from his head and face. He told officers he was out side sitting and waiting on a ride when three men approached him. One of them reportedly asked him about messing with a woman, but the man said he didn’t know her. That’s when one of the men threw the alleged victim to the ground and began hitting him, according to the police report. The man hit him several times before knocking him out. A med unit checked on the man, but he refused to be taken to the hospital. There were no other witness es. The complainant said the only woman they know by the name the suspects were asking about is a regular, but wasn’t there to night. The complainant said the woman and several other people in the area are swingers and they may have had something to do with the alleged attack. DRUNK DRIVER NEARLY STRIKES PEDESTRIAN In another incident, BPD of ficers were called after a possi ble drunk driver nearly struck a pedestrian in a parking lot. The suspect reportedly al most hit someone who was standing outside of a vehicle in a parking lot on Hwy. 211. He also reportedly nearly caused an accident when pulling onto Hwy. 211. The complainant reportedly chased the man. Officers said the suspect ap peared to be heavily under the influence and he admitted to drinking. But officers didn't observe him operating a ve hicle, so the man’s wife was called to pick him up. OTHER INCIDENTS Other recent incidents re ported to the BPD were: •entering auto on Braselton Pkwy. where it appeared someone entered a vehicle and looked through items inside. •information on Village Way where someone built a fire pit and burned pallets behind a dumpster. •damage to a vehicle on Grand Hickory Dr. where a vehicle was damaged while someone was running errands. •domestic disturbance/dis pute on Walnut Woods Dr. where a woman said her boy friend threw a wine bottle at her, but officers didn't find any evidence. She also said her boy friend had been looking at ques tionable material online and antagonizes her to start a fight. •theft by taking on 1-85 where a 2004 silver GMC Yukon that was left on the roadside due to mechanical issues was taken. •missing person on Spar ta Way where a man was re ported missing, but was later found. •possession of marijuana less than an ounce on 1-85 where officers stopped a vehicle for traveling 83-miles-per-hour in a 60-mph zone. Officers smelled marijuana and cited a passenger after he turned over the substance. Officers cited the driver for speeding in a construction zone. •criminal damage on Grant Ct. where van tires were punctured. •theft of lost or mislaid property on Hwy. 211 where a woman left her phone at a convenience store and it went missing. JCSO - West Jackson Man says woman intentionally struck car in West Jackson A man reported a woman intentionally struck his vehi cle while a child was inside it during an incident on New Year’s Eve. Jackson County Sheriff’s Office deputies were called for the report of aggravated assu- alt-family violence, cruelty to children and criminal damage to property on East Jefferson St. in Hoschton. A man said his ex-girlfriend wanted to argue and kept "mouthing oft” during a New Year’s Eve party. When he tried to leave, he said the woman put a beer bottle behind the tires on his vehicle to keep the car from being moved. The complainant said he put his son in the car and while he was trying to put his twins in the vehicle, the woman started driving laps around the house, chasing people in her car. When the woman's father tried to in tervene, the woman nearly ran over his foot, according to the police report. She allegedly began to drive down the driveway, stopped the vehicle and then put it in reverse and began ramming the vehicle while the son was inside. The juvenile had a bump on his head and a family member said she planned to take him to the hospital. Officers said there was major damage to both sides of the ve hicle and window glass was on the ground. The deputy also re ported seeing ruts on the ground from the tires of the vehicle that struck the complainant’s. Officers weren’t able to make contact with the woman at the residence, OTHER INCIDENTS Other recent incidents report ed to the JCSO in Braselton and Hoschton were: •welfare check on Jack- son Trail Rd. where officers checked on a man who said he was OK. DeKalb County authorities later inquired about the welfare check and said the man was being abused by two younger men, claiming they de prived him of food and took his money, phone and medications. The DeKalb County officer planned to visit the residence. •agency assist on New Cut Rd. where officers assisted with a two-vehicle wreck with injuries. One of the drivers was transported to Northeast Geor gia Medical Center (NGMC) Gainesville. •information on Ridge Way where a woman said her dog ran out of the yard and into the road and her neighbor’s dog then jumped on her dog. •information on Hwy. 53 where officers were called for a vehicle fire. •animal complaint on Boyd Dr. where a woman said a Pit bull dog attacked her Dachs hund dog, which later died. An imal Control was called. •information on Summit View Dr. where a man contact ed a woman in violation of a bond agreement. •information on Hwy. 60 where a man believed he locat ed a truck connected in a previ ous theft of his lawn equipment. •harassing communications on Hwy. 53 where a man said a woman he met online was threatening to send out explicit photos and messages he sent her to his wife and family if she didn’t pay him $3,000. •animal complaint on New Cut Rd. where someone report ed dogs barking. •suspicious activity on Emer ald Allie where someone report ed seeing someone approach their neighbor's house. •improper stopping on road way on Country Ridge Dr. where someone parked and blocked the sidewalk and fire hydrant. •suspicious activity on New Liberty Church Rd. where a man reported an unfamiliar vehicle pulled onto their rental property. •suspicious activity on Hwy. 124 where someone reported a vehicle was driving slowly around a subdivision. It was a delivery driver. •suspicious person on Skelt on Rd. where someone report ed two people were carrying a backpack with a T-shirt over it. •noise complaint on Duck Rd. Officers said the party end ed and music cut off when they arrived. •noise complaint on Olde WickTr. •road hazard on Tapp Wood Rd. where a tree was down across a roadway. •terroristic threats and acts on Macy Ln. where a man attempt ed to contact a woman despite a temporary protection order. He also reportedly said he was on his way to her residence to take a vehicle. According to a fam ily member, the man had also threatened to kill the woman in the past. •suspicious activity on Glen Lake Rd. where a woman re ported a former neighbor at tempted to contact them multi ple times. •welfare check on Ednaville Rd. where officers checked on a woman who made a com ment about wanting to be with her grandfather in heaven. She denied wanting to harm herself. •information on Hwy. 124 where a man reported his moth er went missing after getting an gry with a family member. She reportedly left walking and said she was going "where the road took her.” •theft by taking on Skelton Rd. where someone took a dog trap, but it was later returned. •suspicious activity on Dav enport Rd. where someone re ported people were walking in the road and yelling. Officers made contact with three people while one of them was walking to work. •suspicious activity on West Jefferson St. where a woman reported another woman rang her doorbell and said someone was following her in a truck. A woman also called police shortly after, claiming some one in a truck was driving in the neighborhood and began to follow her. • 'dispute on Ward Rd. where two brothers and their partners got into an argument over a camper. One of the men report edly called a woman a "bh,” and the woman confronted him, so he pushed her. Others got in volved to separate them. •dispute on West Jefferson St. where several people argued while one of them was retriev ing their belongings. •information on Hwy. 332 where an officer stopped to un tangle a dog from rose bushes. •information on 1-85 where officers transported a woman to a restaurant after her vehicle ran out of gas while she was driv ing to South Carolina. She had also been reported as a missing person out of Texas and officers advised her to contact someone in her family. •hit and ran on Wehunt Rd. where a man reported another vehicle struck his and left the scene. •information on Miracle Ct. where officers gave a woman a ride to a travel center after fami ly members reported they didn’t want her at their residence. •dispute on Hwy. 53 where a couple argued and a woman threw a binder in the trash. The man said he feared she was go ing to hit him with the binder. •dispute on New Cut Rd. where a couple argued and one of them reportedly had a butch er knife, trying to get the other to leave her alone. They had both left before officers arrived. •dispute on West Jefferson St. where a woman and her ex-boy friend argued and a bottle was broken. The woman said it fell, but the man said she pushed him and broke the bottle on the floor. •welfare check on Caldwell Ln. where officers attempted to check on a woman, who had since been checked into a men tal health facility. •suspicious person/trespass ing on Jackson Trail Rd. where a woman reported seeing a man at a residence. He said he was looking for a mechanic before leaving the scene. 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