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♦ FRIDAY, MARCH 23,2007
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This surveillance footage from the Macon Medical Center shows a black male wearing
a black leather hat, a blue colored t-shirt, dark pants and dark shoes walking the hall
ways near the burglarized office.
Contributed
This surveillance footage from the Perry Hospital shows a white in color Ford F-150
newer-model extended cab truck with a white in color bed cover at the hospital during
the timeframe of the burglaries.
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in color bed cover at the hos
pitals during the timeframe
of the burglaries.
“If we can find that truck,
we can find the suspect,”
said Perry Police Capt. Bill
Phelps. “It’s amazing some
one would do stuff like that
in a hospital.”
The Houston Medical
Center reported an office
within the Women’s Center
at the hospital had been bur
glarized that same day. The
suspect was able to enter an
unoccupied office by forced
entry, according to Warner
Robins Police.
The Perry, Warner Robins
and Macon police depart
ments are working together
on the incidents.
Surveillance footage from
each of the hospitals show a
black male wearing a black
leather hat, a blue colored
T-shirt, dark pants and dark
shoes walking the hallways
near the burglarized offices.
Sutcliff said Macon Police
will profile the incident on
the Friday night Macon
Regional Crimestoppers tele
vision program. “Hopefully
that will help to catch this
knucklehead,” Sutcliff said.
Police are asking anyone
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participate in the cost of
the installation and pay for
the operation of the signal.
The county has to get state
approval since Ga. 247 is a
state highway.
Commissioner Jay Walker
pointed out the extra “b”
in the spelling of Warner
Robins in the letter from
the DOT.
“If they put in the traf
fic light, they can put three
in,” said Commissioner Tom
McMichael.
The commissioners also
approved changes to the cer
tificate of occupancy require
ments, adding sewage dis
posal to the list of things to
be inspected for compliance
before the building can be
issued the certificate. The
other systems already being
inspected include electrical,
gas, mechanical, plumbing
and fire protection. The
requirement is effective
immediately.
In other business, the com
missioners:
• Approved a policy for
model homes. It had been
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This surveillance footage from the Perry Hospital shows
a black male wearing a black leather hat, a blue colored
T-shirt, dark pants and dark shoes exiting the building.
with information on the
suspect or vehicle please
contact Det. Shane Mann
with the Warner Robins
Police Department Criminal
Investigation Division at
929-6909 or Det. Sgt. Chris
handled informally in the
past, explained Commission
Chairman Ned Sanders.
The number of model
homes permitted is two for
a development with up to
49 lots, three for those up to
99 lots with a maximum of
four for developments of 100
lots or more. The policy also
requires final plat approval
before water or sewer con
nections can be made and
for construction and power
approval.
• Approved a change order
adding $4,803.64 to the
water main extension proj
ect along Feagin Mill Road
and U.S. 41. The total proj
ect cost is now $387,063.22
and the contractor is John R.
Walker Inc. Commissioner
Jay Walker said there was
no relation, but “my dad
always used to say he was
distant kin.”
• Approved the purchase
of a hydroseeder for use by
the county roads, water and
landfill departments. The
low bidder for the trailer
mounted piece of equip
ment, a Finn T-90T, was
Malcolm Enterprises Inc., of
Norcross, at $37,185.
• Approved a public auc-
Sutcliff with the Perry
Police Department Criminal
Investigation Division at
988-2827. Anonymous
tips can be called in to
Crimestoppers at 742-2330
or 1-877-68 CRIME.
tion for the sale or surplus
items on April 25 at 1 p.m.,
at the county warehouse. A
rain date is set for May 1, at
the same time and place.
The items for auction
include a 1984 Chevy ambu
lance, a 1985 Chevy Blazer
4X4, and 1988 Chevy CISOO
and 1990 Dodge B-350 van,
three each 2002, 2003 and
2005 Ford Crown Victorias
and six 2004 Crown
Victorias.
Also on the auction block
is miscellaneous equipment
including a Rhino 10’ offset
mower with right hand wing,
an ice machine, a go-kart,
a cabinet, a paper shred
der, an a/c unit as well as
bicycles, personal comput
ers, printers, scanners, type
writers, fax machines, copy
machines, radio equipment,
phones, chairs, desks, tables,
metal lockers, credenzas and
windows.
• Approved the payment
of the bills at $1,807,728.80.
McMichael noted the expens
es included $7,000 in medi
cal expenses for one inmate
at the jail. “The county has
spent $14,000 on this one
inmate so far,” McMicheal
said.
LOCAL
Wait shortens at Perry DMV
Special to the Journal
Conducting your driver’s
licensing business contin
ues to get easier in Perry,
according to a release from
the Georgia Department of
Driver Services.
The organization reports
that February customers
waited an average of one
minute, 24 seconds before
beginning their service at
the customer service center
located at 450 Larry Walker
Parkway in Perry.
“One hundred percent of
the customers who visited
the Perry CSC in February
were initially served within
30 minutes or less,” the
release reads.
“I would like to commend
the driver examiners for
their dedication,” said Greg
Dozier, DDS commissioner.
“They meet the growing
demands to safeguard the
security of our processes
FVSU to host regional National
History Day competition Saturday
Special to the Journal
Middle school and high
school students from
Central Georgia will con
verge on the Fort Valley
State University campus
Saturday to showcase their
history skills during the
National History Day in
Georgia regional competi
tion.
“FVSU hosts the event
in an effort to encourage
and reward academic excel
lence,” said Dr. Fred van
Hartesveldt, regional coor
dinator of the event and
head of FVSU’s Department
Community Events
■ FREE TAX HELP
-AARP is currently offer
ing tax assistance - through
April 14 - at the Perry
Library for “taxpayers
with moderate incomes.”
They are there Thursdays
from 12:30 p.m.-4 p.m. and
Saturdays from 9 a.m.-l
p.m.
■ HCHS PLAY
- Houston County High
School will present
Thoroughly Modern Millie,
according to a release, fea
turing “dancing, singing
and comedy the whole fam
ily will enjoy. This Roaring
20s era spoof is based on
the 1960 s film by the same
name, which starred Julie
Andrews. Show times are:
today-Saturday at 7:30
p.m. and Sunday at 2 p.m.
Tickets will be on sale
at the school box office
from 5-6:30 p.m. for SB. At
the door, tickets are $lO.
Tickets are $5 for children
under age 5 and seniors
age 65 or older. Call 988-
6340, Ext. 32366 for more
information.
■ WR REC. SPRING
DAYS - The Warner
Robins Recreation
Department started reg
istration Monday for
“Spring Dayz”, a day camp
for spring break. The camp
will be held from 7:30 a.m.-
5:30 p.m., Monday through
Friday (five days), April
2-6 for boys and girls ages
7 through 12 years old.
The cost is $54 for city
residents, $lO2 for county
residents and $l6B for out
of-county residents. Bring
a sack lunch every day -
drinks and snacks will be
provided. For more infor
mation, call 929-6945.
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Building lives, families, and communities
and help customers obtain
services as quickly as pos
sible,” he added.
The center’s hours of
operation are Tuesday
through Saturday from 9
a.m. until 5 p.m. According
to the release, Tuesday
continues to be the busi
est day, while the middle of
the week during the middle
of the day typically experi
ences the least amount of
volume. Full-service licens
ing services are available
including initial issuance,
renewal, out-of-state trans
fers, regular and motor
cycle road testing, driving
history reports, all written
exams (motorcycle, CDL,
automobile) plus issuance
and renewal of Georgia
Identification Cards.
Under the direction of Gov.
Sonny Perdue, DDS, accord
ing to the release, has initi
ated many enhancements
to make customer service
of History, Political Science
and Criminal Justice.
Students compete in two
divisions: sixth through
ninth grades and 10th
through 12th grades. With
the theme of “Triumph
and Tragedy in History,”
students research selected
topics and present their
findings in papers, exhib
its, documentaries or
dramatic performances.
Sponsored by the Georgia
Humanities Council,
National History Day in
Georgia consists of eight
regional contests across the
state.
is Red Cross Month,” the
Houston-Middle Georgia
Chapter of the American
Red Cross is holding its
annual “CPR Saturday”
Saturday. This day, accord
ing to a release, is set aside
to increase CPR awareness
in the community. The
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faster, friendlier and easier.
Improvements to business
processes plus a renewed
commitment to examiner
staffing have increased effi
ciency leading to improve
ments in customer service
center wait times.
DDS reminds custom
ers that many transactions
may be initiated online via
www.dds.ga.gov.
Services that may be
obtained online include ini
tiating a change of address,
replacing a lost license,
view and/or download a
copy of your driving history,
take a practice knowledge
test and verify an exist
ing road test reservation.
Contact telephone num
bers are 706-213-2200 for
recorded information or
to speak with a Customer
Service representative call
(toll free) 1-866-754-3687
(outside the Metro Atlanta
Area) or 678-413-8400.
Students who place first,
second or third at the
regional contests qualify to
compete at the state level.
Saturday’s competition
will include students from
Central High School,
Macon; Northside High
School, Warner Robins;
Weaver Middle School,
Macon; and Howard
Middle School, Macon.
For more information about
the National History Day
in Georgia regional com
petition at FVSU, contact
van Hartesveldt at 478-825-
7624 or 6230.
Houston-Middle Georgia
Chapter will be offering
two free infant/child CPR
classes to the public. Class
times are 8 a.m. and noon.
Participants must call the
Red Cross office at 478-923-
6332 to put their name on
the list to attend.
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