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BARROW NEWS-JOURNAL
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 14, 2016
Public Safety
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FIREFIGHTERS HONORED
Barrow County Emergency Services recently held a meet and greet with
three retired firefighters. Those pictured at the event are (back row, left
to right) Captain Glen Cain, Firefighter Sean Crowe, Firefighter Shannon
Faulkner, Captain Heath Williams, Lieutenant Blair Darst, Lieutenant Dustin
Greene, Chief John Skinner, Battalion Chief Rob Nowakowski, Deputy
Chief Alan Shuman, Firefighter Jason Stanley, Firefighter Jeremy Little,
Lieutenant Brett Skinner, Lieutenant Rob Aldred, (front row) Firefighter Curt
Kempe, Lieutenant Jeremy Thayer, Retired Firefighter Dean Biegeleison,
Retired Firefighter Gary Little, Firefighter Tim Watson and Firefighter
John Rivers.
Barrow County emergency services honors former firefighters
Recently, members of
Barrow County Emergency
Services took time to honor
three retired firefighters —
Gary Little, Ernest Hardigree
and Dean Biegeleisen —
who gave almost 50 years of
combined service to county
citizens.
The three firefighters had
actually retired from the
department years ago, but
were never recognized for
their time and dedication.
The department wanted to
rectify that and allow them
to know how appreciated
they are. On Nov. 30, the
department hosted a meet
and greet. The three retired
firefighters came and talk
ed with members of Barrow
County Emergency Services
and reminisced about years
gone by. They were also
given a shadow box to thank
them for their service.
“They helped to build the
foundation that this depart
ment is built on,” Chief
John Skinner said in a
news release. “Their efforts
worked to establish the
dedication, hard work and
professionalism that we are
known for.”
Little served the citizens
for 21 years. During his ten
ure, he served as a volun
teer firefighter, was a sta
tion chief for the Bethlehem
Volunteer Fire Department
and eventually worked full
time for Barrow County.
He earned a reputation as
a dedicated firefighter and
emergency medical tech
nician. As station chief he
also helped develop the
Bethlehem Fire Department,
helped to recruit volunteers
and many other responsibil
ities. His dedication and ser
vice made impacts on many
people, including his son Jer
emy who works full time for
Barrow County Emergency
Services.
Little has been diagnosed
with cancer, and BCES is
using proceeds from its par
ticipation in the “No Shave
November” campaign
to help him with medical
expenses.
“Many of our person
nel stepped up to help
raise money,” Skinner said.
“Including some that did not
grow beards but wanted to
help. It was an honor to give
Gary over $1,100 to assist
him in his brave fight against
cancer.”
Hardigree served as a vol
unteer with the Holsenbeck
Fire Station. Well known
to all as “Mr. E.” he was
known for the pride he took
in the engines he drove. Mr.
E spent countless hours vol
unteering for the citizens of
Barrow County. He served
as a firefighter for 18 years
before retiring.
Biegeleisen was one of
the first paid firefighters for
Barrow County and worked
there for 10 years. His shift
was 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday
through Friday and he served
at most of the fire stations
throughout Barrow County.
He was known for his hard
work and dedication and was
known by all the volunteers.
Barrow County Sheriff’s Office Incidents
Disorderly conduct, criminal trespass among incidents reported to BCSO
The following recent
incidents were reported to
the Barrow County Sher
iff’s Office:
•knowingly driving a
motor vehicle on a sus
pended, cancelled or
revoked registration on
University Parkway at
Kilcrease Road, Auburn,
where a traffic stop was
initiated on the driver of
a 2012 Dodge Ram 1550
truck.
•disorderly conduct and
public drunkenness at
The Marathon on Atlan
ta Highway SE, Winder,
where an unruly male was
reportedly causing trouble
with a customer inside the
store.
•criminal trespass at a
Huckleberry Lane, Wind
er, residence, where the
homeowners reported an
unknown male in their
yard going through the bed
of the male homeowner’s
1996 Ford Ranger truck
that was parked in their
yard.
•hit and run; duty of the
driver to stop at or return
to the scene of an accident
on Gainesville Highway at
Shiva Boulevard. Winder,
where a man reported the
driver of a box truck hit the
mirror on his 2014 Nissan
Rogue causing damage to
the mirror.
•hit and run; duty of the
driver to stop at or return
to the scene of an accident
at Target, Loganville High
way, Bethlehem, where a
woman reported while she
was inside Target someone
hit her 2015 Volvo S60 on
the passenger side.
•driving under the influ
ence (DUI) of alcohol,
driving without a valid
driver’s license, open con
tainer violation, possession
of marijuana and improp
er lane change/failure to
maintain lane on Highway
82 at Pleasant Hill Church
Road NE, Winder, where a
1991 Ford Expedition was
found in the woods.
•theft by taking at
Walmart, Atlanta High
way NW, Winder, where
a man reported the theft of
his 1992 Ford F-150 truck
while he was in the store
grocery shopping.
•financial transaction
card fraud at a Haymon
Drive, Winder, residence,
where a woman reported
several fraudulent transac
tions on her bank card.
•theft by shoplifting at
Walmart, Atlanta Highway
NW, Winder, where a male
was observed taking cloth
ing items off the racks and
putting them on over his
clothes before attempting
to leave the store without
paying for the items val
ued at $199.
•theft by receiving sto
len property, possession
of methamphetamine and
outstanding arrest warrant
on Tom Miller Road at
Evergreen Road, Winder,
where a male driving a
1995 Ford F-350 truck was
found parked on the shoul
der of the road.
•improper lane change/
failure to maintain lane
and too fast for conditions
on Carl-Cedar Hill Road,
Winder, where the driv
er of a 2001 Ford Taurus
had run out of the road
in a curve, over-corrected,
spun out, hit a ditch and
then slid backwards into a
utility pole.
•trespassing at a Briscoe
Mill Road, Bethlehem,
residence. A man reported
he and his girlfriend were
at the residence to retrieve
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