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Friday, January 20, 2017 Lake Oconee News Page A9 INCIDENT REPORTS Wallet stolen from Madison Wal-Mart parking lot A wallet was stolen from a Madison man’s car as it sat in the Wal-Mart parking lot while he and his family shopped inside Saturday morning. The victim told responding officer Adam Hart that he left his wallet in the center console of his vehicle while he was in the store, and that his car may have been unlocked. Though he had no possible suspects in mind, Hart and Wal-Mart’s loss prevention manager viewed surveil lance footage that showed a man attempt ing to shoplift a Playstation 4 using a debit card later discovered to be the victim’s. Surveillance footage from the parking lot also showed a slender black male exit a dark-colored sedan and look inside two surrounding vehicles, though due to the camera angle it could not show the suspect enter the victim’s vehicle. When the officer compared the footage of the attempted shoplifting to that taken from the parking lot, he discovered that it was the same in dividual in both. The victim’s debit card was recovered by a Wal-Mart cashier when the suspect’s attempt to use it to purchase the gaming console failed and the suspect walked away from the register, leaving the card behind. It was returned to the victim, but the suspect remains at large. - Katherine Klimt Union Point man arrested after shouting at deputy Greene County deputies arrested a Union Point man last Saturday after the man refused to stop shouting at them. Greene County deputy Nicholas Hobbs arrived a 7061 Union Point Highway at around 7:30 p.m. in response to a domestic dispute. Hobbs made contact with a woman who said she lived there but that her boy friend Jerry Champion, 59, would not let her inside. Hobbs asked the woman if she would be willing to stay the night some where else to let “everyone cool off,” and she agreed but needed some clothes. Hobbs heard loud music and yelling coming from inside the house. Hobbs went to the front and Deputies Wilson and Rutledge went to back door. Hobbs knocked on the door and an nounced that he was with the sheriffs office. Champion came out onto the front porch while still yelling at the deputy, ac cording to the incident report. Champion refused to stop yelling at the deputy despite being asked to “shut his mouth.” Champion also refused to comply when Hobbs asked him place his hands behind his back. However, Hobbs was able to gain control of Champion and place him under arrest. Champion was charged with disorderly conduct and obstruction of law enforce ment officers. - Katherine Klimt Four arrested for pot possession Four young people were arrested last Friday afternoon for possession after their unusually slow speed on 1-20 attracted the attention of a Morgan County deputy. Corporal Andy Cason stopped Charious Davis, 22, of Anderson, South Carolina, for travelling at a rate of 45 mph in the left lane of the highway, where the speed limit is 70. Davis told Cason she believed the speed limit to be only 40, but according to the officer’s report, he “was overwhelmed by the odor of raw marijuana coming from inside the vehicle.” He then told Davis along with her three fellow passengers, Adarius Hagood, 19, of Columbus, South Carolina, Kiana Murphy, 20, of Charlotte, North Carolina, and Elijah Ervin, 18, of Hampton to exit the vehicle. Though they all denied there was any marijuana in the vehicle, upon conducting a search Cason found a cigarette paper, a mason jar and a water bottle all contain ing small amounts of the drug. After in terviewing each subject, Cason decided to place them all under arrest for possession. Davis was also cited for impeding the flow of traffic. All four were transported to the Morgan County Detention Center without incident. - T. Michael Stone Breaking and entering spree nets thief flip- phone, potato chips On Sunday afternoon, surveillance cameras at the Down South Diesel repair shop in Madison captured a man breaking and entering into seven different vehicles in the fenced parking lot, attempting to steal multiple items and walking away with a flip-phone, a bag of chips and a sub woofer. The alleged offender, Allen Michael Rish of Lexington, South Carolina, was later apprehended and the items recovered. Police were summoned to the location on Monday afternoon by an employee of the shop, who observed the multiple thefts on surveillance camera. The employee also noticed a black plastic bag containing the stolen subwoofer near a hole that had been cut into the lot’s fence. Morgan County Deputy Kenny Smith noticed an individual resembling that on the surveillance footage near the Rite Aid on Eatonton Road. The subject fled on foot, but was later captured in the parking lot of the Chick-fil-A. When Smith searched the suspect, he found the Casio flip-phone that had been stolen from one of the trucks. Rish was arrested on six counts of entering an automobile and two counts of criminal trespass. - Katherine Klimt Caper beneath Golden Arches leads to time behind steel bars The “Hamburglar” struck the Eatonton McDonald’s restuarant, stealing cases of hamburger patties and chicken McNug- gets recently. Darius Wimberly, 18, of 321 Old Milledgeville Road, Eatonton, was arrested and charged Jan. 10 with theft by taking, and has posted a $680 property bond since then, jail records show. Wimberly, an employee of the McDon ald’s restaurant on Oak Street, disguised the frozen meat as trash to get it out of the restaurant, according to a report by Eatonton Police Officer Candace French. A restaurant manager reported security camera video footage showed Wimberly taking cases of hamburger patties and chicken McNuggets out of the freezer, placing them into a trash can and putting bags of trash on top, putting on his coat, then going outside to take out the trash. Once outside, Wimberly is seen on video running past the golden arches and across the street with the boxes in hand, accord ing to the report; which reveals he allegedly traded the Happy Meal entrees for money and/or drugs. The police incident report says the manager told the officer Wimberly took more than $900 worth of burger patties and chicken nuggets during the month of December. The arrest warrant appears to have the Extra Value Meal version because it lists the price of the stolen food as $129.61. Wimberly is a student at Putnam County High School, according to Eatonton Police Chief Kent Lawrence. - Lynn Hobbs Lake Country Crime Reports GREENE COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE Thomas Griffin, 51, of Greensboro was arrested Jan. 9 on a probation violation. Timothy Todd House, 51, listed as homeless, was arrested on Jan. 17 and charged with driving under the influence. Joseph Trevor Lewis, 21, of Greensboro was arrested Jan. 11 on a probation violation. Daniel Marques Parrott, 28, of Greensboro was arrested Jan. 9 for failure to appear and a probation violation. Dan Edward Alexander, 23, of Folsom, Louisiana, was arrested Jan. 11 and charged with driving with a suspended license. Tavorus Antoine Callaway, 24, of Lawrenceville was ar rested Jan. 10 and charged with driving with a suspended license. Jerry Lee Champion, 59, of Union Point, was arrested Jan. 14 and charged with disorderly conduct and obstruction. Darren Johnson Jr. 21, of Columbus, South Carolina, was arrested Jan. 15 and charged with possession of marijuana, less than one ounce. Joseph Webb Leadwell, 20, of Eastridge, Tennessee, was arrested Jan. 9 and charged with possession of marijuana, less than one ounce. Oscar Fabricio Lopez, 25, of Austell was arrested Jan. 12 and charged with driving without a valid license. Jasper Antonio McWhorter, 35, of Union Point as arrested Jan. 9 and charged with contempt of court. Marcus Parrott, 42, of Greensboro was arrested Jan. 11 and held for another law enforcement agency. Denzel Loequan Patton, 24, of Irondale, Alabama, was arrested Jan. 15 and charged with driving with a suspended license and exceeding maximum limits. Elker Perez, 28, of Eatonton was arrested Jan. 15 and charged with driving under the influence (concentration higher than .08 G). Orlando Treree Redd, 40, of Greensboro was arrested Jan. 10 and charged with driving under the influence of alcohol, open container and exceeding maximum limits. Tonya Briscoe Willis, 36, of Madison was arrested Jan. 12 and charged with a probation violation. GREENSBORO POLICE On Monday, Jan. 9, officers responded to 315 East Broad Street in reference to a suspicious person. Complainant stated a customer came inside the store and got two cups of coffee, but only had enough money to pay for one. Complainant stated the customer was trying to leave the store with both cups of coffee. Subject was identified as a mental patient who lives in a local group home. Sub ject began to yell at the complainant prior to the arrival of officers. The subject (Frederick Kessler) was issued a criminal trespass for the store and left without further incident. On Tuesday, Jan. 10, officers responded to 403 North East Street in reference to a theft by taking. The complainant stated several shotguns, two handguns, a pellet gun, a rifle and a digital camera were missing from her residence. The complainant stated she saw no signs of entry to her Segars Continued from A4 talk to the early morning coffee crowds at Krystal and Perk Avenue, or the lunch bunch over at Madison Drugs. One of the biggest local issues is: J-O-B-S. Res idents in small counties need full-time employment that include good benefits— steady jobs that enable families to support them selves and keep young people in local areas. Also, man ufacturing is needed with opportunities that pay more than minimum wage. Inci dentally, where are all those Baxter/Stanton Springs biotechnical jobs that were promised to Morgan resi dents back in 2012? It seems that expanded vo cational educational training would be on the legislative agenda and passing state mandates without sending state funding back to local districts should never be done. And, for heaven’s sake, let’s limit all that standard ized testing that creates so many problems for everyone. Local folk are also in terested in term limits for legislators and real ethics reform with teeth. And why are we fleecing our college students with the nev er-ending spirals in tuition costs as the state continues to pay enormous salaries to top university officials? And perhaps we should be thinking about hiring more hardworking, underpaid adjuncts into permanent positions. Most law enforcement and prison system person nel could use a raise. The sheriffs in Greene, Morgan and Putnam County are absolutely correct: the state must find a way to help pay adequate salaries for deputies in all of Georgia’s counties. And, by the way, do state lottery officials really deserve those six-figure bonuses? How many lives are they protecting? At any rate, these are just a few ideas that can be heard on Main Street and along rural routes. I could add more issues but my blood pressure has started to rise. The bottom line is that local folk are surly and no longer willing to remain silent. Most of all, they don’t relish seeing national — and state — business done the same usual way. And, one last thing, if school teachers get riled up about any of the legislation now being proposed, there will be trouble for everyone at the Capitol. Just ask Gov ernors Barnes and Deal. 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On Thursday, January 12, officers arrested Rod-driez Tripp of 512 School House Street Greensboro. Tripp was charged with false imprisonment, sexual battery and simple bat tery. On Friday, Jan. 13, officers arrested Shaquille Peaks of 412 West Richland Ave. Greensboro. Peaks was charged with Criminal Trespass. On Friday, Jan. 13, officers arrested Dedrek Deion Andrews of 1137 Pear Orchard Rd Greensboro. Andrews was arrest ed on a warrant for probation violation. On Saturday, January 14th , 2017, Officers arrested Henry Roosevelt Dorsey of 303 Sycamore Street, Greensboro. Dorsey was charged with possession of crack cocaine, possession of a drug related object, seat belt violation, driving while license suspended, driving while registration suspended and no insurance. For the week of Jan. 8-14 2017, the Greensboro Police De partment responded to 0 accidents and 11 citations were issued. 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