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Page A10 Lake Oconee News Friday, November 23,2017 GREENE COUNTY Chamber Dave Brown dave@lakeoconeenews.us During Monday’s meeting of the Greensboro City Council, it was announced that Chamber of Commerce president Bradley Lupton had resigned from his post. No reason for his resignation was given. The Greene County Chamber of Commerce only recently announced the promotion of Bradley Lupton as its new pres ident. Lupton succeeded Leah Dukes, who left the Chamber in November of 2016 to pursue other interests. Lupton’s started with the Chamber in August of 2016 as the membership and event coor dinator. As president, he was responsible for overseeing the day- to-day operations of the Chamber, as well as working with Chamber staff to ensure current programs president resigns without explanation and services meet the needs of its membership. Prior to joining the Chamber, Lupton spent most of his profes sional careerworkingasthe Special Projects Manager or Costume Shop Operations Manager for Hardrive Productions in Orlando, Fla. In these positions, Lupton’s responsibilities included the day to day operations of three different departments whileworkinghandin hand with multiple clients like Sea World Parks, Feld Entertainment and Disney Cruise Lines. Lupton has extensive customer service training and experience from his prior positions with companies like Walt Disney World Resorts, Joann Fabrics and the United States Postal Service. He holds a bache lor’s degree in Theatre Arts from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech). “In the short time Lupton has been with the Chamber there has already been an increased level of support and enthusiasm for the Chamber,” said Chris Bragg, Chairman of the Chamber Board of Directors. “It has been of top importance to the search committee to find a person who could continue to grow and support this member driven organization while providing new and innovative ways to keep up with the fast changing world of business.” In other City Council news, Chief Joe Bashore, requested to put a 1992 KME Pumper Truck into surplus and put it up for sale. “It’s still in decent shape,” said Bashore, “but we need to sell it now before it goes downhill.” The firetruck was replaced with a new one last year. The city council also voted unani mously to pay it Intergovernmental Contributed Agreement with the Greene Bradley Lupton was named president of the Greene County County Development Authority. Chamber of Commerce last December. GREENE COUNTY Cell phone app helps police nab juvenile car thieves T. Michael Stone michael@lakeoconeenews.us Long gone are the days when a car thief could hot wire a ’57 Chevy andbelonggonebythetime law enforcement knew anything about it. Last week, the Greensboro Police Department and Greene County Sheriff’s Office with some assistance from a cell phone app,tracked down a pair of juveniles who had taken a 2013 Honda Accord for a joy ride. Officers with the Greene County Police Department were dis patched to 203 South Walnut Street in reference to a theft on Saturday, Nov. 18. The officers met with a woman who told them she went into her residence but came out a moment later to find her vehicle gone. During their investigation, the Greensboro Police Department learned that the owner of the vehicle had left a cell phone in the car. They were able to use an app on the phone to determine its location, possibly in the area of Credille Pond Road. Deputy Eli Franks with the Greene County Sheriffs Office responded to the area and sawthe gray Honda back out of a driveway off ofCredille Pond Road and pro ceed towards Syrup Mill Crossing. Deputy Franks attempted to pull the Honda over, but the driver accelerated and would not stop. Franks continued his pursuit onto Siloam Veazey Road where the vehicle lost control near Billy Merritt Road. According to press release from the Greene County Sheriff s Office, a small fire started in the engine area as a result of the accident. However, Deputy Franks was able to break a window and get the occupants out of the car. Both juveniles were then hand cuffed and moved to a safe location. 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While a majority of the offenses investigated come from initial investigation by the Patrol division, the Criminal Investigation divi sion will frequently conduct its own investigation based upon information received from various sources. “We located the person of interest and interviewed him, but we have not made an arrest yet while we still investigate what happened,” said Nelson. “We’re still looking into it. There are always two sides to every story. “We should be making an announcement very shortly.” According to Cpt. Monford, the Uniform Patrol Commander of Greensboro Police Department is receiving assistance from the Georgia Bureau of Investigation. Kyng Kim, owner of the MLK Market, was not on duty at the time of the shoot ing. 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