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Friday, December 15, 2017 Lake Oconee News Page A9 Contributed The Greene County Flying Club gathers on the tarmac at the Greene County Regional Airport: (I to r) Mark Hall, Ron Kelly (flight instructor), Eli Ramsey, Kevin Ramsey, Terry Winn, Mike Costa, Peter Field, Gary Sims and John Rivers (flight instructor). Georgia’s Lake Country has a new flying club Local resident Terry Winn had a vision about becoming an active private pilot again after many years away from the “left seat.” In February ofthisyear he turned that vision into reality by working with another local resident, Mark Hall, to develop and record the articles of organization and by laws to form the Lake Country Flying Club. Since February the club has kept busy by adding five new members (including two student pilots). The members worked closely together to select and purchase the club’s first plane, a well-equipped Piper Archer. The plane has a hangar to call home at the Greene County Regional Airport. The club also has two certified flight instructors (CFI’s) available. The club is a great resource for private pilots, individuals wanting to fulfill the dream of learning to fly or a rusty pilot wanting to get back up to speed. “I think this is a great locale for a flying club because ofthe proximity of so many fun places to travel to,” Winn said. “Places like Ashville, Hilton Head and Charleston are only one or two hours by plane.” The club plans to sponsor fly-in breakfasts and fly to other area fly- ins. The club has afewmemberships available. If you would like more informa tion you are encouraged to contact Terry Winn at 309-830-0767- INCIDENT REPORTS Romance scams on the rise A Madison woman has joining the growing number of American citizens who have been swindled by scammers who gain the trust of their victims and then steal from them. According to an incident report filed with the Morgan County Sheriff s office, the woman was contacted in May of 2017 through Facebook. Themanwhoreportedly spoke with anltalian accent gained her trust and told her that he was working on a pipeline in Kenya. After the woman developed an emotional attachmentto the scammer, he told her that he was having equipment problems and needed money to facilitate repairs. Over the next several months, the woman sent money through Walmart and other outlets to the man on 27 separate occasions, the largest amount of more than $4,000. By the time the woman realized something was amiss, she had been swindled out of more than $18,000. According to a story posted July 27 on huffingtonpost.com, romance scams account for the highest financial losses of all internet-facilitated crimes perpetrated against Americans. The FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center has said it received 15,000 romance scam complaints last year, a 20 percent increase over the previous year with losses exceeding $230 million. But the FBI believes more than 80 percent of these crimes go unreported, according to the story, so the financial losses could exceed a billion dollars. According to CNBC, American lost $16 billion to overseas scammers last year. - T. Michael Stone Four-wheeler stolen A local man reported that someone stole his Yamaha four- wheeler from an open shed on his Spears Road property between Dec. 3 at 7 p.m. and Dec. 5 at 7 p.m. Accordingtoareportfiled with the Morgan County Sheriffs Office, the four-wheeler is a camouflage 200 Yamaha Grizzly 66 bearing VIN JY4MOOY05Co56292 with an estimated value of $5,000. Nothing else, including tools, a chain saw and another four- wheeler, appeared to be missing from the shed. - T. Michael Stone Burglary in Rutledge A Rutledge woman called 911 last week when she came home to find her back door standing wide open. Deputy Kenneth Smith, along with Sergeant Chase Young and Sergeant Chad Lanier were dispatched to the scene. The deputies made sure there was no on in the home and noticed that a jewelry armoire and nightstand drawers had been ransacked. The woman told the deputies that the jewelry in the house wasn’t worth very and that she kept the real jewelry in a safe deposit box. A pistol was also reported stolen. Total valueofthepilfereditemscametoapproximately$950. The deputies canvassed the neighborhood, but none of the neighbors said they saw anything. - T. Michael Stone Car thefts A 2006 Honda Civic involved in a police chase with Greene Countydeputies appears to havebeenstoleninMorgan County. According to the an incident report filed with the Sheriff s Office, the chase ended when the Honda crashed and the driver got away on foot. The owner told deputies that he had been taking a nap in order to prepare for a vacation with his family, but when he woke up he noticed the car was gone. He was about to call 911 when Greene County called about the incident. The owner said he had no suspects and had not loaned the vehicle to anyone. Greene County deputies continued to search the area and towed the vehicle to the Greene County impound. Another vehicle that stopped running on 1-20 was also reported stolen. - T. Michael Stone Lake Country Crime Reports MADISON POLICE Harold Brian O'Kelley, 58, of Madison was arrested Dec. 10 and charged with DUI, failure to report an accident and striking an unattended vehicle. Bobby Al-Terrell Green, 21, of Augusta was arrested Dec. 9 and charged with driving while his license was suspended and no tag. Deionte Trevel Rushing, 20, of Augusta was arrested Dec. 9 and charged with posses sion of marijuana (less than one ounce). GREENSBORO POLICE On Sunday, Dec. 3, officers responded to the Mary Leila Lofts, located on North West Street, Greensboro, in reference to a criminal damage to property complaint. The complainant stated that a couple of juveniles hit her door with a cinder block. She was unable to identify who it was at the time of the report. There was no further incident. On Tuesday, Dec. 5, officers responded to 1770 Allen Circle, Lot No. 105, Greens boro, in reference to a criminal trespassing complaint. The complainant stated that she wanted her boyfriend to leave the residence for the night after he broke a Mdver Continued from A1 and served on the Putnam County Development Authority until his resig nation after his arrest, was charged with the Sept. 26, 2016 murder of his wife, Diane. Mclver has never denied the shooting, but maintains it was accidental. On Oct. 18, Fulton County Superior Court Judge Robert McBurney granted Mclver a $750,000 bond, but he remained in jail until Monday. Sills previously said Mclver remained in j ail while his attorneys worked out the conditions ofhis bond, which required him to remain in-house in the Buckhead condominium that he and Diane shared. Mclver’s attorneys, StephenMaples and William window. The boyfriend stated that he did not know he broke the window as he was knocking trying to wake her up to unlock the front door. After speaking with both parties, they agreed to separate for the night. On Friday, Dec. 8, officers responded to 1502 Airport Road, Greensboro, in reference to an alarm activation. All windows and doors were secured. For the week of Dec. 3-9, the Greensboro Police Department responded to five acci dents and three citations were issued. MORGAN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE Lisa Michelle Blount, 47, of Madison was arrested Dec. 8 and charged with DUI and open container. A criminal trespassing warrant was served on Ronald James Clayton, 61, of Madison for the Morgan County Courthouse and the Morgan County Board of Commissioners office. Shauntia Norfleet Dorsey, 31, of Hephzibah was arrested Dec. 10 and charged with speeding in excess of state limits, follow ing to closely, reckless driving and posses sion of marijuana (less than one ounce). Hill Jr., withdrew from the joined his defense, case, and two new attorneys, Attempts to reach Samuel Bruce Harvey and Don were unsuccessful by Lake Samuel, both of Atlanta, have Oconee News’s press time. GREENE COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE Charles Brandon Moon, 34, of Greensboro was arrested Dec. 5 and charged with se rious injury by vehicle, hit and run, driving on the wrong side of the road, open con tainer, reckless driving, failure to maintain lane and a seatbelt violation. Edgar Wright Louden, 68, of was arrested Dec. 6 and charged with hunting deer at night, reckless conduct and making false statements to a law enforcement officer. Maurice Tremayne Brown, 39, of Greens boro was arrested Dec. 7 and charged with possession of marijuana with intent to distribute, obstruction of officers and probation violations. Simons Rooks III, 74, was arrested Dec. 7 and charged with DUI, open container and following too closely. 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