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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 2023
THE JACKSON HERALD
PAGE 7A
National
Commerce PD
FEMA and FCC plan nationwide alert test on Oct. 4
Messages to be sent
to cellphones, TVs
and radios
FEMA, in coordination
with the Federal Communi
cations Commission (FCC),
will conduct a nationwide
test of the Emergency Alert
System (EAS) and Wireless
Emergency Alerts (WEA)
this fall.
The national test will con
sist of two portions, testing
WEA and EAS capabilities.
Both tests are scheduled
to begin at approximately
2:20 p.m. ET on Wednes
day, Oct. 4.
The WEA portion of the
test will be directed to all
consumer cell phones. This
will be the third nationwide
test, but the second test to
all cellular devices. The test
message will display in ei
ther English or in Spanish,
depending on the language
settings of the wireless
handset.
The EAS portion of the
test will be sent to radios
and televisions. This will be
the seventh nationwide EAS
test.
The purpose of the Oct. 4
test is to ensure that the sys
tems continue to be effec
tive means of warning the
public about emergencies,
particularly those on the na
tional level.
In case the Oct. 4 test is
postponed due to wide
spread severe weather or
other significant events, the
back-up testing date is Oct.
11.
All wireless phones
should receive the message
only once.
DETAILS
• Beginning at approxi
mately 2:20 p.m. ET, cell
towers will broadcast the
test for approximately 30
minutes. Dining this time,
WEA-compatible wireless
phones that are switched
on, within range of an ac
tive cell tower, and whose
wireless provider partici
pates in WEA, should be
capable of receiving the
test message.
• For consumers, the mes
sage that appears on their
phones will read: “THIS
IS A TEST of the National
Wireless Emergency Alert
System. No action is need
ed.”
• The EAS portion of the
test is scheduled to last ap
proximately one minute and
will be conducted with the
participation of radio and
television broadcasters, ca
ble systems, satellite radio
and television providers
and wireline video provid
ers. The test message will
be similar to the regular
monthly EAS test messag
es with which the public is
familiar.
Arcade PD
Recent incidents reported in Arcade
The following incidents
were recently reported by the
Arcade Police Department:
• agency assist on McCreery
Rd. where officers assisted the
Jackson County Sheriff’s Of
fice with a possibly impaired
driver.
• harassing communications
on Athens Hwy. where store
employees reported unwanted
advances from a customer.
• criminal trespass on Pop
py Ln. where someone report
ed possible harassment and
criminal trespass.
• agency assist on Rock
Forge Ln. where officers as
sisted during a medical call.
• verbal dispute on Athens
Hwy. where a store employee
thought an ID was fake, but it
was valid.
•agency assist on Damon
Gause Bypass where offi
cers assisted the JCSO after a
deputy stopped for someone
who’d run out of gas.
•traffic stop on Hwy. 129
where officers found a pipe
with marijuana inside a vehi
cle. The items were destroyed
on the scene.
• suspicious incident on
Hwy. 82 where someone
found a wallet.
• suspicious incident on
North Trotters Way where
someone found bags contain
ing belongings on an air con-
dihoning unit.
• agency assist on Hwy. 129
where officers assisted the
Geoigia State Patrol during a
traffic stop.
• suspicious incident on
Athens Hwy. where someone
reported a man who is part of
an investigation came into a
store.
•welfare check on Hwy. 82
where officers checked on a
man who was OK.
• elder abuse-exploit/inflict
paint to/deprive on B. Whit
field Rd. where a woman re
ported a family member may
have been neglected/abused.
• suspicious incident on
Hightower Trail where a
woman reported an issue with
a missing dog.
• criminal trespass on Trot
ters Trace where a man saw
via security camera that peo
ple were cutting through his
woods.
•agency assist on Potters
House Rd. where officers as
sisted the JCSO during a traf
fic stop. One man was arrested
and resisted being detained.
• city ordinance violation
and agency assist on Hwy. 82
where officers assisted code
enforcement when they deliv
ered a citation.
•agency assist on Athens
Hwy. where officers assist
ed during a possible suicide
threat call. One person was
taken to the hospital for an
evaluation.
• information on Athens
Hwy. where someone report
ed vehicles didn’t stop for a
school bus.
• suspicious incident on
Athens Hwy. where a track
driver got locked inside the
gate at a business.
• animal control-nuisance
on Woodlands Hill Dr. where
someone reported barking
dogs. The complainant was
also concerned about the
dogs’ well-being.
• aggravated assault on
Hwy. 82 where officers were
called for a report of someone
pulling a knife. One woman
was taken to a mental health
crisis center.
•theft by taking-felony on
HWy. 82 a woman reported
people broke into her Cash
App account and took over
$4,500.
•theft by taking on Wyatt
St. where a man reported a
power sander, batteries and a
charger were stolen.
•civil matter on Trotters
Trace where family members
had a dispute over living ar
rangements.
Arrests continued from 6A
• Laura Christine Ivan,
38, 132 Hawthorne Dr., Jef
ferson — driving on road
ways laned for traffic; DUI;
open container; and taillight
violation.
• Greg William Owens,
51, 190 Isaiah Dr., Jefferson
— criminal trespass.
•Kelvin Haley, 55, 2008
Pond Cypress Ct., Augusta
— DUI-less safe-alcohol;
driving while license is sus
pended or revoked; reck
less driving; and speeding
(96/60).
PENDERGRASS PD
•Alejandra Kai Roig, 19,
4457 Forest Ridge Way,
Hoschton — battery-family
violence.
•Matthew Stephen Snell,
19, 7534 Brookstone Cir.,
Flowery Branch — theft by
deception.
• Terrance Tomaj McCrae,
34, 600 Abberley Way,
Stone Mountain — parole
violation.
GEORGIA STATE
PATROL
•Andre Demond Carter,
31, 684 Deshon Creek Dr.,
Lithonia — DUI-alcohol.
• Brandon Tyler Allen, 18,
251 N. Trotters Way, Jeffer
son — DUI; headlight vio
lation; and stop/yield sign
violation.
• Austin David Helzer-
man, 28, 2989 Ike Stone
Rd., Monroe — DUI; op
eration of a vehicle without
a current plate; and use of
multiple-beam road lighting
equipment.
•Crea Baylee Moon, 26,
504 Dotson Rd., Statham —
DUI and speeding (78/55).
• Kristy Diann Townely,
44, 5333 Robin Trail, Bra-
selton — DUI-alcohol and
speeding (92/70).
• Caprice Shantel Chan
dler, 39, 4501 Jan Rd., Rich
mond, Va. — possession and
use of drag-related objects
and unlawful to purchase,
possess or have under con
trol any controlled substance.
• Brandon Quintavious
Hall, 37, 3718 Harvest Dr.,
Decatur — DUI-drags and
speeding (77/55).
JCSO continued from 6A
items that belonged to a
church, including chairs
and hymn books.
•fraud on Hwy. 60 where
a man reported a scam at
tempt from someone he
believed to be an employee
of Norton Anti-virus. The
man, who wanted to can
cel a yearly subscription,
said he called Norton after
looking up a number online.
He said he was transferred
to someone who wanted to
gain remote access to his
computer and his bank ac
count to return the funds to
his account. He was pro
vided a non-Norton email
address to send his account
information. The man said
he became suspicious of
the interaction, disconnect
ed his computer from the
internet, turned it off and
notified his bank.
•threats on Hwy. 124
where a man said his soon-
to-be ex-wife accused him
and his girlfriend of abus
ing their son. He said his
son is active and often trips,
resulting in a braise on his
knee. He said his wife told
him “not to come down
to south Georgia” or she
would have “a group of
guys fight him.” He added
that someone threatened via
social media to beat him up.
The man’s girlfriend said
his wife also threatened to
beat her up.
•welfare check on Kings
Dr. where a woman was
found sleeping on a front
porch and appeared to be
“under the influence” when
woken.
•juvenile issue on Glen-
ville Ct. where a wom
an called authorities after
she could not contact her
daughter, who was later lo
cated at a residence where
she’d fallen asleep.
•information on Rebec
ca St. where a man said
someone gained access to
his information after a data
breach, opened a credit card
and made $2,357 in pur
chases.
•fraud on Nugget Trail
where a man said he called
a number after receiving
a notice from Norton Life
Lock saying $899 would
be deducted from his bank
account. The man hung up
after believing the message
to be a scam. He said no
financial information was
exchanged.
•theft on Deer Creek Trail
CLYDE
BUTLER
6/15/44 - 9/19/16
where a woman said a man
stole her golf cart. She said
the man would not return
the cart after repairing it.
•information on Cherry
Dr. where a woman said
a man, who used to be her
pastor, has harassed her off-
and-on for seven years. She
said the man has shown up
at different locations and
committed the harassment.
She also said a man showed
up at her new church with
a bucket of red paint and
wearing horns and believed
her former pastor sent him.
She also said she has been
sent disturbing YouTube
videos, which she believes
are from her former pastor.
TERRY
BUTLER
7/21/67 - 9/22/05
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ARNELL
DESIGNS
EMORIALS
An MED Enterprises Co.
Serving this community since 1962.
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the FREE
gift with
purchase.
Office located at 220 Hwy. 441 S.
in Commerce, GA. 706-335-4066
Hours: Monday - Friday 9 a.m.-12 p.m. and 1 p.m.-5 p.m.
Saturday By appointment only • Closed Sunday
**We accept M/C, Visa and offer a lay-a-way plan.
We miss you every day.
Love,
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Tori and Jessica
In Memory Of
Robbery suspect
Commerce business
robbed by armed male
A downtown Commerce business was robbed on Fri
day morning (Sept. 15).
According to an announcement from the city, a
Black masked male robbed the Holiday Credit around
8:30 a.m. He was armed with a handgun.
The suspect then exited the business on the sidewalks
adjacent to Broad Street and road a bicycle along back
roads.
“The suspect appears to travel down Hill Street and
into the neighborhoods behind the downtown area,” the
city reported.
The suspect’s bike appears to be a dark colored
mountain bike.
Anyone with information is asked to contact the po
lice department.
The city also encouraged citizens to be vigilant and
report anything suspicious that occurs in the downtown
area. They also encourage store owners and employees
to be cautious during opening and closing and be aware
of your surroundings. You can also request police pres
ence by calling 911 and asking for an officer to escort
to/from your business.
Commerce PD
Recent incidents
reported in Commerce
The following incidents were recently reported by
the Commerce Police Department:
• driving while license is suspended or revoked; tag/
registration violation; and use of license plate with
intent to conceal on Hwy. 441 where a woman was
arrested during a traffic stop. The woman had put an
other vehicle’s tag on the car and said she’d just pur
chased the vehicle and hadn’t gotten the tag yet.
•suspicious incident on South Elm St. where a
woman reported her husband had been physically
abusive.
•identity theft fraud on Charleston Ave. where a
woman discovered credit cards had been opened in
her name and charges on those cards totaled over
$10,000.
•information report on North Broad St. where a
manhole cover damaged a vehicle.
•information report on Chantilly St. where a man
reported a stranger was taking pictured of his house
and looking in his windows. The stranger said the res
idence had been listed for rent on social media.
•disorderly conduct on Steve Reynolds Industrial
Pkwy. where a disgruntled former employee made
threats toward a person.
•theft of lost/mislaid property on Maysville Rd.
where a man reported he left a pistol in a bathroom.
An employee found the pistol.
•warrant executed and failure to stop for a school
bus loading or unloading on Clayton St. where a wom
an was arrested after failing to stop for a school bus
that was picking up children. She was given a warn
ing for not stopping and was arrested for a warrant.
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