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PAGE 10A PICKENS COUNTY PROGRESS THURSDAY. JANUARY 13. 2022
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The Pickens Sheriff’s Of
fice responds to many calls
for service every day. The
following incidents are a few
deputies respond to each day.
Someone steals scrap metal
worth hundreds
A homeowner reported a
theft from her property dur
ing a home renovation. She
claimed a man came to her
house asking for scrap metal
to which she told him to not
be on her property. When she
went to the house the next
day, she discovered there was
some scrap metal missing as
well as a lightbulb from the
front porch. She estimated
the scrap metal to be worth
approximately $600 and be
lieved the man who came to
the house the day before took
it.
She stated that no one saw
the man take the metal but
she was certain it was him.
Deputies advised her of the
process to move forward
with the case.
The Sheriff’s
Beat
From the Pickens
Sheriff’s Office
During this past week, the Pickens Sheriff’s Office responded
to or initiated 4,378 calls for service.
These numbers are taken
from the report provided directly from the 911 Center where all
calls are logged as they are perfonned. Below is a breakdown
of all dispatched calls by the call type for each incident.
Accidents
34
Suicide Threats / Attempts
3
Domestics
24
Theft / Burglary Related
35
Forgery / Fraud
4
Traffic Stops
240
Citations Issued
11
Animal Investigations
16
Suspicious Persons/Activity
71
Alarm Calls
23
Stranded Motorists
16
Street Hazards
33
Vandalism
10
Abandoned Vehicles
9
Extra Patrol - neighborhoods, businesses, residences 3,502
In addition to these, other calls include search warrants, civil
service, 911 hang-up calls, assaults, disorderly persons, missing
persons, assistance with medical calls, natural death investiga
tions, demented persons, funeral escorts, harassment, trespass-
ing, and many more.
Breakdown of Charges for those Arrested:
12 individuals were booked into the Adult Detention Center on
charges from the Pickens Sheriff’s Office. Out of these, the fol-
lowing charges were taken by PSO deputies (note: some indi-
viduals have multiple charges):
Simple Battery — Family Violence
1
Aggravated Assault
1
Disorderly Conduct
1
Drug Related Objects
1
Possession of a Controlled Substance
1
Obstruction of Law Enforcement Officer
1
Invasion of Privacy: Criminal Trespass
1
Driving without a Valid License
1
Failure to Maintain Lane
1
Deposit Account Fraud
1
Child Support Warrant
1
Probation Violation
2
Bond Violation
1
Accountability Court Violation
1
In addition to the above
activity from the Uniform
Patrol Division, Court Serv
ice Deputies reported the fol
lowing statistics for the past
week:
Persons Scanned at
Front Door: 756
Weapons Found: 6
Courts Field: 7
Arrests Made in
the Courthouse: 1
Civil Papers Received : 28
Civil Papers Served: 30
In the Adult Detention
Center:
Total Jail population: 45
Total male inmates: 41
Total female inmates: 4
Sex Offenders:
There are currently 68 sex of
fenders registered with the
Pickens Sheriff’s Office.
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Report of drug parapher
nalia turns out to be ciga
rettes
A woman requested
deputies to come to her
camper because of suspected
drug paraphernalia she
found. When deputies arrived
they determined there was no
indication there was any ille
gal activity going on as the
only items found were ciga
rette butts and a kitchen
spoon. Deputies gave her in
formation in regards to other
complaints and left the resi
dence.
Deputies search for man
who set land on fire
When deputies arrived on
the scene, they discovered a
large tree to be burning and a
red gas can near it. While the
fire department worked to
put out the fire, deputies
began investigating the situ
ation. A witness described
seeing a man wearing a traf
fic vest and blue jeans walk
ing around the area and then
burning brush in the woods.
Deputies attempted to
make contact with the person
suspected of setting the fire
but were unable to do so. De
tectives were made aware of
the case.
Two girls go missing from
church
When deputies arrived on
the scene they spoke with a
woman who claimed the two
girls had run off from the
church before but were usu
ally back within a few min
utes; however, it had been
nearly 45 minutes and the
girls had still not been found.
Deputies immediately
searched the area, initiating
the missing persons proce
dure, and contacted partner
ing agencies for assistance.
The fire department ar
rived on scene with a thermal
imaging camera and K9
search and rescue arrived
shortly after. Two helicopters
were also called in to assist
with the search. The two girls
were located unharmed near
Roper Park and returned to
their guardian’s custody.
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Man with warrant found
hiding under stairs
Deputies went to a trailer
to locate a man with a war
rant who was suspected to be
there. When they arrived at
the location, deputies met
with a woman who gave
them permission to jump the
gate to enter the residence.
They found the man hid
den in a small compartment
under the steps to the bed
room. They made him exit
the area and arrested the indi
vidual.
Theft at Tate Elementary
over Christmas break
A teacher involved with
the garden program at the
school reported to the on site
school resource officer that
she believed a theft had oc
curred. She informed the
deputy that the garden wagon
appeared to have been moved
and a leaf blower and charger
to be missing. After the inci
dent, the principal reported
seeing suspicious activity on
the security cameras. An in
dividual was seen walking
throughout the school and
going to the playground and
garden area.
When he comes back in
side the school, the individ
ual is seen pulling the wagon
with what appeared to be the
leaf blower as well as other
objects inside. He loads up
the stuff into the car and then
leaves. Detectives were noti
fied about the incident.
Intoxicated woman begins
yelling and taking her
clothes off
Deputies were made
aware of a disorderly person
at a home who was report
edly yelling at individuals in
side. When deputies arrived
the individual was heavily in
toxicated and crying on the
front porch claiming to be
tired of dealing with every
thing at the residence. When
deputies talked to someone
inside, she claimed that the
other woman began yelling at
her while she was asleep
about being a freeloader.
When deputies went back
outside, they found the intox
icated woman to be yelling
and removing her clothes.
The woman’s daughter began
trying to cover her up after
she had completely exposed
herself. Deputies told the
woman repeatedly to put her
clothes back on, which she
ignored. When she was told
to put on clothes or go to jail
she began to shout expletives
at the deputies. She was ar
rested and taken to jail for
Disorderly Conduct.
Man caught hiding under
sink found with metham-
phetamine
Deputies arrived at a
home in regards to a separate
incident. Deputies recog
nized the address to be the lo
cation where a man with
warrants known for hiding
from law enforcement was
suspected to be living. A
deputy asked a woman if the
individual was inside the
house and where he would be
hiding.
The woman said he was at
the house that day but she
wasn’t sure if he was still
there. She directed him to the
kitchen sink where deputies
opened the cabinet door
where they could view the in
dividual’s two boots and blue
jeans. They instructed him to
come out and he complied.
They asked him if he had
anything illegal on his person
to which he replied yes. The
deputies located six grams of
methamphetamine and three
glass pipes. The individual
was arrested and taken to the
Adult Detention Center.
Theft from local Catholic
church
The church's facility man
ager claimed someone broke
into their storage building
late the night before and stole
a chainsaw, backpack blower,
pole pruner, and hedge trim
mer. Deputies observed the
building to be broken into
and the lock at the entry to be
broken. The total value of the
items was estimated to be at
$1500. Detectives were noti
fied of the incident.
Deputies investigate stu
dent’s search for suicide
tips on school computer
Deputies went to perform
a welfare check on a student
after being informed that she
was possibly looking up in
formation on how to commit
suicide on a school computer.
They visited the child’s
home and spoke with her
about the situation. She
claimed to not have been
making any searches refer
encing suicide.
Deputies spoke with the
homeowner about the situa
tion and provided her with re
sources to help. The School
Resource Division was noti
fied as well.
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