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The True Citizen, Wednesday, October 13, 2010 — Page 9
Wanted in Burke
The following persons are wanted on outstanding arrest warrants. Anyone with information on
their whereabouts is asked to call the Burke County Sheriff’s Office at 706-554-2133.
James Odell
Bostic, 43;
Wanted since
Jan.2007
Probation violation.
Eric Richard
Burdette, 24;
Wanted since
April 2010
Probation violation
Donald Ray
Smith, 36;
Wanted since
June 2008
Probation violation
Willie Franklin
Bynes, 30;
Wanted since
Oct. 2008
Forgery in the first
degree
Lequedra Shante
Blockett, 30;
Wanted since July
2007
Probation violation
Augusta Tech to host crime
and justice symposium
From Staff Reports
Panels of law enforcement
officers, ex-offenders and oth
ers will take a hard look at the
high crime rate and what the
community can do about it dur
ing a special event in
Waynesboro next Tuesday.
A Criminal Justice Sympo
sium will be held on Oct. 19. at
the Waynesboro/Burke Campus
of Augusta Technical College.
Augusta Technical College’s
Criminal Justice Department is
sponsoring the free event from
8 a.m. to 3 p.m.
The theme is “Bringing the
Community Closer to the
Criminal Justice System; Earn
ing Trust without Conflicts:
Round 1.”
The symposium will bring
together federal, state and local
law enforcement, juvenile and
adult corrections officers, fam
ily and children’s service work
ers, local clergy, university pro
fessors, judges and ex-offend
ers for a full day program on
issues confronting the commu
nity and the criminal justice
system.
A keynote address will be
given by Garland R. Hunt, Esq.,
Commissioner of the Georgia
Department of Juvenile Justice.
Registration starts at 8 a.m. and
the program begins at 9 a.m.
Peace officers are eligible for
POST credits and the public is
invited to attend.
For more information, con
tact ATC’s Waynesboro/Burke
Campus at 706-437-6801.
Pecan Grove
Residents say that along with
those officers came immediate
change, mainly due to the fact
that "trouble makers and thugs”
living in other neighborhoods
were no longer allowed to hang
out on the private property.
That Waynesboro mother
said she watched Saturday
night as a group of around 30
teens tried to come into Pecan
Grove through a fence behind
the Senior Citizens Center.
“They got turned around when
Dee-Moe (the police dog)
stopped them,” she said.
“Needless to say they took the
long way home.”
Major Bennett reported that
since Sept. 25, officers have
only been called to the complex
eight times ... and mostly for mi
nor incidents.
But beyond the onsite secu
rity, a lot more is happening
below the radar. According to
Hediger’s Robert Prichard,
who spent entire nights watch
ing the goings-on at Pecan
Grove from a lawn chair in the
shadows, an equally important
part in the process is building
relationships with the tenants.
Residents say the manager
and monitors have been mak
ing the rounds and encourag
ing neighbors to come together
to help police their homes.
Residents also say the word
has spread ... if you mess up, or
your kids mess up, you’ll get
kicked out. And that, they say,
is good news for those who
abide by the rules. Over the
past few weeks, employees
have also been scouring over
lease agreements and evicting
people who have moved in
without permission. Officials
have also lighted up areas
where drug activity was re
ported and are still looking at
options for enclosing the entire
subdivision with climb-proof
fencing.
“There are still people who
think they can buck the system,
but it’s pretty peaceful right
now,” the Pecan Grove mother
said, describing relief mixed
with apprehension over what
will happen in the long run.
“People are sitting outside with
a little less concern .... I’m glad
I didn’t move.”
And while she was thinking
of moving out another
Waynesboro mother was think
ing of moving in.
“My friends warned me not
to come here,” Jessica Sims
Rouse said, recalling the Pecan
Grove lease she signed about
two weeks ago. Her friends told
her it was unsafe, that she was
asking for trouble. But as
Rouse watches her three chil
dren ride their big-wheels
down Freedom Way, she says
she made the right decision.
“It’s been completely prob
lem-free. I feel safe,” she said.
“I like it here, and my kids like
it here.”
Burke Happenings
Monday Night
Football
A night of football, food,
cards and fun will be held 8
p.m.-until every Monday
night at the American Legion
Post 270. Admission is free.
Must be 25 or older to attend.
Help needy families
Harveys will be collecting
canned goods, personal items
and money donations 9 a.m.-
6 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 20.
All items donated will stay in
the community.
Class of 1976
Waynesboro High School
Class of 1976 will meet to dis
cuss the upcoming reunion 6
p.m., Saturday, Oct. 16, at
Waynesboro City Hall, lo
cated on Myrick Street. For
more information, contact
Audrey Jenkins-Lee at 706-
289-8631 or 706-560-2214.
Sewing Day
The Lydia Project Sewing
Day will be held 9 a.m.-2 p.m.,
Saturday, Oct. 16, in the fel
lowship hall of First Baptist
Church of Waynesboro. Come
help make tote bags for
women undergoing cancer
treatments. We will be cutting
out patterns, ironing, embroi
dering, sewing totes, assem
bling sewing kits and writing
letters of encouragement to
women. Bring along a sewing
or embroidery machine or an
ironing board and iron, if you
would like. Lunch will be
served. Call the church office
at 706-554-5156 or Betsy
Veldboom at 706-554-0527
for more information.
NAACP
The Burke County branch of
the NAACP will have its
monthly meeting 9 a.m., Sat
urday, Oct. 16., at Mt. Olive
AME Church in Waynesboro.
An election for officers for
next year will be held.
News items for Burke Hap
penings may be emailed to
true citizennews@live.com,
faxed to 706-554-2437 or
dropped off at our East Sixth
Street office. Our deadline is
5 p.m., Monday. In the event
of limited space, announce
ments will be published on a
first-received basis.
Looking
Forward To
Serving You
Again This
Season!
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