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The True Citizen, Wednesday, March 17, 2021 — Page 7A
® FOR THE RECORD
WPD seeks info in bank burglary
DIANA ROYAL
jdianaroyal@gmail.com
Though he may have got
ten away with just a handful
of candy, an unidentified man
burglarized a local bank last
week and police are asking
for the public’s assistance in
finding him.
According to a report from
the Waynesboro Police De
partment, officers were called
to Southern Bank just before
6:30 Thursday morning when a
teller arrived and noticed glass
on the ground near the drive-
thru door. The arriving officer
noted in the report that the door
seemed to be forced open with
a tool and that another door
inside that led into the bank’s
main lobby also appeared to
have been pried open.
Bank employees did not
notice anything missing except
for some assorted candy.
To gain entry, WPD reports
the suspect smashed through
the glass pane window of the
side entrance door to the bank.
Security camera photos offered
little help in identifying the
suspect other than the person
was male.
Anyone with information is
asked to called investigators
at the WPD at 796.554.8029.
Callers may remain anony
mous.
Security camera photo
BURKE COUNTY JAIL BOOKINGS
MAR.8-14
Donald Lee
Cooper, 30
Hollow Keg Drive,
Augusta
BCSO, March 11
Influencing witness
Roy Antonio
Cooper, 48
Corn Road, Girard
BCSO, March 9
Probation violation-
felony
Whitney Nicole
Harris, 35
Artmus St., Augusta
BCSO, March 11
Contempt of Juvenile
Court
Amanda Rae
Ritchie, 33
Live Oak Drive,
Waynesboro
BCSO, March 12
State Court misde
meanor sentenced
Ronald Nathaniel
Cross, 71
Davis Road,
Waynesboro
BCSO, March 12
Possession of crack
cocaine
Precious Kayla
Cooper, 23
Betty Blvd, Sardis
WPD, March 10
Simple assault; ob
struction of law en
forcement officers-
misdemeanor
Antoine Maurice
Smith, 46
Fahm St., Savannah
WPD, March 10
Public drunk-city
ordinance; open
container violation;
"housing for WPD**
Aaron Christopher
Sousa, 27
Marie Vann Road.
Waynesboro
BCSO, March 9
Burglary in the 1st
degree; theft by
receiving stolen
property-felony
Aris Juanchesco
Flores, 30
Davidson Ave.,
Savannah
BCSO, March 8
Probation violation
for fingerprintabie
charge-felony
Darrius DeMarcus
Evans, 27
GA Hwy 80 East,
Waynesboro
BCSO March 11
Failure to maintain
lane; reckless
driving; DUI-less
safe-alcohol
Perry
Reed, 60
GA Hwy. 56 North,
Waynesboro
BCSO, March 14
Cruelty to chil
dren in the 3rd
degree-aiiow child
to witness forcible
felony/battery/
family violence (2
counts); obstruction
of law enforcement
officers-felony
Nakie Antione
Hankerson, 25
Middleground
Road, Waynesboro
BCSO, March 10
**conditional
transfer** (unlaw
ful street gang
activity, possession
of a firearm by
convicted felon;
unlawful street
gang activity; pos
session of a firearm
by convicted felon
or first offender
Frank Marcel lous
Hancox, 32
Sandpiper Lane,
Augusta
BCSO, March 14
DUI-less safe-
alcohol; improper
parking; marijuana-
possession of less
than one ounce;
open container of
alcohol in motor
vehicle
Ronald Mathney
Patterson, 41
Waynesboro Hwy.,
Hi/tonia
BCSO, March 10
Failure to maintain
iane; possession of
methamphetamine
with intent; posses
sion of a controlled
substance with in
tent; DCS Ogeechee
Judicial Circuit
AGENCIES
BCSO: Burke County Sheriff’s Office;
WPD: Waynesboro Police Department;
GSP: Georgia State Patrol;
MPD: Midville Police Department;
SPD: Sardis Police Department;
DOC: Department of Corrections
DNR: Department of Natural Resources
DISCLAIMER NOTICE: ALL ARE PRESUMED INNOCENT
UNTIL PROVEN GUILTY IN A COURT OF LAW
BURKE EMA REPORT
The Burke County Emergency Management Agency re
sponded to 98 patients’ calls during the week ending March
14. Of those, 76 resulted in transports, including 50 to Au
gusta hospitals. Forty one of the transports were determined
to be an emergency and 35 were non-emergent.
The agency also answered 25 fire calls during the week.
They included three authorized/controlled burns, four brush/
grass fires, nine woods fires, two fire/smoke alarms, one
outside trash/waste or dumpster fire. One power line down,
one rescue, one structure fire, one public service call and
two unspecified calls.
Children try to break
up fight between parents
ROY F. CHALKER JR.
rchalker@bellsouth.net
Two children had to inter
vene in a violent confronta
tion between their parents on
Sunday, March 7 at a home on
Pinetop Court near Keysville.
At about 4:30 that afternoon
Burke County deputies were
called to the residence after
a verbal altercation became
physical in front of two chil
dren.
Dwayne Whitaker, age 30,
ended up being arrested and
charged with battery and cruel
ty to children in the 3rd degree
after the incident.
Brittany Whitaker told of
ficers she had told her husband
she was filing for divorce and
wanted him to leave the resi
dence.
While he was packing, ac
cording to the wife, he struck
a television several times with
golf clubs. As the situation
escalated, according to police
reports, Whitaker grabbed his
wife from behind and tried to
choke her with a golf club.
Mrs. Whitaker said the children
tried to intervene and struck her
husband several times with a
golf club.
A witness to the altercation,
Olivia Bickerstaff, also tried
to stop Whitaker from choking
his wife.
Whitaker fled the area when
the sheriff’s office was called
but returned to the scene and
was taken into custody. He was
arrested and taken to the Burke
County Detention Center
Door-to-door
pine straw scam
Attorney General Chris Carr
is warning Georgians about a
scam involving door-to-door
sales of pine straw or mulch.
Consumers have complained
about disreputable landscapers
coming to their door, claiming
to have left-over pine straw or
mulch from a previous job and
offering it to the consumer at a
heavily discounted rate. After
the consumer agrees to the
recommended number of bales,
the scammer lays down fewer
bales than agreed upon and
then tells the consumer he will
need to lay down an additional
number of bales to cover the
yard at a cost of hundreds of
dollars more. If the consumer
refuses, the scammer tries
to intimidate the consumer.
Sometimes consumers give in
to these scare tactics just to get
the scammer to leave.
“Our office encourages con
sumers to be on the lookout
for these types of door-to-door
solicitations this Spring,” says
Attorney General Carr. “If it
sounds too good to be true, it
is likely a scam, and if you feel
threatened or harassed, please
call local law enforcement im
mediately.”
The Attorney General’s Con
sumer Protection Division
offers the following tips to
help you avoid a door-to-door
landscaping scam:
• Ask to see the solicitation
permit issued by the City, if
applicable.
• Ask to see a business card
and make sure you get the
name of the business and the
employee.
• Ask for the business’ web
site and check it out.
• Check the Secretary of
State’s website to see if the
person has a business license.
• Check Better Business
Bureau’s website (bbb.org) to
see if there are any complaints
against the business.
• Before someone starts the
work, ask to get the terms in
writing, including the scope of
the job, quantity of materials
and the final price.
• To be safe, say no to
door-to-door solicitations and
instead contact a reputable
company, perhaps one that
a friend or neighbor recom
mends.
If you are being harassed
by a door-to-door salesperson,
call 911.
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