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The True Citizen, Wednesday, February 23, 2022 — Page 7
I^FOR THE RECORD
Where the strays go
A lone puppy sits on the side of the highway in Gough.
SHELLIE SMITLEY
thetruecitizen.shellie@gmail.com
Burke County Animal Ser
vices Director Chaddrick Par
rish cleared up any confusion
that might exist concerning
services in Burke County
cities.
The City of Waynesboro
decided to disband their animal
control center and asked the
county for a mutual agree
ment contract. Burke County
Animal Services handles the
situations based on invitation
on a case-by-case basis. The
city pays the county for the
service per incident.
“So, what happens is, the
City of Waynesboro’s Police
Department gets called out and
they contact us if they need
us.” Parrish said. “If the police
department can handle it, then
they will deal with it.”
If Waynesboro residents
want to report a stray animal
situation, they should contact
the WPD. The county gets
involved in the cases of dan
gerous animals or bites.
Outside of Waynesboro, the
outlying cities have the same
opportunity to acquire animal
control. Sardis is in the process
of signing an agreement, Par
rish said. Currently, the Sardis
Police Department is handling
the calls.
“Keysville is also trying to
figure things out as far as what
they’re doing,” he said.
In the meantime, if it is a true
stray animal situation Parrish
said his department will usu
ally “work something out.” He
encouraged Gough, Midville,
Girard and Keysville residents
to report stray animals to his
department. However, he sug
gested that officials should
approach the Board of Com
missioners if they wish to ac
tually contract with the county
services.
Residents also have the op
tion to pick up strays and
deliver them to the animal
shelter located at 485 Highway
24 S. They should be ready
to disclose the exact location
where the animal was found
and any effort they have made
to contact the owner. There is
no charge as long as the animal
is deemed stray. There is a fee
for dropping off animals that
are not stray but unwanted.
The shelter is currently ap
proximately 70 percent full.
BURKE COUNTY JAIL BOOKINGS FEB. 14-20
Michelle Jacqueline
Page, 60
Story Mill Rd.,
Hephzibah
BCSO, Feb. 16
Possession ofmeth-
amphetamine
Robbie Dustin
Newton, 35
Marie Vann Rd.,
Waynesboro
BCSO, Feb. 14
Probation violation,
felony (agg. assault,
hijacking, robbery,
kidnapping)
Melvin Malloy
Scott, 39
Lewis Church Rd.,
Miiien
BCSO, Feb. 18
Possession of
methamphetamine;
no brake lights or
working turn signals;
knowingly driving
motor vehicle on
suspended, can
celed or revoked
registration
Tyniqua Cariana
Martin, 28
East Bulla St.,
Augusta
WPD, Feb. 14
Municipal Court
sanctions (housing
for WPD)
Donald Ray
Silas, 37
Homeless, Blythe
BCSO, Feb. 17
Safekeeping for
Richmond County
SO; probation viola
tion (possession of
methamphetamine)
Mark Aaron
Ramos, 33
Lake Crystal Dr.,
Waynesboro
BCSO, Feb. 19
Hit and Run - duty
of driver to stop at
or return to scene of
accident; reckless
driving; driving while
license suspended
or revoked - misde
meanor; failure to
maintain lane; open
container of alcohol
in motor vehicle
Damien Lamont
King, 23
Tuskegee St.,
Savannah
BCSO, Feb. 18
Failure to appear
- felony (poss. of
marijuana with the
intent to distribute,
etc.)
Cameron Jujuan
Freeman, 22
Cates-Mead Rd.,
Waynesboro
Sardis PD, Feb. 16
Simple battery -
family violence;
cruelty to children
in the 3rd degree -
family violence
Gabriel McCaterine
Bailey, 27
Hwy 80 West,
Waynesboro
BCSO, Feb. 15
Theft by receiving
stolen property -
John Deere tractor;
probation violation
- misdemeanor;
(no insurance, no
license on person);
probation violation
- misdemeanor;
(improper display of
license plate)
Anthony Arnette
Smith, 33
Keys Way, Midville
BCSO, Feb. 14
Theft by taking -
scrap metal, felony.
Chelsey Symone
McCoy, 26
Penn Lane, Girard
BCSO, Feb. 15
Probation violation
- felony (aggravated
assault, cruelty to
children in the 3rd
degree); safekeep
ing for Jenkins
County SO - proba
tion violation
Wendasiah Nykeria
Walker, 18
N. Hi/I St., Sardis
Sardis PD, Feb. 15
Theft by taking -U.S.
currency, felony
Justin Matthew
Bailey, 33
Chapman St.,
Augusta
Midville PD, Feb. 15
Driving while
license suspended
or revoked - misde
meanor; no insur
ance; knowingly
driving motor ve
hicle on suspended,
canceled or revoked
registration
Erica AlfredaWVash-
ington, 23
West Hugh St., North
Augusta, SC
BCSO, Feb. 18
Failure to appear-
felony (possession of
methamphetamine,
etc.)
Morris
Pierce, 45
Screven St., Sardis
BCSO, Feb. 18
Possession of
marijuana with the
intent to distribute;
possession of a
Schedule IV con
trolled substance
- Aprazoiam
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: Departmentof Natural Resources
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BURKE EMA REPORT
The Burke County Emergency Management Agency re
sponded to 93 patients’ calls during the week ending Feb. 20.
Of those, 65 resulted in transports, including 41 to Augusta
hospitals and one to another out-of-county hospital. Twenty
nine of the transports were determined to be emergencies
and 36 were non-emergent.
The agency also answered 19 fire calls during the week.
They included six brush/grass fires, two false alarms, one
outside waste/dumpster fire, one gas leak, one outside equip
ment fire, three rescues, one woods fire, three public service
calls and one unspecified call.
Dollar General takes a hit
SHELLIE SMITLEY
thetruecitizen.shellie@gmail.com
The Waynesboro Police
Department responded to a
commercial burglary alarm
Saturday to find the glass door
of the 6th street General Dollar
smashed.
Upon searching the premis
es , officers found no one on the
scene; however they did find
a metal bar outside the build
ing, possibly used to break
Gang
ment. She suggested that there
is a need for better impact
evaluations. Richmond County
Marshall Ramone Lamkin
pointed to the socio-economic
connection to gang violence.
He said teaching soft skills is
essential in addressing the fac
tors that brought offenders into
the system in the first place.
“When we have someone
who we can actually catch in
the earlier stage, before they
go down that path, we can
link them with job opportu
nities with local companies,
where they can actually make
an honest dollar so that they
don’t have to get distracted
by the bling bling,” he said.
“We can actually show them
that they can make money the
honest way and don’t have to
have the sheriff’s office bust
ing down their door and taking
everything from them.”
District Attorney Williams
continued the discussion and
addressed society’s trend to
ward children exhibiting a lack
of respect for parents.
“We have to work with
the parents as well,” he said.
“When we have a child grow
ing up in a household where
they do not have a male role
model in their home, where
they don’t have people in their
community who are helping
them work thru things, we
have this situation where the
children who we neglect are
the ones the gangs are going to
accept. So, we have to work to
empower parents.”
As gun violence escalates,
he said he could change his
slogan from “Kids belong in
classrooms not court rooms,”
to “kids belong in classrooms
not caskets.” He pointed out
the glass. According to the of
ficial incident report, Manager
Shakeyla Bell observed video
that revealed an unknown
black male wearing a black
jacket with a gray sweatshirt
beneath, black pants and white
shoes. The burglar was wearing
a mask and gloves.
The approximate 6-foot as
sailant made off with about
$195 worth of cigarettes. The
incident remains under inves
tigation.
Continued from front
that gang-related violence is
a national problem in which
locally, communities can learn
from other cities about what is
working and what is not.
“I am so tired of, every day
it seems like, hearing about
another violent crime,” he said.
Police brutality was also
brought up during the discus
sion. Chief Thomas said there
is room for improvement in
every agency. Earning respect
of the citizens is important.
However, recruiting good of
ficers is a problem that every
agency is facing.
Sheriff Williams said he has
written Governor Brian Kemp
asking for more consistency
in law enforcement practices.
Jeffries then asked if it is a
fact that justice for black men
is different than other races in
the United States. Grant point
ed to Richmond County’s pre
dominately African-American
demographics.
“So, that’s predominately
who is in our detention center,”
he said. “That’s predominately
the ones who are committing
these felonies or misdemeanor
crimes. So, it’s not that this
agency is only targeting Afri
can Americans. We are target
ing individuals who are making
our streets unsafe.”
In closing Judge Walker
encouraged all citizens to be
mindful of the various things
that contribute to the reasons
why offenders make the deci
sion to commit crimes.
“Demographics matter, men
tal health issues matter, access
to an attorney and criminal
justice matters, partnerships
matter and relationships mat
ter,” she said.
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