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November 16, 2016
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River Forest Dr.
resident reports
son allegedly
pawned tools
At about 4:10 p.m.
on Nov. 2, Dep. Holly
Martinage went to a
River Forest Drive
home where the male
resident said he went to
Alpharetta to retrieve a
truck that was previous
ly stolen by his son. The
resident said he noticed
numerous items from
inside the truck had
been stolen and he found
pawn receipts in the
truck showing the items
had been pawned by his
son. The stolen items
included: a nail gun, a
grinder, two tool boxes,
a drill, two sanders, two
power cords, a skill saw
and a hand truck. The
stolen items were valued
at about $1,800.
Decatur driver
charged with
DUI after Hwy.
42 North stop
A 21-year-old black
Decatur man was
arrested and charged
with DUI after a traffic
stop on Hwy. 42 North
on Nov. 2. At about 3:12
a.m., Dep. Jacob Robins
went to the Shell sta
tion on Hwy. 42 North
where a male driver of a
white Toyota Camry said
he was trying to get to
his girlfriend’s parents’
home in Atlanta. The
driver admitted to hav
ing asked a gas station
employee several times
for directions. Robins
smelled alcohol coming
from the driver, who
denied having consumed
any alcohol. The driver
then failed several field
sobriety tests and tested
positive for alcohol on
a field breath test. As
Robins walked the driver
to his patrol car, the
driver refused to enter it.
The driver said several
times he was not going
to jail and had done
nothing wrong. Robins
then told the driver if
he did not get into his
patrol car, he would be
charged with obstruc
tion. The driver again
refused, and Robins
placed the driver into
the car. Once at the
Monroe County Jail, the
driver tested positive for
alcohol on a state breath
test. However, despite
several efforts, the driver
said he was unable to
supply a sample for a
urine test. The driver
was also charged with
obstruction.
Cross Creek
Circle resident
reports tool kit
stolen from home
At about 9:03 p.m. on
Nov. 5, Dep. Thomas
Haskins went to a Cross
Creek Circle home where
a male resident said he
arrived home at about 9
p.m. and discovered the
basement door open to
his home. The resident
said he looked inside the
basement and noticed
it was in disarray. He
said he then left his
home and called 9-1-1.
The resident said his
grandparents also live
at the home and he had
been unable to reach
them for the last few
hours but their vehicle
was parked inside the
garage. Haskins and the
resident then entered
the home and found the
resident’s grandparents
asleep in the bed. They
then looked inside the
main house and noth
ing appeared to have
been disturbed. Upon
entering the basement,
Haskins saw several
items appeared to have
been knocked over onto
the floor. The resident
said he was missing a
Dewalt tool kit, which
included a Dewalt
drill, a circular saw, a
reciprocating saw and
flashlight. Haskins saw
several expensive items
inside the basement
that were untouched. He
instructed the resident
to contact the Monroe
County Sheriffs Office if
he noticed anything else
missing.
Resident reports
firearm stolen,
buried bracelet
missing in yard
At about 1:53 p.m. on
Nov. 5, Dep. Jake Justice
went to a Montpelier
Springs Road home
where the male resident
said his black Ruger .380
firearm with a built-in
laser point had been
stolen from his home.
The resident said the
pistol contained a five-
round magazine. The
resident was unable to
provide a serial number
for the gun but said he
bought it at a sporting
goods store in Claire,
Michigan, where it was
registered. The resident
said he and his girlfriend
left for Michigan about
one month earlier. He
said when he returned
home on Nov. 5, he dis
covered the pistol was
stolen. The resident said
he and his girlfriend had
suspicions about people
stealing around them
prior to their leaving for
Michigan. He said he
instructed his girlfriend
to bury her bracelet
in his yard to protect
it from theft. He said
his girlfriend had since
forgotten where she
buried the bracelet and
he wanted to report the
bracelet missing as well.
Deputies locate
suspect hiding
under trailer on
Frontage Road
A 22-year-old white
Fayetteville, Tenn.
man was arrested and
charged with public
drunkenness after a
pursuit on Nov. 4. At
about 1:30 a.m., Deps.
McEachern and Jarred
Duncan went to the
area around Betsy Lynn
Apartments on North
Frontage Road about a
male driver who had fled
from deputies during a
vehicle chase. A female
Oak Ridge Drive resi
dent notified dispatchers
that the driver was try
ing to enter her home.
She said the driver told
her he needed some
thing to drink and a
new t-shirt. McEachern
spotted the driver lying
under a trailer on his
stomach, which matched
the description of the
man referred to by the
9-1-1 caller. McEachern
handcuffed the driver,
who said he was drunk.
The driver had a strong
odor of alcohol on his
breath and had mul
tiple cuts on both of his
legs, which he said were
from wrestling with a
friend the previous day.
McEachern then took
the driver to the Monroe
County Jail. The driver
was also charged with
giving a false name and
date of birth.
Shady Dale man
arrested after
deputies locate
meth in vehicle
A 29-year-old white
Shady Dale man was
arrested and charged
with possession of meth-
amphetamine after a
traffic stop on Juliette
Road on Nov. 3. At about
2:46 a.m., Deps. Jarred
Duncan and McEachern
were traveling west on
Juliette Road near Hwy.
87 when an eastbound
vehicle, a brown 1987
Chevrolet Nova, passed
the deputies without
dimming its headlights.
Duncan stopped the
vehicle on Juliette Road
near McCrackin Street
and saw a glass smok
ing device on the driver
seat between the male
driver’s legs. Duncan
asked the driver what
he was smoking in the
pipe, and the driver
answered it was meth.
Duncan then asked him
if he had anymore meth-
amphetamine left, and
he responded, “I have
an eight in the black
shave bag,” in reference
to one-eighth of an ounce
of meth. Duncan then
searched the vehicle
and found the metham-
phetamine along with
a clear plastic bag of
suspected marijuana and
six unidentified orange
and white capsules. He
also found a set of digital
scales and three more
glass smoking devices.
Duncan then took the
drugs and paraphernalia
into evidence. The driver
was also charged with
failure to dim headlights,
possession of Schedule II
drugs and possession of
marijuana.
Savannah man
charged with
shoplifting shirt,
shoes from Shell
A 25-year-old black
Savannah man was
arrested and charged
with shoplifting after he
allegedly stole a t-shirt
and tennis shoes from
the Shell station on
Hwy. 42 North during
a chase on Nov. 4. At
about 3:52 a.m., Dep.
Jarred Duncan went
to the Shell station on
Hwy. 42 North where
the female clerk said
a black male suspect
involved in a Henry
County vehicle pursuit
entered the store want
ing to use the phone and
buy some items. The
clerk said the suspect
grabbed a pair of tennis
shoes and a white t-shirt
and went toward the
bathroom to put them
on. The clerk said the
suspect then overheard
her calling 9-1-1, and he
ran from the store with
out paying for the items.
Duncan saw two store
surveillance cameras
were aimed at the loca
tion where the suspect
was standing. Shortly
after this, Forsyth Police
located the suspect on
the edge of 1-75 near the
station. The suspect was
wearing the stolen white
t-shirt and tennis shoes
at the time of his arrest.
Forsyth man
with dementia
found sleeping
in yard on Nov. 1
At about 8:30 a.m. on
Nov. 1, Sgt. Michael
Hull saw a 59-year-old
Forsyth man laying on
his side in a yard on
Todd Creek Place. Hull
woke up the man and
asked him if he knew
where he was. The man
said he didn’t and said
he didn’t know where he
lives either. Hull asked
the man how he got to
Todd Creek Place, and
the man said another
man dropped him off. He
said he didn’t know how
to get in touch with the
other man. Dispatchers
then notified Hull that
the man lives about 10
miles away at Old Indian
Springs Road. Hull then
took the man back to his
home. While en route to
the home, Dep. Kemeyan
Colvard told Hull he
had picked up the same
man on Hwy. 74 the
previous week and taken
him home. When Hull
arrived at the man’s
home, he met with the
man’s sister, who said
the man lived there with
her and her husband.
The sister said she didn’t
know where the man
was but said she was
worried about him. Hull
then asked her if she
reported him missing
to the Monroe County
Sheriffs Office, and she
said she hadn’t. She then
said she can’t watch
her brother, who has
dementia, all the time.
Hull then recommended
the sister place the man
in a home where he can
be watched all the time.
The sister said she and
her husband are both
unemployed and are
home frequently as they
try to care for him. Hull
then contacted Adult
Protective Services in
Macon, where a female
employee said she was
familiar with the man’s
situation and had spo
ken before to the sister
about it. The employee
told Hull the sister had
apparently not done
any of the tasks she had
instructed her to do in
caring for her brother.
Hull then sent the
employee a copy of his
report of the incident.
Chamblee man
charged with
drug possession
after 1-75 stop
A 34-year-old Hispanic
Chamblee man was
arrested and charged
with possession of meth-
amphetamine after
a traffic stop on 1-75
North on Oct. 31. At
about 7:39 p.m., Dep.
Thomas Haskins saw a
white GMC van failing
to maintain its lane on
1-75 North. Haskins then
pulled up beside the
van and saw the female
driver texting while driv
ing, so he stopped the
van. When Haskins saw
several passengers mov
ing around inside the
van, he drew his service
weapon and approached.
Haskins looked inside
the van and saw six
Hispanic males in the
rear, all seated improp
erly and not wearing
their seat belts. Dep.
Jacob Robins then
arrived at the scene and
asked the passengers
for their IDs. As one of
the passenger’s removed
his ID from his wallet,
Haskins saw a small
blue plastic bag fall
from his wallet onto the
ground. Haskins then
picked up the bag and
saw a white crystal sub
stance, suspected meth-
amphetamine, inside
of it. No other drugs or
illegal items were found
on any of the passengers.
The driver was cited for
texting while driving and
Haskins gave a verbal
warning to the other
passengers about not
wearing their seat belts
or sitting properly. Once
at the Monroe County
Sheriffs Office, the
drugs were determined
to be methamphetamine.
Deputies locate
whiskey, tequila
bottles in vehicle
during 1-75 stop
A 32-year-old black
Covington woman was
arrested and charged
with DUI after a traf
fic stop on 1-75 South
on Oct. 30. At about
3:49 a.m., Cpl. Kevin
Powell was notified by
dispatchers to be on
the lookout for a silver
2012 Hyundai Sonata
traveling recklessly
on 1-75 South. Powell
then stopped the car
near mile marker 178,
and the female driver
handed him her license.
The driver said she was
coming from Atlanta,
where she had visited a
friend, and was headed
to Warner Robins to visit
another friend. When
Powell asked the driver
how much she had had
to drink, the driver
responded, “Not a lot.”
Powell noticed a strong
odor of alcohol coming
from the driver, whose
eyes were watery and
bloodshot. The driver
then failed several field
sobriety tests. A male
witness who was driv
ing a tractor-trailer
then walked up to the
scene and started yell
ing at the driver. Powell
calmed down the wit
ness, who said the driver
had almost killed him by
causing him to wreck his
truck. While inventory
ing the car, Powell found
a three-quarter full
bottle of Crown Royal
whiskey and a half-full
bottle of tequila. Powell
then took the driver
to the Monroe County
Jail. Once at the jail,
the driver tested posi
tive for more than the
legal limit of alcohol on
a state breath test. The
driver was also charged
with failure to maintain
lane, an open container
violation and failure to
change address within
60 days.
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