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On The Record The Commerce News November 28, 2007 • Page 7A Drugs Play Roles In Three Arrests During Past Week The Commerce Police only arrested one person on drug charges last week, but drugs played a role in two other arrests as well. An officer charged Timmy Wayne Lee, 36, of 300 Winter Creek Way, Commerce, with possession of crack cocaine and possession of tools for the commission of a crime after Lee appeared “very nervous” and walked rapidly away when the officer approached. The incident began at about 1:33 p.m. when the officer reported seeing Lee walking away from two others in a location known for drug sales. The officer recognized one of the two men standing in the yard from a previous drug arrest and opted to stop Lee. The officer’s report indicated that Lee was very nervous, his hands were shaking and he could not give an answer to where he was heading. The officer talked Lee into emptying his pockets on the hood of the police car, but when he was done, the offi cer noticed a bulge in one pants pocket that Lee admitted was a “stem,” a pipe used to smoke crack cocaine, the report said. Lee then surrendered a “rock” of crack cocaine and told the officer that he’d bought it from the two other men, identifying the one who had possessed the drugs. When the officer went back to where the two men had been standing, that suspect, known to the officer, had departed. The report indicated that the officer also confiscated $166 in currency from Lee. Officers charged Steven Corrine David, 31, of 394 Cedar Drive, Commerce, with obstruction of officers and violation of the open container law, but according to the incident report, David may have avoided more serious charg es by jettisoning illegal drugs as he fled on foot. The officer noticed David, who he said he had observed earlier completing what appeared to be a drug transaction, sitting in a car parked in the Old South BBQ parking lot, Homer Road, where the department had been told nar cotics activities frequently take place. As the officer pulled up, the report said, David exited the car and ran, throwing things out of his pockets in the process. The officer eventually caught David and had to threaten to douse him with pepper spray before he gave up, the officer said. David had small plastic bags in his pockets but no drugs on him, but the officer reported that as the two came back to the area where the incident started, approximately 10 people were furiously search ing the area where the officer said David had thrown the contents of his pockets. Those people “left the scene with haste,” as the officer returned, he noted. The open container violation was made after the officer noticed an open can of beer in David’s locked car. The officer was unable to enter the locked car because he could not find the keys, the report indicated. Others arrested during the past week include: •Dexter Leon Wood, 33, 45 Carruth Road, Commerce, proba tion violation (from a drug con viction). The report said Wood fled into a house as the officer approached, and a female subject tried to deny police entry. He was found hiding inside. •Tamara Lynn Hollenback, 24, 253 Faye Carey Road, Danielsville, driving with a suspended license, no insurance and on an unspeci fied warrant. The traffic stop came after an officer ran her tag because a tag light was out. •Kristen Lorraine Weatherby, 18, 410 Deer Run, Maysville, picked up in Banks County on a probation violation warrant. •Marinela Romerio Marques, 28, 73 Martin Street, Staughton, ME, driving under the influence (DUI) of intoxicants and a brake light violation. • Raymond Eugene Henderson, 26, 303 Country Lane, Commerce, driving with a suspended license and a windshield violation. •Gregory F. Scalise, 41, 343 S. Elm Street, Commerce, disor derly conduct. A witness said he went off to an AA meeting and came home intoxicated, so she locked him out of the house, for which he was yelling and cursing, according to the report. •Britney N. Price, 18, 293 Ross Rumsey Road, Maysville, driving with a suspended license. •James Larry White, 25, 3888 Refuge Road, Center, SC, DUI, speeding and failure to maintain a lane. • Stephon Maurice Faulkner, 21, 724 Jim David Road, Nicholson; and Brandon Stewart Mason, 20, 116 Pine Avenue, Commerce, both on disorderly conduct charges following an incident in which Mason allegedly shot at Faulkner in an ongoing dispute over Faulkner’s relationship with Mason’s sister. •April Beatrena Goodrich, 35, 50 Preston Court, Commerce, possession of a firearm by a con victed felon. The charge came in the course of answering a domes tic call in which Goodrich alleg edly brandished a pistol. New Image Salon 65 State Street, Commerce ...Is Happy To Welcome To Their Staff MELINDA YARBRAY She joins Judy Jackson and Donna Wood. 20% OFF On All Services Thru December! Walk-Ins Welcome Or By Appointment 706-335-4722 Tired of glasses and contacts? Don't miss your Opportunity qualtiy of life. 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The relationship-related cases include: •a domestic disturbance in a Brentwood Estates house in which a 60-year-old black female and her 30-year-old daughter got into a fight over an incident that occurred 30 years earlier. The older wom an’s husband said both com batants were intoxicated. •a report from a 22-year- old black male that someone slashed a rear tire on his car and a front tire on his girl friend’s car at a Cedar Drive Extension address. •a dispute in the parking lot of Family Dollar, where a 34-year-old white female told police that her estranged hus band tried to run her over with his truck. The woman said her husband had talked with her boyfriend and told him that “she was playing both of them,” the report said, after which the boyfriend got his keys and cell phone from the woman and left. When she walked across the parking lot, she said he attempted to run her down. The man denied that accusation and told police that although they had not lived together for a year, he hoped to work things out with the woman because they had two kids together. •harassing calls at Presto’s convenience store, North Broad Street, in which a 37-year- old white female reported that her husband, against whom she has a protective order, had got ten his sister to call her three times at work over child cus tody issues. •simple battery and unruly juvenile at a Crossing Place Apartments residence, Steve Reynolds Industrial Parkway. A 60-year-old black female said her 15-year-old granddaughter got angry, threw things around the house and kicked a stool that struck a small child. The report indicated that on the previous day the child had thrown a turkey, breaking a mirror. The child was taken to the youth detention center and a hearing is scheduled. •theft by taking at a Northview Drive residence where a woman told police that her boyfriend appeared to be stealing tools to finance nar cotics. The white female said a weed trimmer, pressure wash er, edger, two cordless drills, a rotary saw, reciprocating saw and chain saw are all missing. •the theft of a deposit con taining $1,677 in cash from Hardee’s, Homer Road. The shift supervisor told police he remembered preparing the deposit, but could not be sure he locked the deposit in the safe. It was reportedly gone when the morning shift arrived. •the theft of a Mongoose BMX bicycle valued at $300 from a front yard on Pine Street. •theft by taking at a Spring Street residence where a 68-year-old white female gave police the name of a suspect she believes stole a variety of items from her. She found the items at a local pawn shop, the report indicated. Police Answer 2,342 Calls During October The Commerce Police Department responded to 2,342 requests for service dur ing October. Police Chief John Gaissert presented the October results at the Nov. 12 meeting of the city council. During October, the depart ment responded to 2,018 calls dispatched by 911, 108 walk-in requests and 216 calls to the school resource officer. For the month, the depart ment issued 216 citations, 110 of which were for speeding, and reported 34 non-traffic-re lated arrests, 20 of which were theft-related. The department handled 73 animal control reports, 35 accident reports and 100 inci dent reports during October. It made 13 drug arrests, of which five were felonies; and made four cases for driving under the influence and 10 for seat belt or child restraint offenses. Meanwhile, the Commerce Fire Department responded to 26 calls during the month, including one vehicle fire, four grass or woods fires and seven calls related to traffic accidents. Commerce Police DRUG HOTLINE To report suspected illegal drug activity 24 HOURS A DAY, call the Commerce Police Department's DRUG HOTLINE at 335-2255 *Ufi Dlfie cpJVicj&.t at out ^J'E.i.tiuat Gj- ^HuminaxiEi. ZOOJ fBc.nefikin.ij ific c^fmexican (Lanacx ^Society c^etay £fox ^Cifc in fJ.aalii.on Bounty Hundreds of candles lighting the night - each one a tribute to a cancer patient. What an inspirational sight! Luminary bags displaying the names of all those being honored and remembered will be in Downtown Commerce (Spencer Park) on Saturday, December 1st from 6 - 7 p.m. or on the Square in downtown Jefferson on Thursday, December 6th from 6 - 7 p.m. This will be a most meaningful event and we invite you to participate by having a luminary lit in honor of a survivor or in memory of a loved one. All proceeds will go to the Relay For Life In Jackson County. Team Name Please return the bottom of form: (if applicat>le) Amount enclosed ($5.00 minimum each) _ Please light a candle... 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