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On The Record The Commerce News December 5, 2007 • Page 7A 'Tis The Season: Burglars Hit Three Commerce Residences Commerce Police Make 3 DU Cases Burglars hit three local residenc es last week, according to reports on file at the Commerce Police Department. A 36-year-old white male said he returned to his Hillcrest Street residence one evening to find the rear door open and the lights on. Someone had tried to pry open the back door, then broke a glass pane in the door, reached in and unlocked it. The thief ransacked the master bedroom and another bedroom, stealing a Nintendo game system, an Xbox game sys tem, a clothes basket full of auto stereo components, a new car stereo system and two sets of computer game controls. A Rice Street resident told police that someone broke a window to enter her house. The 38-year- old white female said “numerous” items were stolen and that neigh bors told her that an old tan four- door car occupied by three white males wearing stocking hats had been seen in the area. The other burglary occurred at a Duncan Circle residence, where the 65-year-old black female told police someone went up on her side porch, cut through duct tape to enter the side door and stole “at least” 10 cans of soda. Other incidents requiring police attention during the past week include: •battery at King Road and Maysville Road, where a 19-year- old white male said he had jogged to his father’s work site at Don’s Quick Lube, and when his father was not there began jogging back. The man spotted a 25-year-old black male he knew worked at the same place, and said “hello,” at which time the black male got out of his vehicle, said, “You set me up,” and slugged the jogger in the jaw, possibly breaking it, accord ing to the report. The police know the name of the alleged assailant, who is not a regular employee of the business. • a juvenile complaint at an Ash Street residence. No information was available. •violation of the outdoor water ban by a 51-year-old white male on Glencrest Drive. The matter was turned over to the city’s water department. •damage to a vehicle at a Duncan Circle address where a 39-year-old black male said some one flattened three tires on his vehicle and left two scratches on the vehicle. •unspecified damages to a vehi cle at a Crestwood Circle address. The white female who contacted police said she had no idea when the vehicle was damaged. •entering an auto at a Bolton Drive address where a 25-year- old white female said someone gained entry via the vent window. There was no report of anything stolen. • theft by taking at a Creekdale Drive address where someone stole a water meter box from a rental house. Officers of the Commerce Police Department made three arrests for driving under the influence (DUI) during the past week. Among them was the arrest of a woman who threatened to sue the police officer for “mah-rassing” her by arresting her for the sec ond time in a matter of days. The arresting officer said he pulled over the vehicle because it had a cardboard tag and tail- lights that didn’t work and that when he approached the vehicle he immediately recognized Anne Marie Collins, 51, of 825 Old Hoods Mill Road, Commerce, from a previous traffic stop dur ing which he learned that she had a suspended license. The woman admitted that she still had a suspended license, the report said, but when the officer attempted to handcuff her, she began resisting, trying repeatedly to pull away and accusing him of “mah-rassing (harassing)” her, the officer said. The report said Collins promised to get an attor ney and sue him because he “had By Chris Bridges HOMER -- An 18-year-old woman was struck by an oncoming vehicle late Monday afternoon as she attempting to cross traffic near Wal-Mart. Danielle Elaine Rosser, 18, was attempting to cross U.S. Hwy. 441 when a vehicle travel ing north struck her. Numerous emergency vehicles responded to the scene, along with the not treated her like a lady.” The staff at the Jackson County Jail reported finding a pipe of a style commonly used to smoke crack cocaine in her bra. Collins was charged with DUI, driving with a suspended license, obstruction and an equipment violation. Others arrested during the past week include: •Barbara A. Vallas, 59, 349 Baugh Street, Commerce, DUI and failure to move over for a police vehicle after her vehicle allegedly just missed that of a police officer who had pulled off the road at a traffic stop on U.S. 441 near South Elm Street. The officer immediately went after Vallas, who turned onto North Elm and proceeded to Ingles, pulling into a parking place. The report said Vallas denied drinking at first, and that the odor the officer noted was from her mouthwash. The report also said she told him she took some pain medication because of a recent surgical procedure, but when the officer asked the Banks County Sheriff’s Office and the Georgia State Patrol. Rosser was airlifted to Atlanta Medical Center. Banks County Sheriff Charles Chapman said Tuesday morning Rosser’s inju ries were not believed to be life-threatening. The Georgia State Patrol is in charge of the accident. No charges have been filed against the driver. nature of the procedure, she could not tell him. •Charles Jason Thomas, 20, 4601 Glyndale Trace, Mableton, DUI, underage consumption of alcohol and failure to maintain a lane. It was the latter charge that attracted the officer’s attention. •Julie Kay Hyatt, 27, 227 Plain View Road, Carnesville, theft by taking after she allegedly deleted charges for merchandise and services from Commerce Veterinary Hospital, where she was an employee. According to the arrest report, the clinic’s man agement said she deleted from the computer more than $500 in charges for her own pet, as well as other charges. She offered to repay the veterinary hospital to avoid being arrested, according to the report. •Amy R. Smallwood, 37, 272 Fincher Drive, Commerce, on a failure to appear warrant. •James Dwight Everhart III, 21, 431 Stoyle Hattaway Road, Danielsville, disorderly conduct and a windshield violation. The report indicated that the first Rosser was attempting to cross five lanes of traffic includ ing a turning lane. “Traffic was pretty heavy at that time,” said Chapman, who responded personally to the scene. “It was a dangerous place to try and cross. The driver did not see her.” The area where Rosser was attempting to cross the road is not a designated walk area. charge was levied when Everhart became irate after an officer asked to search his vehicle, Everhart refused, and the officer summoned a drug dog. The dog alerted on a very small amount of marijuana, the report said, and the officer found cigarette-rolling papers, but no drug charges were filed. •Joseph Merle Selbee, 44, 331 Northview Drive, Commerce, a stop sign violation and driving with a license suspended for fail ure to meet child support obliga tions. •Juan Carlos Martinez, 45, 1465 Hwy. 29, Lot 113, Athens, driving without a license. •Christopher Bocock, 50, 262 Pine Street, Ila, driving with an expired tag and driving without a license. •Glenda Renee Harrison, no age given, 2480 Hwy. 320, Carnesville, picked up in Clarke County on a local probation vio lation warrant. 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