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PAGE 8A THE BANKS COUNTY NEWS • THE COMMERCE NEWS WEDNESDAY, JUNE 22, 2016 First 'Concert on Cherry Street' Fifty to 100 people turned out Saturday night for the first “Concert on Cherry Street adjacent to Sycamore Street. Brandon Whitley and the Plain Janes, Street” sponsored by the Commerce Downtown Development Authority. The from Winder, are scheduled to perform on Saturday, July 16. Eli Carlan Band performed in the city’s new parking lot located off Cherry Photo/Commerce Downtown Development Authority lackson County Sheriffs office incidents Stranger tries to pull child out of pool A Hillside Way Maysville, woman said she saw a man trying to pull her 10-yearold son from the swimming pool. She said she had never seen the man before and he ran into the woods when she approached. In another report, a Pleas ant Court, Maysville, woman said a man she knows came through a window in her home, came into the bed room and stuck his hand down her pants. Other incidents reported to the sheriffs office last week include the following: • a dispute at a Main Street, Talmo, residence after a woman was fired and her father came to the business to complain. •an animal complaint at an Indian Trail Road, Jeffer son, address. •An Allen Bridge Road, Talmo, man said his neigh bor’s dog barked at him. •trespassing at a Hamp ton Creek Road, Commerce, residence when a woman returned home to find some one had slashed the bottom of her above-ground swim ming pool and broke her oil lamp and tea lights. She also found a dog in her yard that didn’t belong to her. •A Hwy. 332, Hoschton, man said his juvenile son received a threatening text message from another juve nile. •a suspicious person at a Nicholson’s man hunting property. •a dispute between two men at a Hunters Ridge Road, Nicholson, address. • a dispute between neigh bors at an Oak Grove Road, Athens, residence. •a dispute between a seller and a customer at the J&J Flea Market, Commerce Road, Athens, address. •A Martin Road, Talmo, woman said she has heard people shooting at night and believes they may have ISIS ties and are practicing for a mass shooting. •a dog complaint at a Stoneview Drive, Hoschton, neighborhood. •A J.S. Williamson Court, Nicholson, woman com plained about her neighbors’ dog. • a music complaint at an Oak Grove Road, Athens, res idence. •A Timber Ridge Road, Athens, man said he returned home and found his door unlocked. •A Brockton Road, Jeffer son, man said he was stand ing on a dock at a fishing pond when he heard gun shot and then realized he had been shot in the leg. He didn’t know who shot him. •A Gillsville woman said she was driving on Maysville Road and juveniles in the yard shot a BB gun towards her car and it hit a window and broke it. •possible road rage when a woman said she was driving on Hwy. 124 North and a man began making gestures at her. •fraud when an Athens woman said someone called claiming to be from the IRS and stating she owes money. •A Hoschton man said he received a call from a man with a foreign accent who claimed he had won the lot tery. He said the man asked him to mail him a $399 Green Dot card to cover the lottery fees. •A Pendergrass man said he found evidence on his daughter’s phone that she is sending inappropriate photos to someone he suspects may be a predator. •trespassing at a U.S. 441, Nicholson, address. • trespassing at a Harmony Church Road, Gillsville, loca tion. •harassing text messag es at a Wages Bridges Road, Nicholson, address. • illegal dumping when someone threw out a mat tress at a Harden Orchard Road, Commerce, location. •a dog complaint at a Jim David Road, Nicholson, address. •property damage at a Stockton Farm Road, Pend ergrass. location. •a dispute between a cus tomer and a manager at a Commerce Road, Athens, business. •a dispute between a cus tomer and an employee at a Banks Crossing business. •A burglar broke a win dow at the New Hope AME Church in Hoschton, last week. A deputy on patrol noticed that a window had been broken. The church was searched and it appeared that nothing was taken. •a wallet stolen from a Hwy. 332, Hoschton, resi dence. • a debit card stolen from an Old Airport Road, Com merce, address. • a motorcycle stolen from a Clydes Way, Hochton, res idence. • a lawn mower trailer sto len from a Storey Lane, Jeffer son, location. •possible fraud involving the sale of something over an Internet site. •two shotguns and a skill saw taken from a Brockton Road, Jefferson, address. •a vehicle stolen from a J.T. Road, Jefferson, address. •sunglasses stolen by a man at a Hwy. 124, Hoschton, business. •shoplifting at a Banks Crossing, Commerce, busi ness when clothing was taken. •shopliting at a Newton Street, Maysville, address. •theft of a chainsaw from an Old Harden Orchard Road, Commerce, address. •an air compressor and weed eater taken from a Pleasant Acres Drive, Mays ville, location. •a phone stolen from a U.C. 441, Athens, address. •identity theft against a Reece Drive, Hoschton, res ident. •financial card theft at a Silver Dollar Road, Maysville, address. •a burglary at a Lake Yamacutah Road, Nicholson, location. •clothing stolen during a burglary at a Mangum Lane, Maysville, address. •money stolen from a vehicle at a Hurricane Shoals Road, Maysville, location. •clothing stolen from a Fuller Road, Athens, address. • a trailer stolen fro a U.S. 129 North, Jefferson, location. • a car taken from an Old Airport Road, Commerce, address. •a laptop taken from a Winder Hwy., Jefferson, loca tion. •an attempted fraud at a Banks Crossing business. •shoplifting at a Banks Crossing business. • a television stolen from a Hunters Ridge Road, Nichol son, address. •vinyl records, an air conditioner and other items taken from a White Bottom Road, Pendergrass, address. •a trailer stolen from an Erastus Church Road, Com merce, address. • a burglary at a Donahoo Road, Maysville, location. • a verbal dispute between a Maysville man and his mother over ownership of a mobile home. • a dispute between a Jef ferson woman and her grand daughter. •an unruly juvenile at an Old Kings Bridge Road, Nich olson, address. •a custody dispute at a Brockton Road, Jefferson, location. • a dispute between a father and his daughter over her use of Snapchat at a Bra- selton residence. • a dispute between a father and son at an Ila Road, Commerce, address. •battery during a dispute between a couple at an Archer Grove Road, Athens, location. •A Hwy. 330, Athens, man said his girlfriend’s ex-boy friend threatened him. • a verbal dispute between family members at a Jack- son Trail Road, Hoschton, address. •A Hwy. 124, Hoschton, woman said her ex-husband is violating a temporary pro tective order. • a dispute between family members at a Hunters Ridge Road, Nicholson, address during a yard sale. •A Charlie Cooper Road, Braselton, man said his girl friend’s husband attacked her. • a dispute between a man and his son at a Holiday Cemetery Road, Jefferson, address. •a child custody dispute at a Charlie Cooper Road, Hoschton, address. •A Jefferson River Road, Jefferson, woman said her husband threatened her. • a dispute between a hus band and wife at an Airport Road, Jefferson, address when a woman “came at” her husband with a knife after a dispute over him not doing the dishes. • a dispute between a hus band and wife at a Black- thorne Road, Nicholson, address. •a custody dispute at a Savannah Lane, Jefferson, address. *A Hawthorne Drive, Jef ferson, woman said her soon- to-be ex-husband came to her residence while she was gone and took several items that belong to her. •A Jefferson man said he got into a verbal dispute with the mother of his child. • A Nicholson woman said she has been receiving harassing text messages from her ex-boyfriend. •A South Jackson woman said she received a harassing message from her boyfriend. • a verbal dispute between a couple at a M.L. King Jr. Drive, Jefferson, when a woman wouldn’t give her boyfriend a ride to the store. •a custody dispute at a Hwy. 124 West, Jefferson, address. • a dispute between a man and his ex-girlfriend at a J. T. Elrod, Athens, location. •A Nichols Road, Pender grass, woman said her boy friend threatened her. • a verbal dispute between a married couple at a Woods Bridge Road, Commerce, address. • a dispute between a cou ple at a Rock Forge Lane, Jefferson. •A Maysville woman said her aunt locked her out of a house she rents from her. • a custody dispute at a Jef ferson Road, Athens, address. • A Hoschton woman said her ex-husband is harassing her. Please Recycle This Newspaper Commerce Mainstreet Presents Friday, July 1st 6:30 PM - 9:30 PM Spencer Park Bring your lawn chair for a fun night of FREE music! Alcohol & Tobacco free event! Come eat downtown at one of our local restaurants or visit our food vendors! Featuring Pops Barker the human trumpet to kickoff the fireworks!