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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2008 THE BANKS COUNTY NEWS PACE 5A Crime Home under construction burglarized in Baldwin Drug arrests reported A home under construction on Old Highway 441 in Baldwin was burglarized during the past week. The victim said someone kicked in the basement door damaging the door, door jam and sheetrock and entered the house he was building. The damage was estimated at $1,000. A weather radio valued at $100 was reportedly taken. The victim stated the door was locked and deadbolted. The scene was turned over to Banks County investigators. A vehicle was reportedly seen at the location prior to the report ed burglary. OTHER INCIDENTS •mailbox damaged at a Gran ite Road, Maysville, residence. •alarm at a Garrison Road, Lula, residence. •livestock in roadway on High way 63 at Highway 184. •livestock in roadway on High way 98 at Veal Cemetery Road. •trespassing at a Sims Bridge Road, Commerce, residence. •damage to vehicle at a Rib- erbend Road, Commerce, resi dence. •assist motorist at Banks County Courthouse Annex, Hud son Ridge Drive, Homer. •alarm at a Highway 98 resi dence. •alarm at an Alto Congrega tional Holiness Church Road church accidentally set off by a person cleaning. •suspicious person on Webbs Creek Road. •stolen vehicle recovered at an Otis Brown Road, Baldwin, business. •threats at a Lord Road, Com merce, residence. •stolen vehicle from a High way 441, Baldwin, residence. •theft by taking at a Bolin Road, Homer, residence. •theft of livestock from a Sims Bridge Road residence. •alarm at a Scales Creek Road, Homer, residence. •suspicious activity at a Sam- ples-Scales Road residence. •fraudulent activity at the T/A Truckstop, Highway 441 South. •911 open line at a Highway 323 residence. •dog complaint at a Trout Lane residence. •child abuse at a Bennett Road residence. •alarm at a Highway 441 resi dence. •criminal trespass at a Timber- lane Street residence. •accident with a deer on Apple Pie Ridge Road, Alto. •entering an auto at a Highway 441, Commerce, business. •fraudulent activity at a Ste ven B. Tanger Boulevard, Com merce, business. •attempted home invasion at a Sullivan Drive, Homer, resi dence. •panic alarm at a Highway 441 South, Commerce, business. •alarm at Community Bank & Trust in Wal-Mart that was acci dentally set off. •alarm at a Highway 59, Com merce, residence. •livestock in the roadway on Highway 98, Homer. •legal questions at a Historic Homer Highway, Homer, resi dence. •shoplifting at a Highway 441 South, Commerce, business. •damage to a mailbox at a Highway 326 residence. •shots fired on Water Plant Road at Lake Forest Drive. •alarm at a Pottery Factory Drive business. •damage to a vehicle on Inter state 85 South. •gas drive-off at a Damascus Road, Baldwin, business. •suspicious activity on Damas cus Road, Homer. •suspicious activity on River Run Road, Lula. •trespassing at a Damascus Road, Baldwin, residence. •missing juvenile from a Gran ite Road, Maysville, residence. •missing juvenile from Banks County High School, Historic Homer Highway, Homer. •theft by shoplifting at a Evans Street, Homer, business. •911 hang-up at a Sol Drive, Commerce, residence. •alarm at Longhorns, High way 441, Commerce, which was $ 5 00 0FF Ticket Of s 2H° Or More. Valid with coupon Mon.-Thurs. only. La Hacienda Commerce La Hacienda Braselton 173 Steven B. Tanger Blvd. 5391 Highway 53 706-335-7458 706-654-0070 I The Original Mexican Restaurant! 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Several drug arrests were made last week by the Banks County Sheriff’s Office. Sheriff Charles Chapman said on Tuesday, Oct. 28, a search war rant was executed at a Maysville residence after BCSO narcotics investigators made controlled buys of narcotics from the resi dence. The search warrant resulted in the seizure of several pills and the arrests of: Judy Vemice Smith, 48, Hogan Street Maysville, two counts of illegal possession of a controlled substance; Crissy Ni cole Patrick, 24, Hogan Street, Maysville, illegal possession of a controlled substance; Jer emy Adam Whitfield, 22, Hogan Street, Maysville, illegal posses sion of a controlled substance; and Karen Frances Whitfield, 45, Hogan Street, Maysville, illegal possession of a controlled sub stance. All four were booked into the Banks County jail, Chapman said. Also on Tuesday, the BCSO served a probation warrant on a previous drug charge from anoth er county on a person at an Alto address. The deputies made con tact with William Willard Purdy, 48, Garland White Road, who was also charged with possession of methamphetamine and posses sion of a firearm by a convicted felon. During the arrest, several fire arms were seized from the prop erty. Chapman said Purdy is bein held without bond in the Bank County jail and also faces charge in another county. On Wednesday, Oct. 29, th BCSO executed a search warrar at a Commerce address after nai cotics investigators had made tw controlled buys of methamphel amine from the residence. At the time of the execution c the search warrant, an arrest wat rant had been obtained for Aaro William Carroll, 25, Lake Forres Drive, Commerce, for two count of sale of methamphetamine possession of methamphetamin with the intent to distribute an possession of marijuana. The search warrant resulted i the seizure of approximately 8. grams of suspected methamphel amine and $945 in U.S. currenc} Also arrested was Roseann Burel Griffith, 26, Lake Forres Drive, Commerce, for possessio of methamphetamine. Both Carroll and Griffith fac other charges of child endangei ment. Chapman said. The Bank County Department of Fam ily and Children Services wer called to the residence becaus young children were present i the home. Chapman added. Both Carroll and Griffith wer booked into the Banks Count jail on these charges, Chapma said. 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