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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 2008
THE BANKS COUNTY NEWS
PACE10A
Crime
Theft reported on Faulkner Drive
A Commerce resident re
ported the theft of appliances
on Friday, Nov. 14, from a
Faulkner Drive apartment.
The resident said someone
took a washer and dryer from
this property.
The items were valued at
$400.
OTHER INCIDENTS
•dispute at a Banks Road,
Commerce, residence.
•livestock in the roadway on
Pless Drive, Alto.
•suspicious activity at a
Chamber Street residence.
•alarm at a Tanger Drive lo
cation.
•alarm at a Tanger Drive lo
cation.
•burglary at a Georgia High
way 51 South, Lula, residence.
•theft by shoplifting at Wal-
Mart, Highway 441, Com
merce.
•theft at a Samples-Scales
Road, Homer, residence.
•shoplifting at Wal-Mart,
Highway 441, Commerce.
•forced residential burglary
at a Grove Level Road, Com
merce, residence.
•suspicious person on Inter
state 85.
•harassment on Highway
441, Commerce.
•residence check at a Rail
road Avenue residence.
•shoplifting at Wal-Mart,
Highway 441, Commerce.
•harassing phone calls at a
Waterplant Road, Commerce
residence.
•alarm at Shuler's Great
Outdoors, U.S. Highway 441,
Commerce.
•accident with a deer on
Highway 198.
•trespassing at a Highway 51
North, Camesville, residence.
•violation of telephone re
cords privacy protection act at
a Pottery Factory Drive, Com
merce, business.
•theft at a Harmony Church
Road, Baldwin, residence.
•911 hang-up at a Highway
198, Baldwin, residence.
•lost or stolen item at a Vaughn
Road, Homer, residence.
•burglary at a Queen Road
residence.
•alarm at S & J Food Mart,
Historic Homer Highway.
•theft by taking at a Railroad
Avenue, Lula, residence.
•possession of methamphet-
amine and failure to stop at a
stop sign on Waterplant Road at
East Ridgeway Road.
•juvenile problems at a
Caudell Road, Homer, resi
dence.
•harassment at a Grier Drive,
Alto, residence.
•livestock in the roadway on
Highway 59, Commerce.
•alarm at a Harden Bridge
Road residence.
•alarm at Community Bank
inside Wal-Mart, Highway 441,
Commerce.
•juvenile problem at a Hebron
Road, Commerce, residence.
•alarm at Subway, Highway
441, Commerce.
•accident on Georgia 15 at
Pottery Factory Drive.
•harassment at Zaxby's,
Highway 441, Commerce.
•911 open line at Triple B.
Auto, Historic Homer High
way, Homer.
•livestock in the roadway on
Highway 63.
•livestock in the roadway on
Highway 63.
•911 hang-up at a Highway
198, Homer, residence.
•burglary at a McClure Road,
Gillsville, residence.
•aggravated assault, ter
roristic threats and damage to
property at a Canup Road, Alto,
residence.
•harassing communications
at a Sullivan Drive, Homer,
residence.
•hit and ran on Highway 59
at Gordon Road.
•civil matter at a Highway
198 business.
•juvenile problem on Historic
Homer Highway at McDonald
Circle.
•livestock in the roadway on
Mitchell Road.
•child custody dispute at a
Wilkinson Road, Baldwin, resi
dence.
•dispute at a Burrell Drive,
Maysville, residence.
•custody dispute at a Highway
441, Commerce, residence.
•hit and ran in the Banks
County Elementary School
parking lot.
•harassing phone calls at a
Fort Lamar Road, Commerce,
residence.
•forgery at the Banks County
Courthouse.
•damage to property at a
Borders Road, Commerce, resi
dence.
•tree in the roadway on Apple
Pie Ridge Road.
•alarm/open door at a Lake
View Court residence.
•dog problem at a Yonah-
Homer Road, Homer, resi
dence.
•dispute at Wal-Mart, High
way 441, Commerce.
•shots fired on Zay's Lane,
•assist motorist on Interstate
85.
•theft of a cell phone at a Dal
las Drive, Commerce, restau
rant.
•property damage on U.S.
Highway 441 at Berlin Road,
Homer.
•allowing livestock to ran at
large on Carson Segars Road,
Maysville.
•road hazard on Apple Pie
Ridge Road, Alto.
•suspicious vehicle at a Russ
Rumsey Road, Maysville, resi
dence.
•suspicious person on Geor
gia Highway 15 at Industrial
Park Drive.
•fight at a Dallas Drive, Com
merce, business.
•theft by taking at a Dallas
Drive, Commerce, business.
•theft by taking at a Dallas
Drive, Commerce, business.
•suspicious person at a Apple
Pie Ridge Road, Alto, resi
dence.
•welfare check at a Wynn
Caudell Road, Camesville,
residence.
•theft at a Pottery Factory
Drive, Commerce, business.
•911 hang-up at a Cedar
Ridge Road residence.
•custody dispute at a McCoy
Bridge Road, Commerce, resi
dence.
•welfare check at a East
County Line Drive residence.
•horse in the roadway on Mt.
Sinai Road at Silver Shoals
Road.
•suspicious person at a
Caudell Road, Homer, resi
dence.
•alarm at a Highway 441,
Commerce, location.
•accident with a deer on
Georgia Highway 15 at Shady
Grove Road.
•theft by taking at a Thomp
son Street, Homer, residence.
•fleeing or attempting to
elude police on Yonah-Homer
Road.
•traffic stop on Waterplant
Road at Loggins Lane.
Volunteer opportunities available now
To be listed in the volunteer
column, send information
to AngieEditor@aol.com or
mail it to: Angela Gary, The
Banks County News, P.O. Box
920, Homer, Ga. 30547.
The following are volunteer
opportunities in Banks Coun
ty and the surrounding area:
•Piedmont CASA volun
teers speak for children who
are in foster care. For more
information, call the CASA
office at 706-387-6375.
•The Banks County Adult
Literacy Center is seeking
volunteer teachers. They es
pecially need math tutors, in
cluding the areas of introduc
tory algebra, geometry and
Algebra I. Tutors are needed
on Tuesdays and Thursdays
from 6-8 p.m. For more infor
mation, call 706-677-4302.
•BJC Medical Center Aux
iliary is seeking volunteers.
For more information, call
706-335-1199.
•Civil Air Patrol: cadets,
ages sixth grade through 18
years old, participate in search
and rescue missions and learn
how to fly airplanes. Senior
members teach cadets and
students at middle and high
schools and can also work
with emergency services.
Contact Luther McCoy, 706-
677-1490.
•Adult learning center at
Lanier Technical College sat
ellite campus 706-335-1931.
•Hope Resource Center:
crisis pregnancy support cen
ter, 706-367-5304.
•Action: help package and
distribute food to low-income
families and the elderly, 706-
367-9599.
•Christian Outreach Food
Bank: work in warehouse,
335-6084.
•Girl Scouts: needs troop
leaders, assistant leaders,
trainers and recruiters. Call
Terri Bear, 706-548-7297.
•Boy Scouts of America,
Northeast Georgia Council:
volunteers need to be troop
leaders and assistants, 706-
548-1435.
•AIDS Coalition of North
east Georgia: help with infor
mation line, office support,
the buddy program and help
ing hands, 706-542-2437.
•American Red Cross, East
Georgia Chapter: needs help
with disaster relief and blood
drives and needs first aid and
CPR instructors, 706-353-
1645.
•American Cancer Society:
assistance with special events,
706-549-4893.
•American Heart Associa
tion: assistance with special
events, 706-549-0939.
•BJC Nursing Facility:
needs teen and adult volun
teers to help with various ac
tivities and to visit with the
residents. Tracy Jones, 706-
335-1305.
•Children's Advocacy Cen
ter: assist with clerical work
in office, provide child care
during various group meet
ings and solicit donations of
snacks, drinks, paper products
and various children's items.
Tina Grubbs, director, 770-
868-1900.
•Peace Place: various op
portunities at the shelter for
battered women and their
children, Marilyn, 770-307-
3633.
•Maysville Elementary
School: read to children, Jane
Scales, 706-652-2241.
•Our Daily Bread: Athens
urban ministry soup kitchen,
706-353-6647.
•Sandy Creek Park: several
volunteer opportunities, in
cluding monthly hikes and ca
noeing trips to pick up trash.
The park also needs volun
teers to supervise children
during the monthly special
programs and events the park
offers. Sandy Creek Park has
volunteer opportunities avail
able for anyone willing to do
office work or help with pub
lications. Contact the park at
706-613-3615.
•Athens Area Humane So
ciety: help with special events
and hands-on work in the
shelter, Lisa Klein, 706-353-
CATS (2287).
•Community Connection of
Northeast Georgia: work on
information research and da
tabase and directory updating,
706-353-1313.
•Special Olympics: needs
assistance for athletic events,
Kathy Smith, 706-548-3550.
•State Botanical Gardens of
Georgia: needs tour guides,
people to greet guests and
work in the gift shop, green
house and at special events,
706-542-6195.
•Athens Regional Medical
Center: help at information
desk, in admissions, at the gift
shop, mailroom and at special
events, 706-354-3510.
•St. Mary’s Hospital: help
at information desk, in admis
sions, at the gift shop and at
the mailroom, 706-354-3169.
•Athens Area Homeless
Shelter: assist with preparing
and serving meals, childcare,
and the shelter is also in need
of drivers with a truck, 706-
354-0423.
•Salvation Army: assist
with preparing and serving
meals, help in thrift shop and
at special events held in De
cember, 706-543-5350.
•St. Mary’s Hospice: needs
volunteers to provide addi
tional support and assistance
to terminally ill patients and
their families, Geneva Burton,
706-355-7711.
•Friends of the Arboretum,
State Arboretum of Geor
gia/Thompson Mills Forest,
Braselton, seeks volunteers to
help maintain trails through
the forest and to help with ed
ucational programs, Warnell
School of Forest Recourses,
University of Georgia, 706-
542-2686.
•VistaCare: volunteer to as
sist and participate in the nur
turing of the physical, spiri
tual and emotional well-being
of patients and their families,
767 Oglethorpe Ave., Ath
ens, Kathy Branch, 877-228-
9888.
•Georgia Museum of Arts:
needs tour guides, museum
shop assistance and assistance
with the summer art outreach
program, 706-542-0450.
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Sheriffs office responds to accidents
Sheriffs office reports 16 arrests
The Banks County Sheriff’s
Office reported the following ar
rests during the past week:
•Jacky Chad Allen, 31, 151
McGinnis Chandler Road, Com
merce, theft by shoplifting and
parole violation.
•Lucius Emmuneal Brown,
27, 7595 Hayes Road, Toccoa,
possession of marijuana and
driving on a suspended driver’s
license.
•Alton Lee Davidson, 35,
125 Grier Drive, Alto, terroristic
threats and acts.
•Julio Sandoval Delacraz, 20,
180 Faulkner Road, Commerce,
driving without a valid driver’s
license and failure to yield the
right-of-way.
•Michael Peter Deschaine, 26,
2237 Burke Road, Camesville,
failure to obey a stop sign and il
legal possession of a controlled
substance.
•Hafeezah Aliah Dunbar, 22,
101 Andrew Court, Apt. 3, Toc
coa, giving a false name, address
or date of birth to a law enforce
ment officer.
•Denver Ryan Harrison, 19,
645 Sage Street, Toccoa, giving
a false name, address or date of
birth to a law enforcement of
ficer.
•Chewbacca Calvin Johnson,
30, 171 Lake Forrest Drive,
Commerce, illegal possession of
a controlled substance, operating
The Banks County Sher
iff’s Office responded to the
following vehicle-related
accidents during the past
week:
•one-vehicle accident on
Highway 441, Commerce.
•one-vehicle accident on
Interstate 85 northbound.
•two-vehicle accident on
Georgia Highway 15 at Pot
tery Factory Drive.
•one-vehicle accident in
volving a cow on Highway
59.
•one-vehicle accident in
volving a cow on Highway
105.
a vehicle with a concealed regis
tration, reckless driving, fleeing
or attempting to elude a police
officer, driving on a suspended
driver's license and obstructing
or hindering law enforcement
officers.
•Linda Sue Rapier, 46, 327
Steeple Chase Road, Nichol
son, driving under the influence
(DUI)/ alcohol.
•Gabriel Adam Russell, 28,
456 Mountain View Road, Car-
nesville, failure to maintain lane
and DUI/alcohol.
•Bemicia Jemeal Sewell, 18,
121 Jennings Lane, Nicholson,
fleeing or attempting to elude a
police officer and failure to obey
a stop sign.
•Judy Vemice Smith, 48, 183
Hogan Street, Maysville, proba
tion violation.
•Eunice Gayither Tarpkins,
40, 44 Land Way, Commerce,
theft by shoplifting.
•Christopher Deshun Tukes,
18, 91 Teasley Lane, Lavonia,
reckless conduct, possession of
alcohol by a minor and posses
sion of a pistol or a revolver by
a minor.
•Stacy Lamar Watts, 23, 1491
Highway 441, Baldwin, driving
on a suspended driver’s license.
•Angela Diann Westmoreland,
38, 44 Land Way, Commerce,
theft by shoplifting.
•two-vehicle accident in
the T/A Travel Center park
ing lot.
•two-vehicle accident on
Apple Pie Ridge Road, Bald
win.
•two-vehicle accident on
Georgia Highway 15 at the
Interstate 85 off ramp.
•two-vehicle accident in
the La Hacienda parking lot,
Steven B. Tanger Boulevard.
•two-vehicle in the Dollar
General parking lot, Evans
Street, Homer.
•two-vehicle accident on
Railroad Avenue at Five
Points Drive, Alto.
Domestic disputes
elicit response
The Banks County Sheriff's
Office responded to the fol
lowing domestic-related dis
putes during the past week:
•battery Family Violence
Act (FVA) at a Loggins Road,
Commerce, residence.
•dispute at a Trotters Glen
Road, Baldwin, residence.
•verbal dispute at a Dalton
Circle residence.
•domestic dispute at a High
way 59, Commerce, resi
dence.
Public meetings you can attend
The following local gov
ernment agencies hold regu
lar meetings which are open
to the public:
•Maysville City Coun
cil, 7 p.m., first Monday of
each month at the Maysville
Public Library.
•Banks County High
School All-Sports Booster
Club, 6:30 p.m., first Mon
day of each month, BCHS
library.
•Maysville Planning and
Zoning Commission, 7 p.m.,
last Monday of each month,
Maysville library.
•Banks County Planning
Commission, 7 p.m., first
Tuesday of each month at
the courthouse.
•Gillsville City Council, 7
p.m., first Tuesday of each
month at city hall. A work
session is held at 7 p.m. on
the third Thursday of the
month.
•Banks County Board of
Education, 7 p.m., third
Monday of each month at
the BOE office. The work
session is held on the
Thursday prior to the regu
lar meeting.
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