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PACE 6A THE BANKS COUNTY NEWS WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 4, 2012 Crime Thefts reported to BCSO last week Seven accidents reported last week The Banks County Sheriff's Office responded to a number of reports of burglary and theft last week, including the following: •theft by shoplifting at Wal- mart. Highway 441 South, Com merce. •theft by taking at Software Systems, Industrial Park Boule vard, Commerce. •burglar alarm at a Herbert Se- gars Road, Gillsville, residence, where the responding deputy re ported he checked all the doors and windows and all appeared secure. •burglar alarm at a West County Line Road, Lula, resi dence, where the keyholder at the residence reported the alarm was accidentally set off and all was O.K. •theft by taking at an Oscar Rucker Road, Homer, residence. The Banks County Sheriff's Office reports the arrest of 12 people during the past week. Those arrested and their charges include: •Willie Baratona Alford, 56, 2149 Dusty Road, Bowman, driving while driver’s license is suspended or revoked and driv ing under the influence (DUI) of alcohol. •Joshua Curtis Brock, 19, 150 Deer Trail Road, Camesville, possession of marijuana. •Billy Joe Elem, 55, 270 Barnes Circle, Commerce, dis orderly conduct and bondsman off bond. On Friday, Dec. 30, five people were arrested on drug charges in two separate incidents in Banks County. Banks County Sheriff Charles Chapman said four people were arrested by BCSO deputies when they delivered and sold Oxycodone pills to undercover agents at a pre-determined loca tion. Those arrested were: Helen Akins Edwards, 29, 485 Hil lard Road. Bowersville: Jeremy Joe Holbrooks, 22, 306 Old 29 During the period of Dec. 19 through Dec. 25, the Baldwin Police Department reports the arrest of two people. Those ar rested and their charges include: •Palemon Rojas-Ruiz, 48, following too close and driving without a valid driver's license. •Yvonn Parker Brown, 50, theft by shoplifting. INCIDENTS During the same period, the following incidents were re ported: Around 5:45 p.m. on Thurs day, Dec. 29, a deputy with the Banks County Sheriff’s Office responded to the T/A Truck Stop, Highway 441, Commerce, to the report of a robbery that occurred in the parking lot. A 46-year-old male truck driver stated that he was sitting in the cab of his tractor-trailer when a white male knocked on the cab and told him that someone had hit his trailer in On Friday, Dec. 30, in vestigators with the Banks County Sheriff’s Office took seven burglary war rants on Michael Eugene Taylor, 39, Jefferson. Taylor was locked up on Christmas Day by BCSO deputies when he was ap prehended in the Banks Crossing area and charged with theft by receiving sto len property - automobile. Taylor is charged with the burglaries at the following where the complainant reported the theft of a pasture gate. •burglar alarm at Banks Coun ty Middle School, Thompson Street, Homer, where the re sponding officer reported all the doors and windows were secure and all appeared O.K. •burglar alarm at Habersham Federal Credit Union, Evans Street, Homer. •theft by taking at Walmart, Highway 441 South, Com merce. •theft by taking at a Fort Lamar Road, Commerce, residence. •theft by taking on Patton Road at Carson Road, Commerce. •burglar alarm at Banks Coun ty Middle School, Thompson Street, Homer, where the re sponding deputy reported all the doors and windows surrounding the point of activation were se- •Julie Lynn Farmer, 20, 1530 Highway 164, Commerce, bondsman off bond. •Perry Leroy Farmer, 33,1530 Highway 164, Commerce, fail ure to appear and bondsman off bond. •Angel Cope Goodman, 32, 2814 Hog Mountain Road, Jef ferson, theft by shoplifting. •Cristin Marie Livingston, 29,43 Homer Street, Maysville, probation violation. •William James Terrell Owen, 31, 1111 Nails Creek Crossing, Royston, possession of mari juana. •Kenneth Eldo Palmer, 51, Road, Royston; James Robert Holmes, 23, 485 Hillard Road, Bowersville; and Jessica Dawn Hysinger, 36, 28 Reese Lane, Royston. During the arrests, officers also seized a 2004 Ford Explorer and Oxycodone pills, Chapman said. All four arrested were trans ported to the Banks County Jail and booked on sale of Oxy codone charges. In a second incident on Fri day, Brian Keith Carey, 40, 208 Dodge Hill Road, Maysville, •warrant service at Heritage Apartments, Willingham Av enue, Baldwin. •theft at a Baldwin Heights Road, Baldwin, residence, where the complainant reported two ground heating and air con ditioning units had been dis mantled and all of the copper wire had been removed. The two units are valued at $6,000. •theft by taking at Big Dad dy’s Boots, Highway 365, Bald win, where the business owner the back, Banks County Sheriff Charles Chapman said. Chapman said the alleged victim stated he exited his cab and went to the rear of his trailer and was approached by three other white males. “The com plainant stated they asked him if he had any money and he said yes,” Chapman said. “The complainant then stated that the males said to him, ‘I bet you don’t have any money,’ and locations: Evans Second Skin, Bookstand of North east Georgia, Fastenal, Patio etc., Karma Consignment, 2 Chic Sisters Boutique and RB MX and ATVs. All of these stores were entered when the locks were removed from the doors, Banks County Sher iff Charles Chapman said. Taylor also faces charges in Commerce and Jeffer son. Taylor is being held in the cure and all appeared to be O.K. •theft by taking at the T/A Truck Stop, Highway 441, Com merce. •burglary at a Webbs Creek Road, Homer, residence. •theft by taking at a Wells Road, Homer, residence. •theft by taking at Burger King, Highway 441, Commerce. •burglary at 2 Chic Sisters Boutique, Steven B. Tanger Boulevard, Commerce. •burglar alarm at Banks County Middle School, Thomp son Street, Homer, where the responding deputy reported the area of the alarm was checked and all was O.K. and secure. •burglary at a West Ridgeway Road, Maysville, residence. •theft of a firearm from a Duncan Road, Commerce, resi dence. 799 Claude Parks Road, Mur- rayville, failure to appear. •Samantha Lynn Parr, 43,125 Chambers Street, Homer, simple battery - family violence act (FVA). •Edward John Purdy, 29, 168 Lewallen Road, Commerce, possession of methamphet- amine, possession of a schedule n controlled substance, posses sion of marijuana, weaving over the roadway and possession of an open alcohol container. •Olivia Renee Richards, 36, 1031 Highway 59, Commerce, driving while driver's license is suspended or revoked. was arrested when he delivered Oxycodone to a pre-determined location and sold it to undercover agents. Authorities also seized, along with the pills, $247 in U.S. cur rency. Carey was transported to the Banks County Jail and booked on charges of sale of Oxycodone and possession of Oxycodone with the intent to distribute. The investigation continues by the BCSO Criminal Investiga tion Division. reported the theft of an air con ditioner. •theft by shoplifting at Kanga roo #13, Highway 365, Baldwin, where the store manager report ed the passenger in a white Ford Ranger had shoplifted a 20 oz. can of Red Bull drink. •theft by taking at a Heritage Gardens Drive, Baldwin, resi dence, where a female reported that another female had taken her medication and $200 in cash from her residence. then the complainant pulled his wallet out to show them he did have money and he stated that the males grabbed his money out of the wallet and ran off,” Chapman said. The amount of money in the wallet was report ed to be $1,000. The complainant told the deputy that the males ran across the road and then left in a van with an out-of-state license plate on it. Banks County Jail at this time. The Banks County Sheriff's Office responded to seven ac cidents during the past week, including the following: •two-vehicle accident at the Shell Food Mart, Highway 441 South, Commerce, where the driver of a 2010 Honda Odys sey reported he didn’t see the driver of a 2000 Ford Ranger behind him and he struck the Threats and juvenile problem were among the incidents report ed to the Banks County Sheriff's Office during the past week. The incidents reported in clude: •threats at a Hebron Road, Commerce, residence. •juvenile problem at a Brook- side Drive, Lula, residence. •follow-up at Dollar General, Pottery Factory Drive, Com merce, where a female com plainant said she had some in formation about a man that was stalking her. •tree in the roadway on Car- son Segars Road at Hickory Creek Road, where the road de partment removed the tree from the roadway. •tree in the roadway on Carson Segars Road, Maysville, where the road department removed the tree from the roadway. •fraud at a Murray Road, Homer, residence, where the complainant was advised to report the incident to Jackson County authorities since the in cident occurred at Tanger Outlet Center. •legal questions at a Cedar Ridge Road, Commerce, resi dence, where a male was inquir ing about issues with custody. The complainant was advised to seek proper legal counsel. •livestock in the roadway on Yonah-Homer Road at Ed Reed Road, where a friend of the cows' owner had re-secured the cows in the pasture. •trespassing at a Fort Lamar Road, Commerce, residence, where a man reported someone was shooting a gun towards his property and the bullets came very close to him. •damage to a vehicle at a Fos ter Road, Baldwin, residence. •welfare check at a Gowder Road, Maysville, residence. •dog problem at a Simmons Road, Baldwin, residence. •fraudulent activity at Sears, Highway 441, Commerce. •damage to a vehicle in the parking lot at Walmart, Highway 441 South, Commerce, where a female reported someone shuck her 2006 Chevrolet Impala doing damage to the passenger side. •suicide threats at a Stoney Creek Road, Homer, residence. •financial transaction card fraud at a Buckeye Point, Com merce, residence. •domestic dispute at a High way 63 residence. •suspicious activity at a High way 164, Homer, residence. •suspicious activity at a Barnes Road, Commerce, residence. •dispute at a Loggins Road, Commerce, residence. •suspicious activity at a Bol ing Road, Homer, residence. •financial identity fraud at Walmart, Highway 441 South, Commerce, after a mailed com munication from the Lake Coun ty Sheriff's Office in Florida regarding the financial identity fraud incident at Walmart. •lost tag at Piedmont Floral Supply, East Ridgeway Road, Commerce, where the tag on a GMC 3500 Truck was report edly lost. Ranger with his vehicle. •two-vehicle accident at Sonny's B-B-Q, Highway 441, Commerce, where the driver of a 1995 Chevrolet S-10 reported he struck the driver of a 2007 Toyota Tacoma as he was wait ing to pull onto Highway 441. •motor vehicle accident on Interstate 85 at mile marker 150, Commerce. •damage to property on Cardinal Lane at Dan Waters Road, Commerce, where the complainant reported someone had entered his hay field with a vehicle cutting doughnuts. The complainant stated he was go ing to put a fence up to solve the problem. •all terrain vehicle (ATV) in the roadway on Buckeye Point, Commerce, where the respond ing deputy reported he didn't lo cate an ATVs in the roadway. •vehicle identification num ber verification at a Cotton Tail Drive, Baldwin, residence, where the officer verified all was O.K. with a 1995 Toyota 4-Run ner Highlander. •vehicle identification number verification at an Old Highway 441 North, Baldwin, residence, where the deputy verified all was O.K. with a 1936 Ford Rat Rod. •mechanical breakdown on Interstate 85 south bound at mile marker 155, Commerce, where the deputy reported he stood by while a towing company rep resentative changed a tire on a 2003 Chevrolet Tahoe. •aggravated assault, disorderly conduct and public intoxication at a Barnes Circle, Commerce, residence. •civil dispute at a Payne Road, Homer, residence. •simple battery and cruelty towards a child at a Westbrook Road, Commerce, residence. •dispute at a Gardiner Road, Homer, residence. •suspicious activity at a Hick ory Flat Road, Lula, residence. •juvenile problem on High way 51 North at Lefew Road. •simple battery - family vio lence act (FVA) on Highway 98 at Historic Homer Highway, Homer. •lost or stolen tag at an un known Homer location, where the complainant reported the tag •vehicle accident on Barnes Circle at Barnes Road, Com merce. •vehicle accident on Ed wards Road, Commerce. •vehicle accident on High way 15/441 North at Interstate 85. •vehicle accident involving a deer on Thompson Street, Homer. on his 2007 GMC 3500 truck was lost or stolen. •dispute at a Roy Poole Road, Commerce, residence. •cruelty to livestock at an East County Line Road, Danielsville, residence. •domestic dispute at a Hum mingbird Pie Lane, Lula, resi dence. •dispute at a Queen Road, Lula, residence. •custody dispute at a Cedar Ridge Road, Commerce, resi dence. •damage to property at Geor- gia-Carolina Auto Auction, East Ridgeway Road, Commerce. •dispute at a County Line Drive, Lula, residence. •dispute at Walmart, Highway 441 South, Commerce. •found child on Highway 441 North at Otis Brown Road. •damage to property at an East County Line Road, Dan ielsville, residence. •damage to property at a Log- gins Lane, Commerce, resi dence. •traffic stop with arrest on Highway 15/441 at Webbs Creek Road, Homer. •juvenile complaint at a Yo nah-Homer Road, Lula, resi dence. •abandoned vehicle on Ce dar Ridge Road at Cedar Ridge Drive, Commerce, where a tractor-trailer had reportedly jack-knifed. •verbal dispute at a Dusty Creek Lane, Homer, residence. •damage to property on High way 59, Commerce, where a 2002 Chevrolet Avalanche was reportedly damaged after strik ing a deer in the roadway. •damage to property at Wal mart, Highway 441 South, Commerce. •interference with custody at a Poole Road, Homer, resi dence. Banks-Jackson Risk Reduction DUI SCHOOL 706-336-6777 DEFENSIVE DRIVING 1728 North Broad Street, Commerce, State Certified 5010 and 2007 Next DUI Class begins on January 7,2012 Next Defensive Driving Class will be held on Jan. 14, 2012 Georgia Grill & Buffet & Dunkin Donuts Located inside Flying J • 4855Maysville Rd • Commerce, GA 50529 706-335-3008 Country Cooking Buffet and Daily Specials Breakfast Buffet (5 a.m. -10:30 a.m.) $6.49 Lunch & Dinner Buffet (ii a.m. - laoo P .m.)....$7.49 Soup & Salad Bar $6.79 CATFISH PLATTER 3 pieces (bone-in or bone-out), Fries, Slaw and Hushpuppies BUILD YOUR OWN BREAKFAST $ 5 99 Specials (Choice of 4 items) STEAK & SHRIMP 10 oz. Sirloin, 6 pcs. of shrimp (fried or grilled), Baked potato or Fries, one trip salad bar, plus Texas Toast. Dinner for $OA99 TWo Zv STEAK DINNER TWo (2) - 10 oz. sirloins, baked potato or fries, one trip salad bar, plus Texas Toast. Dinner for jj-f 799 TWo 17‘ MONDAY Monday Night Football Buffet TUESDAY Chinese Buffet THURSDAY 25 <t Wings 12 Wing Minimum order (Dine in only) Monday - Friday • 5 a.m. - 11 p.m. Saturday & Sunday 5 a.m. - 9 p.m. ’ Specials do not include drinks. Sheriff's office reports 12 arrests Five face drug charges in Banks County Baldwin Police reports two arrests Man robbed at T/A Truck Stop Jefferson man faces burglary charges Threats among incidents reported
