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WEDNESDAY, MAY 1, 201 3 THE BANKS COUNTY NEWS PACE 5A Crime David Chitwood" BANKS COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE Week's 20 arrests include driving, probation offenses The Banks County Sheriff’s Office reports the arrest of 20 people during the past week. Those arrested and their charges include: •Alfredo Catalan Aguirre, 41, 217 Stratford Drive, Indian Trail, N.C., driving without a valid driver’s license and fol lowing too closely. • Adam Daniel Angel, 40,243 Alexander Road, Commerce, criminal damage to property. •Sherry Joann Baker, 43, 779 Duncan Road, Commerce, battery and cruelty to children. • Sherrie Denise Barron, 48, 148 Orange Wood Drive, Cornelia, probation violation. •Stephanie Lea Baugh, 39, 237 Drew Lane, Athens, theft by shoplifting. • Nancy Ann Brockman, 66, 198 Ellington Drive, Spartanburg, S.C., probation violation. •Zachary Colin Campbell, 29, 184 Willow Tree Lane, Baldwin, probation violation. • Casey Glenn Couch, 31, 1621 Bowersville Street, Royston, probation violation. • Naomi Sarah Nature Fish, 26, 653 Duncan Road, Commerce, possession of mar ijuana, obstructing or hindering a law enforcement officer and driving while driver’s license is suspended or revoked. •Andrew Christopher Hampton, 43, 325 Peachtree Road, Jefferson, probation vio lation. •Francisco Lopez Jimenez, 30, 302 Morrow Road, Apt. G3, Forest Park, no tag and driving without a valid driver’s license. • Daniel Denson Lee, 27, 127 Dement Street, Athens, proba tion violation. •Elizabeth Michelle Martin, 34, 1554 Grant Mill Road, Alto, failure to appear. •Ivy Ruth Mashburn, 37, 14 Cody Drive, Blairsville, failure to appear and probation viola tion. • Sergio Crisanto Moreno, 25, 37 Smith Street, Newnan, driving without a valid driv er’s license, no tag and affix ing materials that reduce or increase light transmission/ reflectance of windows/wind shield. • Dennis Allen Riley, 20, 1252 Braves Court, Winder, giv ing a false name, address or birthdate to law enforcement officers. •William Robert Roy, 22, 1467 Academy Church Road, Jefferson, probation viola tion. •Nicole Love Sanders, 29, 218 J S Williamson Court, Nicholson, probation violation. •Braxton Cole Walker, 19, 395 Ferguson Road, Baldwin, aggravated assault. •Trendall Tamar Williams, 22, 310 Nellie Mae Drive, Winterville, affixing materials that reduce or increase light transmission/reflectance of windows/windshield and pos session of marijuana. BANKS COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE Four shoplifting incidents reported Four shoplifting incidents at Walmart, Highway 441 South, Commerce, were among the burglaries and thefts reported to the Banks County Sheriff’s Office during the past week. OTHER BURGLARIES AND THEFTS Other burglaries and thefts included: •theft by taking at Walmart, Highway 441 South, Commerce, where the com plainant reported several items taken from her shopping cart that was placed at the front passenger side of her vehicle. •theft by taking at a Grant Mill Road, Alto, residence, where the complainant report ed she believed her daughter stole her Oxycodone that she had just had filled. •gas drive-off at RaceTrac Gas Station, Highway 441, Commerce, where the com plainant reported a white female pumped $40 worth of gas into a blue Chrysler PT Cruiser and left without paying. • theft by taking at a Gibson Road, Homer, residence, where the complainant reported the air conditioning unit was missing. The com plainant valued the A/C unit at $2,000. •burglary at a County Line Drive, Lula, residence, where the complainant reported her front door open, stuff strewn around throughout the house and her medicine cabinet had been gone through. Keep juvenile facilities safe with Web-based DJJ tip line The Georgia Department of Juvenile Justice’s (DJJ) newly-established intelligence unit has a web-based tip line. Those who want to share information about possible dangerous, illegal or unethical activi ties at DJJ facilities may submit information through the DJJ’s website at www.djj.state.ga.us. The TIP Line is designed to be an essential security tool where state employees and the public can submit confidential information that can impact the safety and security of both detainees and staff in DJJ’s secure facilities and court Service offices, according to commis sioner L. Gale Buckner. Agency Intelligence Analysts hope the TIP Form will encourage the flow of critical inside information from throughout the DJJ deten tion system to help reduce criminal activity and unethical behavior, prevent injuries and save lives. Investigators are specifically hoping to follow-up on tips about illegal gang activity, contraband smuggling and unlawful or unethical staff policy violations. “Tips can be about all types of relevant inci dents or activities throughout the DJJ system,” Buckner said. “These tips can be submitted completely anonymously or if they want, a whistleblower can include contact information for follow-up. It’s all up to them.” The innovative new system is devised so that tips submitted online will remain confidential and reviewed solely by the DJJ Intelligence Unit. Banks County Sheriff’s Office Anonymous Tip Line 678-780-1227 BANKS COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE Celica winds up in creek During the past week, the Banks County Sheriff’s Office responded to three vehicle- related accidents, including: • two-vehicle accident on Highway 51 South at Highway 323, where the driver of a 2005 Jeep Liberty struck the driver of a 2010 Ford Fusion that was attempting to make a left-hand turn. • two-vehicle accident on Oak Street at Historic Homer Highway Homer, where the driver of a 1994 Jeep Grand Cherokee rear-ended the driv er of a 1999 Ford Windstar. • one-vehicle accident on Highway 326, where the driver of a 2003 Toyota Celica lost control of his vehicle in a curve and it traveled down an embankment and landed in a creek. For The Best Buys, Read The Classifieds David Chitwood GOODMARK Chevrolet 123 South Elm Street • Commerce, GA 30529 706-335-3196 www.goodmarkchevrolet.com David has joined the Goodmark Chevrolet Sales Team. He was the for mer owner of Chitwood Auto Sales in Homer, Ga. While in Banks County, he served on the executive board of the Banks County Chamber of Commerce. He has been in the auto industry since 2001 and is married to Setrinia and one daughter, Lindsey. Come let me put my EXPERIENCE to work for you!
