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WEDNESDAY, JULY 26, 2017
THE BANKS COUNTY NEWS
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Crime News
17 arrests reported by BCSO
The Banks County Sher
iffs Office charged 17 people
last week.
Those arrested include
the following:
• Ponciando Bautista-Ba-
hena, 44, Madera, Ca., theft
by shoplifting.
•Michelle Marie Jones,
48, 905 Manavista Drive,
Andalusia, Ala., driving
while license suspended or
revoked and speeding.
•Michael Kevin Brudan
Jr., 31, 430 Hardeman Farm
Road, Carnesville, giving a
false name or address to a
law enforcement officer, bat
tery and abandonment of a
minor child.
•Marilyn Skelton Grindle,
43, 200 Shamrock Road,
Sautee-Nacoochee, driving
while license suspended or
revoked.
• Corbin Tyler Howing-
ton, 19, 362 Bob Mann Road,
Maysville, financial transac
tion card fraud.
• Brian Michael Mathis, 24,
320 Mount Sinai Road, Lula,
DUI, seat belt violation, tex
ting while driving and failure
to maintain lane.
•Donovan Michael Fryer,
38, 1230 East Broad Street,
Greensboro, DUI.
•Antonio Jamal Gissen-
danner, 26,175 Martin Street,
Osark, Ala., failure to appear.
•Austin Cain Tomlin, 21,
248 Hawks Court, Nicholson,
theft by taking.
• Hammad Akram, 21, 740
West Chimes Street, Baton
Rouge, La., DUI, possession
of marijuana and speeding.
• Daniel Irvin Lacount, 34,
128 Jennifer Lane, Alto, pro
bation violation.
• Billy Scott Seagraves, 46,
P.O. Box 1068, Commerce,
possession of marijuana.
• Lindsey Lee Kirk, 33,134
Moore Drive, Easley, S.C.,
DUI and failure to maintain
lane.
• William Bryan March-
banks, 29,412 Mauldin Road,
Greensville, S.C., driving
while license suspended and
speeding.
•Susan Cross, 44, 428
General Daniel Avenue, Dan-
ielsville, DUI.
•Elton Jay Hawkins, 41,
5314 Bogus Road, theft by
taking.
• John Henry McDon
ald, 28, 1070 Peach Orchard
Road, Danielsville, DUI and
failure to stop at stop sign.
Six reports of shoplifting reported to sheriff's office
The Banks County Sheriff’s
Office received six reports of
shoplifting last week, includ
ing the following:
•shoplifting at a Banks
Crossing business when a
woman was observed plac
ing items in a bag and leav
ing the store. She was also
spotted on the video making
fraudulent returns.
• shoplifting when a
woman went into a Banks
Crossing store and took sev
eral items from the infant
section and then went to cus
tomer service and tried to
return the items.
•shoplifting at a Banks
Crossing business when a
man pushed a cart of items
outside without paying for
them.
•a woman took sever
al items of clothing from a
Banks Crossing business and
left without paying for them.
•shoplifting at a Banks
Crossing business when a
man was spotted on video
taking two items from the
store without paying and
then trying to return them
and get a refund.
•a man took two drills
from a Tanger Boulevard
business and left the store
without paying for them.
OTHER INCIDENTS
Other incidents reported
to the sheriff’s office last
week include the following:
•mailbox damaged at a
New Image Drive, Lula, res
idence.
• a man reported a custo
dy dispute with his wife. He
said that she had refused
three times to meet.
•burglary at a McDon
ald Circle, Commerce, resi
dence.
• domestic dispute
between four people at a
Jack Drive, Lula, home.
• a Homer woman said a
man she knows has made
harassing communications
toward her, through social
media.
• an Alto man said a man
he hired to make roof repairs
stole several items from his
residence, as well as not
completing the job.
• domestic dispute
between a man and his
mother at a Nix Road, Alto,
location.
• gun stolen from a truck
at a Hickory Flat Road, Gills-
ville, address.
• an employee at a Banks
Crossing business was
caught stealing items from
the store.
• truck stolen from a Car-
son Segars Road, Maysville,
residence.
•three guns stolen from
a Hwy. 98, Maysville, resi
dence.
• battery at an Old Orchard
Road, Baldwin, location.
App in place to report child deaths
More than half of child
deaths in Georgia could
have been prevented. That
is the finding of the Georgia
Child Fatality Review Pro
gram (GCFR) which evalu
ates all injury, sleep-related,
and unexpected/suspicious
deaths involving children
who are less than 18.
In an effort to prevent and
reduce incidents of child
abuse and fatalities in the
state, a new mobile app
named “GaCFR” is the latest
tool launched by the Georgia
Bureau of Investigation in col
laboration with the Georgia
Division of Family and Chil
dren Services and the State
Office of the Child Advocate.
GaCFR app is designed to
be a quick resource for fam
ilies, care givers, support
agencies, and law enforce
ment. Within the app are
links to report missing chil
dren, report abuse, investiga
tive checklists, and a host of
other valuable resources.
A free download of the
app is currently available for
Android, Apple, and Win
dows operating system devic
es. Use keywords “Georgia
Child Fatality Review” when
searching for the app.
Law enforcement agen
cies may contact GBI Child
Fatality Review at ChildFatal-
ityReview@gbi.ga.gov.
The mission of GCFR is
to serve Georgia’s children
by promoting more accurate
identification and reporting
of child fatalities, evaluating
the prevalence and circum
stances of both child abuse
cases and child fatality inves
tigations, and monitoring the
implementation and impact
of the statewide child injury
prevention plan in order to
prevent and reduce incidents
of child abuse and fatalities
in the state.
DONATES QUILTS
Marlin Vickers handcrafted each one of these
creations that she labels Comfort Quilts and donat
ed them to the Banks County Sheriff’s Office. Her
donation was made so that in a time of crisis, dep
uties could provide children with a special piece of
warmth and consolation.
Deputy Wilkins honored
with GSA Award of Valor
Banks County Sheriff’s Office deputy Robert Wilkins was
honored by Georgia Sheriff’s Association with the Deputy of
the Year- Award of Valor in regards to the events that happened
on April 26, 2017, near Tanger Outlets.
Wilkins was nominated by Sheriff Carlton Speed and was
selected as the award recipient by the GSA Board.
The ceremony was held at the Legacy Lodge in Lake Lanier
Islands. It came at the end of the Georgia Sheriff’s Association
Annual Conference.
5 charged by Baldwin Police
Five people were arrested by the Baldwin Police Depart
ment last week, including the following:
• Randy Allen Briggs, 27, 2106 North Jefferson Street, Milled-
geville, warrant service arrest.
• Joey Anthony Williams, 38, 570 Homer Stephens Road,
Cornelia, warrant service arrest.
•James Gabriel Holcombe, 33, 1092 Alcovy North Drive,
Mansfield, no license.
• Juan Carlos Olivares, 20, 125 Overlook Ridge Court, Alto,
DUI and failure to maintain lane.
•Daniel Isaac Story, 39, 270 Carolina Springs Road, Sau-
tee-Nachoochee, criminal trespass, obstruction of a law
enforcement officer and parole violation.
Banks County Sheriffs Office
Anonymous Tip Line
678-780-1227
Arson hotline offered
Insurance and fire commissioner Ralph Hudgens wants to
remind Georgians that the state has a toll-free arson hotline,
1-800-282-5804, sponsored by his office and the Georgia Arson
Control Program.
Callers to the hotline will be eligible for rewards of up to
$10,000 if they provide information leading to the arrest and
conviction of an arsonist. According to Hudgens, callers and
reward recipients may choose to remain anonymous.
“We want to remind Georgians of this incentive to report any
information they may have about a suspicious fire,” said Hud
gens. “In many cases, investigators rely on evidence provided
by witnesses to convict an arsonist.”
Since its inception in 1979, the Georgia Arson Control Board
has approved 560 rewards totaling $1,617,850. The average
reward paid is $2,889.
In 2013, arsonists caused $1.68 million in property damage
in Georgia.
Burn ban in effect through September
The Georgia Environmental Protection Division (EPD) pro
hibits burning through September in 54 area counties in order
to reduce pollutants that create ground-level ozone. The burn
ban is an important part of the EPD’s plan to improve air qual
ity during smog season. The burn ban covers the 13 counties
that comprise the Atlanta Ozone Non-Attainment Area and 41
counties that surround the local Ozone Non-attainment Area,
which indues Banks.
NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC
City of Maysville
Pursuant to Section 21-2-132(d) (3) qualifying
for the November 7, 2017, General Election will
be held on Monday, August 21, 2017 through
Wednesday, August 23, 2017, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30
p.m. in the office of the City Clerk office located
at 226 South Main Street.
Qualifying fees are as follows:
Councilperson Ward 1 $72.00
Councilperson Ward 3 $72.00
The last day a person may register and be eligible
to vote in the November 2017 Municipal General
Election will be October 10, 2017.
Barbara Thomas
City Administrator/Qualifying Officer
July 24, 2017
WE ARE BACK AND IT’S ALL ABOUT YOU!
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SUPPORT SUCH AS: COMMUNITY RESOURCE ASSOCIATION, FAMILY CONNECTIONS, RED CROSS
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VARIOUS CLUBS SUCH AS BOY SCOUTS, SADDLE CLUB, ROTARY, INTERACT, 4-H, ARES ETC
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