Staff Writer
The Americus Times-Recorder
AMERICUS —
Americus Fire and Emergency Services
• A brush fire was reported on Eastview Drive. Firefighters found 1,200 square feet of brush and pine straw burning, and extinguished it with 500 gallons of water.
• Firefighters assisted EMS on Cherokee, Elliot, Faith, Felton and North Lee streets and on Kings Way.
• A traffic accident was reported on East Forsyth Street.
• Overheated wires were reported on Smith Street. The complainant said they suspected a hair dryer. Firefighters found no hazards.
• A false alarm was reported on Adderton Street.
• A contained cooking fire was reported on Country Club Drive. It was out when firefighters arrived, but firefighters checked the scene and ventilated the structure. The complainant said he’d been cooking corn chips in his oven, which caught fire.
Americus Police Department
Arrests
• Shavenn Quentez Hawkins, 22, of 420 S. Hampton St., Americus, is charged with driving while license suspended or revoked, failure to obey signs or control devices, seat belt violation, no valid license plate, obstruction, and city probation and was jailed.
• Valerie Williams, age unknown, of 214 Elliott St., Americus is charged with disorderly conduct.
Incidents
• A traffic accident was reported at the intersection of Ga. Highway 27 and Lamar Street.
• A burglary was reported on Bessie Mays Circle. Foreign monetary coins worth $50 were taken.
• Criminal trespass and harassing phone calls were reported on Jefferson Street.
• Domestic information and criminal trespass were reported on Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard.
• Theft by taking was reported on Bozeman Circle. A Chopper style pink girls’ bicycle worth $10 was taken.
• Criminal trespass was reported on McGarrah Street.
• Financial transaction card fraud was reported on Middle River Road.
• Animal cases were reported on Beale and East Lamar streets and on U.S. Highway 19 North.
• A mental/demented person was reported at Burger King on East Lamar Street and on North Jackson Street.
• Theft by deception and criminal attempt were reported at NAPA Auto Parts on West Lamar Street.
• harassing phone calls were reported on Davenport Street.
• Burglary was reported on Harris Street. A Vizio V0 320E 32-inch High Definition TV worth $340 was taken.
• Theft by taking was reported on Clara Drive. A La Jolla blue beach cruiser bicycle with white wall tires worth $50 was taken.
• Theft by shoplifting was reported at Chevron Food Mart on Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard. A 12-pack of bottled Bud Light beer worth $9.99 was taken.
• Aggravated assault was reported on West Lester Street.
• Criminal trespassing were reported at Cripple Creek Apartments on Knollwood Drive, on Peachtree and on South Lee streets.
• Entering an auto and criminal trespassing were reported on North Jackson Street. A dash stereo system and a woofer, tweeter and amplifier worth $400 were taken.
• Theft by taking was reported on South Dudley Street. A five-speed bicycle was taken.
• A hit and run was reported on Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard.
• Theft by shoplifting was reported at Dollar General on West Jefferson Street. A wireless black horizontal cell phone case worth $6 was taken.
• A hit and run was reported at the intersection of GSW Parkway and Felder Street.
• Theft by taking was reported on South Dudley Street.
• A suspicious person or vehicle was reported at Underwood Cars on Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard.
• Domestic problems were reported on Pine Avenue and on Crawley, Elliott and Peachtree streets.
• Burglary was reported on Roney Street.
• Theft by taking was reported at the Waffle House on Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard. A total of $78.24 was taken from the store’s cash drawer.
• Cruelty to animals was reported at Parkview Apartments on Davenport Street.
• Lost property was reported at Jasons’s Touchless Car Wash on Tripp Street.
• An unruly juvenile was reported on Lewis Lowe Court.
• Disorderly conduct was reported on Prince Street.
• Entering an auto was reported on South Lee Street.
• Theft by taking was reported at Murphy Express on East Lamar Street.
• Criminal trespassing was reported on Davenport Street.
• Theft by taking was reported at Krystal’s on Tripp Street. A checkbook from Region’s Bank.
• A missing person was reported on Rogers Street.
• A missing child was reported on Westsdie Drive.
Sumter County Fire Department
• Firefighters assisted EMS at the Kent Hill Ball Field, Briarpatch Circle, on Pryor Cobb Road
• Firefighters responded to a false alarm at the Howard Johnson on U.S. Highway 280.
Sumter County Sheriff’s Office
Arrests
• Narada Kentrell Dodson, 28, of 135 Starlite Circle, Americus is charged with probation violation.
• Earnest Eugene Gilliam, 45, of 190 Singletary Road, Cordele is charged with possession of cocaine, and was jailed.
• Selvin Evilio Martinez-Mejia, 25, of 140 Lexington Drive, Americus is charged with driving while unlicensed and misrepresenting identity of vehicle, and was jailed.
• Lee Merritt, 34, of 83 A Dixon Drive, Americus is charged with probation violation, and was jailed.
• Charles Anthony Patterson, 42, of 190 Singletary Road, Cordele is charged with possession of cocaine and crossing state/county guard lines with weapons, intoxicants or drugs without consent, and was jailed.
• Tracy Wilson Snipes, 40, of 706 Varsity Drive, Americus is charged with deposit account fraud/bad checks $499 or less, and was released on bond.
• Freddie Lee Trice, 52, of 205 Bayhill Drive, Americus is charged with probation violation, and was jailed.
• Jamarcus Jamale Williams, 19, of 218 South Dudley St., Americus is charged with theft by taking and theft by deception, and was released on bond.
Incidents
• Operation of an unregistered vehicle was reported on Fawn Drive in Box Springs.
• A possible theft was reported on Yankee Road.
• An animal complaint was reported on Ginger Drive.
• Theft and entering an auto were reported on Ga. Highway 49 South.
• Damaged property was reported on Tulip Drive, McLittle Bridge Road and on U.S. Highway 19 South.
• A missing child was reported on Africana Drive.
• A civil disturbance was reported on Davenport Street.
• A traffic accident was reported on Thrasher Road.
• harassing phone calls were reported on McMath Mill Road.
• Domestic disturbances were reported on Wiggins Road and Sylvan Drive.
• Civil disturbances were reported on Freida Lane Foster Street.
• Criminal trespassing was reported on U.S. Highway 280 East.
• An accident involving a deer was reported on Southerfield Road.
