Americus Times-Recorder, Americus, Georgia

Area Beat

December 30, 2012

Area Beat: Tuesday January 1, 2013

AMERICUS — Americus Police Department



Arrests

• Sean Ware, 20, of 136-B Dogwood Drive, Americus is charged with underage consumption/possession of alcohol.

• A juvenile was charged with unruliness on Southerfield Road.



Incidents

• A purse was reported stolen from a vehicle on East Church Street.

• Two counterfeit $5-bills and two counterfeit $10-bills were reported at Big A Package Store, 1201 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.

• Electronic were reported stolen at a Lewis Lowe Court residence.

• Criminal trespass was reported on West Furlow Street, Norman Cole Street and at Eastview Apartments.

• An animal problem was reported on West College Street.

• A juvenile problem was reported on Madison Street.

• A tree limb reportedly fell on a vehicle on South Dudley Street.

• A weapon, scope and loaded magazine were reported stolen from a vehicle on Sun Valley Drive.

• Shoplifting was reported at Harvey’s, 107 Prince St.

• Cash was reported stolen at Magnolia Manor, 2001 S. Lee St.

• Domestic disturbances were reported on Wanda Way, Bozeman Circle, Ridge Street, Pine Street, Hosanna Circle, South Jackson Street, at Eastview Apartments on Eastview Drive at Heritage Villa Apartments, 720 Harris St.

• Stalking was reported on Wanda Way.

• Three counterfeit $10-bills were reported at Walmart Supercenter, 1809 E. Lamar St.

• A TV was reported stolen on Ridge Street.

• Four dinner plates were reported stolen on East Church Street.

• Harassing phone calls were reported on Murphy Mill Road.

• A disorderly subject was reported at Pat’s Place, 1526 S. Lee St.

• A counterfeit $100-bill was reported at Walmart.

• Statutory rape was reported on Denham Drive.

• Criminal trespass was reported on Waitsman Drive and Cypress Drive, Barbara Battle Way and at Walmart.

• Collision with an unattended vehicle was reported on Bessie Mays Circle.

• A disturbance was reported on Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard.

• A juvenile problem was reported on Varsity Drive.

• A purse and a GPS device were reported stolen from a vehicle at Southland Heights Apartments, Ga. Highway 27 East.

• A demented person was reported on South Jackson Street.

• A pair of boots and a pair of shoes were reported stolen at a Price Street residence.

• An unwanted person was reported at Three Squares Diner, 1204 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.

• A counterfeit $10-bill was reported at Family Dollar, 601 Hawkins St.

• A wallet was reported stolen from a vehicle on South Jackson Street.

• An animal problem was reported on Rogers Street.

• Hydrocodone pills were reported stolen from a vehicle at Walmart.

• A juvenile problem was reported on Southerfield Road.

• Hit and runs were reported at Harvey’s and on Ashby Street.

• A 9-mm handgun was reported stolen from a vehicle on East Hill Street.

• Harassing phone calls were reported on Brookdale Drive.

• A TV was reported stolen on Beale Street.

• Two video games and a game controller were reported stolen on Lindsey Lane.

• Burglary was reported at Premium Gold Buyers, 413 Tripp St.

• A TV and laptop computer were reported stolen at Hillside Manor Apartments, 120 Lonnie Lane.

• A Droid X was reported stolen on South Jackson Street.

• Shots were reportedly fired into a residence on Academy Street.

• Two speakers, women’s clothing, four paintings, a dinette set, CDs, DVDs, cookware dishes and garden tools were reported stolen from a unit at Kirk Properties Mini Storage, Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard.

• A bottle of wine, a can of smoked salmon and loose change were reported stolen from a vehicle on East Furlow Street.

• A wallet was reported stolen from a vehicle on Woodland Drive.

• A counterfeit $20-bill was reported at Walmart.

• An electronic notebook was reported stolen on Glory Court.

• A Nintendo game system and apparatus were reported stolen at Americus Garden Apartments, 730 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.

• A TV was reported stolen on Bessie Mays Circle.



Sumter County Fire Department



• Firefighters responded to five calls for medical assistance.

• Firefighters responded to a structure fire on Tower View Drive.

• Firefighters responded to a suicide on West Ellaville Street, Andersonville.

• Firefighters responded to a traffic accident on Watermelon Road.

• Firefighters responded to a grass fire on U.S. Highway 280 East.

• Firefighters checked on a home gas meter on Second Street.

• Firefighters responded to a traffic accident on Luke Street.

• Firefighters responded to a traffic accident on U.S. Highway 19 South.

• Firefighters responded to a fire alarm at Perfect Care, 114 Sullivan Drive. It was a false alarm.

• Firefighters responded to Ga. Highway 49 South to a power line down across the roadway.

• Firefighters responded to a power line down on U.S. Highway 19 North.

• Firefighters responded to Thrasher Road and Ga. Highway 308 where a tree was blocking the roadway.

• Firefighters responded to Sixth Street where a tree was blocking the roadway.

• Firefighters responded to DeSoto Seed Farm Road where a tree was blocking the roadway.

• Firefighters responded to North Spring Creek Circle to a report of a burning odor. They found it was caused by a bad heat strip in the heater.

• Firefighters responded to Ga. Highway 118 to a smoke scare caused by an AC unit.



Sumter County Sheriff’s Office



Arrests

• Nikki T. Cantrell, 31, of 812 Hud Street, Cleveland is charged with forgery and was jailed.



Incidents

• A fight was reported on Albany Annex Road.

• Loud music was reported on U.S. Highway 280 West.

• An alarm activation was reported on Starling Drive.

• Roadway blocked was reported on Thrasher Road, Newt Bailey Road and Ga. Highway 27 East.

• Domestic disturbance was reported on Daisy Drive, Buttercup Lane, Tommy Smith Road and Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard.

• Suspicious person was reported at Green Farms on Southerfield Road.

• An alarm activation was reported at Austin Urethane on Crisp Drive.

• A deer accident was reported on Ga. Highway 45 North.

• Theft was reported on Old Hooks Road and Henry Hart Road.

• Downed power lines were reported on Ga. Highway 49 North.

• A suspicious vehicle was reported on U.S. Highway 380 West.

• Burglary was reported on Henry Hart Road.



 

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