Area Beat : Nov. 6, 2009

Local News

November 5, 2009

Americus Police Department

Incidents

• Theft by taking was reported on Reddick Drive and Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard.

• Entering auto was reported on Peach Circle.

• Criminal trespass was reported on Oglethorpe Avenue and Lamar Street.

• Forgery was reported on Forsyth Street.

Sumter County Sheriff’s Office

Arrests

• Reginald B. Colwell, 20, of 726 N. Jackson St., Americus is charged with driving while license is suspended or revoked and failure to stop at a stop sign, and was jailed.

• Kierrah R. Dowdell, 19, of 726 N. Lee St., Americus is charged with probation violation and burglary, and was jailed.

• Karl W. Johnson, 38, of 207-A Graham St., Plains is charged with driving while license is suspended, and was released on bond.

• Robert H. Jones, 57, of 102 Foster St., DeSoto is charged with driving while license is suspended, and was released on bond.

• Carol L. McCoy, 41, of 486 Arch Helms Road, Lot D, Americus is charged with disorderly conduct, and was jailed.

• Michael A. McKinney, 41, of 134 Ingram Road, Preston is charged with intoxicated person and criminal damage to property, and was jailed.

• John E. Purvis, 37, of 215 Sun Valley Drive, Americus is charged with probation violation, and was jailed.

• Travis M. Richardson, 19, of 222 Shirley Road, Americus is charged with probation violation, and was jailed.

• Schree S. Whitehead, 22, of 142-B Fox Stephens Road, Americus is charged with probation violation, and was jailed.

Incidents

• A suspicious vehicle was reported on Mockingbird Drive and R.W. Jones Road.

• Public indecency was reported on Arch Helms Road.

• Threats were reported on Lamar Road.

• Domestic disturbances were reported on Memorial Mile, Tripp Street and Arch Helms Road.

• An animal complaint was reported on U.S. Highway 280 East.

• A missing person was reported on Rockhill Drive.

• Theft was reported on South Georgia Parkway and Brady Road.

• A 911 hang-up was reported on Lasco Harvey Road.