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Police Report - August 1
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    (Note: All information included in this report is taken from law enforcement incident reports and arrest records, which are public records and available for review at any and all local law enforcement agencies.  Not every arrest leads to a conviction. Guilt or innocence is determined by the court system.)
   
Statesboro Police Arrests     
    Emiliano Hernandez, 42, Martin Luther King Jr. Drive — failure to obey  traffic control device, driving while unlicensed.
    Steve Williams, 43, Garfield Street —     wanted person.
    Colt Evan Hattaway, 23, Nesmith Proctor Road —  possession of Xanax with intent to distribute, marijuana possession, failure to obey a traffic control device.
    John Anthony Laub, 37, McCall Boulevard — simple battery, criminal trespass.
    Michael Leon Deloach, 20, Foxlake Drive — noise ordinance violation, wanted person.
   Angela Littles, 22, Chandler Road — disorderly conduct.
    
Bulloch Sheriff's Arrests    
    No reports.
         
Georgia State Patrol Arrests
    Stacy Wilkerson, 30, Johnson Street — DUI (pending test results).
    William Buchanan, 21, Stambuk Lane — DUI (.182).
    Gregory Sparks, 59, Spring Branch Road, Bamberg, SC — DUI (refused test).
    Troopers issued 22 traffic violation citations Wednesday.
             
Georgia Southern University Arrests
      Officers issued two traffic citations Wednesday.
         
Statesboro Police Incidents    
    LEWIS STREET — A woman saw a man take a purse from her cr.
    CONE HOMES — A man argued with his children because one struck another.
    COLLINS TOWING — An officer discovered a fence had been cut.
    GEORGIA AVENUE — Police arrested a man involved in a domestic disturbance, charging him with simple battery.
    
Bulloch Sheriff's Incidents    
     KNOB CREEK DRIVE — (Ellabell) A man reported the theft of the water tank that goes with his well.
    MOORE ROAD SOUTH — (Register) A man said he suspected a Metter man of taking aluminum siding off a barn.
    ELDORA CEMETERY ROAD — (Ellabell) A man told deputies someone burglarized the Eldora Pennysaver, taking 10 packs of cigarettes.
    STILSON LEEFIELD ROAD —  (Brooklet) A man told deputies suspected offenders took several items from his home while he and a woman renting the home were in jail. The offenders kept some items and put the others in a Dumpster, where they remained at the time of report but had been damaged by rain.
    KENDRICKS ROAD — (Ellabell) A woman reported two guns, a Play Station II, several related games and equipment, a camera , a cookie tin with change and a cell phone were taken in a burglary.
    LIVE OAK LOOP — (Ellabell) Another burglary was reported, with the victim listing prescription medicines taken.
    MAGNOLIA CHURCH ROAD — (Statesboro) A man reported a lawn mower taken from his property.
    GA. 46 — (Ellabell) A woman told deputies someone took a camera from her home.
    In a separate incident at a nearby location, another woman said someone took two $2 bills and some quarters from her home. The offenders also unplugged her TV, VCR and other appliances.
    
Georgia State Patrol Incidents    
    Troopers issued 16 warnings and investigated six crashes resulting in two reported injuries Wednesday.
         
Georgia Southern University Incidents
     Officers issued  one traffic warning and assisted two motorists Wednesday.
         
911  Law Enforcement Reports
    Central 911 operators dispatched the following calls Wednesday:
    Bulloch County Sheriff's Department — 16  calls.
    Statesboro Police Department — 22 calls.
    Georgia State Patrol Post 45 — 10 calls.
    Candler County Sheriff's Department — five calls.
    Brooklet Police Department — one  call.
    Evans County Sheriff's Department — two calls.
        
911 Fire Department Reports
    Central 911 operators dispatched the following calls Wednesday:
    Statesboro Fire Department —  three calls.
    Bulloch County Volunteer Firefighters — one call.
    Metter Fire Department — one call.
    Claxton Fire Department — one call.    
        
911 EMS Reports
    Central 911 operators dispatched the following calls Wednesday:
    Bulloch County EMS — one accident call and 11 medical calls.   
    Candler County EMS — one accident call and three  medical calls.  
    Evans County EMS — one accident call and  three medical calls.    
    Central 911 operators also routed two calls to Tattnall County 911 and a call to Emanuel County 911.
    
— Compiled by Holli Deal Bragg
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