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Police Report - October 21
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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     
    Matthew James Chandler, 18, Lanier Drive — improper stopping on roadway, DUI under 21, underage possession of alcohol, disorderly conduct.
    Joseph Lee Griner, 22, Buttermilk Road, Portal — failure to notify owner upon striking vehicle, DUI.
    Justin Pratt Gareau, 24, North Taylor Court — loitering/prowling.
    Mario Jiminez, 25, South Ralph Street, Claxton — driving while unlicensed, failure to maintain lane, open container, DUI.
            
Bulloch Sheriff's Arrests    
     Vernique Payne, 25, Eldora Road, Ellabell — simple battery.
    Billy Garcia-Torres, 38, B Street,Philadelphia, PA — disorderly conduct, public intoxication.
    Shanwick Kiah Stone, 44, Coley Boyd Road — possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.
    Eleodo Herrera, 58, Langston Chapel Road —     DUI (.160).
    
Georgia State Patrol Arrests
    Christopher M. Wright, 33, Hightower Road — DUI (refused test).
    Dustin S. Durrence, 18    , Rogers Circle — DUI (.092).
    Ronnie L. Mercer, 40, Owens Road — DUI (refused test).
    Troopers issued five traffic violation citations Friday, nine citations Saturday and 35 traffic violation citations Sunday.
    
Georgia Southern University Arrests
      No arrests filed.
        
Statesboro Police Incidents    
    SOUTH COLLEGE STREET —  A woman said she saw a man looking into a window.
    In a separate incident a woman said her estranged husband struck her in the head.
    COLLEGE PARK UNIVERSITY PINES — A person reported an Xbox 360 stolen.
    HERTY DRIVE — Someone damaged a back door and took a TV.
    CAMBRIDGE AT SOUTHERN — A tenant reported the theft of an Ipod, laptop computer, Play Station 3 and calculator stolen after someone kicked in a door.
    EAST GEORGIA REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER —  A man, visiting his grandmother, punched a hole in a wall after becoming upset with family members.
    RUDE RUDY'S — An unconscious man found lying outside was taken to the hospital.
    
Bulloch Sheriff's Incidents    
    NEVILS-GROVELAND ROAD —  (Nevils) A woman said she argued with her boyfriend over his talking to his ex-wife. Deputies located the man, whom the woman left walking along the roadway, and turned him over to his father because he was intoxicated.
    CRANE LANE — (Statesboro) A woman said a juvenile went to the fair without her permission and had not returned the next day.
    
Georgia State Patrol Incidents    
     FRIDAY — Troopers issued one warning, assisted a motorist, and investigated four crashes with four reported injuries.    
    SATURDAY— Troopers issued five warnings, assisted a motorist and investigated two crashes with two reported injuries.
    SUNDAY — Troopers issued 37 warnings, assisted six motorists, and investigated three crashes with four reported injuries.
    
Georgia Southern University Incidents
    FRIDAY — Officers issued one traffic warning, assisted four motorists and responded to one alarm.
    SATURDAY — Officers assisted two motorists and responded to one alarm.
    SUNDAY — Officers assisted one sick person, responded to a drug complaint at Kennedy Hall, and assisted another agency with one call.
    PERFORMING ARTS CENTER — Someone reported a bicycle stolen.
    PAULSON STADIUM —  Two chairs and a cooler were taken from the  parking lot.
    KENNEDY HALL — Someone reported a jacket  stolen.
    WATSON COMMONS — Someone reported money was taken.
    BRANNEN HALL — Someone reported money was taken.
         
911  Law Enforcement Reports
    Central 911 operators dispatched the following calls Sunday:
    Bulloch County Sheriff's Department — 22 calls.
    Statesboro Police Department — 21 calls.
    Georgia State Patrol Post 45 — two calls.
    Candler County Sheriff's Department —  six calls.
    Evans County Sheriff's Department —  three calls.
    Claxton Police Department — one call.
    Brooklet Police Department — three calls.    
    
911 Fire Department Reports
    Central 911 operators dispatched the following calls Sunday:
    Statesboro Fire Department — two  calls.
    Bulloch County Volunteer Firefighters — six calls.
        
911 EMS Reports
    Central 911 operators dispatched the following calls Sunday:
    Bulloch County EMS — one accident call, two fire calls, one rescue call and 17 medical calls.   
    Candler County EMS — four  medical calls.  
    Evans County EMS — two medical calls.    
    Central 911 operators also routed four calls to Bulloch County First Responders.
    
— Compiled by Holli Deal Bragg
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