MOULTRIE — Numerous reports of thefts and vandalism highlighted the Moultrie-Colquitt County crime reports over the weekend. Incidents included:
• Leigh Conger reported a thief broke out the rear sliding window of her Nissan Frontier while it was parked at Southern Care on First Street Southeast and stole an XM radio and a medical supply bag, containing a blood pressure cuff, two stethoscopes, a box of gloves and 15 patient files, between 3:30 p.m. Friday and 4:30 p.m. Sunday. The value of the stolen items was about $200.
• Andy Stringfellow reported Sunday two female employees had rung up several items, including three curtain rods, three packages of curtains, broom handle and three shelving units, at Lowe’s for significantly less over several weeks. The value of the stolen items was $137.
• Stacy Lambright reported she was hit in the right leg by a Cadillac Deville, driven by a female acquaintance, at the American Legion on 12th Street Northwest Sunday. Lambright had a swollen right leg and ankle from the accident.
• Nancy Ortiz reported someone broke out the driver’s side window of her Mercury Cougar and tried to pry open the driver’s side door while it was parked at Two Bizzy B’s on First Avenue Southeast Saturday. Damage was $100.
• Randall Carlton reported a thief threw a brick through a window at Carlton Construction on First Street Northeast and stole a Husqvarna chainsaw, an Emerson 27-inch television, 20 CD’s, a Craftsman sawsall and a GMC 1500 truck between 6 p.m. Friday and 7:42 a.m. Saturday. The value of the stolen items was about $3,779.
• Bobby Arnold, of East Central Avenue, reported a thief broke the rear tail lights and stole two spinner hubcaps from his Ford Ranger Saturday. Damage and the value of the stolen hubcaps was about $120.
• Tammy Cone reported Friday a thief stole her Kyocera cell phone from her son’s pants pocket at the Moultrie YMCA on 26th Avenue Southeast Aug. 1. The value of the stolen phone was $150.
• Mary Justice, of Fourth Street Southeast, reported a thief stole her husband’s silver dollar coin collection, a gold wedding band, a ladies blue sapphire ring and three gold chains Friday. The value of the stolen items was over $2,500.
• Stephanie Leonard reported a thief stole her son’s Head tennis bag, containing two Head tennis rackets, a Wilson tennis racket, a pair of Under Armour shorts and an Under Armour shirt from the tennis courts on Fourth Street Southwest Thursday. The value of the stolen items was $767.
• A teller at Colony Bank on North Veterans Parkway reported finding a counterfeit $20 bill in the bank’s vault Friday.
• Darrell Funderburk reported someone damaged the money slots on 14 Pepsi Cola drink machines and six metal enclosures at Colquitt County High School on Park Avenue between 7 p.m. Thursday and 9:18 a.m. Friday. Damage was about $10,500.
• James Sutton reported someone threw rocks through two windows at his business on South Baker Street in Ellenton between 7 p.m. Saturday and 9 a.m. Sunday.
• Robert Hortman, of Presley Suber Road in Coolidge, reported a thief kicked open his front door and stole a Sanyo 19-inch television, a Sanyo VCR, an E-max personal computer and a Hewlett-Packard printer between 7 a.m. and 10:30 p.m. Saturday.
• Socorro Mendiola, of Langford Street in Berlin, reported Sunday a female acquaintance stole a rifle, a Dewalt miter saw, a Poulan riding mower, a couch, a love seat and a grill Sept. 1. The value of the stolen items was $2,820. The female acquaintance admitted to pawning the miter saw and rifle to a friend.
• William Crosby, of County Line Road in Doerun, reported a thief stole a Yard Machine rear tiller from his garage between 9 p.m. Oct. 15 and 3 p.m. Wednesday. The value of the stolen tiller was $500.
• Alfredo Hernandez, of Holmes Drive, reported a thief stole his Chevrolet Celebrity from his house between 11 p.m. Thursday and 9 a.m. Friday.
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