MOULTRIE — New downtown business Wheels-N-Grillz was robbed Thursday of $3,200 worth of merchandise.
Owner Robert Blease, 409 First Ave. S.E., reported to Moultrie police that between Wednesday night and Thursday morning, someone broke into the shop and stole a 1978 Chevrolet Malibu Classic, a set of Nankang tires, 24-inch chrome wheels, a transmission jack. Damaged was a glass window pane, reports said.
Other incidents
• Police responded Thursday afternoon to Northwest Moultrie to take the complaint of Generia White, who reported that a male acquaintance punched her in the ribs. The man had gotten angry after he came by White’s home to pick up his 7-year-old niece, reports said.
• Thursday afternoon, two black females shoplifted a $100 Nascar jacket from Paradise Point 2, 105 Talmadge Drive, Moultrie police said. When confronted, one of the women threw down the jacket, and both fled to a small black car and left eastbound on First Avenue.
• Tirzah Morris, Sale City, reported Thursday to police that on Feb. 15, her daughter left her purse in a high school classroom and someone stole her Motorola cell phone, which has an estimated value of $300.
• Just after midnight Thursday, a white male entered BP convenience store on Ga. Highway 319 S. and stole a six pack of beer, police said.
• Just after midnight Thursday, police responded to Emile’s Fine Furniture, 421 W. Central Ave., to a burglary in progress.
Two male suspects entered a two-tone, white, older model pickup truck and sped away. Police reported a front glass door shattered causing $300 in damage. Officers found a big screen television that the offenders attempted to roll out of the store.
• Jorge Gomez, 605 Fifth Ave. S.E., reported to police Thursday that someone had pried out the driver side window of his 1994 Nissan Sentra at his home and stole $270 worth of stereo equipment.
Arrests
Moultrie PD
• Timothy Edwards Fielder, 1718 Fifth Ave. S.E., was charged Wednesday with driving while license revoked and failure to stop at a stop sign causing a traffic accident.
• Dennis Jermaine Brown, 641 Veterans Parkway, was charged with theft by deception. He allegedly picked up a Uniden telephone package, approached a door greeter for a return sticker and returned it at customer service for cash.
• Andrew Underwood, 233 Roy Price Road, was charged with driving without a license and failure to yield.
• Marcus Roseborough, also known as Big Marc, 21, 918 Seventh St. N.W., was charged with family disorderly conduct Thursday.
• Timothy Jacques, also known as Timothy McNealy, 32, 701 Eighth Ave. S.E., was charged with public drunkenness in a courtroom Thursday.
• Wanda Michelle Boston, 34, 2526 Seventh S.E., was charged Thursday with disorderly conduct.
• Alex Dominguez, 36, 501 First Ave. S.E., was charged Thursday with disorderly conduct and public drunkenness.
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