MOULTRIE — More than $6,500 in cash was stolen from a Colquitt County home Tuesday, according to a report filed Wednesday with the Colquitt County Sheriff’s Office. That was the largest of five thefts reported Wednesday.
• Deysi Garcia, of Sardis Church Road, reported a thief stole $6,597.14 cash from her kitchen cabinet between 7 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. Tuesday. Garcia gave sheriff’s deputies the name of a male suspect.
• An employee of Car Tunes on First Avenue Southeast reported a thief stole a Kenwood 1,000-watt amplifier Wednesday. The value of the stolen amplifier was $200.
• Leslie Peretti, of Seventh Street Southeast, reported a male relative stole a General Electric refrigerator Wednesday. The value of the stolen refrigerator was $300.
• Norma Douthit, of George Ethridge Road in Lenox, reported Wednesday a thief stole a Troy Bilt pressure washer from a shelter between March 9 and March 11. The value of the stolen pressure washer was $259.
• Ruby Bynum, of Highway 319 North in Omega, reported a female relative stole food stamps Wednesday. The value of the stolen food stamps was $100.
Arrests
Moultrie Police
• A 16-year-old girl was charged Wednesday with driving with a suspended license and speeding.
• Lucious Junior McCoy, 66, of 718 First St. N.W., was charged Thursday with public drunkenness.
• Jason Bernard Shingles, 31, of 628 Oak Circle, was charged Thursday with driving with a suspended license and defective equipment.
Colquitt County S.O.
• Adriana Gomez, 19, of 1160 R.L. Norman Road in Norman Park, was charged Tuesday with theft by taking.
• Jackie G. Pike, 18, of 158 County Lane, was charged Wednesday with driving without a license.
• Heather Nichole Bell, 23, of 137 Lighter Knot Court, was charged Monday with driving with a suspended license, possession of marijuana less than one ounce and probation violation.
Berlin Police
• Ruby Chantel Washington, 19, of 162 Rogers St. in Berlin, was charged Wednesday with disorderly conduct.
Other Incidents
Moultrie Police
• An employee at Ameris Bank on First Avenue Southeast reported Wednesday a known male customer cash a fraudulent check March 17. The amount of the fraudulent check was $3,856.
Colquitt County S.O.
• Robert Glass reported Wednesday finding a dog dead and left chained up in the yard at a house on Old Adel Road that had been there since around March 1. Glass gave sheriff’s deputies the name of a male suspect.
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