Seven Colquitt County residents and a business reported they were the victims of property theft over the weekend. Items reported stolen included electronics, yard tools, a shotgun, jewelry, a purse and contents, a business sign and yard decorations.
The value of the items reported stolen was about $7,571. Those who reported being the victims of property theft were:
• Kenneth Bailey, of 10th Avenue Northwest, reported a thief stole a Nintendo Game Cube, a Sanyo camera and a Venture DVD player between 4:30 p.m. and 9 p.m. Saturday. The value of the stolen items was $350.
• Frankie Hill, of Sixth Street Northwest, reported a thief stole an antique duck from her back yard between 2:30 p.m. and 8:35 p.m. Friday. The value of the stolen duck was $100.
• Marie Marks reported a thief stole her purse, containing $9 cash and various other items, from her room at C.A. Gray Junior High School on 11th Avenue Northwest between 10:15 a.m. and 12:48 p.m. Friday. The value of the stolen items was $2,041.
• Steve Welch, of Old Albany Road, reported a thief stole an E-Z Go cart battery charger, a Weed Eater weed eater and a Craftsman blower from his storage building Friday. The value of the stolen items was about $530.
• Jose Monita, of Bear Creek Road in Norman Park, reported a thief stole a Microsoft X-box 360 and an X-box 360 game between 10 a.m. and 8:30 p.m. Friday. The value of the stolen items was $370.
• Ted Jones reported a thief stole a Mossberg 12-gauge shotgun, a Tom Tom GPS and a necklace from his unlocked Ford F-150 while it was parked on Shade Murphy Road Sunday. The value of the stolen items was $2,280.
• Roger Maples, of Sylvester Highway, reported a thief stole a Generak generator from his carport between Nov. 1 and noon Saturday. The value of the stolen generator was $1,600.
• An employee at Willis Orchard Co. on Highway 133 South in Berlin reported a thief stole a metal sign Saturday. The value of the stolen sign was $300. Several arrests also were made over the weekend. Read the details in Tuesday's
Moultrie Observer.
