Moultrie Observer

Opinion

August 31, 2010

Weekend thefts for city, county hit $11,500

MOULTRIE — Five Colquitt County residents reported they were victims of property theft over the weekend. Items reported stolen included jewelry, copper wire, clothing, air conditioners and a child’s bicycle.

The known valued of the items reported stolen and damage caused during the thefts was about $11,586. Those who reported being the victims of property theft were:

• Willie Johnson, of 10th Street Southeast, reported a thief stole 10 of his late wife’s diamond cluster rings Friday. The value of the stolen rings was about $4,000.

• Nijeri Lamons, of First Avenue Northwest, reported a thief broke out a bedroom window and stole a window air conditioning unit between Aug. 22 and 8:32 a.m. Saturday.

• Shirley Knight reported a thief stole the copper from two Lenox air conditioner units at Regency Village on Regency Village Drive Sunday. Damage and the value of the stolen copper was $7,000.

• Lisa Sasser, of Highway 133 North, reported a thief stole her son’s BMX bicycle from her front yard Thursday. The value of the stolen bicycle was $400.

• Barbara Casteel reported a thief stole the title to her Ford Explorer, a dress, a pair of shoes and a box with clothes inside from her house on Bryant Street in Norman Park between 4 p.m. Thursday and 7 p.m. Friday. The value of the stolen items was $186. Casteel gave sheriff’s deputies the names of a male suspect and a female suspect.

Arrests:

Moultrie Police

• Abel Medina Hernandez, 41, of 212 Rowland Drive, was charged Friday with operating a business without a license.

• Bernard Kervin Harrison, 21, of 800 Third Ave. S.E., was charged Friday with no proof of insurance and driving with an improper tag.

• Herman Glen Hortman, 64, of 227 Second Ave. S.E., Apt. 208, was charged Friday with failure to stop at an accident with damage, no proof of insurance, driving with suspended registration, failure to maintain lane and defective equipment.

• Enrique Garcia Juarez, 29, of 801 Holmes Drive, was charged Saturday with interfering with a police officer and allowing an unlicensed person to drive.

• A juvenile boy was charged Saturday with leaving the scene of an accident with damage and driving without a license.

• Latoya Denise Walker, 24, of 807 Fourth Ave. S.W., was charged Saturday with two counts of making terroristic threats and acts, giving a false name to an officer and disorderly conduct.

• James Lamar Edwards Jr., 40, of 908 Barbara Circle, was charged Saturday with simple battery (family violence).

• Johnnie Lee Reed, 48, of 703 12th St. S.E., was charged Saturday with driving with a suspended license and defective equipment.

• Ruby Spurlin, 32, of 209 Circle Drive, was charged Sunday with disorderly conduct.

• Francine Evonne King, 37, of 621 Fourth Ave. S.W., was charged Sunday with disorderly conduct.

• Debbie Arrington Prince, 46, of 412 Dorsett Ave. in Albany, was charged Sunday with theft by shoplifting (second offense). She allegedly tried to steal a variety of items, valued at $26, from Dollar General on First Avenue Southeast.

• John Dale Edgell, 49, of 1404 Third Ave. S.E., was charged Sunday with theft by shoplifting. He allegedly tried to steal a bottle of wine, value at $4, from Harvey’s on First Avenue Southeast.

Colquitt County Sheriff’s Office

• Roberto Mendoza, 37, of 600 Hall Drive in Albany, was charged Sunday with speeding and a new resident has 30 days to obtain and valid license violation.

• James Derek Nolin, 38, of 3769 Doerun-Norman Park Road, was charged Friday with simple battery and criminal trespassing.

Georgia State Patrol

• Vicente Garcia Gonzalez, 27, of 129 Trailer Park Road, was charged Sunday with DUI, an open container violation, driving without a license, failure to maintain lane and driving on the wrong side of a roadway.

• Juan Marcos Aldava, 21, of 2820 First Ave. S.E., was charged Saturday with DUI, driving without a license and failure to maintain lane.

• Andres Miguel Martin, 19, of 721 Hawthorne Drive, Lot 7, was charged Friday with DUI, driving without a license, illegal possession of alcohol and failure to maintain lane.

Norman Park Police

• Jose Mejia Sabreda, 25, of 26 Whiddon Mill Road in Tifton, was charged Saturday with driving without a license and a child restraint violation.

Other Incidents:

Moultrie Police

• Rolando Rosales reported someone got paint on the hood of his Ford Explorer while it was parked at a restaurant on First Avenue Southeast Saturday. Damage was about $500.

• Travis Christopher, of 31st Avenue Southeast, reported someone turned on the water to his sink and bathtub, causing it to overflow and damage a JVC television, a Magnavox DVD player, an Emerson television and an RCA radio between 9 p.m. and 11:30 p.m. Saturday. Damage was $960. Christopher gave officers the name of a male suspect.

• An employee at Video Tienda on First Street Northeast reported someone broke out light fixtures and cut a fence between 9 a.m. and 5:56 p.m. Sunday. Damage was about $500.



Colquitt County Sheriff’s Office

• Terry Taylor, of Inner Circle, reported someone broke off the mirror of his Pontiac Montana between 10 p.m. Thursday and 9 a.m. Friday.

• Deonna Williams, of Tucks Lane, reported a male acquaintance cut a blow up mattress and a sheet with a knife during an argument Friday.

• Geneva Hawkins reported someone pried open the rear door of a house she was watching on Sylvester Drive, knocked holes in the ceiling, caused water damage to the house by damaging pipes and tore out electrical outlets between 4 p.m. Friday and 4 p.m. Sunday. Damage was about $500. Hawkins gave sheriff’s deputies the names of a female suspect and a male suspect.

• Brandon Pope, of Dandron Road, reported Saturday someone used his information to open two accounts and used them. The amount used on the fraudulent accounts was $1,680.13. Pope gave sheriff’s deputies the name of a female suspect.

• An employee at Owens Auto Sales on Highway 319 North in Norman Park reported someone forced open the front gates between 7:30 p.m. Saturday and 9:15 a.m. Sunday. Damage was estimated at $400. A Chevrolet Tahoe was also reported stolen but was later recovered in Lee County.

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