A thief who distracted a county resident by asking for toilet paper apparently decided to take advantage of the generosity by making off with a leaf blower. Quinn Wetherington, of the 5400 block of Lower Meigs Road, reported that a man in a silver Chevrolet Silverado showed up at his residence at about 11:35 a.m. on Feb. 27.

The man asked Wetherington whether he had found a lost wallet out by the roadway and then asked for a roll of toilet paper.

While Wetherington went inside the thief loaded a leaf blower that was on the carport onto the bed of the truck. He took the toilet paper and left.

Wetherington realized on Monday that the Ryobi leaf blower, valued at $100, was missing.

In other reported thefts:

• Tyler Walters, 500 block Walter Norman Road, reported Monday the theft of Ford auto parts valued at $5,000.

The stolen parts included two tow mirrors, eight injectors, turbo, engine harness and flywheel.  

Moultrie Police

• Gloria Bell Williams, 800 block First Street Northwest, reported the theft of electronics valued at $150.

• Isaak Tipton, 19, Moultrie, reported Friday the theft of a 1976 Kawasaki 175 KE motorcycle valued at $2,000.

Arrests

Sheriff’s Office

• Johnnie Kennedy, 200 15th St. S.E., was charged Monday with methamphetamine.

Moultrie Police

• Michael Dewayne Sutton, 21, 1309 Summer Circle, was charged Tuesday with fleeing or attempting to elude a police officer, reckless driving, obstruction of a police officer, two counts failure to obey traffic device, driving without license and probation violation.

• Alonza Wright, 59, 618 Fourth Court N.W. Apt. C, was charged Feb. 6 with simple battery.

Probation violation

Sheriff’s Office

• Alyssa Gail Lewis, 21, 3692 Old Doerun Road Lot 2.

Fraud

Moultrie Police

• Gloria Jean Roberts, 200 block Fourth Street Northwest, reported Friday that a male companion purposely broke her cell phone by throwing it so hard it struck a church across the street from her residence.

Roberts told police that she and the man, who left walking before officers arrived, that she and the man were arguing about his drinking when he took the phone. He returned it to her while his cousin was at the residence, but immediately took it away after the cousin left, and then took it outside and threw it.

Roberts told police that she will prosecute if the man refuses to replace the phone.                                                                                                                                                                                                 

• Salas Mylesa Hernandez, 18, Moultrie, reported Tuesday the someone used her Social Security number to file a fraudulent tax return.

• Jessica Jordan, 63, Hartsfield, reported Friday that her bank notified her that her debit and credit card was used at the Moultrie Wal-Mart store.

In all, three transactions were made at the retailer for a total of $772, a fourth transaction at Murphy Oil USA for $1 and at Lowe’s for $109.

Jordan also reported that her wallet containing the cards and $40 went missing, probably on Thursday. She was not sure where she misplaced the wallet.

Property damage

Sheriff’s Office

• Jesus Deleon, 100 block Peachtree Circle, Hartsfield, reported Monday that someone broke a window pane out of a door in the front of his rental residence.

The deputy who responded found two BBs on the threshold between the outside door and main door.

Deleon estimated the cost to replace the window is $100.

Moultrie Police

•  James Harmon, 25, Norman Park, reported Sunday that a driver struck his 2004 Ford Mustang while it was parked in the 1500 block of Camilla Highway.

A witness described the truck, whose driver left the scene, as a red pickup truck.

Harmon’s car had moderate damage to the front end, police said.

• Nicole McNeal, 600 block Sixth Avenue Northwest, reported Saturday that someone threw eggs at her 2000 Nissan Maxima and also broke the mirror on the passenger side.

• Johnnie Seymour, 400 block Eighth Street Northwest, reported Saturday that someone threw an object into her window, breaking the window glass.

Seymour told police that some boys were loud and playing in the street and the window was broken during the time they were there.

• Mary Hightower, 800 block Seventh Street Northwest, reported Saturday that a group of three male juveniles threw eggs at the back door of her residence.

Hightower told police that a similar incident happened about three weeks ago and that they took a plastic chair from her porch and broke it.

• Patricia Daniels, 800 block Seventh Street Northwest, reported Saturday that a group of male juveniles damaged a bicycle on her back porch.

Daniels also told police that one of the boys tried to steal her daughter’s bicycle three days prior to her calling about the damaged bicycle.

• Two Moultrie Stadium Cinemas 6 employees reported seeing a group of boys huddled near a 2000 Toyota Avalon and one of them jumped on the hood of the car.

Other investigations

Sheriff’s Office

• Jeffery Faison, 700 block Shade Murphy Road, reported Tuesday an attempted break-in of his residence.

Faison told police that when he got home and opened the storm door a small metal bar fell out.

The deputy noted small pry marks on the front door. Nothing was reported missing.

Moultrie Police

• Circle N Petro, 1607 Camilla Highway, reported Sunday an incident involving counterfeit money.