Public Safety

Shoplifters target two pharmacies

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Mark Beardsley
in Public Safety
Wednesday, September 1. 2010
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Two local pharmacies were apparently targeted by the same pair of shoplifters last week, according to the Commerce Police Department.

Last Thursday afternoon, an officer responded to CVS Pharmacy, North Elm Street, where an employee said a black male and black female entered the store and she observed the woman putting a bottle of pain medication and a package of cough/cold remedy into her purse. [Full Story »] 

Jackson deputies arrest 35

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Mark Beardsley
in Public Safety
Thursday, August 26. 2010
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The Jackson County Sheriff’s Office arrested 35 people during the past week, including the following:

•Demetrius Antonio Brookins, 38, 259 Azeala Drive, Jefferson, violation of probation.

•Crystal Rebecca Keeney, 24, 307 Adair Street, Decatur, violation of probation. [Full Story »] 

Updated: Subject in domestic dispute to be deported?

Posted by
Mark Beardsley
in Public Safety
Wednesday, August 25. 2010
Updated: 7 days ago
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An alleged illegal immigrant’s latest brush with the law could wind up in his being deported, according to a Commerce Police Department arrest report.

Actually, it was after police had fought, subdued and arrested Luis Alonso Herrera, 24, at his 935 Homer Road, Lot 20 residence, that they learned that there was already a “deportation notification” lodged against him. [Full Story »] 

Commerce Police Department arrests

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Mark Beardsley
in Public Safety
Friday, August 20. 2010
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The Commerce Police Department announced the following arrests or citations for the past week:
[Full Story »] 

City police catch truck thief

Posted by
Mark Beardsley
in Public Safety
Wednesday, August 18. 2010
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Commerce police officers helped Jackson County recover a stolen vehicle and arrest the thief last week, but they also had help from the owner of the truck. [Full Story »] 

County deputies make 44 arrests

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Katie Huston
in Public Safety
Friday, August 13. 2010
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The Jackson County Sheriff’s Office arrested 44 people during the past week, including the following:

•Lizzerio Rakim Browner, 19, 736 Ivey Creek Drive, Nicholson, burglary.

•Milthon Carlos Fermin-Calleja, 28, 40 Pleasant Hill Circle, Talmo, forgery, ice hold and manufacturing or possessing fraudulent documents.
[Full Story »] 

Smash-and-grab burglar scores drugs

Posted by
Mark Beardsley
in Public Safety
Wednesday, August 11. 2010
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A quick smash-and-grab at the Tiger Town Pharmacy gained some drug user 500 Oxycodone pills last week.

According to a Commerce Police Department incident report, an officer responded at 4:49 a.m. last Wednesday morning to a burglar alarm at the Homer Road business. [Full Story »] 

Sheriff's deputies arrest 36

Posted by
Staff Writer
in Public Safety
Friday, August 6. 2010
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The Jackson County Sheriff’s Office arrested 36 people during the past week, including the following:

•Terry Allan Barnett, 44, 1566 Crooked Creek Road, Athens, violation of Georgia’s Controlled Substance Act and drugs to be kept in original containers.

•Chad Joseph Crumley, 37, 694 Blacks Creek Church Road, Danielsville, child support arrest orders, violation of Georgia’s Controlled Substance Act and drugs to be kept in original containers. [Full Story »] 

Roach-infested residence brings charges

Posted by
Mark Beardsley
in Public Safety
Wednesday, August 4. 2010
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A woman who told a police officer that she spent every day “cooking and cleaning” was cited this past week for cruelty to children because the house was so filthy.

The officer responded to 492 Ila Road at about 1 a.m. to a report of a missing juvenile, only to find the 13-year-old girl had come home from a friend’s house. [Full Story »] 

Blood trail leads to - beauty salon

Posted by
Mark Beardsley
in Public Safety
Friday, July 30. 2010
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The call came in as an armed robbery or a burglary, but police still aren’t quite sure what happened early Sunday morning.

But alcohol was definitely involved. [Full Story »] 
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