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Police make 6 drug or alcohol cases

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Friday, December 16. 2011
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‘Tis the season — apparently for alcohol and drug abuse.

The Commerce Police Department reported making three alcohol-related arrests during the past week and three misdemeanor marijuana arrests.

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Police arrest 2 on felony drug charges

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Wednesday, December 14. 2011
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A Maysville woman and an Elberton man face felony drug charges after an officer pulled them over for suspicious activity in an area known for drug sales.

Stacey Ranee Walls, 45, 514 Sears Drive, Maysville, is charged with possession of cocaine and possession of Schedule 2 narcotics. [Full Story »] 

City electric superintendent injured in accident

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Wednesday, December 14. 2011
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Commerce’s electric department superintendent Sammy Ingram was expected to be released from an Athens hospital today after an on-the-job accident Tuesday.

According to city manager Clarence Bryant, Ingram was one of several people holding a rope, attempting to direct the fall of a tree being cut down off Lakeview Drive on city school property. [Full Story »] 

Commerce woman killed in Marietta mishap

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Saturday, December 10. 2011
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A Commerce woman visiting a relative at Kennestone Hospital, Marietta, died early Saturday morning from injuries received during an accident Friday afternoon in the hospital parking lot.

A friend of the family said Joanne Legg had exited the parked car was getting items out of the back when another vehicle struck the Legg vehicle. The impact knocked her to the ground, where she struck her head on the pavement. She died at about 4:45 Saturday morning.

Her husband, Jack Legg, who was in the car at the time it was struck, was not injured.

Past week's arrests by Jackson deputies

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Mark Beardsley
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Friday, December 9. 2011
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Forty-six people were charged by the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office last week, including the following:

•Joey Ray O’Bannon, 30, 1448 Dwayne Street, Baton Rouge, La., failure to appear.

•Randall Dean Whitt, 44, 146 Pine Street, Jefferson, probation violation. [Full Story »] 

Crossing Place apartment burgled

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Wednesday, December 7. 2011
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A Commerce couple reported some unappreciated assistance as they moved out of a Crossing Place apartment on Monday.

The couple, a 27-year-old white male and 26-year-old white female, explained that they had served notice on the apartment management that they were moving out and had just about completed the move, except for tools, some paint, a TV and Christmas gifts. [Full Story »] 

Traffic stops lead to drug charges

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Friday, December 2. 2011
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The Commerce Police Department continues to make drug cases against people pulled over for routine traffic violations.

Over the past week, the department filed three felony charges and three misdemeanor drug charges as a result of traffic stops.

Two of those stops were on Interstate 85 northbound. [Full Story »] 

Pedestrian 'critical' after being hit Friday

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Mark Beardsley
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Wednesday, November 30. 2011
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A man struck by a vehicle Friday night while walking across South Elm Street near the intersection with Ila Road was taken to Athens Regional Medical Center where he was listed in critical condition with a fractured skull and other injuries.

Trooper Matt Miles said Isabel Perez-Amaro, 41, of Maysville, ran across the road in front of a Ford Ranger pickup truck driven by Timothy Howell, Maysville early Friday night.
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Jackson County deputies report 28 arrests

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Friday, November 25. 2011
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The Jackson County Sheriff’s Office charged 28 people last week, including the following:

•Thomas Earl Partlo, 51, 62 Williamson Lane, Commerce, criminal attempt to commit bestiality and cruelty to children.

•Phillip Stone Johnson, 37, 75 Main Street, Hoschton, aggravated battery and aggravated assault. [Full Story »] 

Pre-holiday crime slowdown?

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Wednesday, November 23. 2011
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Perhaps Commerce area residents are practicing their good behavior in preparation for Christmas, because in the past week the Commerce Police Department announced just five arrests and reported only one other incident.

The most serious of those was an arrest for battery. Police charged Eric Vester Brown, 36, of 430 Williford Street, following an argument in which he allegedly struck another man in the face. [Full Story »] 
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