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Effingham County Sheriff's Office reports April 15
crime reports

Arrests/citations


· Reginald Holmes, Church Hill Road – battery (family violence)

· Mindy Shepard, Low Ground Road – driving under the influence of alcohol (citation)

· Denny Knight, Silver Hill Church Road – driving while license suspended, criminal trespass and simple battery (family violence)

· William Smith, Lamons Drive – battery and disorderly conduct (both citations)

· James Edwards, Highway 17 – obstructing or hindering law enforcement officers, cruelty to children and simple battery (family violence)

· Destiny Reese, Columbia Avenue – possession of a schedule I controlled substance, possession of marijuana less than one ounce and possession and use of drug related objects


Incidents


· Rebel Estates Drive – A woman stated that her husband’s ex-wife trespassed on her property to contact her daughter.

· Brittingham Road – A woman advised that she and her family were in a dispute over ownership of a vehicle.

· Standard Lane – A man stated that his ex-girlfriend had not followed through on watching their children like she had promised.

· Crape Myrtle Court – A man stated that his mentally unstable wife tried to leave the house while naked.

· Santa Anita Way – A man stated that two male juveniles threw eggs at his place of residence and flipped him off.

· Hodgeville Road – A man stated that his daughter had gotten into a physical altercation with her boyfriend.

· Highway 119 North – A man stated that an unknown person had broken into his home while he was away.

· Community Road – A man stated that he found a forgotten gravesite from the early 1900s while cleaning his yard.

· Progress Drive – A man stated that he got into a fight with his wife that became physical over the course of the night.

· Magnolia Street – A man stated that he got into a dispute with his brother that lead to several items being broken.

· Gable Lane – An intoxicated man claimed that his vehicle had been stolen and wrecked, but this was later revealed to be false information.

· Rincon Stillwell Road – A man stated that he got into an argument with his friend over a stolen beer.

· Wellington Drive – A woman stated that her neighbor’s dog attacked and almost killed her own dog while she was walking it.

· Standard Lane – A man stated that someone shot at him from a vehicle while he was walking down the road.

· Shadowbrook Circle – A man stated that he got into a fight with a driver on the road who was speeding.

· Adelante Lane – A man stated that he got into an altercation with his wife which resulted in a remote being destroyed.

· Central Avenue – A woman stated that her ex-husband had gone onto her property and snooped around her yard.

· Highway 21 – A woman stated that her husband punched her in the face during an argument while on the road.

· Noel C Conaway Road – A man stated that he accidently burned down a power pole while burning in his yard without a permit.

· Cypress Cove Lane – A woman stated that an unknown individual vandalized her shed while she was away.

· Goshen Road – A woman stated that her neighbor called her derogatory names during a confrontation.

· Brittany Lane – A man stated that his ex-wife’s boyfriend threatened to beat him up during a dispute.

· Highway 17 – A tree was spotted having fallen onto an active power line and into the nearby roadway.

· Mustang Drive – A man stated that his wife ran him out of the house with a butcher’s knife and locked him out.

· Tupelo Court – A woman stated that her estranged husband sent her a threatening message via email.

· Pineora Estates Drive – A woman stated that her boyfriend pushed her off the front porch during an argument.

· Highway 21 South – A man stated that his vehicle caught on fire while he was driving down the road.

· Highway 80 – A woman stated that she was bitten on the rear by a dog while visiting her friend’s house.