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Effingham County Sheriff's Office reports Dec. 23
crime reports

Arrests/Citations

· Lucas Mastin, Mallard Pointe Drive – simple battery (family violence)

· Amber Lee Turner, Heidt Landing Road – battery (family violence)

· Setreace Griffin, Riverside Drive – too fast for conditions and hit and run (both citations)

· Shawn Myrkle, McCall Road – criminal trespass and obstructing or hindering persons making emergency contact

Incidents

· Godley Road – A man stated that a mentally unstable woman jumped into the bed of his truck and attempted to break the back window.

· Burke Drive – A woman advised that someone had damaged a plastic shed behind her place of residence.

· Gable Lane – A woman stated that an unknown person had been banging on her door and threatening to attack her.

· Highway 17 North – A man stated that his neighbor accidently shot out one of the tires on his semitruck.

· Autumn Court – A woman stated that she got into an argument with her boyfriend over their relationship.

· Red Maple Lane – A woman stated that she had gotten into a dispute with her neighbor over various issues.

· Stirrup Court – A man stated that an unknown individual attempted to break into his home in the middle of the night.

· Vale Royale Drive – A man stated that he paid a contractor to install a swimming pool, but the job had yet to be completed.

· Egypt Ardmore Road – A man stated that someone had a hospital visit billed in his name using his identity.

· Bob White Lane – A man stated that his neighbor’s dog attacked his own dog on the front porch of his house.

· Little McCall Road – A man stated that someone stole his shed by loading it onto a flatbed trailer.

· Goshen Commercial Park Drive – A woman stated that a fight broke out in a parking lot over a custody issue.

· Springfield Egypt Road – A man stated that his excavator caught on fire while he was working in an empty lot.

· Mock Road – A man stated that his former girlfriend had threatened to kill him on several occasions.

· Ingram Road – A woman stated that she got into an altercation with her child’s father over a custody issue.

· McCall Road South – A man stated that he accidently damaged some power lines with his dump truck.

· South Laurel Circle – A man stated that he accidently shot a nearby vehicle while unloading his firearm.

· Silver Hill Church Road – A man stated that he got into a fight with his girlfriend during their breakup.

· Old Augusta Road – A man stated that he got into a verbal argument with his mother over a coat rack.

· Summer Station Drive – A man stated that an unknown person broke into his vehicle and stole his wallet.

· Summer Station Drive – A man stated that an unknown individual stole his computer bag from his vehicle.

· Summer Station Drive – A woman stated that an unknown person broke into her vehicle and rummaged through it.