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Effingham County Sheriff's Office reports Jan. 8
crime reports

Arrests/citations


· Jacob Vanpelt, Springfield Road – theft by taking, terroristic threats and/or acts, harassing communications and wanted person (warrant service)

· Jeff Spivey, Loblolly Court – criminal trespass and simple battery (family violence)

· Timothy, Pine Street – driving while license suspended, willful obstruction of law enforcement officers, possession and use of drug related objects, interference with government property and wanted person (warrant service)

· Mitchell Bailey, Fox Court – criminal trespass and disorderly conduct (county ordnance)

· Brooks Noble, Sam Smart Road – possession of marijuana less than one ounce, possession and use of drug related objects and driving under the influence of alcohol

· David Charles Rahn, Highway 119 – possession and use of drug-related objects, possession of firearms by convicted felons and first offenders, failure to use signal/improper signal and open alcohol container

· Jabir Elliot, Highway 119 South – wanted person (warrant service)

· Richard Barry Mason, Highway 119 South – domestic dispute

· Christopher Goldwire, Chase Drive – mental patient and wanted person (warrant service)

· Shelton Spence III, Heidt Landing Road – obstructing or hindering law enforcement officers, domestic dispute and wanted person (warrant service)


Incidents


· Yarbrough Landing – A man stated that his neighbor had been using his driveway without his permission.

· Benicia Lane – A man advised that he had been bitten on the chin by a stray dog that had wandered onto his property.

· Hodgeville Road – A man stated that a client’s son became aggressive toward him in his own office.

· Highway 21 North – A woman stated that she was tricked into giving her health insurance number by a scammer over the phone.

· Highway 17 South – A woman stated that someone tried to pry open the back window of her father’s house.

· Sandhill Road – A man stated that his neighbor went onto his property and damaged some of his belongings.

· Highway 17 South – A man stated that his tenet was refusing to leave even after serving her an eviction notice.

· Dresler Road – A man stated that an unknown person used his son’s personal information to buy two watches.

· Whitaker Road – A man stated that an unknown individual shot out his bedroom window while he was away.

· Kildee Lane – A man stated that he and his significant other got into an argument over the light bill.

· Victoria Circle – A woman stated that someone broke into her parked vehicle and stole her wallet.

· Bluff Drive – A woman stated that her husband had been harassing her and her mother with his loud truck.

· West First Street Extension – A woman stated that her ex-boyfriend had been harassing her via text messages.

· Wakefield Drive – A man stated that he got into an altercation with his ex-wife over her sleeping habits.

· Church Hill Road – A woman stated that her boyfriend smashed the windows in her vehicle and flattened one of the tires.

· Union Springs Road – A man stated that an unknown person had stolen some of his mail from his mailbox.

· Pasofina Drive – A woman stated that an unknown individual hit her mailbox with their vehicle while she was away.

· South Laural Street – An abandoned vehicle was spotted blocking traffic on the side of the road near a house.

· Highway 17 South – A man stated that he got into a verbal fight with his wife over her alleged affairs.

· Royal Oaks Drive – A woman stated that a large branch fell onto her car while she was sitting in it.