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Effingham County Sheriff's Office reports Oct. 16
crime reports

Arrests/Citations


· Gardner, East Long Street – agency assist and wanted person (warrant service)


· Davis, South Columbia Avenue – agency assist


· Hannah Hawkins, Ebenezer Road – driving under the influence of drugs and failure to maintain lane


· Chapmon, Old River Road – traffic violation


· Benjamin Randolph Brown, Lorenzo Hurst Road – driving under the influence of alcohol under the age of 21, failure to maintain lane and furnish/sell alcohol to person under 21


· Benjamin Jenkins, Highway 21 South – driving while license suspended, possession of a schedule II controlled substance, possession of firearm or knife during commission of a crime and possession of tools for commission of a crime


· Earl Douberley, Southern Charm Way – parole violation, possession of methamphetamine with intent to distribute and possession and use of drug related objects


· Melissa Ford, Little McCall Road – wanted person (warrant service)


· Emily Tassell, Old River Road – wanted person (warrant service)


· Dustin Dorsey, Sandy Hill Road – cruelty to children, willful obstruction of law enforcement officers, child in need of services and wanted person (warrant service)


· Amber Dorsey, Sandy Hill Road - cruelty to children, willful obstruction of law enforcement officers, child in need of services and wanted person (warrant service)


· Travis Balmer, Sandy Hill Road – criminal trespass


· Henrietta Smart, Cedar Lane – simple assault (family violence)


· Brooke Chamblee, Harmony Drive – battery (family violence)


· Wendy Abbott, Caroni Drive – willful obstruction of law enforcement officers and simple battery against police officer/dog/corrections officer


Incidents


· Lord Effingham Drive – A woman stated that someone entered her vehicle and rummaged through its center console.


· East Williams Street – A juvenile male advised that a dog had been strangled to death at his friend’s house.


· Rahn Station Road – A woman stated that her ex-boyfriend was refusing to return a spare set of car keys that she had given him.


· Bay Lane – A woman stated that a male acquaintance had ingested alcohol and drugs in an attempt to commit suicide.


· McCall Road – A man stated that two of his neighbors got into a fight which ended with one of them getting shot.


· Highway 17 South – A woman stated that an unknown female threw water on her face when she went to her son’s residence to pick up a tool.


· Highway 119 North – A man stated that he accidently hit a desk with his vehicle that had fallen off a truck in front of him.


· Sandhill Road – A woman stated that her husband took two guns from the house after the two got into an argument.


· Highway 80 – An intoxicated man was spotted riding an off-road vehicle on the highway with no helmet.


· Highway 21 – A woman stated that an acquaintance had been stalking her at her place of employment.


· Central Boulevard – A man stated that the person that he sold his game console to was still using his old gaming account.


· Commerce Drive – A woman stated that an unknown person stole her vehicle’s license plate while it was being worked on.


· Franklin Street – A woman stated that a man threatened to blow up her place of employment over the phone.


· Hodgeville Road – A man stated that he got into a dispute with his neighbor over the use of a driveway.


· Allison Road – A woman stated that her husband damaged her phone during a heated argument.


· Hodgeville Road – A man stated that an unknown individual had stolen his handgun from his home.


· Lord Effingham Drive – A man stated that an unknown person broke into his vehicle and stole his handgun.


· Ralph Rahn Road – A man stated that an acquaintance had conducted business despite not having a permit.


· Amsonia Circle – A woman stated that her house’s alarm was set off by accident which caused police to be called.


· Lakeshore Road – A woman stated that her neighbors had been walking around her camper at odd hours of the night.


· Church Street – A woman stated that her cell phone was stolen by a man who had tricked her into leaving it unattended.


· Greene Drive – A woman stated that she got into a verbal altercation with her husband over the status of their relationship.


· Meadowlands Drive – A woman stated that she got into a physical dispute over their child’s blanket.


· Sandhill Road – A man stated that his sister’s neighbor had been discharging firearms in the area of his sister’s house.


· Stirrup Court – A man stated that a burglar tried to break into his place of residence while he was asleep.


· Greene Drive – A woman stated that someone broke into her car and stole some CDs from the center console.


· Old River Road – A man stated that an unknown individual shot at him while he was walking along a dirt hill.


· Victoria Circle – A man stated that his estranged wife drove by his property despite a restraining which prevented her from doing so.


· Southern Charm Way – A man stated that he got into a fight with his girlfriend over alleged adultery.


· Formosa Drive – A man stated that an unknown person threw a rock through his house’s back window.