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Effingham County Sheriff's Office reports Sept. 11
crime reports

Arrests/Citations


· Amber Williams, Squirrel Road – obstructing or hindering law enforcement officers, disorderly conduct and loitering or prowling

· Napoleon Young, Reedsville Road – domestic dispute and obstructing or hindering law enforcement officers

· Franklyn Hines, Central Boulevard – obstructing or hindering law enforcement officers and driving while license suspended or revoked (misdemeanor)

· Latuna Reese, Buckfield Drive – cruelty to children

· Philippia Perry, Springfield Egypt Road – driving under the influence of alcohol and obstructing or hindering law enforcement officers

· Jamiyah Haleeb-Ullah, Sandstone Drive – criminal trespass

· Skyla Doxsee, Sandstone Drive – criminal trespass

· John Reed, Fourth Street – open alcohol container, driving while license withdrawn and knowingly driving motor vehicle on suspended, cancelled or revoked license

· Jordan Ricks, Old Augusta Road South – domestic dispute and wanted person (warrant service)

· Gary Clifton, Highway 119 – driving while license suspended or revoked (misdemeanor)


Incidents


· Greene Drive – A man stated that his pistol was stolen from his vehicle while it was parked at his friend’s house.

· Bay Lane – A woman advised that her ex-boyfriend would not allow her into his home to retrieve her belongings.

· Center Drive – A man stated that his ex-girlfriend would not let him into her house to retrieve his belongings.

· Saddle Club Way – An unsecured vehicle was spotted on the side of the road having been abandoned.

· Kildee Lane – A woman stated that her boyfriend chocked her and pushed her up against her car.

· Huncke Street – A man stated that he was bitten on the hand by a stray dog while he was trying to stop it from attacking his own dog.

· White Hall Avenue – A woman stated that the gas cap on her vehicle sustained damage through unknown means.

· Old Louisville Road – A woman stated that her stepson tried to push her to the ground during a dispute.

· Highway 80 – A woman stated that her ex-boyfriend’s current girlfriend had been harassing her via social media.

· McCall Road – A woman stated that her former partner threatened over the phone to kill her and her entire family.

· Little McCall Road – A woman stated that her husband had been harassing her over the phone and changing her social media passwords.

· Busch Drive – A man stated that he had a GPS system stolen from each of his three vehicles during the night.

· Kildee Lane – A woman stated that her ex-boyfriend broke her vehicle’s back windshield and slashed one of its tires.

· Noel C Conaway Road – A woman stated that she and her husband got into a verbal altercation in their vehicle.

· Belmont Drive – A woman stated that her cat was attacked by her neighbor’s dog in the woman’s yard.


· Highway 80 – A man stated that his brother stole his tools from a toolbox and pawned them at a local pawn shop.


· Blue Jay Road – A man stated that a semitruck kicked up a rock which hit his windshield and created a large crack.


· West First Street – A woman stated that her ex-boyfriend threatened to kill her and her dog via text messages.


· High Pointe Drive – A woman stated that her ex-boyfriend hacked into her social media accounts and made threatening statements toward her friends.


· Interstate Circle – A woman stated that her neighbor’s dog had attempted to attack her on several occasions.


· McCall Road – A man stated that his recently purchased vehicle was stolen from his front yard while he was away.


· Bunyan Kessler Road – A woman stated that she was scammed out of $100 by someone who claimed to be from the sheriff’s department.


· Royal Oaks Drive – A man stated that his son’s phone caused his house’s alarm system to accidently go off.


· Babbling Brook Circle – A woman stated that her husband pushed her to the ground during an argument.


· Central Avenue – A woman stated that she was bitten by one of her three dogs while she was trying to stop them from fighting each other.


· Grist Mills Court – A woman stated that an unknown man called her house phone and left a threatening message on the answering machine.


· Arnsdorff Loop – A woman stated that her ex-husband went to her house uninvited and repeatedly poked her in the chest.


· Springfield Tusculum Road – A man stated that his vehicle’s engine caught fire while he was driving down the road.


· Shearouse Road – A woman stated that someone stole her identity and used it to make two fraudulent purchases.


· West First Street Extension – A man stated that his mother lost a gun that he had given to her as a gift.

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Secretary of the Army Dan Driscoll awards the Meritorious Service Medal to Sgt. Aaron Turner, who helped take down the armed soldier accused of opening fire during Wednesday morning’s shooting at Fort Stewart. (Pat Donahue / Coastal Courier)
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