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Effingham County Sheriff's Office reports Sept. 18
crime reports

Arrests/Citations


· Amanda Clontz, Highway 80 – theft by shoplifting


· Lance Grooms, Queens Way – agency assist


· Justin Gordon, Highway 80 – wanted person (warrant service)


· Jared Knight, Highway 80 – possession of methamphetamine, driving under the influence of drugs, failure to maintain lane and possession and use of drug related objects


Incidents


· Fifth Street – A woman stated that her ex-boyfriend threatened to hit her because another man called her on the phone.


· Reidsville Road – A man advised that someone had made an email account in his name in order to obtain the man’s banking information.


· Lemans Drive – A man stated that his estranged wife’s boyfriend made harassing comments toward him over the phone.


· India Place – A man stated that an unknown person had tampered with the door of his shed during the night.


· Scuffletown Drive – A man stated that an unknown individual broke into his car and stole $77 in cash.


· Pecan Lane – A man stated that someone had entered his truck and stole a fully loaded magazine.


· Noel C Conaway Road – A man stated that he and his girlfriend got into a physical altercation over rent money.


· Scuffletown Drive – A man stated that an unknown person had broken into his vehicle and stolen two pistols, two boxes of ammunition and a pill bottle.


· Highway 119 South – A man stated that he discovered an assault rifle magazine laying in the road while he was driving.


· Low Ground Road – A woman stated that a male acquaintance had been sending her threatening messages via texts.


· Courthouse Road – A woman stated that her ex-boyfriend stole her lawnmower and pressure washer from her house.


· Noel C Conaway Road – A woman stated that her ex-boyfriend broke a fan in her house during a fight.


· Paradise Trail – A man stated that an unknown individual stole his dirt bike from the yard of his residence.


· Honey Ridge Road – A man stated that someone used their vehicle to drive through the wooden fence in his yard.


· Saddleclub Way – A woman stated that the gate to the neighborhood pool had been damaged during the night.


· Stillwell Clyo Road – A man stated that an unknown person stole his generator out of his shed during the night.


· Carlton Avenue – A woman stated that three young kittens had been abandoned in her front yard.


· Highway 17 North – A man stated that someone stole that serial plate off his trailer by pretending to be a police officer.


· Interstate 16 – A man stated that two rifles fell out the back of his trailer as he was driving down the road.


· Roebling Road – A man stated that his acquaintance stole his motorcycle while he was visiting a friend’s house.


· Stillwell Clyo Road – A man stated that an unknown individual stole his small boat from a local dock.


· Horseshoe Road – A man stated that his neighbor’s dogs had broken through the fence in his back yard.


· Pound Road – An abandoned trailer was discovered blocking traffic because it was partly in the roadway.


· Chester Thomas Road – A man stated that he accidently severed a primary cable while he was bulldozing his driveway.


· Highway 17 – A green pickup truck was found abandoned in the middle of the roadway which was impeding traffic.

‘They Ran Toward Gunfire:' Fort Stewart Soldiers Hailed as Heroes After Base Shooting
Ft. Stewart shooting
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)
A day after a soldier opened fire at Fort Stewart, Army leaders are praising those who stopped the shooter as investigators probe how a weapon made it on base. One soldier remains hospitalized. This report is from our Morris Multimedia sister newspaper, the Coastal Courier in Hinesville. Read how split-second heroism may have saved countless lives.
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