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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.