House severely damaged by runaway vehicle

The vehicle owner said she was preparing to move her 2004 Saturn Ion so that she could cut the grass. The woman said she put the vehicle in reverse before turning the ignition. When she put the vehicle in reverse, it began rolling down her driveway. The woman said she attempted to stop the car, but could not. The vehicle continued down the drive, across the road and into the front wall of her neighbor’s home.

The neighbor was in the living room feeding one of her children when she heard a loud crash. She ran to her front bedroom where she noticed glass and an entire window on the floor. Her other child was in another bedroom and was uninjured.

The home sustained extensive damage, according to the report.

The Saturn was also extensively damaged. The owner of the Saturn said she was not in the car when it rolled into her neighbor’s house.

Other recent incidents investigated by Barrow County Sheriff’s deputies include:

• harassing phone call on Mill Brook Lane. A woman received a text asking if she was wearing any underwear. The woman said she did not recognize the number.

• criminal trespass on Ruswood Road. Multiple profane words were painted on garage door windows.

• theft by taking on Evergreen Drive. A man said his ex-wife, who still resides with him, stole his Dodge Grand Caravan. The man said his ex-wife has a substance abuse problem and he is concerned the vehicle will be used to commit a crime. The vehicle was listed as stolen.

• suspicious fire on Hwy. 53. Arson investigators were called after a vehicle which had been abandoned earlier in the day caught fire.

• neighborhood complaint on Huckleberry Lane. A woman said she is being harassed indirectly by two other women.

• theft by taking on Laythan Court. Two air conditioning units and a heating unit were reported stolen.

• suspicious incident on Lockey Ridge Road. A woman discovered a letter in her mailbox advising her to turn off her floodlights and to stop making so much noise. The woman had just moved in and did not know who sent the letter.

• criminal trespass on Raymond Drive. A man called the Sheriff’s Office after confronting three juveniles who were trespassing on a neighboring property. The man said one of the juveniles “got in his face” after he warned the male not to break a window.

• neighborhood complaint on Ridgeland Road. A man reported seeing a child being transported on the back of a motorcycle while not wearing a helmet.

• neighborhood complaint on Thorn Brook Ridge. A woman said her neighbors swore at her after she asked them to get their pit bull out of her yard. The neighbors claimed the woman swore at them first.

• criminal trespass on Ode Peppers Road. A woman said she heard two women yelling her name outside her residence. The woman ignored them because she did not recognize them. The women then got into a vehicle and spun their tires as they left.

• entering auto on Smith Mill Road. A cell phone and charger were reported stolen.

• complaint on Autumn Avenue. A woman said her neighbor was videotaping her and singing the theme song from “Mr. Roger’s Neighborhood” as the woman moved her belongings out of the house.

• entering auto on Atlanta Highway. Two key rings and a wallet were taken from an unsecured vehicle. The doors were locked, but the windows were rolled down.

• agency assist on Perry Sims Road. A woman accidentally locked her 17-month-old grandson in her car.

• complaint on Highway 211. A man reported hearing seven or eight gun shots in close proximity to a church.

• criminal damage to property on Cade Court. An air conditioning unit was damaged in an apparent attempted theft.

• welfare check on Herald Drive. A deputy was dispatched to a residence after a man said he had not heard from his mother in three days. The woman was found in good health and said she would call her son.

• suspicious incident on Chartwell Court. A woman thought she heard tapping on her window.

• identity theft on Old Hog Mountain Road. A man reported that someone attempted to open a credit card and brokerage account using his personal information. The man said his wife had also had her identity stolen.

• suspicious incident on Braves Court. A woman called the Sheriff’s Office after seeing someone take a photo of her house.

• theft by taking on Fred Kilcrease Road. A man reported his Chevrolet 1986 flatbed truck stolen. The man said the vehicle was unlocked and the keys were stored inside a dashboard compartment.

• harassment on Madison Drive. A man said he is being harassed by his neighbors for riding his four-wheeler.

• suspicious incident on Deer Run Trail. A woman arrived home and discovered her front door open. No items were missing and the rest of the residence appeared to be undisturbed.

• harassing phone calls on Midland Court. A woman said she received a call from someone claiming to be with a lending agency. When the woman advised she was calling 911, the caller hung up the phone.

• theft by taking on Burson Maddox Road. Several pieces of lawn equipment were reported stolen.

• found marijuana on Mistletoe Street. A woman discovered a sun glass case containing marijuana in the parking lot of a business.

• hit and run on Christmas Avenue. An elderly lady struck a vehicle and agreed to pay for the damages before leaving the scene. The victim failed to get the woman’s name or any information about her policy or vehicle before the woman left.

• road rage on Highway 211. A woman contacted the Sheriff’s Office after the driver of another vehicle allegedly yelled at her and wrote down her tag number. The woman would not provide the deputy with any further information saying that she just wanted to make sure that no one could get her address if they took down her tag number.

• criminal trespass on Dooley Town Road. A woman called 911 after hearing someone beating on the door of her home. When she looked outside, she saw a black male wearing a white t-shirt, blue jeans and a black hat with the letter “A” walking from the side of her house. The woman said the man ran from the scene with another person.

• theft by taking on Bankhead Highway. Over 500 feet of copper wire was stolen from a business.

• fraudulent check on Christmas Avenue. A gas station owner called the Sheriff’s Office after a check was returned marked as “altered/fictitious.” The $304 check had been cashed inside the store on April 14.

• recovered stolen property on Burson Maddox Road. A man called the Sheriff’s Office after learning that an ATV he had just purchased for $500 was stolen property.

• theft by deception on Carl Bethlehem Road. A man reported that he bought a Home Depot gift card for $80 believing it contained a $134 store credit. The gift card was actually blank.

• simple assault on East Midland Avenue. A man said he and his sister’s boyfriend got into an altercation. No specifics were listed.

• theft by taking on Carly Court. A woman said she suspects neighbors stole gas out of her vehicle. The woman said half a tank of gasoline was missing.

• domestic assault on Morris Lane. An 18-year-old was arrested after slapping his 15-year-old brother.

• criminal trespass on Eastmont Road. A man was alerted after hearing his car alarm activate. The man discovered two individuals walking in the cul-du-sac near his home. The man said nothing was missing from his vehicle, but he did not know if the couple had attempted to break into his truck.

• open door on Grace Louise Drive. A deputy was dispatched to check a residence after the homeowner discovered her garage door open. Nothing appeared to be missing from the residence.

• theft by taking on Tucker Court. Several air conditioning units were reported damaged or stolen.

• neighborhood complaint on Simeon Road. A woman called the Sheriff’s Office after noticing that people were running stop signs within her neighborhood.

• criminal trespass on Carl Cedar Hill Road. A business owner expressed concern that someone had entered his shop through a neighboring business after noticing damage to a door. Nothing was found to be missing.

• noise complaint on Huckleberry Lane. A man said juveniles at a neighbor’s house were playing music very loudly.

• neighborhood complaint on Corbin Court. A woman called the Sheriff’s Office after discovering approximately 20 cows in a field behind her house. The deputy checked with several neighbors, but none could advise who owned the cows.