Mailbox damaged in suspected retaliation

Police were called to the woman’s Apalachee Church Road home after her mailbox was knocked down for the third time in a two week time period. The woman said none of her neighbors’ mailboxes had been damaged which led her to believe the teens were retaliating against her.

The woman said three white teenage males and one white teenage female had been cutting through her yard on a regular basis. After the woman confronted the teens and told them not to walk across her yard, the mailbox incidents began.

The officer advised the woman to attempt to catch the suspects on video and to call police if she saw them on her property.

Other recent incidents investigated by Auburn Police include:

• lost or mislaid property on Cobblestone Road. A man said he was at a friend’s house with several other people drinking and swimming. The man said he put his wallet in his shorts when he changed into his bathing suit. When he awoke the following morning, the wallet was gone. The man said he did not know if the wallet was lost or stolen.

• theft by taking on Christy Lane. The top cover and fan from a new air conditioning unit were reported stolen.

• theft by taking on Wyngate Road. An iron bench valued at $100 was reported stolen.

• welfare check on Oak Ridge. A mother called police out of concern that her son and her son’s girlfriend were using drugs and possibly endangering her grandchild.

• accidental damage on Wages Road. A patrol car sustained minor damage when a deer ran into the path of the vehicle.

• aggravated stalking on Carter Road. A woman said a man had contacted her five times by phone in violation of a no contact bond. The case was forwarded to the Barrow County District Attorney’s Office for prosecution.

• lost or mislaid property on Fourth Avenue. A man reported that his military identification was lost while he was bike riding with some friends.

• welfare check on Scenic Lane. A woman called police after hearing an argument followed by two gunshots at her neighbor’s house. Officers attempted to make contact with the residents and with a relative of the neighbors, but were unsuccessful. Officers searched the home in an attempt to verify that no one was injured. The officers noted that the garage door had been left open and that several cars at the resident had also been left unlocked. Two dogs were found inside the home, but appeared unharmed. The officers left a note requesting that the homeowners contact police when they returned.