A Winder man said he lost his Glock 22 while attempting to recapture his dog.
The man said he placed the handgun on the rear bumper of his truck while chasing his pit bull which had managed to get loose from its chain.
After catching the dog, the man said he drove to the Goodwill store. Upon his arrival at the store, he realized that the gun was missing.
The man was unsure if someone took the gun from the bumper of his truck while he was chasing his dog or if the gun fell off the bumper as he was driving. The man looked for the weapon along his route of travel, but was unable to locate it.
Later that day, the man called back to advise that the gun had been found.
Other recent incidents investigated by Winder Police include:
• welfare check on New Street. Police were dispatched to a residence after a caller reported not being able to make contact with an 81-year-old female at the location. Upon knocking on the door, the responding officer heard a female voice yelling. The officer was able to look through the blinds and saw the elderly lady on the floor. The officer forced entry to the home at the elderly lady's request. A med unit was called to assess the female, but she refused to be transported.
• hit and run on Hamilton Avenue. A man was walking out of his house when he heard a loud crash. He looked towards his car and saw a black Ford Ranger driving away towards New Street. The man's vehicle had been struck and had moderate damage to the driver's side of the vehicle. The man was unable to provide a description of the occupants.
• theft on Sims Road. A woman said she awoke to find her housekeeper attempting to gain access to a china cabinet in which Tiffany vases were stored. The woman said she pretended to be asleep so that the housekeeper would not know she had been seen. The woman advised that she did not believe the housekeeper was able to open the cabinet. While the officer was at the scene, the complainant's daughter called and advised that she was planning to move her mother into a retirement home due to dementia. After speaking with the daughter, the officer determined that the attempted theft may have been imagined.
• agency assist on Hal Jackson Road. A man said he was driving his 2001 Mitsubushi Galant when he heard a loud pop inside the engine compartment. The man pulled over, raised the hood and saw a fire. Barrow County Engine 5 responded and extinguished the fire. The fire caused severe damage to the plastic housing and rubber in the engine compartment.
• vehicle fire on North Center Street. A man said he and his wife were traveling on Center Street when the engine stalled. The man said he was attempting to restart the vehicle when another motorist advised that the engine was on fire. The man and his wife exited the vehicle and, within minutes, the car was completely engulfed in flames. The fire department was called to extinguish the fire.
• damage to property on West Athens Street. A woman's vehicle was keyed from front to back while she was at Downriggers.
• entering auto on Overlook Drive. A man reported that his Taurus 9mm had been stolen out of the center console of his vehicle. The man said he usually takes the handgun inside his residence at night and is sure that he locked the doors to the vehicle. There was no sign of forced entry.
• civil matter on North Williamson Street. A plumber said a woman agreed to pay him $250 to repair pipes in her yard. The man began the work, but stopped after the woman failed to provide him with parts. The plumber said the woman and another man were selling marijuana outside the residence and several people were smoking pot in the yard while he was there. The plumber said he suspects the woman only wanted him to work in the yard so that police would be distracted by him when they passed by and not notice the people smoking pot in the front yard.
• suspicious incident on Circle Drive. A man reported that an older white male driving a green Oldsmobile Alero had stopped in front of his house on two separate occasions. Both times, the suspicious male stared at the complainant’s five-year-old daughter before driving away from the residence.
• missing person located on West May Street. Employees at the Huddle House contacted police after a woman entered the restaurant with only a sleeping bag and a red bag. The staff said the woman did not appear to have any money, so they gave her a drink and a waffle. The responding officer checked the woman’s identification and learned she had been reported missing and that she was suffering from Alzheimer’s. The woman was returned to her home.
• stolen auto on Village Court. A woman said her car was stolen, but she only wished to report it as abandoned since it was about to be repossessed. The woman said she had left the window down and the key in the ignition the night the vehicle was allegedly taken from her residence. The woman eventually decided to file a stolen vehicle report after the lienholder advised her to do so.
• lost or mislaid property on North Broad. An officer conducting a vehicle inspection on her patrol car noticed that her department issued flashlight was missing.
• agency assist on Wood Avenue. Police and emergency services personnel were dispatched to a residence in response to a medical alert call. When they arrived, the officers and paramedics thought they heard a female yelling “help.” After forcing entry to the residence, they learned the female was bedridden and had been yelling “hey” not “help.” The woman said she had accidentally hit her medical alert button. The door and door frame to the woman’s house were damaged in the incident.
• burglary on Shields Street. A man said someone entered his home through an open laundry room window and stole $800 in cash.
