Man threatens men who got him out of jail

The men said they went to the Barrow County Detention Center to bond Randy Burton out of jail. Burton had been arrested after a fight which took place on July 28.

As soon as the paperwork was completed, Burton met the two men in the lobby of the jail.

According to the men, Burton said “I will kill you both and take a bat to you.”

The men said Burton continued to yell and said they would both “get what’s coming to you.”

Both men said they felt threatened by the comments.

Warrants were issued for Burton’s arrest.


Woman reports indecent exposure

A woman said she was leaving Target when she noticed a man standing next to a silver compact car.

According to the woman, the man was exposed from the waist down and “pleasuring himself.” The woman later saw the man driving the car and was able to obtain a tag number for the vehicle.


Bear found on deck, goat missing

A man contacted the Sheriff’s Office after a close encounter with a bear.

The man said his dogs were acting “crazy,” so he opened the back door to let them go outside. When he opened the door, he noticed a black bear walking up his staircase to the back deck.

The man said he quickly closed the door.

The deputy found tracks in the back yard which appeared to have been made by a large animal. The deputy searched the property, but did not find the bear.

The complainant further advised that a neighbor’s goat had gone missing a few days earlier.

The man was told to contact the Department of Natural Resources if the bear returned.


Juvenile abandoned at Walmart, mother arrested

A 15-year-old male was abandoned by his mother at the Atlanta Highway Walmart.

The teen said his mother threw some trash out of her car onto the ground. The teen got out of the car to pick up the trash and place it in a waste receptacle inside the store.

When he returned, his mother was gone.

The teen asked permission to use the customer service desk phone to call his mother. He tried unsuccessfully to reach his mother and his grandmother. The loss prevention officer accompanied the teen through the store and the parking lot in an attempt to locate the woman.

After repeated attempts to reach the teen’s mother, the loss prevention officer contacted authorities.

The mother was later arrested.


Red haired lady targets clothing store

A deputy was dispatched to a Loganville Highway clothing store in response to a complaint by a sales associate.

The sales associate said a red haired lady comes into the store on Fridays with her two small children.

The children are allowed to make a mess in the store while the red haired lady tries on clothes.

The sales associate said sometimes the woman buys clothes, but often she does not. The associate said she has entered the dressing room several times after the red-haired woman has been there and found store security tags on top of the partition.

When asked why she had not called 911 before to report the shoplifting, the associate said it was against store policy to prosecute shoplifters.

The associate requested that a deputy occasionally walk through the store on Friday evenings.