Winder woman stalked while shopping at Walmart

The woman said she was shopping when she noticed a white male wearing an American Waste and Recycling shirt following her. According to the woman, every time she walked down an aisle, the man would follow her.

When the woman asked the male for his name, he identified himself as John George. The woman continued shopping and noticed the male was still following her. While the woman was in the photo center, a store employee informed her that the male had taken a picture of her using his cell phone.

The male also followed the woman when she exited Walmart. The woman said the male left the store on a black and silver motorcycle and provided the responding deputy with a tag number which returned to a Statham man.

The woman said she has never met the male before, but has seen him inside Walmart on previous occasions. Though the woman suspected the male had followed her at other times, she had not reported him.

The case status is listed as unfounded.

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

•complaint on Plantation Road. A man said he received a call from the son of a woman whose vehicle he had repossessed. The man said the son threatened legal action and claimed to be upset regarding the way his mother was treated. The man said he told the son not to call again, but wanted the incident documented in case the son starts harassing him.

•harassing phone calls on Carrick Court. A woman said her mother was harassing her by telephone. According to the victim, her mother is upset because she does not approve of the fact that the victim is divorcing her husband.

•dispute on Etheridge Drive. A man said his neighbor invited him over for dinner and, when he said he had already eaten, started yelling at him. The neighbor said the man started yelling at her about her dog chewing on the man’s porch railings. There was no physical altercation.

•dispute on Rockwell Church Road. A man said his ex-girlfriend struck him several times. The woman denied hitting the man. No charges were taken since there were no witnesses and no visible injuries.

•harassing phone calls on Huckleberry Lane. A woman said she has received three or more calls a day over the past month from a male who makes noises and disguises his voice. The woman said the calls are using up minutes on her call phone plan and she wants them to stop.

•suspicious activity on Midland Court. A man said he has a video surveillance system with an alarm. After the alarm activated, he looked at the monitor and saw what appeared to be movement. The man could not provide a suspect description, but asked that the deputy check the area.

•entering auto on Elise Drive. Approximately $300 was stolen out of a briefcase that had been left in the passenger seat of an unlocked vehicle.

•burglary on Arnold Road. A handgun and $60 in change were stolen after a burglar forced a window open to gain access to the home.

•theft by taking on Atlanta Highway. Approximately $1,950 worth of items were stolen out of an auto shop.

•identity fraud on Loganville Highway. A woman attempted to write a check at Publix, but was not allowed to do so after the computer system indicated she had previously written a bad check. The woman said she had not written any bad checks and that someone must have stolen her identity.

•theft by taking on Carl Bethlehem Road. A woman said her cell phone and car keys were taken while she was loading her vehicle at Home Depot. The woman believes a man who offered to help her load her vehicle took the items when she was not looking.

•criminal trespass on Hwy. 124. A man discovered evidence on his property that someone had attempted to steal his air conditioning unit. The thief or thieves appeared to have been interrupted in the process of stealing the unit and left several tools behind.

•theft by taking on Hwy. 211. A tiller, a steel plow and various other items were reported stolen. The items had been stored in a shed on the victim’s property.

•criminal trespass on Lynn Road. A man discovered someone tried to enter his home while he was away. The front door was bent and the weather stripping damaged, but it did not appear as if anyone made entry to the home.

•damage to property on Brown Bridge Road. A man’s fence was damaged when a City of Auburn maintenance crew member struck the fence with a bush hog.

•entering autos on Miller Lake Drive. A pack of cigarettes and a checkbook were stolen out of a Chevy Trailblazer. No signs of forced entry were noted in the report. A Chevrolet Silverado at a neighboring residence was also entered. The victim reported $91 missing from a center console. There were no signs of forced entry. A bank card and cash were taken out of an unlocked car at a third Miller Lake Drive residence.

•burglary on Pleasant Hill Church Road. A homeowner discovered a small bag of tools under a window screen in his yard. The window screen had been removed from a locked window on the home. The homeowner said it did not appear as if anyone had made entry to the home.

•dispute on Carter Hill Drive. A man contacted authorities after a seeing a man dumping limbs and other yard debris on neighboring property. The deputy determined that the man who had dumped the debris actually owned the property and was not violating any laws by placing the yard debris in that location.

•burglary on Ode Peppers Road. A woman said she returned home to find the back door of her residence open. There were no items missing, but the woman believes her landlord may have been inside the home in her absence.

•complaint on Lakeview Drive. A woman said her neighbor became upset when she asked him not to mow his grass at 7:30 in the morning. The woman said the man later began playing music very loudly. The deputy spoke with the man who said he did not realize his music was too loud and would turn it off.

•suspicious incident on Sleeping Meadow Lane. A man said a Hispanic male was driving a vehicle at a high rate of speed up and down the street. When the man yelled at the driver to slow down, the driver allegedly stopped and reached down as if he were getting something from under the seat before speeding away.

•complaint on McElhannon Road. A deputy was dispatched to Bethlehem Elementary after a couple became upset with their child’s kindergarten teacher.

•identity fraud on Crystal Meadow Drive. A man discovered someone had used a check drawn on his banking account to purchase over $491 worth of merchandise from Home Depot. The check was still in the man’s possession at the time the theft was discovered.

•theft by taking on Locust Drive. A man suspects his exroommate is responsible for the theft of several tools and other items valued at $2,545.

•suspicious incident on Walnut Drive. A man contacted authorities after confronting a white male in his neighborhood. The suspicious male claimed to be waiting for his girlfriend, but would not provide his name. The male sped off in a black passenger car when the complainant advised he was going to call the Sheriff’s Office.

•entering auto on Tia Drive. A purse containing $200 in cash was stolen out of an unlocked vehicle.

•theft by taking on Casey’s Court. A woman said a bag containing personal documents and financial statements had been stolen. The bag had been stored in her bedroom closet.

•complaint on Brynn Drive. A man complained regarding individuals riding four wheelers behind a nearby abandoned home.

•burglary on Grace Louise Drive. A woman discovered evidence indicating her drugaddicted daughter had burglarized her home and stolen M&Ms and a bag of Lays potato chips.

•theft by taking on Harvey Lokey Road. Two bicycles were reported stolen.

•loud music on Hog Mountain Road. A deputy and firefighters were dispatched in response to reports of loud music and a fire. Upon arrival, the deputy and firefighters discovered a bonfire and a party involving approximately 15 participants. The participants were instructed to extinguish the fire.

•entering auto and burglary on Mountain Lake Drive. Several items, including a garage door opener, were stolen out of two unlocked vehicles. The thief or thieves subsequently used the garage door opener to open the garage and steal several tools from within.

•theft by taking on Patrick Mill Road. A woman said the tag to her vehicle was stolen while she was at work.

•burglary on Hillside Court. A residence was ransacked and burglarized. The tenant moved out two months ago, but returned to collect his remaining belongings and discovered the theft.

•theft on Old Hog Mountain Road. Three rifles and a bow were reported stolen.

•entering auto on Thomas Drive. A cell phone and charger were stolen out of an unlocked vehicle.

•criminal trespass on Jim Johnson Road. A property owner complained that individuals riding four-wheelers were causing damage to a dirt road on his property. The man said the unidentified riders also left bags of garbage containing syringes on his land.

•stolen vehicle on Pinecrest Road. A 1993 black Nissan Altima was stolen after the owner left the car unlocked with the keys in the center console.

•theft by taking on Thomas Drive. A cell phone and $50 worth of coins were stolen after the owner left the items unattended while she prepared for a yard sale.

•entering auto on Atlanta Highway. A man’s vehicle was entered while he was in Walmart. The thief or thieves gained access to the vehicle by shattering a window. A laptop computer and CD player were stolen.

•entering auto on Lokeys Ridge. A woman’s purse and MP3 player were stolen out of her unlocked vehicle. Two unlocked vehicles at a neighboring house were also entered. The only items taken from those vehicles were two CDs and approximately $5 in change. A fourth vehicle was entered at another Lokeys Ridge address but nothing was reported stolen.

•criminal trespass on Atlanta Highway. Deputies were called to Walmart after a black male repeatedly harassed customers at the store asking them to return an item for him. The man was served with a notice of prohibited entry.

•entering auto on Nature Trail. Approximately $6 in change was stolen out of an unlocked vehicle.

•criminal trespass on Winston Manor Drive. A woman discovered damaged weather stripping around the front door of her home. The woman suspects someone has been trying to break into her residence.

•refusal to leave on Hannah Court. A man asked that his estranged wife be served with a notice of prohibited entry after she showed up intoxicated at his father’s house.

•theft by taking on Rockwell Church Road. Tools valued at $1,200 were reported stolen. The items had been stored in a race trailer.

•entering auto on Pleasant Hill Church Road. A flat screen television was stolen out of a vehicle while it was at an auto repair shop for repairs. The shop owner denied having any knowledge of the tv’s whereabouts and informed the vehicle owner that he should not have left the television inside the vehicle.

•theft on Hwy. 211. A bush hog valued at $400 was reported stolen.

•theft on Pleasant Hill Church Road. A tractor, trailer, bush hog and ATV valued at a total of $27,700 were reported stolen.

•damage to vehicle on Hwy. 124. A man’s vehicle was damaged when he ran over an extension ladder lying in the roadway.

•theft by taking on Thorn Brook Circle. A camera was reported stolen. The victim’s son is the suspect.

•theft on Midland Avenue. A woman reported the theft of two gold necklaces. It is unknown if the home was burglarized or if a roommate stole the jewelry.