Teen arrested twice in one week

Cory Joseph Taylor, 19, of 27 Alexander Street, was arrested Sept. 25 after a Winder Police officer spotted Taylor walking on Broad Street with a bottle in a brown paper bag. The bottle, which turned out to be a Colt 45 22 oz. beer, was open. Taylor also had a marijuana grinder and a pipe containing marijuana residue in his possession.

Upon his arrest, Taylor said the only problem with marijuana was that it was illegal.

On Oct. 1, the teen was arrested again when another officer saw Taylor stumbling as he walked down the sidewalk.

When the officer approached Taylor, he immediately noticed the odor of an alcoholic beverage. Taylor admitted he had been drinking and smoking marijuana.

The officer located a fifth of Evan Williams bourbon in the waist band of Taylor’s pants. An alco-sensor test showed a blood alcohol concentration of .180.

Taylor was arrested and charged with public intoxication and minor in possession of alcohol.


Woman dissatisfied with police response

An Auburn woman contacted the Barrow County Sheriff’s Office because she was not satisfied with the way the Auburn Police Department handled her complaint about a possible stalker.

According to the woman, a man in a white pickup truck pulls into her driveway a few times a week and turns around. The woman said she has called 911 several times, but, by the time police arrive, the man is gone.

The woman provided a suspect name and said she believes the Auburn Police Department does not want to do anything about her complaint because they know the man.

The woman was unable to provide any more information about the suspect or why she believes he is stalking her other than stating “He drives that truck.”

The woman was also unable to provide a make, model or tag number for the vehicle.

The woman was advised to call 911 if the suspicious male returns.


Motorcycle and cars covered in food

A Bethlehem man contacted authorities after discovering his 1987 Suzuki motorcycle and 2005 Ford Explorer had been vandalized. In addition to broken windows and lights, the two vehicles were covered with ketchup, yogurt, spaghetti and eggs.

A neighbor’s 1996 Ford Aerostar van was also vandalized. The vehicle was also covered with ketchup, yogurt, spaghetti and eggs. The front passenger side window and driver’s side rear taillight were broken and the air was let out of one of the tires.

The owner of the vehicle said he believes neighboring juveniles are responsible.

The deputy also noticed that a nearby residence had been vandalized. The Tanners Lane home had two broken front windows and a broken glass storm door which appeared to have been caused by gunfire. The deputy was unable to make contact with the owners.


‘Fatboy’ named as theft suspect

A Statham man believes an overweight male is responsible for the theft of his wallet.

The man said he allowed a white male by the name of “Fatboy” to do some yard work for him. Later that evening, the man noticed that his wallet was missing. The man said he did not know when Fatboy took the wallet, but believes he is the culprit.

The wallet contained the man’s driver’s license, social security card and $300 in cash.

Fatboy was described as 5’7” tall, 250 pounds with blond hair. The man did not know Fatboy’s real name, where he lived or how to get in touch with him.


Recently jailed woman reports diamonds, emerald and rubies stolen

A Winder woman called the Sheriff’s Office after getting out of jail and discovering some of her property missing.

The woman, who had recently completed 60 days in jail, said she released her personal property to her mother while she was incarcerated.

According to the victim, her mother took the property which was still “in the jail’s shrink wrap” and placed it in a closet. When the victim got out of jail, the property was gone.

The victim described the shrink-wrapped property as multiple pairs of earrings including a one-carat diamond earring, a .25 carat emerald, multiple necklaces, some rubies, a five carat diamond bracelet and other miscellaneous jewelry valued at $40,000.

The victim said she was also missing some medication, but was not worried about that.

The victim said only she, her mother and brother lived at the residence. When asked if there had been any recent visitors, the woman said she did not know because she had just got out of jail the day before.


House, car damaged by BB gun fire

A Bethlehem man contacted the Sheriff’s Office after noticing damage to his house and vehicle.

When a deputy arrived at the Lochwolde Lane residence, he noticed 11 spots on the victim’s truck and seven holes in the house which appeared to have been caused by a BB gun.

The deputy walked to a wooded area from which the gun shots appeared to have originated, but was unable to locate any evidence.

The case remains under investigation.


Man injured when struck by tree limb

A deputy was dispatched to a Browns Bridge Road address in reference to an unconscious male.

The caller advised he had been cutting down a large tree when one of the limbs got snagged on another tree and broke off. When the limb fell, it struck another man and knocked him to the ground.

The man was unconscious and pinned under the tree limb when the deputy arrived with med unit 4.

The deputy asked the caller to help him free the trapped man. The caller cut the limb into smaller pieces which the deputy then pulled off the man. After the limb was removed, emergency medical personnel transported the victim to Gwinnett Medical Center.


Scrap metal purchase leads to suspicions

A Winder man ended up a suspect in a scrap metal theft after making a purchase under unusual circumstances.

A deputy was called to a junk yard on Blackstock Road in reference to some stolen scrap metal.

The scrap metal had been stolen from a business on Patrick Industrial Lane. The owner of the business contacted an employee at the junk yard and asked the man to call him if anyone showed up with the missing items.

Later that day, the junk yard employee called the business owner and advised that a regular customer was at the junk yard with items that appeared similar to what the business owner had reported stolen.

The business owner went to the junk yard and confirmed that the items were his.

The customer was asked to wait at the junk yard until authorities arrived.

When questioned by a deputy, the customer said he had no idea the items he tried to sell to the junk yard were stolen.

According to the customer, he was at Barrow Regional Medical Center waiting for a friend to be released from the hospital when as white male with brown hair approached him and asked if he wanted to buy some scrap metal for $30. The customer said he only had $20 which the suspicious male agreed to take.

The customer said the man identified himself as Jason and was driving a red and gray Ford F250 with pin striping.

After leaving the hospital, the customer went to the junk yard to try and sell the items.

The customer repeatedly apologized while being interviewed and said he had “learned a lesson.”

The owner of the scrap metal declined to press charges and the metal was returned to him.


Prankster thinks testicles are ‘yummy’

A Statham man contacted authorities after discovering an odd chalk message scrawled across his driveway and an egg inside his mailbox.

The man threw the egg away, but left the blue chalk message for the deputy to read.

The message said, “testicles are yummy.” The prankster had also cryptically written the word “poop” in blue chalk and “ovaries” in pink chalk.


Man ‘disgraced’ by letter

A man said a former friend of his disgraced him by sending a letter about him to her church.

In the letter, the former friend asked her church to notify the man’s church that she and the man had an affair.

After receiving the letter, the man’s pastor advised the man that he would be “disciplined” for the accusations made in the missive.

The deputy advised the man that nothing illegal had transpired but that the man could file a lawsuit if the woman continued to send letters that were disgraceful to him.