A Statham police officer responding to the Piggly Wiggly regarding a shoplifting complaint last week met with a store employee who told him that she observed a man on the store's surveillance video a stuff a family-size pack of steaks down the front of his pants.
She said she recognized the suspect from a picture that she had recently seen in a paper that publishes arrest photos.
The suspect was recognized by the Statham officer immediately because he had previously arrested the man for allegedly shoplifting a pack of hamburgers by putting them down the front of his pants at a Dollar General Store.
The officer took warrants for the suspect and arrested him the next day without incident at his residence on Sunset Drive.
OTHER INCIDENTS
In other incidents, the Statham Police Department responded to:
•customer dispute at the AutoTech on Dooley Town Road. After speaking with the complainant and the store representatives it was determined that the complainant should leave the premises. Store employees claimed that the complainant came to the store to see a particular employee who they believed gives the complainant things for free.
•burglary in progress at a Greenfield Drive residence. Officers met with the resident who said that two of their neighbor's children had run to his house and claimed that someone had just broken into their house. While officers were containing the scene the parent of the children arrived and it was discovered that one of the children had broken a glass in the kitchen while climbing on the counter. She became scared that she would get into trouble so she told her sister that someone else has broken the glass. The sister then became concerned that someone else was in the house and reported the incident as a burglary to the neighbor.
•credit card fraud at the police department. It was determined that the victim's Wells Fargo account had been compromised resulting in fraudulent overseas transactions. The case has been forwarded to investigations for follow up.
•runaway juvenile. While an officer was speaking with the juvenile's father, the runaway returned home. While speaking with the officer the juvenile said that he left because he was upset due to a female staying overnight with his father.
•car versus deer on Dooley Town Road. There were no injuries to the occupants of the vehicle.
•abandoned four-wheeler on Atlanta Highway. A business owner told police that the vehicle was discovered on their property. The four-wheeler was impounded pending further investigation.
•burglary in progress at a Granite Lane residence. Upon arrival it was determined that nothing was missing and that the roommate may have left the door unsecured.
SENTENCED FROM COURT
The following people turned themselves into the Barrow County Detention Center as ordered by a judge:
Gregory Allen Jackson, 40, of 379 Sunset Drive Apt. 11, Statham; theft by shoplifting misdemeanor.
