Walmart shoplifter apprehended
On Sept. 25, law enforcement was dispatched to Walmart, 2592 N.
Columbia St., in reference to a theft.
Asset Protection personnel stated he was observing the cameras and witnessed a female skip items and proceed to bag them during her check-out. He initiated a stop once she passed the last point of sale. The individual was later identified as Sara Fain. The merchandise totaled $82.74. Fain was placed under arrest and transported to the Baldwin County LEC without further incident. She was cited for theft by shoplifting first offense.
Walmart shoplifter attempts to take phone case On Sept. 26, law enforcement was dispatched to Walmart, 2592 N.
Columbia St., in reference to shoplifting. Carmea Williams began scanning merchandise and failed to scan a phone case and a screen protector and placed them directly into a bag. Williams was confronted by an employee and escorted to the Asset Protection office. The total value of the products was $48.76.
Williams was placed under arrest for theft by shoplifting.
GCSU students caught vandalizing outside campus theatre
On Sept. 27, officers discovered a swastika painted on the sidewalk in front of 135 W. Hancock St., Georgia College’s Campus Theatre. It was painted with yellow paint and the paint was still drying. The fire department was called to the scene and washed the vandalism away the best they could. There were still yellow markings left all over the ground. Officers watched surveillance footage and identified the offenders as two foreign exchange students at Georgia College named Nic Dorsch and Cano Krpuljevic. They were identified by GCSU officers from video footage of the group entering Bell Hall. Contact was first made with Krpulievic, who advised he and Dorsch meant no harm by doing it. They were reportedly drinking and “were being immature,” according to his statement. Krpulievic was issued citations for disorderly conduct and open container. Dorsch stated the same thing and was issued a citation for disorderly conduct. Both advised “no harm was meant by the swastika” and that they were “only being immature.”
Man arrested for outstanding warrants
On Sept. 29, law enforcement responded to 158 Ebony Lounge Rd. in reference to an attempt to serve an arrest warrant on Charles Thomas.
Upon arrival, law enforcement made contact with a male at the front door who was not the person they were looking for. The male allowed them to check inside the residence. One officer knocked on a bedroom door and, after some time passed, a male, later identified as Cecil Cover, answered the door. The lights were off inside the bedroom and Cover initially only cracked the door. Cover refused to identify himself numerous times and a deputy advised Cover he was being detained. Cover refused to place his hands behind his back so the deputy used his taser to stun Cover. Cover was given additional verbal commands to place his hands behind his back and complied and was placed under arrest.
Cover had outstanding warrants for probation violation and two counts of simple battery. When searching the bedroom, law enforcement located a .20 gauge shotgun next to a dresser inside of a camouflage gun case. The room that Cover and the firearm were located in was approximately 8 feet by 10 feet, and the firearm was at all times within immediate reach and control of Cover. Additional warrants on Cover for misdemeanor obstruction of a law enforcement officer and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon were secured.