From Bryan County Sheriff’s Office incident reports:
Damage to property: Deputies were sent to BCSO in North Bryan on Nov. 7 regarding complainants who said someone has been putting spikes on Porterfield Road to flatten people’s tires. In all, five people said their tires had been damaged.
One said the problem has been “going on for months now,” and had been previously reported.
Missing person: A deputy at the Belfast River Road roundabout on Nov. 9 spotted an elderly woman with a walker at the roundabout and stopped to investigate.
The woman said she was going to get groceries but “got confused as to which direction she needed to go.” The woman agreed to a ride and was able to give directions to her home, where her daughter said her mother was getting worse and she was trying to get help for her. The deputy gave the daughter information on Project Life Saver.
DUI: A man clocked going 103 mph on Nov 8 on I-16 east around mile marker 143 was charged with DUI, speeding and failing to stay in his lane after he was pulled over, smelled of alcohol and took and failed a sobriety test.
Terroristic threats: An Ellabell man reported Nov. 7 his wife’s ex-husband threatened him and has a history of erratic behavior and substance abuse, and they’ve argued in the past. He was told how to get a warrant in magistrate court.
Damage to property: The gate to a boat dock in a South Bryan neighborhood was reported damaged Nov, 9 by someone who tried to use a vehicle to push through it.
Lost property: A South Bryan man reported Nov. 6 his vehicle registration sticker was accidentally thrown away by someone in his household.
Vehicle FIre: Deputies were sent to a Highway 204 address on Nov. 6 regarding “a train on fire.”
“Upon Deputies arrival it was discovered that the locomotive was blowing dark smoke and fire out of the exhaust stacks. Bryan County Fire & Rescue responded with apparatus in an attempt to put out the flames,” the incident report said. “I spoke with the conductor of the locomotive at the time of the incident … who stated that he was operating the locomotive when he noticed flames coming out of the exhaust stack.
He stated that he did not think it was normal so he shut the locomotive down and advised his supervisor, who called the fire department.”
The supervisor got a case number and was told how to get a copy of the report.
Suspicious incident: A South Bryan woman reported Nov. 6 her husband was having mental issues, had threatened suicide and was taken by EMS to get an evaluation.
She did not feel safe with him coming back to the home. She was given a case number.
Suspended license: A vehicle involved in a Nov. 5 wreck was found Nov. 6 at a South Bryan address.
The owner, whose license is suspended, was arrested.
Fraud: A woman reported Nov. 6 that $352.50 was fraudulently charged to her bank account. She told the bank, which initiated a refund. The woman wanted the police report for documentation.
Damage to property: An Ellabell man reported Nov. 7 an Amazon delivery driver drove through his yard about 3 a.m. The man said after he got up and confronted the driver, he learned he didn’t understand English and “drove off his yard, laughing after the confrontation.” The deputy saw video of the incident. The man said he’d also reported it to Amazon.
Damage to property: Drivers involved in a two-vehicle fender bender in one of the roundabouts off I-16 in Black Creek went Nov. 7 to BCSO to report the accident.
Improper tag: A deputy checking tags on Highway 144 on Nov. 3 got a hit on a car with a tag that didn’t belong to it, and also learned the registration to that tag had been canceled and there was no insurance. He pulled the vehicle over and was told by the driver that he’d switched the tag from another of his vehicles. The driver was told he couldn’t do that.
He was also cited for not having any insurance and the wrong tag. His vehicle was towed. He and his passengers got a ride from Uber.
Verbal dispute: A deputy was sent Nov. 7 to an Ellabell address regarding an argument between a husband and wife. The man didn’t have much to say, the woman did, but once she “was able to vent to use about her husband she seemed to calm down ….”
Simple battery: A man reported Nov. 7 that he and his boyfriend got into an argument that turned physical. He was told how to file for a warrant through magistrate court.
Suspended license: A man driving a vehicle 71 mph on Highway 17 was stopped around 3:30 a.m. Nov. 7. His license, it turned out, was suspended. He was arrested. His mom came and got his vehicle.
-Staff Report