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Crime reports
The following reports are from the Bryan County Sheriffs Department:
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Theft of Services: Nov. 24 — Deputies responded to Black Creek Church Road in Ellabell around 11 a.m. after a woman reported an electrical meter missing from her father’s home. He no longer lives there but keeps the power on and the monthly bill is around $40. This month it was $123. When she went to the home, she found the box was missing and thought a neighbor had taken it. A Canoochee EMC representative came out to look and found the box had been removed and placed on a nearby home. The representative told deputies Canoochee would press charges.

Entering auto

Nov. 17 — Deputies responded to Quail Road in Richmond Hill around 9 p.m. after a woman reported several items missing from her vehicle, which she thought she had locked. A digital camera and GPS system was missing from the car.

Nov. 24 — Deputies responded to Highway 204 in Ellabell just before 8 a.m. after a man reported his tractor trailer truck had been broken into. He said he left his truck at the Zip-N gas station overnight and someone had busted a window and gone through the truck, though nothing was missing. Surveillance video from the gas station showed a white male wearing tennis shoes, blue jeans and a dark shirt around the vehicle during the night.

Possession of marijuana

Nov. 23 — Just before 1 a.m., deputies stopped a Fort Stewart man on Interstate 16 for driving 88 mph in a 70-mph speed zone. The man smelled of alcohol, and deputies also smelled burnt marijuana in the vehicle. The passenger and owner of the car gave deputies permission to search the vehicle. Four small bags of marijuana were found but none of the three passengers would claim it. All three were arrested.

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Nuclear plant's safety discussed at meeting
Plant Hatch
Plant Hatch is near Baxley and north Bryan County is in its evacuation zone. - photo by File photo
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission staff will discuss the 2017 safety performance of the Hatch Nuclear Power Plant during an open house from 4-6 p.m. April 24 in Room 171 of the Southeastern Technical College, 3001 East First St., Vidalia. The two-unit Hatch plant is located near Baxley, about 20 miles south of Vidalia, and is operated by Southern Nuclear Operating Co. NRC employees responsible for plant inspections, including the resident inspectors based full-time at the site, will be available to discuss its performance.
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