Public Safety Report

Bubbles!

On Sept. 16, between 6:00 and 11:00 p.m. unknown person(s) put soap in the fountain causing a large amount of bubbles to appear. This is the second incident in two days.

It is sometimes more than it appears

On Sept. 17, at approximately 2:11 a.m. Officer Miller observed 2 males walking west on Hancock Street by front campus. Both subjects appeared to be intoxicated. One of the males fell backwards into the bushes and the other urinated on another bush. All this took place 50 feet from Officer Miller’s patrol vehicle. Contact was made with the two subjects. Both had the odor of an alcoholic beverage coming from their person and had slurred speech. One was incoherent. A check through GCIC found both to be under 21 years of age. While searching them, incident to arrest a bag of suspected marijuana was found in one of their pockets. Both men were arrested and transported to Milledgeville PD and charged with Underage Possession of Alcohol.

License and registration please?

On Sept. 18, at approximately 11:29 p.m. while conducting a license check at the intersection of McIntosh and Clarke Streets, contact was made with a male student. A check through GCIC found that the vehicle had no valid insurance and the registration was suspended. While speaking with the student, Sgt. Pissott could detect the odor of an alcoholic beverage coming from his person. When tested on the Intoxilyzer 5000, he registered .096. The subject was arrested and transported to Milledgeville PD and issued citations for DUI, No Insurance and Suspended Registration. The vehicle was removed from the scene by Old Capitol Wrecker Service.

Driving with expired.everything?

On Sept. 19, at approximately 1:31 a.m. Sgt. Pissott observed a vehicle on Greene Street with an expired tag. A traffic stop was initiated and contact made with the driver and passenger. While speaking with the subjects, Sgt. Pissott and Officer Hicks could detect the odor of an alcoholic beverage coming from the vehicle. The driver stated that she had nothing to drink and that she did not have her license on her person. A check through GCIC found that the passenger was under 21 years of age. When tested on the Alco-Sensor, he tested positive for alcohol. Another check through GCIC found that the driver’s license had expired in April 2008 and the Tag Expired August 17, 2008. The driver would not cooperate with testing on the Intoxilyzer 5000. Both subjects were arrested and transported to Milledgeville PD. The passenger was charged with Underage Possession of Alcohol. The driver was charged with DUI – Refusal, Driving With Expired License and Expired Registration. An ALS 1205 Form was filled out, but the driver refused to sign it. Attempts were made to find someone to pick up the vehicle, but were unsuccessful. Old Capitol Wrecker removed the vehicle from the scene.

Vandalized Doors

On Sept.20, at approximately 1:25 a.m. an R.A. reported that she had done rounds through Bell Hall at 11:59 p.m. and when she returned to check the building again at 1:25 a.m., the door on the bottom floor near the sidewalk, between Bell Hall and Porter Hall had been damaged and it would not secure. Physical Plant was called out to repair the door. The case has been turned over to Detective Butler for further investigation.

Parking Issues

During the week of Sept. 22 through the 27, there have been 3 different accounts of issuing Improper Parking warnings during the night time hours.

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