Public Safety Report

Spain swindle

April 5 at 11:14 a.m. A male reported two fraudulent transactions occurring on his debit card. Documentation provided by his bank revealed that on April 5 at 7:37 a.m. a transaction for $12.22 occurred at merchant “ENUC2.” This merchant is an online gaming site located in San Juan del Puerto (Huelva) Spain.  At 7:40 a.m., another fraudulent transaction occurred at merchant “Madvers Media Centre” in the amount of $792.65. This merchant is located in Sanlucar de Barrameda (Cadiz) Spain. This case is under investigation.

Chick-fil-a shakedown

April 3 at 2:56 a.m. Sgt. Reonas heard a loud banging noise coming from near Maxwell Student Union, according to Public Safety. When Sgt. Reonas looked towards Chick-fil-A, he saw a white male subject shaking the doors violently.  The subject looked over and saw the patrol car and began to walk westbound up the stairs towards the entrance to the MSU banquet room. Sgt. Reonas turned around and was able to make contact with the individual as he exited the ramp leading down from the doors at Clarke and Hancock Streets.  Sgt. Reonas asked the male what he was trying to do and he replied that he was trying to get into Chick-fil-A because he works there and his check was there. The male was unable to give a satisfactory explanation as to why he felt that 3 a.m. on Sunday morning was a good time to do this, when the establishment is closed and the building is locked. Sgt. Reonas could smell the odor of an alcoholic beverage on this person, and when tested on the breathalyzer, he registered .119.  Sgt. Reonas explained to the male the laws in Georgia relating to burglary and criminal damage to property and that working there does not give him the right to force his way in when the establishment is obviously closed. This case is being referred to the Student Judicial Board.

Grungy Graffiti

April 5 at 10:14 a.m. A Georgia College Custodial worker reported that the hallway restrooms on the first and second floor of Foundation Hall were found vandalized with vulgar graffiti. She advised that the incident must have occurred between the off-duty hours of the custodial employees. She explained that the custodial department will remove the graffiti and photographs were taken of the scene. The case has been turned over to Investigations for further review.

Atm abuse

April 2 at 1:28 a.m. While on routine patrol in the Century Bank parking lot, Sgt. Reonas was informed by a taxi driver that a male standing at the ATM had hit the machine and broken something off of it and placed the piece in his back pocket, according to Public Safety. Sgt. Reonas made contact with the male, who initially showed him a driver’s license through the window in his wallet that was not his.  Sgt. Reonas found his actual driver’s license behind the one he first showed him and identified the subject as being 19 years of age. When Sgt. Reonas asked the male why he had hit the ATM, he denied doing it, but he had a small green sign which had come off the machine in his back pocket. The male was extremely unsteady on his feet. At one point, when bending over to pick something up that he dropped, he fell completely over. Furthermore, the male had a strong odor of an alcoholic beverage on his breath and his speech was slurred and incoherent at times. When tested on the breathalyzer, the male registered a .313.  He was placed under arrest and transported to Milledgeville Police Department where he was issued a citation for underage possession of alcohol.

Court control

April 7 at 6:40 p.m. Officer Purvis was dispatched to  the Centennial Center in reference to an unauthorized group of people playing basketball as well as someone having their cell phone taken, according to Public Safety. Officer Smith and Officer Purvis responded and made contact with a female who stated that the majority of people playing basketball on the west side court were not students. Officer Purvis made contact with a male who stated that he placed his iPhone 4G down in the corner of the court at 5:45 p.m. and at 6:30 p.m. he noticed it was missing.  The officers informed all individuals who were not students to leave the building.

Stumble & Kick

April 8 at 4:02 a.m. Officer Purvis was dispatched to the Depot in reference to a possible drunk male kicking cars and turning over benches. Officer Purvis arrived and made contact with a male who stated that he observed the possibly drunk male kick his car and turn over a bench. Officer Purvis noticed the bench turned over. Officer Purvis made contact with the male who smelled of an alcoholic beverage, had strong slurred speech and had a hard time staying steady on his feet. Officer Purvis asked him if he kicked any cars or turned over the bench which he replied he did not remember. Officer Purvis also asked him if he had been drinking which he replied that he had not. He then refused to take the breathalyzer test. Officer Purvis then arrested him.  While conducting a search of his person, Officer Purvis discovered that he had a bag of marijuana in his right pocket. He was transported to MPD and charged with underage possession of alcohol and possession of marijuana. He was also referred to the student judicial board. The marijuana was placed in evidence locker for safekeeping.

Pulling up history

April 4 at 10:49 a.m. A Milledgeville resident advised that unknown persons removed the historical marker that was in front of his house, according to Public Safety. The marker is made from black wrought iron and is approximately five feet in height. The marker has the following names painted on the front: Case-Flemister-Woods-Gladney-Pelton, 1820 and 1888. The marker is valued at approximately $300.

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