Arson reported in copper wire theft

The property owner said that he saw smoke from the chicken house and found the center curtain and wood fence burned. HE also found that about 2,650 feet of copper wire was stolen.

Other incidents reported to the sheriff’s office last week include the following:

•an Orchard Drive, Commerce, woman said someone used her Social Security number without her permission.
•verbal dispute between a married couple at an Ebenezer Church Road, Jefferson, residence.
•verbal dispute between an Athens Hwy., Jefferson, woman and her boyfriend.
•a Barber Road, Commece, woman said a suspicious man was in her yard.
•an Ellis Banks Road, Jefferson, woman said a suspicious man came into her yard asking for work.
•a Trace Lane, Commerce, woman said she saw a man standing near a storage building on her property.
•an Anniston Drive, Athens, man said someone stole a stereo from his vehicle.
•dirt bike taken from a Lanier Road Spur, Pendergrass, address.
•chainsaw taken from a Winford Smith Road, Athens, location.
•tools and other items taken from several work trucks at a Bill Wright Road, Jefferson, address.
•handgun taken from a Cabin Creek Drive, Nicholson, residence.
•vehicle damaged while parked at a Hwy. 441 North, Athens, address.
•cell phone stolen from an employee at a Banks Crossing business.
•possible rabid rabbit at a Midland Road, Talmo, location.
•threatening phone calls at a Jefferson River Road, Jefferson, address.
•a Jefferson River Road, Jefferson, woman said her ex-boyfriend has been sending her harassing text messages.
•identity theft against a Stapler Cemetery Road, Nicholson, woman who said she filed her taxes and was informed that someone had already filed a report using her personal information.
•a woman said that a woman gave her a check on an account that had been closed.
•trailer taken from an Archer Grove School Road, Athens, location.
•an Etheridge Road, Jefferson, woman said she loaned a man and a vehicle and he now refused to return it.
•wooden gate damaged at a New Cut Road, Braselton, address.
•personal documents taken from a vehicle parked at a Crown Drive, Braselton, residence.
•mailbox damaged at an Old Pendergrass Road, Jefferson, address.
•trespassing at an Old Pendergrass Road, Jefferson, location.
•a Briarwood Court, Hoschton, man said an aggressive dog came onto his property.
•property damage at a Hwy. 53, Braselton, business when a glass frame was broken.
•a Mt. Olive Way, Commerce, woman said her neighbor threatened her.
•a Martin Road, Talmo, man said his wife, who he is divorcing, broke into his home and took several items that do not belong to her.
•a Pleasant Acre Drive, Maysville, woman said she saw someone with a flash light outside of her home.
•dispute between a Waterworks Road, Commerce, man and his teenager daughter.
•a Hwy. 124, Jefferson, woman said she saw a suspicious person on her property.
•a Hillside Way, Maysville, woman said she is receiving harassing text messages.
•an Old Hoods Mill Road, Commerce, woman said her father-in-law is stalking her.
•trespassing at a Moons Bridge Road, Hoschton, address.