A man stole $600 worth of faijita beef by forcing open a walk-in cooler with a log at a local Mexican restaurant over the weekend.
Jefferson Police responded to the El Centinela Mexican Restaurant on Damon Gause Highway on Saturday morning where managers showed them evidence that someone had forced their way into the cooler.
Store video footage showed the culprit as a black male, approximately 6-feet-tall and weighing approximately 225 pounds. He was wearing blue shorts and a collared shirt with blue and white sneakers. The video was forwarded to criminal investigations.
Updated: Beef stolen from restaurant cooler
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Pack of wild dogs spotted on Brockton Road
Monday, April 30. 2012
The pack of wild dogs that killed five goats near Jefferson Elementary School on Thursday have now been spotted on the Brockton Road.
“The last sighting is in the Brockton Road area where another goat was killed,” police chief Joe Wirthman said Monday morning. “We are now staking that area out. We are also getting a lot of calls about sightings.”
Members of the Jefferson Police Department and Jackson County Animal Control first began looking for a pack of apparently wild dogs near Jefferson schools that killed at least five goats on Thursday. The dogs reportedly attacked the goats in an enclosed fence area near Jefferson Academy and Jefferson Middle School. When confronted by several adults, the dogs reportedly became very aggressive.
The enclosure is part of a detention pond area along Dragon Drive, behind Jefferson Academy. Several playgrounds for the academy are located nearby the enclosed area.
Those on the scene on Thursday afternoon believed that the dogs may have entered the enclosed area by crawling under the fence. At least five goats, including a young goat, were killed in the area. It was believed that as many as seven goats were in the area, but the additional two bodies weren't located. It is also possible that the goat's owner removed the two additional goats from the enclosure prior to the attack, according to those on the scene.
“The last sighting is in the Brockton Road area where another goat was killed,” police chief Joe Wirthman said Monday morning. “We are now staking that area out. We are also getting a lot of calls about sightings.”
Members of the Jefferson Police Department and Jackson County Animal Control first began looking for a pack of apparently wild dogs near Jefferson schools that killed at least five goats on Thursday. The dogs reportedly attacked the goats in an enclosed fence area near Jefferson Academy and Jefferson Middle School. When confronted by several adults, the dogs reportedly became very aggressive.
The enclosure is part of a detention pond area along Dragon Drive, behind Jefferson Academy. Several playgrounds for the academy are located nearby the enclosed area.
Those on the scene on Thursday afternoon believed that the dogs may have entered the enclosed area by crawling under the fence. At least five goats, including a young goat, were killed in the area. It was believed that as many as seven goats were in the area, but the additional two bodies weren't located. It is also possible that the goat's owner removed the two additional goats from the enclosure prior to the attack, according to those on the scene.
Motorcycle taken from Hwy. 129 business
Wednesday, March 21. 2012
The theft of a motorcycle from a Hwy. 129 business is among the incidents reported to the Jefferson Police Department last week.
An employee of the store said his 2009 Kawasaki sports bike was stolen from the property. He said a fellow employee asked him if he rode his motorcycle to work because he had just seen one that looked identical to his leave the parking lot in the back of a white Ford F-150 occupied by two white males. The complainant stated he went outside and found that his motorcycle was missing.
The responding officer reported he put out a look out for the truck and motorcycle and both were found a short time late in Maysville. The officer stated the complainant verified the motorcycle as belong to him and pointed out the ignition switch was broken, the front shield was cracked and several scratches were found in the paint.
An employee of the store said his 2009 Kawasaki sports bike was stolen from the property. He said a fellow employee asked him if he rode his motorcycle to work because he had just seen one that looked identical to his leave the parking lot in the back of a white Ford F-150 occupied by two white males. The complainant stated he went outside and found that his motorcycle was missing.
The responding officer reported he put out a look out for the truck and motorcycle and both were found a short time late in Maysville. The officer stated the complainant verified the motorcycle as belong to him and pointed out the ignition switch was broken, the front shield was cracked and several scratches were found in the paint.
Investigation reveals Jefferson police not using radar improperly
Wednesday, November 30. 2011
The Georgia Department of Public Safety has ruled that the Jefferson Police Department did not use radar improperly.
The investigation followed a complaint that the police department was using speed detection to generate revenue.
“The investigation revealed that the Jefferson Police Department is in compliance with Georgia law as it relates to the use of radar in this case,” Col. Mark McDonough, commissioner, department of public safety, wrote in a letter to police chief Joe Wirthman. “The investigation revealed that the police department did not exceed the statutory limitation relating to generating revenue from the use of radar between 2008 through 2010.”
The investigation followed a complaint that the police department was using speed detection to generate revenue.
“The investigation revealed that the Jefferson Police Department is in compliance with Georgia law as it relates to the use of radar in this case,” Col. Mark McDonough, commissioner, department of public safety, wrote in a letter to police chief Joe Wirthman. “The investigation revealed that the police department did not exceed the statutory limitation relating to generating revenue from the use of radar between 2008 through 2010.”
Trespassing at area business among incidents reported to Jefferson Police
Tuesday, November 22. 2011
Trespassing at an Apex Drive business is among the incidents reported to the Jefferson Police Department last week.
Two people trespassed at Commercial Steel Company. The complainant stated when his employees arrived for work in the morning, the lock was still intact and the chain had been cut. The security footage captured a black Ford F-150 drive through the parking area with a person following on foot behind the truck.
The complainant stated he reviewed numerous hours of security after the initial recording, but was unable to find a recording of then the truck exited the property. The complaint stated he hadn’t noticed any items missing from the property.
Two people trespassed at Commercial Steel Company. The complainant stated when his employees arrived for work in the morning, the lock was still intact and the chain had been cut. The security footage captured a black Ford F-150 drive through the parking area with a person following on foot behind the truck.
The complainant stated he reviewed numerous hours of security after the initial recording, but was unable to find a recording of then the truck exited the property. The complaint stated he hadn’t noticed any items missing from the property.
Woman spots 3-year-old walking on highway
Wednesday, November 9. 2011
Child neglect was reported last week after a woman spotted a 3-year-old walking alone on Hwy. 15, according to an incident report filed at the Jefferson Police Department.
The woman told a police officer that she looked out her window and saw a 3-year-old juvenile male walking on Highway 15. The complainant said the child was retrieved from the road and brought into her house out of the rain. The responding officer reported he took custody of the child and briefly checked the area for his parents and then notified Jackson County Department of Family and Children Services. The child was turned over to a DFCS representative and the entire area where the child was found was checked several times but the parents were not located.
Later, the parents called 911 to report the 3-year-old missing. The mother thought the child was out back in a shed with the father and the father thought the child was with the mother, the two reported.
The woman told a police officer that she looked out her window and saw a 3-year-old juvenile male walking on Highway 15. The complainant said the child was retrieved from the road and brought into her house out of the rain. The responding officer reported he took custody of the child and briefly checked the area for his parents and then notified Jackson County Department of Family and Children Services. The child was turned over to a DFCS representative and the entire area where the child was found was checked several times but the parents were not located.
Later, the parents called 911 to report the 3-year-old missing. The mother thought the child was out back in a shed with the father and the father thought the child was with the mother, the two reported.
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