Summerville Police responded to a call from a complainant after he discovered someone had broken into his storage unit on Oil Mill Road.  The complainant told a responding deputy that someone from A&C Storage had called him to inform him that the lock had been cut off his storage unit.  Jeffery White told the responding officer that he had not been to the unit since before Labor Day and was made aware of the theft on Wednesday of this week.   A long list of tools were stolen from the unit.  The incident had been turned over to an investigator.

Camp New Dawn in Walker County, will host its 15th Annual Turkey Shoot Event this Saturday, November 12th. It will also be the 25th Anniversary Celebration for the Camp Ministry. 

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A thirty-three-year-old Rome man was booked into the Floyd County Jail on Tuesday for burglary charges. According to Floyd County Jail Records, Samuel Lewis Burger of a Cleveland Avenue address allegedly used a pry bar to break into a laundry mat on Shorter Avenue and stole $4,000 worth of quarters. The incident happened back on October 29^th of this year. Jail reports stated that Burger was also wanted for a theft that occurred back in August as well. Burger is being charged with two counts of second-degree burglary and theft by receiving stolen property.

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Hays State Prison is holding a Hiring Event coming up on November 15th from 9 AM – 3 PM at the Hays Recruitment Building at 777 Underwood Drive in Trion.  You can find details below:

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Here is the latest arrest report from the Chattooga County Sheriff’s Office for Thursday, November 10, 2022:

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A fifty-year-old woman was arrested on drug charges after a traffic stop in Lyerly.

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A fifty-three-year-old Rome man was arrested by the Floyd County Police Department at a location on Anderson Road on Monday after he conspired with others using a phone or the internet to sell controlled substances. According to Floyd County Jail Records, Julio Martinez-Guzman of a Rollingwood Drive address allegedly conspired with others to transport and sell over 28 grams of methamphetamine. Martinez-Guzman is being charged with the use of a communication facility in the commission of a felony involving a controlled substance, and a felony attempt to violate the Georgia controlled substance act.

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A Hawkins Drive, Summerville man reported the theft of a jon-boat to Summerville Police late last week.  According to a report from the Summerville Police Department, Benjamin Williams told police that someone came onto his property and stole the boat that was in his yard.  Williams told police he had been fixing the boat up and that he had put JB Weld on the rivets and had sprayed the bottom of the boat with flex-seal.  He was also able to give the boat’s registration number to police.  (GA0263NJ).  No possible suspects were identified in the report, and the incident was turned over to an investigator.

All area veterans are being invited to an appreciation luncheon tomorrow at the Chattooga County Courthouse.

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