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The City of Hogansville will hold a
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HOGANSVIIJ2; HOME NEWS - THURSDAYt DEC. 26, 2002
Watch It! Troopers, AreaPoliceReadytoCrackDown
On Bad Driving During Holiday Weekends
ducting sobriety checkpoints and satu-
By JOHN KUYgJENDALL ration patrols throughout Georgia until
'--J, anuary 5. Drunk and drugged drivers
The Georgia State Patrol is warning w]t4be arrested and prosecuted to the
drivers that if they drink and drive dur- fullest extent of the law.
ing the holiday season, they could pay
the price.
With the holidays upon us and more
people expected to travel Georgia's
roadways during the extended holiday
period, this month could be one of the
deadliest periods for impaired driving
fatalities.
To protect Georgia families during
this holiday period, the Georgia
Governor's Office of Highway Safety is
supporting statewide law enforcement
efforts to protect citizens from drunk
and drugged driving.
As part of Georgia's Operation Zero
Tolerance and the nationwide You Drink
and Drive You Lose mobilization initia-
tive, local and state law enforcement
officials will be out in full force con-
"In Georgia, drunk and drugged
driving crashes claim nearly 500 lives
each year," said Governor's Office of
Highway Safety director Yvonne L.
McBride.
"With more people expected to trav-
el on Georgia's roadways during the hol-
iday period, our law enforcement will
be working overtime to protect families
from drunk and drugged drivers."
The Governor's Office of Highway
Safety reminds everyone if you find it
hard to figure whether you've had too
many drinks to drive - don't risk it.
Impairment begins with the first
drink and impaired driving is against
the law. Most likely, if you're feeling
"buzzed," you are impaired and ff you
drive, law enforcement will likely catch
you.
The Georgia State Patrol offices in
Meriwether and Troup Counties will
hold road blocks in Meriwether, Talbot,
Troup and Harris countie s during the
holiday period.
So will city police departments and
both the Meriwether and Harris County
Sheriff's Departments.
"There will be no warnings,"
McBride said.
"Our message is simple, if you drink
and drive you will lose. Violators can
lose their licenses, time from their jobs
and lose money in high fines and court
costs as well as possibly face imprison-
ment for repeat offenders, assault and
vehicular manslaughter. If you're
caught driving while drunk or drugged
during the holidays in Georgia, you'll
be spending your money on bail, fines
and towing fees instead of other tgs."
Couple Returns, Finds Ftmfiture Stolen
By BRYAN GETER
On returning home after
an out-of-town trip, a
Hogansville couple found
their home had more than
$3,000 of furniture and other
items missing.
Marcus Bainer of 239 Lee
Street told police that he had
rented a refrigerator and a
master bedroom suit contain-
ing a bed, a chester drawer
and a dresser drawer set with
a value of $3,000 from a rental
company in Newnan named
Color Tyrne Rent to On.
Bainer's landlord
informed him that a Color
"lyme truck had picked up his
rental property and left the
place in a mess.
Bainer stated that he did-
n't give Color l/me permis-
sion to enter his residence.
Waffle House Employee
Sought for Theft Case
By BRYAN GETER
The Hogansville Police
Department is investigating
a theft by taking of an
employee of the Waffle
House in Hogansvflle on
Thursday between 3 p.m. and
8:15 p.m.
Cindy Treffen of 138
Edgewood Ave. in LaGrange
told police that she was miss-
hag $50 from her purse. She
said two 20 dollar hills, one 5
dollar bill, $4in bicentennial
quarters d$1 in New jer-
sey state quarters were miss-
ing. Treffen said only two
employees besides herself
were at the Wafle House dur-
ing this time.
One of the employees,
said said, was eager to leave
at shift's end.
*In other business,
Thursday, December 19,
Jerry Lee Folds of 112
. Frederick Street told police
that one of his checks was
missing and the only person
in the house on the day the
check was missing was a
cousin.
The case was turned over
to investigators for followup.
Police spoke with Folds
again later in the day and
learned that another check
was missing.
Folds didn't want the
police department to con-
front his cousin since his
cousin provides transporta-
tion for him.
Tracy Rhodes of Shell
Mart reported to police that
two black men driving a
maroon Toyota Camery
pumped $10 of gasoline and
drove away toward
Luthersville without paying.
The incident happened
approximately at 1 p.m. on
Thursday.
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around 7:30. on Hwy 29S just
south of Mobly Bridge Road.
They were taken to the West
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Reports state that David
Lawrence Soltis, 45, of 809
Wisteria Way was traveling
south on Hwy 29 in a 1995
Mazda 626 and crossed over
the centerline striking
Sanbrica Crystal Cameron,
17, of 114 Keyes Street as she
traveled northbound.
The point of impact was
four feet east of the center-
line. Extensive damage
occurred to both vehicles.
Soltis was treated at the
hospital and released.
Cameron was treated and
admitted.
Soltis was cited for less
safe to drive -DUI (pending)
and reckless driving.
Cameron was cited for driv-
ing while unlicensed and
driving w/o proof of insur-
ance.
Upon notifying the store,
Bainer was informed an
employee named Bobby
Wilcox did enter the resi-
dence and took the property.
Bainer told police that his
wife engagement ring, val-
ued at $350, was missing
along with a 2-way pager val-
ued at $200 and a necklace
valued at $125.
The total value of miss-
ing property is $3,675.
The case remains under
investigation.
In a separate incident,
while on patrol, police noticed
a wooden shed door at the
business of Jackie Byar on
Hwy 29 S, was open and
seems that the padlock was
pried on and nails came out
of the door.
Byar said nothing seemed
to be missing and she secured
another door the following
day.
Jimmy Mulliniks of 307
Frederick Street reported to
police that someone entered
his truck while parked at the
parking lot of Pigly Wiggly
on Wednesday between 5:30
a.m. and 7 p.m.
Mulliniks said about $4 in
quarters and a flashlight
were missing.
The victim said he leaves
his truck parked at Piggly
Wiggly and rides to work with
a friend.
The vehicle was not
locked and no damaged was
done, but he just asked the
police to watch the parking
lot for criminal activity.
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