June 23, 2009 10:34 pm
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NORMAN PARK — Two Norman Park residents reported Monday they were victims of a telephone scam.
Jerry Young reported to the Colquitt County Sheriff’s Office that someone called his house about 9:20 p.m. Saturday, and Vera Coney reported receiving a similar call Sunday morning. In both cases, the person gave them a name and asked them to call his father to pick him up.
The caller then gave them a number starting with *72 followed by a regular phone number, which Young and Coney reported they called. When the call from them was made, it transferred all incoming calls to the number that they had been given, and they could not receive calls themselves.
While the transfer was in place, the caller made a total of 28 calls using Young’s and Coney’s home numbers, which lasted about 500 minutes total. Both incidents took place between 9:20 p.m. Saturday and 10:37 p.m. Sunday before Young and Coney had their phone service restored.
Arrests
Moultrie Police
• Maria Suviri, 17, of 366 Circle Road, was charged Monday with driving without a license and a brake lights violation.
• Michael Tyrone Williams, 34, of 804 Joe Louis Ave., was charged Monday with possession of marijuana less than one ounce, probation violation and parole violation.
• Ponikarski Green, 26, of 306 Seventh Ave. N.E., was charged Monday with possession of marijuana less than one ounce and furnishing false information.
Colquitt County S.O.
• Joseph Keith Fender, 27, of 111 Peachtree Circle in Funston, was charged Monday with driving with a suspended license, two counts of simple battery, cruelty to children, obstruction and probation violation.
Other Incidents
Moultrie Police
• An employee at Heritage Church on Highway 33 South reported Monday a thief stole a Dyson vacuum cleaner and an eight-foot ladder between March 1 and March 15. The value of the stolen items was $554.
• Dewayne McCoy reported someone hit him in the back with a water balloon as he walked along Fifth Avenue Southeast Monday. McCoy was not injured.
• Larry Maulfair reported a thief stole two air conditioning units and a water heater from a house being renovated on Fifth Avenue Southwest between 9 a.m. Thursday and 3:07 p.m. Monday. The value of the stolen items was $2,200.
• Jesus Beiza reported a thief kicked in a side door to his rental property on First Street Northwest and stole a Sony stereo, a Sony cell phone, two Samsung cell phones, a Motorola cell phone, a CD player, clothes, a book bag and four CDs between 7 a.m. and 8:30 p.m. Monday. Damage and the value of the stolen items was $593.
Colquitt County S.O.
• Authur Smith reported a thief stole a window air conditioning unit from a church on Doc Darbyshire Road between 8 a.m. Sunday and 2:30 p.m. Monday. The value of the stolen air conditioner was about $150.
• Levi Wilson reported a thief stole all four tires from his brother’s Dodge Intrepid while it was parked on Fletcher Avenue between 3 p.m. Friday and 3 p.m. Saturday.
• Camrin Taylor reported a thief stole an Allpro utility trailer while it was parked on Culbertson Road between Thursday and 4 a.m. Monday. The value of the stolen trailer was $1,000.
• Don Horne, of Highway 33 North, reported a thief stole a Dell laptop computer from his office between 10:30 a.m. Saturday and 3:30 p.m. Sunday. The value of the stolen computer was $2,200.
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