MOULTRIE — A Moultrie business reported a thief had been stealing checks and cashing them fraudulently since July. The business was among the five reported incidents of theft Thursday.

An employee at Farmer’s Dolomite Lime Co., on Second Street Northeast, reported a female acquaintance wrote several company checks to herself and cashed them fraudulently between July 1 and 11:30 a.m. Thursday. The amount collected from the fraudulent checks was estimated at between $20,000 and $30,000.

Among the other incidents of property theft were reports of car stereo equipment, a lawn mower, a bicycle and an air conditioner were reported stolen. The known value of those items was $2,940. Those who reported being the victims of property theft were:

• Dorothy Montgomery, of Second Street Southeast, reported a thief threw a rock through a passenger window of her Dodge Ram truck and stole a speakerbox, a CD player and CDs Thursday.

• Teressa Allegood, of Lower Meigs Road, reported a thief stole a lawn mower from her barn between 6:15 a.m. and 8 p.m. Wednesday. The value of the stolen lawn mower was $2,000.

• Sheila Melton reported a thief stole a window air conditioning unit from her mobile home on D.H. Alderman Road in Norman Park between Aug. 29 and noon Thursday. The value of the stolen air conditioner was $800. Melton gave sheriff’s deputies the name of a male suspect.

• Dustin Paul, of Anderson Drive, reported a thief stole a Next bicycle from his front porch Thursday. The value of the stolen bicycle was $140.

Arrests

Moultrie Police

• Kenny Wayne Snipes, 35, of 193 Lower Brookfield Road in Tifton, was charged Thursday with simple battery (family violence).

• Curtis Landon Lamb, 58, of 2450 Fifth Ave. S.E., Apt. C-53, was charged Thursday with pandering.

• Sheila Marie Clements, 39, of 122 Cherry Ave., was charged Wednesday with possession of cocaine.

Colquitt County S.O.