Barrow County police blotter - Online Athens
11, a deputy was dispatched to Barrow Commercial Tire on Loganville Highway, where a man reported the theft of two surveillance cameras. A video shows a red Ford F-150 pickup, possible from the years 1998 to 2002, and driven by a white man. The man is seen ripping the cameras off the building. 10, investigators recovered some items stolen from Smith’s Funeral Home at a home on Giles Road. Deputies had viewed a security video at the funeral home which showed a red pickup enter the property at 4:49 a. m. on June 23. A white man exited the truck and took several items from the side of the building. Investigators later located a truck similar to the one in the video on Giles Road, where a red water hose and hose reel were recovered. 4, an investigator went to a used car dealership and located a car that a man had reported stolen while in the parking lot of Walmart in Winder. The dealership said the man still owed money on the car. The complainant denied owing any money and showed the deputy a title to the car. The deputy told the business to return the car to the man and handle the matter in civil court. 18, a deputy was dispatched to a home in Winder, where a man said he and his neighbor engaged in a verbal dispute. The man explained he was trying to negotiate a grass cutting job with a resident, when a third man came over and told the resident not to deal with him because he has a criminal record. Source: onlineathens.com
