Police Beat

CITY

Thomaston police had a busy week at Walmart, charging two with shoplifting and one with theft by taking.

Henrietta King Johnson of 508 Beverly Drive was charged with shoplifting on July 13th after she attempted to leave the store with $121.84 in merchandise, Devontae Cortez of 207 Willow Street was arrested the following day for taking items valued at $17.16.

Bill Whitley of 29 Rose Hill Road was charged with theft by taking after confusing a Walmart cashier and getting $65.00 returned to him that he was not entitled to.

Thomaston officers arrested Sonyia Jackson on July 7th for attempting to cash two checks at the West Central Georgia Bank for $70.00 each on the account of a deceased person.

County

Upson County deputies made three drug related arrests, Phillip Franklin Harley, 28, of 745 Stevens Street and Kelly Glenn Bradshaw, 37, of 645 Cook Road were charged with possession of methamphetamine. James Aaron Hood, 18, of 1839 Waymanville Road was charged with possession of less than an ounce of marijuana.

Investigators from the Upson County Sheriff’s Department are looking for a white male that took $100.00 on July 7th and $50.00 on the 12th after confusing the clerks at the Community Superette on Jeff Davis Road.

Local attorney John Miller was issued a citation by Upson County deputies for violating county ordinance 175 (Care Of Premises) due to the condition of a rental house located at 1309 Grantling Street. Miller was cited three times by Thomaston police last week for properties located within the city of Thomaston.

Burglary reported at 75 1/2 McGrath Road, $4,600.00 in jewelry missing from the residence. A mower, weed eater and a swing taken from the yard of a home at 467 Colquitt Street, the home has not been occupied since a fire on June 19th.

Residents at 415-B West County Road returned from a week out of town and discovered someone had entered the residence, three containers for prescription drugs were on the floor.