From incident reports at the Effingham County Sheriff’s Office:
Oct. 28: A woman said a man she let stay with her for a week became irate when she told him he needed to clean the house. She said he tackled her and injured her wrist.
Oct. 29: A deputy tried to pull over an ATV that was going fast on Patterson Road in the Springfield area. The ATV driver got away because the patrol car got stuck in the mud on Hutchinson Lane.
Oct. 29: A woman who said she was driving drunk because she had an argument with her boyfriend was arrested for drunken driving. The boyfriend was arrested for simple battery under the family violence act.
Oct. 30: A deputy saw a vehicle pass another vehicle on a curve with double yellow lines, on Old Augusta Road at Colonial Drive in the Rincon area. The driver was cited for passing on a curve and expired registration. He was arrested on a warrant from Port Wentworth.
Oct. 30: Someone damaged a mailbox on Scuffletown Road in the Guyton area.
Oct. 30: A woman said her ex-boyfriend violated a good behavior bond by texting her about visitation of their infant child.
Oct. 31: Someone cut the lock off of a utility trailer and left its door open on Orchard Drive in the Rincon area. Because of all the recent entering autos, the man had moved all of his lawn care equipment except for two mowers into his garage. Nothing was stolen.
Oct. 31: Tenants who were evicted from a residence on Cherokee Hills Road in the Clyo area trashed the place and changed the locks before they left.
Nov. 1: A man said his girlfriend’s brother took his truck, which has no insurance or license plate. East Deerfield Road in the Bloomingdale area.
Nov. 1: A driver struck a deer on Stillwell Road in the Springfield area, about one-third of a mile east of Mock Road.
Nov. 2: A deputy investigating a traffic collision arrested an undocumented alien for driving without a license and no insurance. Ebenezer Road near Cobbleton Drive in the Springfield area.
Nov. 2: Someone kicked in the front door of a house on Tara Street in the Rincon area and stole a TV.
Nov. 2: Someone discharged a fire extinguisher on a bus at a day care center on Harvey Road in the Guyton area.
Missing brother
Nov. 2: A man reported his brother, who uses crack cocaine, as missing for at least five years. He didn’t know his brother’s birth date or Social Security number but said he has a criminal record and has served time in prison. He said his brother is family and he wants to know where he is.
Nov. 2: A man said his ex-girlfriend has been harassing him via phone, texts and Facebook. He said he has changed his phone number twice and she keeps finding out the new number. He was told how to get relief through Magistrate Court.
Nov. 2: A woman said her soon-to-be ex-husband has moved into a pool house across the street from her. She said he has an alcohol problem and she has a temporary protective order against him.
Nov. 2: A house on Union Springs Road in the Clyo area was entered and ransacked. Items taken include a rifle, TV, game console and some jewelry.
Nov. 2: A couple argued because he helped a woman with whom he works buy some tires. A deputy stood by as he gathered his things and left.
Train wreck
Nov. 3: A man who got his four-wheeler stuck on the railroad tracks was arrested for criminal trespass when a train ran over the vehicle. The train suffered light damage, but was delayed for three hours. Between the Springfield Bypass viaduct and Ramsey Street.
Nov. 3: A woman said her ex-husband has been harassing her by phone call and text about issues related to their children. She was told how to obtain a temporary protective order and restraining order.
Nov. 4: Four mailboxes and a power pole were damaged by a vehicle on Holly Lane in the Rincon area.
My rotisserie
Nov. 5: A woman said her ex-husband told her he wanted some belongings from the attic and a rotisserie from the kitchen. Their son told her that he carried the appliance out to his father’s vehicle.
The woman told her ex-husband that she had sheriff’s deputies on hand and he had until noon to return the rotisserie. He said he didn’t have the appliance. The woman wanted a report so she could get a good behavior warrant.
Nov. 5: A woman reported her sister as a missing person. Old Louisville Road in the Guyton area.
Nov. 5: Deputies intervened in a civil dispute between a woman and some men who had done landscaping work at her house, on Daytona Drive in the Bloomingdale area.
Neighbors argue
Nov. 5: Neighbors argued about two dogs being allowed to roam free on Paddleford Drive in the Rincon area. A deputy informed the owner of the dogs about the leash law and forced him to have a disabled RV, which was too heavy for the subdivision roads, towed from in front of his house.
Nov. 5: A woman complained that a man violated a temporary protective order by calling about picking up a child.
Nov. 6: A resident of Mulberry Way in the Rincon area said someone damaged the side of her vehicle. She didn’t know where or when or who may have done the damage.
Counseling fail
Nov. 6: A woman said her husband left a marriage counseling session shortly after he arrived, and left narcotics behind. She contacted Rincon Police about the drugs. She said he cursed and yelled at her when he found out she had called the police.
Nov. 6: Someone shot the window of a home on Sandhill Road in the Guyton area with a BB gun.
Nov. 6: A deputy stopped a vehicle for weaving on U.S. 80 at Zeigler Road in the Bloomingdale area. The driver, from Sylvania, was arrested for driving with a suspended license, drunken driving, open container and failure to maintain lane.
Wallet stolen
Nov. 6: A woman who works at Connor Mobile Homes, on Goshen Road in the Rincon area, said someone stole her wallet from her pocketbook while she was at work. The thieves racked up about $1,100 in charges at a number of stores, including grocery stores in Pooler.
Nov. 7: Two vehicles were broken into on Banberry Court in the Guyton area. A speaker, amplifier and some change were taken from an unlocked vehicle. The items were found in the road. One resident said a vehicle with its lights off was driving by slowly and left when he spotted it.
Nov. 7: A woman said she locked a bedroom door and her boyfriend damaged it so that he could get in and get his property. A deputy told them it was a civil matter.
Nov. 7: Someone took $100, a camera, prescription drugs, a tool box, debit cards and a speaker box and amp from an unlocked vehicle on Banberry Court in the Guyton area.
Nov. 7: A man who lived at a residence on Courthouse Road in the Guyton area was arrested for use and possession of drug-related objects. The people he was living with called the Sheriff’s Office for help.
Nov. 7: A woman said she and her husband argued because he put their daughter in a car without securing her in a car seat. She said he has an addiction problem and gets angry easily.
Nov. 8: Keys were stolen from an unlocked vehicle on Kensington Circle in the Guyton area.
Nov. 8: A resident of Barrington Circle in the Rincon area thought she heard someone trying to break in through the back door. Deputies checked her house, the yard and neighboring areas and didn’t find anyone. They stayed with her and her two of her children until her husband came home.
Entering autos
Nov. 8: Someone went through 10 vehicles on Kensington Circle in the Guyton area. And someone stole an unlocked 2014 Toyota Camry from the same street.
Nov. 8: A resident of Kensington Circle in the Guyton area said someone entered his truck and stole $8 in cash.
Nov. 8: Someone entered three unlocked vehicles at three different addresses on Kensington Circle in the Guyton area. Nothing was taken.
Nov. 8: A deputy went to pick up someone who was stopped by Bloomingdale police, who was wanted on an Effingham warrant.
Nov. 8: Someone put sugar in the gas tanks of a pickup truck and a four-wheeler on Springfield Egypt Road in the Springfield area.
Nov. 8: Two unlocked vehicles on St. James Walk in the Guyton area were entered.