From incident reports at the Rincon Police Department:
Oct. 31: A resident of Keller Road said his wedding ring went missing during a Halloween party. He said he left it on the kitchen counter while he was cooking.
Phone tip
Nov. 1: A caller reported seeing a vehicle weaving on Ga. 21. Officers found the vehicle and stopped it. The driver was arrested for drunken driving, driving with a suspended license, open container and failure to maintain lane.
Nov. 1: Someone removed the lock from the trunk of a vehicle on Lisa Street. Nothing was taken.
Nov. 1: A woman said she believes someone was in her home, on Willowdell Court, while she was away on a cruise. She said nothing was missing or damaged. Her son, who lives with her, said some of his friends had been at the house.
Nov. 2: An officer saw a man he thought he recognized as being wanted on a warrant. The man was riding a bicycle on Ga. 21 near Weisenbaker Road. Turns out it was the man’s twin brother.
The twin was arrested and accused of trying to hide some marijuana and a grinder so that the officer wouldn’t find it, in a rotten tree stump. The man was arrested for possession of marijuana, possession of a drug-related object and loitering and prowling.
Float failure
Nov. 2: A 25-year-old man deposited six worthless checks totaling nearly $24,000 at Renasant Bank in an effort to “float money,” knowing the checks were no good. The bank declined to prosecute him.
Nov. 3: An officer looking for a stolen vehicle pulled over an SUV on Ga. 21. The driver was arrested for driving with a suspended license and no insurance.
Nov. 4: An officer stopped a vehicle on Ga. 21 because the automatic tag reader said it had suspended registration. The driver was arrested for driving with a suspended license, suspended registration and an Effingham warrant. Warrants were issued for a passenger for possession of drugs.
Bad checks
Nov. 4: Workers at the BP station on Ga. 21 cashed three payroll checks from a trucking company in Walterboro, S.C., for a total of about $1,500. The checks were no good because the account had been closed.
Nov. 4: A man took a $64 fishing reel off a shelf at Walmart and returned it for cash at the service desk. He was captured on video.
Nov. 4: An officer traveling north on Ga. 21 at 10:40 p.m. clocked a southbound vehicle at 47 mph in the 35 mph zone. The driver was cited for speeding and no insurance and the vehicle was towed.
Nov. 5: A man helping build the new Kroger was cited for interference with property of public utilities. He used 1,750 gallons of water from a fire hydrant rather than using a water line with a reader that he was supposed to use.
Nov. 6: Police got a call about a burglary in progress at a residence behind Church of the Harvest on Weisenbaker Road.
They found a man inside the residence. He said he had permission from the pastor to be there, but later admitted that wasn’t true. The key holder didn’t want to prosecute.
Nov. 8: A man took a video game controller off a shelf at Walmart and returned it for cash at the service desk. The man, who had an ID from Tennessee, was caught on video.
Go away
Nov. 8: A manager at Fred’s wanted to prosecute a man for stealing glue sticks valued at $3.95. The offender also was given a criminal trespass warning.
Nov. 8: The automatic tag reader sounded on a vehicle on Ga. 21 with no insurance. The driver was cited for no insurance and suspended registration. The vehicle was towed and an officer gave the driver a ride home.
Nov. 9: A resident of Dresler Road said she found two bags of suspected marijuana beneath the gas door on her vehicle.
Nov. 9: A rifle was missing from a residence on Barfield Way.
Nov. 9: An officer stopped a vehicle on Fort Howard Road at 3:20 p.m. for not having its headlights on in the rain. The driver was arrested for the headlight violation and for possessing marijuana.
Nov. 10: An officer questioned three men sitting in a vehicle at Willowpeg Way Apartments. One was arrested on an Effingham warrant.
Nov. 11: A vehicle was damaged on Lisa Street. It had a pink/purple paint mark and what looked like a key mark.
Hot bike
Nov. 12: Two men stole a mini bike valued at $499 from Walmart. One of the men had just made a return at the service desk, where he showed his ID. Warrants were to be issued for their arrests.
Nov. 12: A woman said her son’s father has been harassing her by phone and in person. She wanted a report so she could get a temporary protection order.
Nov. 12: An officer chased a man who stole a digital thermometer and some drug-related items, valued at $35, from Walmart. He was arrested for shoplifting and given a criminal trespass warning.
Nov. 12: A resident of Smithfield Drive said she wanted her sister-in-law and her sister-in-law’s boyfriend to move out. The sister-in-law was arrested on a Pooler shoplifting warrant.
Nov. 12: A pistol was missing from a residence on Town Park Drive.
Nov. 13: Someone stole a refrigerator from a bank-owned house on Smith Avenue.
Nov. 13: An officer found two friendly pit bull dogs, without collars on Fort Howard Road near the El Cheapo gas station. They ran away before Animal Control officers arrived.
Citizen’s arrest
Nov. 13: A Rincon man said he followed a vehicle that failed to stop for a school bus on Ga. 21. He said he had the incident on video. An officer tried to reach the driver of the offending vehicle, but no one answered the door.
Nov. 13: An officer stopped a vehicle for having a burned-out headlight on Lisa Street at Fort Howard Avenue. The driver was arrested on a Bloomingdale warrant for fleeing and a Savannah drug warrant. The passenger was arrested for giving a false name and possession of a drug-related object.
Nov. 14: A driver from Myrtle Beach, S.C., was stopped for going 55 mph in the 35 mph zone on Ga. 21. The driver was cited for speeding and not having insurance and the vehicle was towed.
Nov. 14: A woman said she believes her two front tires were flattened while her vehicle was parked at Alibi’s Sports bar.
Nov. 14: An officer found a pit bull dog running free on Talmadge Drive. He called the Sheriff’s Office humane enforcement, but a deputy said if the dog was in someone’s yard and not aggressive, he would not respond.
Disruptive shopper
Nov. 15: A 28-year-old Rincon man who said he wanted to return to jail walked into Walmart, knocked over displays, broke a mirror and cut his arm with a razor. An officer used a stun gun on the man, but it had no effect on him. The officer eventually was able to grab the man and get him in handcuffs.