Homeless man charged with stealing GPS system
A homeless man was charged with breaking into another man’s car and stealing a TomTom navigational system while the man shopped inside the Dollar General on Madison Street in Ila.
Thomas Mitchell Minish, 32, was charged with entering automobile or other motor vehicle with intent to commit theft or felony.
According to the incident report, officer Alan Stratton met with the man, who said he noticed his TomTom was missing from his Jeep when he came out of the store. He said as he approached his car a driver next to him accelerated quickly out of the parking lot. The victim was able to get a partial tag number of the red Mitsubishi and a BOLO was given out. A store video showed a white male with tattoos and facial hair walk to the Jeep and remove the GPS unit and leave in the red Mitsubishi.
Other incidents on file at the sheriff’s office this week included:
•A woman reported that the father of her three children pushed her when she came to pick them up at his residence on Glenn Carrie Road. The man told officer Gary Floyd that she started yelling at him and that during the argument she pushed her chest against his and he pushed her back, making contact. There were no visible signs of injury and she was explained the warrant process.
•Two padlocks and a window were busted at the recreation department concession stand at Mize Park last week.
•A man on Drake Woods Road said he believes someone threw something down his well overnight, causing damage to the well pipe. He said he had no water pressure when he woke up and later discovered the damaged pipe.
•A real estate agent reported that a home for sale on Racetrack Road had been entered and that all the wallpaper had been removed from the kitchen area. He said he also noticed that someone had placed signs stating “this house has a dried up well.” He said someone had also placed a rope down the well.
•Burglary was reported at Billy Meadows Hot Dog Stand on Hwy. 72 in Colbert. The owner said someone had pried the side window open and entered the building. $150 in cash and $50 in coins were reported missing.
•A woman identifying herself as working for the Georgia Dept. of Community Health told officer Michael Moore that she wanted to report that a West Pine Avenue residence was running an unlicensed personal care home. She said there were two elderly males being looked after at the residence and that the owner of the home said she had power of attorney over the two men, and that it was not a personal care home. The woman said that, by law, she had to report residences like this when she came across them.
•A man on East Eighth Avenue reported that someone stole a generator out of his camper that was parked behind his residence.
•A woman on Glenn Carrie Road reported that jewelry, a pistol and checks were stolen from her home. She said she suspects a man who was working on a water leak at her house. She said the man knows where she keeps her spare key.
•An Ingles employee reported that a white male left the store, taking a Blu disposable cigarette lighter without paying for it. The suspect left in a red Jeep Grand Cherokee.
•A woman on Farm Road reported that someone busted a window at the front of her residence.
•A man on Alberta Drive reported that another man he knows assaulted him after cursing at him.
•A woman on Hillwood Drive reported that a man she had broken up with came to her back door and pushed it open, tearing the screws out of the latch. When he got in, he then proceeded to punch a hole in the bedroom door. The offender was gone before officers arrived. An officer explained the warrant process to the victim.
•Someone reportedly threw a large cinder block through a large plate glass window at the front of Pridgen Enterprises on Hwy. 72 West.
•A man on Sailors Road reported that some items were stolen from a storage building at his residence, which he is in the process of moving out of. He showed the responding officer a tool mark on the door, which appeared to be done with a flat-edged object.
•A woman on Rose Hill Drive reported that someone stole a set of Top Flight golf clubs from the back porch of her residence, which she is moving out of. A window in her bathroom was also busted out.
•A vehicle fire was reported on Brewer Phillips Road last week when a woman said she was traveling down the road when her vehicle stalled. When her father raised the hood, flames came from inside the engine compartment, and eventually engulfed the whole vehicle. Danielsville VFD arrived prior to the officer and had extinguished the fire.
•A man on Jack Sharp Road reported that two of his dogs had been shot. He said one of the dogs was found under a neighbor’s porch, dead. The other dog was found wounded on his porch with a blood trail coming down the driveway. Neighbors reported hearing gunshots from a wooded area near the road. The owner said both dogs were unsecured at his residence when he left earlier. The owner reported that he was taking the second dog to the vet for treatment.
•A fight over one child’s go-kart bumping another was reported at Checkered Flag Kartway on Jones Chapel Road last week. A woman there said her husband jumped over the fence to check on their son and got into an argument with the father of the other go-kart driver. Several adults on both sides were arguing and the other father allegedly pulled a knife on her husband. The other man denied having a knife. In a second incident, the manager of the raceway said a man slapped his hand and told him he would “get him” after the race. The offender apologized and said he was mad at the time. The two worked out their differences in officer Gary Floyd’s presence.
According to the incident report, officer Alan Stratton met with the man, who said he noticed his TomTom was missing from his Jeep when he came out of the store. He said as he approached his car a driver next to him accelerated quickly out of the parking lot. The victim was able to get a partial tag number of the red Mitsubishi and a BOLO was given out. A store video showed a white male with tattoos and facial hair walk to the Jeep and remove the GPS unit and leave in the red Mitsubishi.
Other incidents on file at the sheriff’s office this week included:
•A woman reported that the father of her three children pushed her when she came to pick them up at his residence on Glenn Carrie Road. The man told officer Gary Floyd that she started yelling at him and that during the argument she pushed her chest against his and he pushed her back, making contact. There were no visible signs of injury and she was explained the warrant process.
•Two padlocks and a window were busted at the recreation department concession stand at Mize Park last week.
•A man on Drake Woods Road said he believes someone threw something down his well overnight, causing damage to the well pipe. He said he had no water pressure when he woke up and later discovered the damaged pipe.
•A real estate agent reported that a home for sale on Racetrack Road had been entered and that all the wallpaper had been removed from the kitchen area. He said he also noticed that someone had placed signs stating “this house has a dried up well.” He said someone had also placed a rope down the well.
•Burglary was reported at Billy Meadows Hot Dog Stand on Hwy. 72 in Colbert. The owner said someone had pried the side window open and entered the building. $150 in cash and $50 in coins were reported missing.
•A woman identifying herself as working for the Georgia Dept. of Community Health told officer Michael Moore that she wanted to report that a West Pine Avenue residence was running an unlicensed personal care home. She said there were two elderly males being looked after at the residence and that the owner of the home said she had power of attorney over the two men, and that it was not a personal care home. The woman said that, by law, she had to report residences like this when she came across them.
•A man on East Eighth Avenue reported that someone stole a generator out of his camper that was parked behind his residence.
•A woman on Glenn Carrie Road reported that jewelry, a pistol and checks were stolen from her home. She said she suspects a man who was working on a water leak at her house. She said the man knows where she keeps her spare key.
•An Ingles employee reported that a white male left the store, taking a Blu disposable cigarette lighter without paying for it. The suspect left in a red Jeep Grand Cherokee.
•A woman on Farm Road reported that someone busted a window at the front of her residence.
•A man on Alberta Drive reported that another man he knows assaulted him after cursing at him.
•A woman on Hillwood Drive reported that a man she had broken up with came to her back door and pushed it open, tearing the screws out of the latch. When he got in, he then proceeded to punch a hole in the bedroom door. The offender was gone before officers arrived. An officer explained the warrant process to the victim.
•Someone reportedly threw a large cinder block through a large plate glass window at the front of Pridgen Enterprises on Hwy. 72 West.
•A man on Sailors Road reported that some items were stolen from a storage building at his residence, which he is in the process of moving out of. He showed the responding officer a tool mark on the door, which appeared to be done with a flat-edged object.
•A woman on Rose Hill Drive reported that someone stole a set of Top Flight golf clubs from the back porch of her residence, which she is moving out of. A window in her bathroom was also busted out.
•A vehicle fire was reported on Brewer Phillips Road last week when a woman said she was traveling down the road when her vehicle stalled. When her father raised the hood, flames came from inside the engine compartment, and eventually engulfed the whole vehicle. Danielsville VFD arrived prior to the officer and had extinguished the fire.
•A man on Jack Sharp Road reported that two of his dogs had been shot. He said one of the dogs was found under a neighbor’s porch, dead. The other dog was found wounded on his porch with a blood trail coming down the driveway. Neighbors reported hearing gunshots from a wooded area near the road. The owner said both dogs were unsecured at his residence when he left earlier. The owner reported that he was taking the second dog to the vet for treatment.
•A fight over one child’s go-kart bumping another was reported at Checkered Flag Kartway on Jones Chapel Road last week. A woman there said her husband jumped over the fence to check on their son and got into an argument with the father of the other go-kart driver. Several adults on both sides were arguing and the other father allegedly pulled a knife on her husband. The other man denied having a knife. In a second incident, the manager of the raceway said a man slapped his hand and told him he would “get him” after the race. The offender apologized and said he was mad at the time. The two worked out their differences in officer Gary Floyd’s presence.
Did Mr. Jeep owner lock his vehicle upon leaving it to go shop? No? Well, reap what you sow, Mr. Jeep owner! If you don't lock, you lose. Trouble is we all lose because Mr. Jeep owner caused us all to pay for law enforcement to get involved, then the jail, then the court, then probation officers. Not because of the thief, but because of failure to secure property. Just because it's Ila and not Atlanta is no excuse. Lock it up, people, every time, all the time!
Keep locking up though if that gives you some kind of liberal peace of mind. I can tell by your tone that the victim was to blame. Do you support the rapist when the victim was dressed provocatively?
Also, give a political label to man X going to the sheriff's office to reclaim his DVD player that he reported stolen. Man X says, yeah, that one's mine; sheriff says do you have proof? Man X says I know what's mine! Sheriff says not good enough and sells the DVD player at auction. His neighbor, man Z, comes in to claim his electronic device that he, too, reported stolen; gives the sheriff the serial number and says his name is etched into the bottom. Man Z gets his device back. Which man is the idiot and which is the smart one? Which is the liberal and which the conservative? Sometimes, it's not about labels; sometimes it's just plain old common sense. Ain't that something country boys are supposed to have?