Watkinsville Police: Felton Drive Resident Out $700 After Unlocked Car Entered

In his weekly news release, Chief Lee O'Dillon recapped some of the incidents that police responded to during the week ending Feb. 5.

• A Felton Drive resident reported that overnight Monday Jan. 30 to Tuesday Jan.31 someone entered his 2005 Toyota truck and stole a GPS unit, a Canon digital camera, a toolbox filled with tools, and some loose change. The truck was unlocked at the time. The stolen property was valued at about $700. .

• Police responded to Experiment Station Road near Durham Street around noon on Tueday, Jan. 31 after a 2010 Ford Econoline van was struck from behind by a 1996 GMC Yukon. No one was injured. A 33-year-old Greensboro man was cited with following too closely.

• Tuesday afternoon police were called to Farmview Drive where a 2001 Honda Passport had hit a parked 2001 Toyota Highlander. No one was injured and only minor damage was reported.

• A Saturday morning traffic stop resulted in charges filed against a Bishop man. At 1:50 a.m., police stopped a 1983 Dodge Ram after watching it drive off the edge of Whitehall Road. The 24-year-old driver was charged with DUI and failure to maintain lane.

Police responded to a total of 31 calls within city limits between Monday, Jan 30 and Sunday, Feb. 5.

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