MPD Reports: Mental health issues related to reports of voodoo cures

The City of Monroe Police Department reported the following incidents for the period Oct. 3 – 9, 2025. Due to the length, this report has been split into five parts. This is the final part. Please note an arrest or charge does not constitute a conviction.

• Area Check – McDaniel St @ Pollock – While responding to another call, officers observed three males walking in and out of the roadway on McDaniel St. Contact was made. All OK.
• Prowler – Belle Meade Rd: Complainant stating she heard noises outside her residence again. Area checked. All OK.
• Damage to Property – Overlook Crest – Negative contact in reference to a damaged road sign in the area.
• Found Property – Ridge Road / Plaza Dr – Reference a found Iphone, IPhone was recovered by owner at arrival.
• Warrant Service – Ridgeview – Reference subject being taken into custody due to an active warrant for battery. The was transported to Walton County Sheriff’s Office and released to deputies at intake without incident.
• Dispute – Ford Street – In reference to two subjects involved in a dispute. One has a no contact order in place due to a recent Family Violence case. Negative contact with a dispute or subject on location.
• Suspicious Person – Pine Park Street / Mears Street – In reference to a white female slump over a bike in the roadway. Negative contact.
• Suspicious Person – Minerva – In reference to the caller advising there was a male subject on the roof with no shirt on. Contact was made with staff who advised they were putting up Christmas lights. No action taken.
• Mental Person – Turner St – Complainant on location wanting to file a report because his neighbor placed a voodoo curse on him. Report taken.
• Child Abuse – Hammond Drive – In reference to a female subject reporting the abuse of two children ages 2 and 3 years old. A DFACS report was completed and CID was notified.
• Theft Report – W Spring St; McDonalds – Female customer tricked employee into giving her $20 additional dollars back in change. Report taken. Video expected at a later date.
• Area Check – Pine Park St – Reference request for area check in the wood line of Pine Park Street due to people living, littering in the wood line of the property. Contact was made with the owner who provided permission to criminally trespass any people found unlawfully on the property. Area was checked no contact was made.
• Follow Up – Walmart. Allstate accident investigator requesting video from Walmart. Officer stood by but advised we cannot make private companies provide video without court order
• Traffic Stop/Arrest – South Broad St / North Broad St – In reference to subject being stopped for multiple traffic offenses. A search of the vehicle found the front seat passenger to be in possession of methamphetamine. She was arrested and taken to the Walton County Jail.
• Vehicle Crash – N. Madison Ave.- Two vehicle, private property crash, no injuries. GEARS report.
• Civil Issue – Ash Street – In reference to a named subject wanting his money back after paying for a motorcycle repair. Remedies advised.
• Suspicious Vehicle – Highway 78 – Reference Black Dodge Challenger driving recklessly.Contact was made with the vehicle, no traffic offenses were observed.
• Fraud – MPD Lobby-Subject reported her personal information stolen. Report taken
• Damage to Property – Piedmont Walton: In reference to private property accident that occurred last date.
• Crash Detection – Walton Road- Area checked, negative contact.
• Juvenile Problem – West Spring Street, Classic City Cleaners- In reference to multiple juveniles parked at the neighboring car wash and loitering behind the cleaners. Juveniles were gone when officers arrived.
• Suspicious Vehicle – S Madison Ave at Towler St. – In reference to a reckless motorcycle driver in the area. Area checked, negative contact made.
• Welfare Check – Breedlove Dr near McDaniel St. In reference to a black male pushing a shopping cart near the roadway.
• Vehicle Crash – W Spring St & White Oak Way- Two vehicle crash with injuries. GEARS report.
• Suspicious Persons – West Spring Street- In reference to the complainant stating that three African American males dressed in all black walked up to their vehicle and attempted to pull the door handle as they were driving past the Valero gas station on East Spring Street. Area checks conducted, negative contact with suspects or witnesses.
• Civil Issue – West Creek Cir. – Verbal argument over personal item retrieval between the complainant and her mother. Remedies advised.
• Area Check – Downtown on Foot – All ok.
• Civil Issue – Wellington Dr – The residence was leased by the daughter and her college roommate from the mother. It was explained to the mother, even with the subject not on the lease, that he can stay there because the other subject on the lease can have visitors just as her daughter can. It was explained to her that she would have to handle it on the civil side, that we could not make the subject leave.
• Suicide threat – E. Spring St; AutoZone – In reference to subject being released from jail and having suicidal ideations, he was transported to Piedmont Walton by EMS.
• Suspicious Vehicle – Richard Parsons Dr – In reference to an unoccupied vehicle on location. All was determined to be ok.
• Suspicious Person – W Spring St; World Of Smoke – In reference to a black male in a Green Hoodie attempting to buy items without his ID. The male would not leave the store and began asking people to buy items for him. The male left the store and the area before the officer’s arrival. Area checked with contact.
• Suspicious Vehicle – Felker Park – In reference to a vehicle in the park after dark. The owner was advised of park hours and sent on their way.
• Area Check – Downtown on Foot – All ok.
• Injured K9 – McDaniel St – In reference to a K9 in the roadway that had been struck by a vehicle. The K9 was dead and was removed from the roadway by Animal Control.
• Mental Patient – Turner St – In reference to the caller advising that he thinks someone has a hit out on him and that while going to the dollar store, someone put “blue eye” voodoo on him, and he advised he did not wish to have different colored eyes. All was okay on location.
• Disturbing the Peace/Domestic Dispute – Aycock Ave – In reference to a physical altercation between the complainant and his girlfriend. During the dispute, she attempted to stab the complainant with a knife and struck him several times with her hands. She was arrested for Agg Assault and battery FV. She was fingerprinted at MPD and transported to the Walton County Jail without incident. Report and warrants taken.
• Juvenile Complainant – E Fambrough St – In reference to juvenile sneaking out of his house while his mother was at work. Juvenile later left the residence, stating he was going to his father’s house. The juvenile was located by officers and turned over to his mother.
• Suspicious Vehicle – Wayne St / Cross country Mortgage – In reference to a Subaru Forester, parked in the parking lot of a closed business. The vehicle was unoccupied. All appeared ok.
• Area Check – Georgia Ave; DFCS – In reference to complainant, who resides in Richmond Co. requesting an area check of the DFCS building, looking for her daughter. The area was checked with negative contact with anyone on location. It was discovered that daughter is with her former foster mom in the WCSO’s jurisdiction. All ok.
• Damage to property – N. Broad St; St. Albans – In reference to a church van having a window broken, report taken.
• Damage to Property – Bridgeport Ln – In reference to the driver of the Amazon delivery van not putting the vehicle in park and rolling into another vehicle. The Amazon van had no damage. The car that it rolled into had a paint transfer, and the owner was able to rub the paint off the vehicle and did not wish to file a report. The driver of Amazon stated that his dispatcher stated that he needed a report. All information was obtained, and a report was taken.
• Extra Patrol – Walker Dr – In reference to complainant requesting an extra patrol be completed throughout the night in reference to her ex coming onto her property and stating he was going to return tonight.
• Fight – Downton / Your Pie – In reference to a crowd of juveniles hanging out after the Monroe Area High School Parade, fighting on the sidewalk. Area checked; negative contact.
• Traffic Stop – Hwy 11 @ Charlotte Rowell – In reference to stopping a male subject who had a valid warrant out of Habersham County for Dangerous Drugs. He was taken into custody without issue and turned over to the Walton County Jail.
• Firearms Discharge – Windsor Dr.- In reference to the residents on Windsor drive calling due to hearing arguing and possible firearms discharge in the area of E. Marable St. Contact was made with the residents on E. Marble St. who advised they also heard the gunshots but stated it came from the Matthews Park area. No signs of a fight or firearms discharge observed.
• Shoplifting – W Spring St; Walmart – In reference to a white female subject shoplifting $24 worth of merchandise by skip scanning. Report taken
• Area Check – Spruce Ln. – In reference to the complainant stating that some may be tampering with a semi that is in the yard due to brake lights being on. The vehicle was checked and no one was in the vehicle nor did it appear that anyone was around the vehicle. The right rear brake light was stuck on due to possible wiring issue.
• Suspicious Vehicle – Breedlove Dr; Breedlove Pro Center – In reference to a white Hyundai Elantra parked in the parking lot after business hours. The vehicle was unoccupied; all appeared ok.
• Suspicious Vehicle – Our Family Health; Baker St – In reference to a Honda CR-V in the parking lot after the close of business. The vehicle was unoccupied. All appeared ok.
• Suspicious Vehicle – Wheeler St – In reference to observing a Jeep Cherokee parked in the opposing lane of travel, facing the wrong direction. The vehicle was occupied by two subjects. They were advised of loitering laws, and sent on their way. All ok.
• Traffic Stop/Arrest – Hwy 78 WB / E Spring St Bridge – In reference to stopping a named subject in a Black Chevy Malibu for suspended tag and No Insurance. He was taken into custody for driving on a suspended license and released on copy of citations for Suspended license and No Insurance. Vehicle turned over to Taylor’s Wrecker Service.
• Alarm – E. Spring St; Sherwin Williams – In reference to a delivery driver on location setting the alarm off, all was okay on location.
• Wrong-way Driver – Hwy 78 EB / E Spring St Bridge – In reference to a wrong way driver on 78EB. The vehicle was traveling WB in the EB lane. The vehicle corrected its direction of travel, prior to unit’s arrival, per an off-duty GCPD unit. All ok.