MPD Reports: Squatters; juveniles behaving badly; Rental scam that had renter having to leave property after paying rental to the scammer

The City of Monroe Police Department reported the following incidents for the period Aug. 7 – 13, 2026. Due to the length, this report has been split into six parts. This is the first part. Please note an arrest or charge does not constitute a conviction.

• Dispute – N Broad St; Bojangles – In reference to a dispute between complainant and her son. During the dispute son punched the windshield of his mother’s car causing it to break. Son was taken into custody for Family Violence Criminal Trespass.
• Traffic Stop – Highway 78 / The Jax – Reference vehicle stopped due to window tint / speeding. The driver was found to have a warrant out of Snellville for failure to appear. The driver was placed under arrest and transported to Walton County Sheriff’s Office without incident.
• Vehicle Unlock – N Broad St – Vehicle unlocked. No damage.
• EMS Assist – Plaza Trc – In reference to a medical call.
• Traffic Accident – W Spring @ S Broad – In reference to a two vehicle accident involving a Semi and a Parked truck. GEARS report completed.
• EMS Assist – Union Dr – In reference to a 90-year-old female unconscious.
• Downtown Patrol: 1000; 1200; 1400; 1600
• Extra Patrol request behind the Monroe Vet Clinic E Spring due to homeless woman sleeping in the wood line behind the business.
• Downtown Concert 1800-2200
• Damage to Property – W. Spring St. – In reference to a vehicle striking the building and leaving the scene. Report taken.
• Damage to Property – MLK Jr. Blvd. – In reference to a rock, possibly kicked up by a semi, striking the complainant’s windshield. Report taken.
• Bad Check – S.Broad St – Reference subject cashing checks that have already been mobile deposited. Report made, forward to CID.
• Mechanical Breakdown – West Spring Street – Vehicle jumped. All ok.
• 911 Hang Up – Pavilion Parkway – All ok on location.
• Vehicle Crash – Walgreens – Two vehicles, no injuries, private property. GEARS report.
• Assault – Breedlove Dr.; Ridgeview – In reference to a physical dispute involving three juvenile patients and staff members in which one juvenile patient was transported to Piedmont Walton with visible injuries. Juvenile was placed under arrest for battery and transported to the Walton County Jail without incident. Juvenile complaint forms were completed on two of the juvenile patients.
• Fire Assist – Hwy 78 W / Aycock Ave.- In reference to a car hauler semi-truck fully engulfed. Vehicle removed by Taylors Towing.
• Theft in Progress – Knight St – Reference male, later identified, stealing a chainsaw from the back of a pickup truck. The complainant stated she eventually told Peters he could have the chainsaw after he persistently asked and approached her causing her to feel unsafe. He was found walking back to the incident location where he resisted arrest. It was later discovered he is severely intellectually disabled and lives with his mother on Towler Street. The complainant declined prosecution and the subject was released to his mother. Due to his diminished mental capacity, he was not charged with obstruction.
• Traffic Direction – North Broad Street – Traffic control not needed upon officer arrival.
• Suspicious Person – E Spring St; Monroe Vet Clinic – In reference to an unknown female living behind the business. A tent and clothes were located in the wood line between the Vet Clinic and the Bridge of GA but the female was not on location. Extra patrol request logged for the weekend.
• Theft Report – W Spring St – Cancelled prior to arrival.
• Suspicious Person – Stone Creek Bnd – Reference squatters on location the complainant identified as an employee with open door stated they gained access by a one-time code and did not move out. Upon arrival, I made contact with the occupant. Occupant stated she contacted an unknown male through a Tik Tok video listing the house for rent. Occupant paid that male in excess of 1,250 to move in and was provided a fraudulent lease. Occupant was given until 5:00pm tomorrow to vacate. Report made and forwarded to CID.
• Hit and Run – E. Church St. / Poplar St. – In reference to a Toyota Corolla striking the complainant’s vehicle and then fleeing the scene, towards Unisia Drive on E. Church St.
• Loud Music – E. Church St – Area checked, no loud music heard.
• Juvenile Complainant – Stonecreek Bnd – In reference to complainant advising that her son broke a door and was being disrespectful. Complainant did not want to file a juvenile complaint. Remedies advised.
• Area Check – Downtown on Foot – All ok.
• Dispute – Georgia Ave; WCSO – In reference to complainant reporting that his ex-girlfriend and himself took each other’s phones after breaking up and requested Officers retrieve it from her in Athens. Complainant was advised to meet and give the phones back to each other.
• Traffic Stop/Vehicle Impound – E Spring St / S Broad St – In reference to a traffic stop conducted for driver being on cell phone while operating a motor vehicle on the roadway. The vehicle had suspended insurance and registration. Vehicle towed and driver was cited. All okay.
• Loitering – Pavilion Pkwy; Publix – In reference to two subjects asking for money in front of Publix. Subjects were advised to leave.
• Mental Subject – Glenwood Dr – Complainant requested to be transported to Piedmont Walton for a mental health evaluation. She was given a courtesy ride to the hospital.
• Other Law – Tall Oaks W – In reference to juvenile being located. Juvenile was removed from GCIC as a missing person.
• Hit and Run – W Spring St; Piedmont Walton – Female advised an unknown vehicle struck her unattended parked vehicle. GEARS report completed.
• EMS Assist – Marable Ln – In reference to subject having medical issues. Turned over to EMS.
• Crash Detection – S Madison Ave – Area was checked with negative contact with crash. Did meet and subject that stated his girlfriend dropped phone on the highway from a moving vehicle. Subject located phone in roadway.
• Area Check – Double Springs Church; MAHS – In reference to the MFD finding a propped open door on a fire alarm call, MFD was able to secure said door and requested MPD conduct an area check. Area check completed and no issues.
• Loitering – E Church St; Chestnut Cupboard – In reference to store clerk calling to have 50 or more subjects to leave property.
• Loud Music – Tanglewood Ln – Resident was advised to turn the music down, and did so. All ok.
• Dispute – Tall Oaks W – Reference verbal dispute between two subjects over rent issues and one gaining access to the residence without the other’s knowledge. They stated the other had been living on and off at the residence since June. Civil issue in nature.
• Area Check – Whitman Circle – In reference to an alarm going off in area. Alarm was located on a power station in back of neighborhood. Alarm was silenced and Monroe Utilities contacted.
• Traffic Stop/Arrest – Birch S @ Ammie Briggery – In reference to stopping A Honda Accord for expired Registration. The female subject was found to be driving and gave a false name to officers. She was found to be driving on a suspended license and was taken into custody and turned over to staff at the Walton County Jail. Warrants taken.