Report: Fleeing man had counterfeit bills
A Rome man who reportedly fled police in a car without valid tags was jailed Sunday on felony forgery charges.
According to Floyd County Jail records:
Christopher Bernard Selman, 47, of 311 Reynolds St., was arrested early Sunday on Pearl Street at North Broad Street. Selman fled police in a vehicle and then ran and hid.
He had five counterfeit $20 bills on him when he was caught and a glass pipe with suspected methamphetamine was found in the vehicle.
Selman is charged with felony forgery in the first degree and felony possession of a controlled substance.
He’s also facing misdemeanor charges of possession of a drug-related object, acquiring a license plate for the purpose of concealing identification of a motor vehicle, driving on a suspended license, driving without insurance, fleeing and attempting to elude a police officer, probation violation and two counts of obstruction.
Shoplifting
An Aragon woman is facing shoplifting charges after she reportedly left Walmart with several high-dollar items she didn’t pay for.
According to Floyd County Jail records:
Latisha Marie Hall, 35, of 3402 Wax Road in Aragon, was arrested on a warrant charging her with felony theft by shoplifting in an incident that happened Nov. 14 at the store at 825 Cartersville Highway.
Hall reportedly scanned a crossbow, a computer
monitor and several other items with a total value of $704.65 at a self-checkout register. She had a sales associate remove the security tags, then left the store without paying.
Felony stalking
A Rome man was in jail Sunday on felony aggravated stalking charges.
According to Floyd County Jail records:
Kumar Mandjinder, 31, of 1905 Shorter Ave., called a woman Friday night who had a court order barring him from contacting her.
Theft of gifts
Police are investigating the reported theft of Christmas presents from a home on McLin Street.
According to Rome Police Department reports:
A woman called police early Sunday to report that someone broke into her home sometime between 1 and 8 a.m. while the family was sleeping and took her children’s wrapped Christmas presents. Among the items stolen were dolls and accessories, a Nintendo game system, a train set and children’s clothing and shoes.
Police found the back door lock broken and a nearby window propped open. Two large-screen TV sets had been brought into the kitchen but were left by the window.