Police Blotter
Bank robber sought
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Columbia County deputies are looking for a man who robbed a Martinez bank Wednesday.
Columbia County sheriff's Capt. Steve Morris said a man walked into the Regions Bank at 4129 Columbia Road in Martinez, just before 1 p.m. Wednesday and demanded money. Bank employees gave the man an undisclosed amount of money and he left the bank in a black or dark gray late 1980s or early 1990s model Nissan pickup with rear-end body damage, Morris said.
The man did not brandish a weapon or a note. No one was injured in the robbery, Morris said.
The man is described as a white man in his 50s or 60s with salt-and-pepper hair. He was wearing a gray shirt, khaki pants and a red baseball cap, Morris said.
The following accounts were taken from reports filed with the Columbia County Sheriff's Office.
Couple attacked in Martinez
A Martinez man told deputies early Monday that his hand was broken when someone attacked him and his wife near their home.
The couple, both 24-year-olds who live in the 100 block of Windom Josey Trail, told deputies that a white man in his early 20s walked up to them and tackled the husband without provocation along Old Anderson Road.
The husband struck the assailant in the head and the couple fled home.
The wife drove the husband to University Hospital for treatment of a broken hand.
Man fights with boss
A Grovetown con-struction worker told deputies Monday that his boss slapped him and pointed a gun in his face at an Evans construction site.
The 25-year-old worker from the 700 block of Gibbs Road South told deputies he was arguing with his 37-year-old boss at a construction site on Windmill Place when it escalated into violence.
Deputies questioned the boss, who admitted to slapping his employee but denied pointing a gun. Deputies searched the boss's truck but did not find a firearm.
No one was arrested.
Car stolen from apartments
An Evans man reported his car stolen from an Old Evans Road apartment complex Monday.
The 21-year-old Wedgewood Park resident told deputies someone stole his blue-and-white 1986 Oldsmobile Cutlass coupe with 22-inch chrome wheels between early Monday and noon.
The vehicle was valued at $6,000.
Utility vehicle stolen
A utility vehicle was reported stolen from a Martinez tennis club Tuesday.
The club professional at Petersburg Racquet Club in the 400 block of The Pass, told deputies that someone stole the club's Club Car Carryall golf car.
The vehicle was valued at $5,000.