HARALSON COUNTY, Ga. – On Saturday, July 20, 2024, Cpl. Brady Henderson was dispatched to Love’s Truck Stop in reference to a theft already occurred. Cpl. Henderson met with an employee who advised that a former employee had come into the store, went behind the counter and opened the register stealing $480.00. On Sunday, July […]

On July 16, 2024, the Haralson County Sheriff’s Office was notified by a member of Journey Fellowship Church that puppies that had been abandoned on July 8, 2024. The case was investigated by Criminal Investigative Division’s Sgt. Bobby Mullenix. Sgt. Mullenix was able to obtain video security footage of the puppies being abandoned and through […]

FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. – On May 28, 2024, a traffic stop was done for failure to maintain lane on Victor Correa Martinez. Due to recent history and prior knowledge that Victor was dealing narcotics within Forsyth County, Cpl. Escolano utilized his K9 partner to conduct a free air sniff of the vehicle. K9 Maverick indicated […]

TOWNS COUNTY, Ga. – The GBI has arrested and charged Donathan Shelton, age 32, of Sylva, NC, with child molestation and sexual battery. On April 29, 2022, the Towns County Sheriff’s Office requested the GBI to assist in a child abuse investigation. Shelton was arrested in North Carolina for charges stemming from a Jackson County, NC […]

PRESS RELEASE – On July 9th, 2024, in the Superior Court of Haralson County, Georgia, Donald Allen, a 61-year-old B/M out of Bremen, GA pleaded guilty to the charge of Aggravated Assault. As part of the negotiated plea agreement, Allen has been sentenced to 10 years with the first 2 years to be served in […]

TOWNS COUNTY, Ga. – On Monday afternoon July 15, 2024, around 2:30 pm, 39-year-old Bruce Douglas Partin, Jr. a trustee with the Towns County Sheriff’s Office inmate work detail was working at the Towns County Transfer Station (county dump) off Hwy. 288 walked away from the work detail duty into the woods. Towns County Sheriff’s […]

PRESS RELEASE – On July 9th, 2024, in the Superior Court of Haralson County, Georgia, Vincent Bradley Phillips, a 54-year-old W/M out of Waco, GA pleaded guilty to the charges of VGCSA Possession of Methamphetamine with Intent to Distribute, two counts of Possession of a Firearm During the Commission of a Felony and No Proof […]

HARALSON COUNTY, Ga. – On Thursday, July 11, 2024, members of the Haralson County Crime Suppression Unit and the Northwest Georgia Drug Task Force followed leads on a wanted person out of our jurisdiction to a residence in Douglasville, Georgia. James Todd Fincham, a 58-year-old W/M out of Temple, GA was wanted on a Felony […]

UPDATE: On Friday July 12, 2024, the GBI arrested and charged William Austin, age 31, of Jefferson, GA, with Felony Murder, Armed Robbery, Aggravated Assault, and Tampering with Evidence in connection to the homicide of Antowne Lay. Austin was booked into the Jackson County Jail. ORIGINAL RELEASE: Jackson County, Nicholson, GA (July 12, 2024)– At […]

BANKS COUNTY, Ga. – At the request of the Banks County Sheriff’s Office, GBI agents are investigating an officer involved shooting in Alto, Banks County, Georgia. Two people died in the incident. No deputies were injured in the incident. Preliminary information indicates at about 9:30 a.m., Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office deputies were at a home […]

PRESS RELEASE – Addy’s Law is now in effect as of July 1st. Adalynn Pierce was an eight-year-old girl from Henry County who tragically lost her life while crossing the road to catch her school bus on Feb. 1, 2024. As a result of a combined effort from her family and lawmakers, harsher consequences will […]

HABERSHAM COUNTY, Ga. – On June 29, a wreck on Ga. 365 at Demorest-Mt Airy Highway in Demorest has now resulted in the death of a 15-year old. Theodore “Teddy” Bone was a passenger in a River Point Communty Church van a SUV collided with the van on Saturday, June 29. Initially, six individuals were […]

PRESS RELEASE – Earlier this week, one of our elderly residents was reported missing by his family. The 80-year-old had been missing for several hours and was last seen walking away from his residence and was reported to have numerous health issues. With the temperatures rising into the mid 90’s, we knew we had to […]

PRESS RELEASE – On July 4, 2024, a Towns County deputy initiated a traffic stop on Highway 288 near Highway 76W. During the traffic stop, probable cause was developed to search the vehicle which resulted in an amount of Methamphetamine, which field-tested positive, being confiscated. The following individuals were arrested and charged: James Grady Cornett, […]

PRESS RELEASE-  Paulding Detectives along with Agents from the Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) make an arrest in a fatal shooting that occurred in western Paulding County. On Saturday June 29, 2024 at 3:32 AM Paulding E-911 was called reporting that a shooting had occurred at 1789 Crossroads Church Road Rockmart, GA 30153 which is […]

PRESS RELEASE – On July 3rd, a deputy with the Stephens County Sheriff’s Office K-9 Unit conducted a traffic stop on a gray in color Ford Ranger at the intersection of Collins Road and Poplar Street. The stop was in regard to a seat belt violation. While sitting at the intersection of Collins Road and […]