HARALSON COUNTY, Ga. – On Monday, February 19, 2024, Sgt. Trenton Benson of Haralson County Sheriff Office Crime Suppression Unit was conducting proactive patrols on Winters Road when he observed a Polaris Ranger side by side with no taillights. Sgt. Benson attempted to conduct a traffic stop but Ranger picked up speed, so a pursuit […]

UNION COUNTY, Ga. – At the request of the Union County Sheriff’s Office, GBI agents are investigating an officer involved shooting in Union County, GA. Wendall Cross, age 85, of Blairsville, GA, was shot and killed. No officers were injured. Preliminary information indicates on February 18, 2024, at 3:20 p.m., Union County 911 received a […]

PRESS RELEASE – On January 23, 2024, Agents with the Northwest Georgia Drug Task Force and the Paulding County Sheriff’s Office Crime Suppression Unit conducted an operation that lead to the arrest of multiple wanted individuals and the seizure of narcotics to include fentanyl, marijuana, and over 90 grams of methamphetamine. The below individuals were […]

PRESS RELEASE – On Wednesday, Feb. 7, 2024 the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office, along with the Georgia Bureau of Investigation Region 11, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation ARDEO, Banks County Sheriff’s Office and their K-9, the Department of Community Supervision, the Braselton Police Department and their K9, conducted a warrant sweep in Jackson County. The […]

HARALSON COUNTY, Ga. – On February 11, 2024, at 9:00 PM, Jail Officers were called to attend to an inmate who reported difficulty breathing. Upon arrival, they encountered Vinson Dowell, who expressed breathing complications. As the situation escalated, Jail Staff initiated CPR and other life-saving interventions. Emergency Medical Services (EMS) were summoned to the Haralson […]

FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. – The GBI is investigating the in-custody death of Robert Cornelious Powell, age 32, of Brooklyn, New York. Cumming Police Officers arrested Powell for shoplifting following a foot pursuit. Powell became unresponsive at the hospital where he died. On Sunday, February 11, 2024, Cumming Target Loss Prevention contacted Forsyth County 911 about […]

POLK COUNTY, Ga. – On Friday, February 2, 2024, a Polk County Jury convicted Joseph Leroy Jones, age 33, of Cedartown, GA, of malice murder, felony murder, and aggravated assault in connection to the murder of Monisha Leath, age 34, of Cedartown, GA.  Polk County District Attorney Jack Browning led the prosecution of this case. On […]

STEPHENS COUNTY, Ga. – A GBI investigation led to the conviction and sentencing of one man for gang-related offenses. During the investigation, GBI agents from our Gang Task Force and Cleveland Regional Investigative Office worked alongside the Toccoa Police Department and were assisted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Below is what the office of […]

PRESS RELEASE – On 1/27/2024, the Stephens County Sheriff’s Office, in conjunction withGBI Appalachian Regional Drug Enforcement Office, GBI Gang Task Force, Georgia State Patrol Post 7, and Toccoa Police Department conducted a concentrated crime suppression patrol which resulted in several arrests including several drug arrests and seized firearms. The purpose of this patrol was […]

PRESS RELEASE – On 1/24/2024, a deputy with the Stephens County Sheriff’s Office STING unit was conducting a concentrated patrol in the Shorewood Community when he observed a yellow in color Plymouth Valiant failing to maintain its lane. The deputy also noticed that the rear driver side brake light was inoperable, and the tag affiliated […]

PRESS RELEASE – Pickens Fire was dispatched to a reported structure fire yesterday around 10:50 AM on Edgehill Place off of Bethany Road in Southwest Pickens County. First arriving units reported nothing showing from outside. Closer investigation found that smoke alarms were activated in the home and moderate smoke could be seen inside looking through […]

PRESS RELEASE – Detectives with the Paulding County Sheriff’s Office partner with the Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) to investigate what is being ruled a homicide in southern Paulding County. On January 11, 2024 at approximately 3:40 PM, Paulding E-911 was contacted by one of the neighbors of Riverbend Trail, which is inside the Emerald […]

PRESS RELEASE – On Friday, Feb. 2, 2024 at 10:55 PM, deputies responded to 450 Tab Road, Buchanan, GA in reference to a missing person. Deputies were advised by family members that Ardell Junior Kennedy, a 78-year-old W/M had left Acworth, GA that morning around 8:30 AM headed to his property in Haralson County. Deputies […]

PRESS RELEASE – On Monday, Feb. 5, 2024, the Haralson County Crime Suppression Unit, along with members of the Criminal Investigative Division arrested Charles Matthew Smith for felony Child Molestation warrants. The search for Smith began last week after criminal charges were taken in a child molestation investigation conducted by Crimes Against Children Specialist, Investigator […]

PRESS RELEASE – This past weekend, Elbert County E911 received a call that would be unusual to most 911 centers. At 07:50 a gentleman called to report that he was hog hunting in an area off of Highway 368. His hunting dog began to attempt to bay a team of pigs. The dog tracked them […]

HABERSHAM COUNTY, Ga. – On Monday, Jan. 29, a single-vehicle wreck occurred in Habersham County just before 9:30 p.m. The driver, Katelynn Brook Crocker, 32, was seriously injured in the wreck. Crocker was driving a Ford Focus sedan when she went off the south shoulder of the road, struck a ditch and flipped. She was […]