PRESS RELEASE – Pursuant to a vehicle stop for an obstructed tag violation, Carey Lee Brock of Chatsworth, was found to be in possession of the following pictured items. – 9 grams of methamphetamine – 4 hydrocodone pills without prescription – 12 grams of marijuana, baggies for distribution – 3 sets of digital scales – […]

MADISON COUNTY, Ga. – On Jan. 25, 2024, at approximately 8:40pm, Madison County Deputies responded to the Bread Basket in Colbert reference a report of two people who had been shot at a separate location. The caller was determined to be one of the victims and had pulled into the store to await assistance. Upon […]

PICKENS COUNTY, Ga. – On Monday, Jan. 29, Pickens County Sheriff’s Office Deputies responded to the scene of a murder. Deputies initially received a 911 call that a person had been stabbed at a residence on Outback Rd. In Jasper. When they arrived to the scene, deputies found Linda Foster, 75, deceased. According to a […]

MURRAY COUNTY, Ga. – The Murray County Sheriff’s Office Narcotics Investigators made arrests on two individuals during an operation on Jan. 22, 2024. David Pope, 27, of Chattanooga, Tennessee and Jermichael Brooks, 30, of Chattanooga, Tennessee were both charged with numerous counts for the distribution of fentanyl in Murray County. Collected from the suspects was […]

PRESS RELEASE – The Haralson County Sheriff’s Office’s Crime Suppression Unit and Criminal Investigative Division have been searching the last few days for wanted person, Jarod Mattingly. Mattingly was wanted for Aggravated Assault, Theft by Taking and for a Probation Violation for VGCSA and Obstruction. Today, they followed a lead to one house and arrested […]

HARALSON COUNTY, Ga. – On Friday, January 19, 2024, members of the Northwest Georgia Drug Task Force and the Haralson County Crime Suppression Unit arrested Nichole Ginny Pankhurst. The arrest comes from a lengthy investigation by the Northwest Georgia Drug Task Force into the illegal sale of Suboxone (buprenorphine and naloxone) strips. Suboxone is a […]

PAULDING COUNTY, Ga.  – Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner John F. King announced today that Amanda Lindley, 39, of Dallas, has been charged with 48 counts each of insurance fraud and forgery. Between January 2019 and December 2022, Ms. Lindley submitted 48 claims under her pet’s health insurance policy, advising the insurance company that her […]

JACKSON COUNTY, Ga. – The GBI has arrested Roshuanda Merritt, age 43, of Commerce, GA following a drug investigation in Jackson County. Merritt was charged with criminal attempt to commit sale of marijuana and use of a telecommunication facility to facilitate a felony. Prior to the drug investigation, Jackson County Sheriff’s Office conducted an unrelated […]

FANNIN COUNTY, Ga. – Please be aware of scam calls that have been reported around the county. It has been reported that scammers are calling locals in and around Fannin County, stating that they are with Fannin County Sheriff’s Office. The scammers may state that they have a warrant or information on you and that […]

PRESS RELEASE – Please assist the Catoosa County Sheriff’s Office in locating the pictured juvenile. The juvenile Patience Marie Sunshine Meece (15 y/o) left her residence sometime between January 13, 2024 at 1600 hours and January 14, 2024 at 1100 hours. The juvenile was last seen asleep in her room but was gone the next […]

PRESS RELEASE – On Saturday, January 13, 2024 at approximately 7:30 p m. a Franklin County Sheriff’s Office (FCSO) deputy was requested to assist with an incident in the area of Franklin Springs. The deputy was requested to document acts of terroristic threats, among other crimes which were committed by Dalton Bell (19). Bell allegedly […]

PRESS RELEASE – On Tuesday morning, Jan. 9, Towns County Sheriff’s Office received a call to a house fire at Lakeview Drive and Red Bank Road. The residence was fully involved and according to deputies, fueled by heavy winds. No one at the residence was injured. The cause of the fire is under investigation by […]

PRESS RELEASE – On January 13, 2024, during concentrated patrols in the Gumlog community, Sheriff’s deputies, a traffic stop was conducted. Investigators received information regarding a residence on Highway 66 where information led to a search warrant. A search was executed at the location and Methamphetamine was confiscated, which field tested positive. During the search […]

PRESS RELEASE – On January 11, 2024, the Forsyth County Animal Services Division requested the assistance of the Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office Major Crimes Unit in an animal cruelty case. Forsyth County Animal Services had been dealing with the residents at 5675 Archer Ave since April of 2023 when a puppy was sold from that […]

PRESS RELEASE – On Tuesday, January 9, 2024, the Crime Suppression Unit was out working in an area we have received multiple crime tips about. Crime Suppression Sgt. Trenton Benson observed a black Ford Mustang with no hood and a busted windshield driving on Rockmart Road. When the vehicle passed Sgt. Benson, he observed no […]

FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. – On Saturday, Dec. 30,  a man was arrested Forsyth County after he allegedly stole jewelry and handbags from a home invasion. Rodrigo Marroquin Aguilar, 35, of New York, was arrested and charged with first-degree burglary for the theft at a home on Overlook Club Circle in unincorporated Suwanee. According to reports, […]