PRESS RELEASE– Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner John F. King announced, on Dec. 14, that Patrick Morse, 41, of Cumming, has been charged with two counts of insurance fraud. In September 2020, Mr. Morse purchased a high-end gold bracelet worth $7,062. Later that same month, the suspect claimed to law enforcement officials in San Diego, […]

PAULDING COUNTY, Ga. – A $25,000 reward has been offered to any person with information regarding the shooting death of Brianna Long, 21, of Paulding County, Georgia. Long was tragically shot and killed on Oct. 29 outside her workplace. According to reports, Long was working her job as a bartender at The Pier bar in […]

PRESS RELEASE – On December 12, 2023, at approximately 2:30 PM, the Stephens County Sheriff’s Office initiated a traffic stop on a black in color Ford Fusion after observing the vehicle violate a traffic law on the Toccoa Bypass near Highway 145. The driver then began accelerating away from the deputy. The deputy then began […]

PRESS RELEASE – On Sunday, December 10th, during a two-week investigation into drug activity at the Sunoco located on Highway 17 at the North Carolina state line, Towns County Sheriff’s Office drug investigators, K-9, and uniform patrol deputies conducted concentrated patrols and surveillance of the business. A traffic stop was conducted on Young Harris Mountain […]

GILMER COUNTY, Ga. – The Gilmer County Sheriff’s Office released a statement regarding the arrest of a Fannin County resident for trafficking drugs. According to GCSO, a multi-week investigation was conducted and resulted in the arrest of (Ardeo) Ray Monroe Moore, on December 4, 2023. The investigation was a a joint operation between Gilmer County […]

Please help Nugget and Zoey find a new furever home. The following was posted on social media by Monica Ivonne Stephens, pleading to the public to help these animals in need: “I have very heavy heart and I am hoping you all can think of someone you know who can help these two and give […]

PRESS RELEASE – On Thursday, December 7, 2023, at 9:56 AM, deputies were dispatched to Corinth Poseyville Road in reference to a stolen vehicle. At 11:15 AM, a deputy spotted the stolen 2016 Dodge Challenger on GA Highway 120 in the area of Highway 113. That deputy, Investigator Sean Chastain, initiated a traffic stop and […]

LUMPKIN COUNTY, Ga.– The GBI is investigating an officer involved shooting in Lumpkin County, Georgia. The Lumpkin County Sheriff’s Office asked the GBI to conduct an independent investigation on December 7, 2023. No one was injured during the incident. Preliminary information indicates that at about 2:55 a.m., Lumpkin County deputies were requested by Hall County […]

PRESS RELEASE – After receiving some complaints about drug activity at 718 County Line Church Rd in Cleveland, agents with the Appalachian Regional Drug Enforcement Office, White County Sheriff’s Deputies, and Investigators with the Hall County Sheriff’s Office conducted a knock and talk at the residence on November 30, 2023. As a result of this […]

PAULDING COUNTY, Ga. – A 46-year-old man was rescued from a house fire by Paulding County Fire Department Monday afternoon. Around 2:00 p.m., on Monday, Dec. 4, members of a family in Dallas called 911 call to inform them of a house fire and that a loved one was still trapped inside. Pickens County Fire […]

PRESS RELEASE– The GBI has arrested and charged eleven people following a joint drug investigation by the Georgia Bureau of Investigation’s West Metro Regional Drug Enforcement Office, Northwest Georgia Drug Task Force, Haralson County Sheriff’s Office, Troup County Sheriff’s Office, the DEA Birmingham District Office Task Force Group 42, and 7th Judicial Circuit Major Crimes […]

PRESS RELEASE — In a Nov. 29 ceremony at the GHLA Stars of the Lodging Industry Celebration, Majority Leader Steve Gooch (R–Dahlonega) was recognized as the 2023 Legislator of the Year by the Georgia Hotel and Lodging Association (GHLA). This prestigious award reflects Leader Gooch’s dedication to public service and his contributions to the betterment of […]

GILMER COUNTY, Ga. – A man, alleged to be a dangerous hitchhiker, has been taken into custody in Union County today. On Nov. 30, Jordan Hedden and Stephanie Neace were hitchhiking when a Cherokee County citizen picked up the pair. According to reports, after Hedden entered the vehicle, he kidnapped the citizen, forcing her into […]

GILMER COUNTY, Ga. – Gilmer County Schools System released a statement to information parents and guardians of a disturbing threat to the school that was discovered this morning. According to the school, the threat was a message that was found to be written on the wall of a Gilmer County middle school bathroom. After an […]

PRESS RELEASE – Please be on the lookout or contact Gilmer County Sheriff’s Office with any information on runaway juvenile, Aiden Allen Magallanes, age 15. He left his home early Friday morning, November 24th and he is still missing! He is approximately 5′ 5″ with brown hair and brown eyes. If anyone knows the whereabouts […]

WHITFIELD COUNTY, Ga. – A deadly dispute took place early in the morning on Friday, Nov. 24, resulting in one man dead. William Holmes, 43, of Whitfield County was arrested after one man was found dead at a residence at 531 Patton Street. Allegedly, Holmes was at the scene initially to escort a woman receiving […]