PRESS RELEASE – A Pickens County man wearing a ballistic vest shot at officers that arrived to conduct a welfare check. Pickens County Sheriff’s Office released a statement on this morning’s incident of an Officer involved shooting. According to Pickens County Sheriff’s Office, deputies were dispatched this morning to respond to a call around 9:00 […]

PRESS RELEASE – The Dalton Police Department is asking for the public’s help to identify two people who used stolen credit cards to make a fraudulent purchase in Dalton and Fort Oglethorpe and attempted several others. The victim’s cards and other belongings were stolen from their vehicles while parked at the Dalton Golf and Country […]

PRESS RELEASE – On July 6, 2023, Sgt. Benson and Sgt. Kirkland of the Crime Suppression Unit, were on Rockmart Road and observed a vehicle driving erratically. A traffic stop was initiated on the vehicle to check on the driver. As the truck came to a stop, a female passenger, later identified as Amy Crumley, […]

PRESS RELEASE – Mayor Steve Lawrence announced today that he will not seek a second term as Mayor of Jasper due to recent health challenges. “I am starting the most important fight of my life as I begin treatment for cancer. While I have every intention of beating this disease, I must focus my full […]

PRESS RELEASE – Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner John F. King announced today that Ashlarene Wells, 32, of Dallas, has been charged with insurance fraud, forgery, and identity theft. In 2021, Ms. Wells submitted 13 unique claims under her own insurance policy and the policy of her deceased mother. When filing these claims, the suspect […]

PRESS RELEASE – The GBI is investigating an officer involved shooting in Commerce, Jackson County, Georgia. The City of Commerce Police Department asked the GBI to conduct an independent investigation on Monday, July 10, 2023. One man was shot and injured.  His current condition is unknown. No officers were injured in this incident. The preliminary information […]

PRESS RELEASE – Following a several months-long drug investigation into a fentanyl distribution organization operating in Jackson and Banks Counties, five people were charged with multiple felony drug offenses. June 29, 2023 arrests: William “Faye” Lomack, age 48, of Maysville, GA – charged with Trafficking Fentanyl, Possession with Intent to Distribute Fentanyl, Possession of a Firearm by a Convicted Felon, and Possession of a Firearm During the […]

PRESS RELEASE – The Dalton Police Department arrested 29-year old Marcus Antroune Freeman Tuesday afternoon on charges resulting from a shooting behind the Kroger shopping center on West Walnut Avenue. Freeman, of 4177 Brown Bridge Road in Whitfield County, was charged with aggravated assault and reckless conduct. Nobody was hurt in the incident. The incident […]

PRESS RELEASE – Paulding Sheriff’s Detectives are actively investigating a murder that took place in a Paulding County mobile home community. On Saturday, June 24, 2023 at approximately 9:02 a.m. Paulding E911 received multiple calls from individuals in the Nebo Ridge Estates mobile home community reference numerous gunshots being fired in the area. Eventually, authorities […]

PRESS RELEASE – The Dalton Police Department arrested 62-year old Terry Charles on charges related to the abuse and abandonment of animals. Terry turned himself in this morning on warrants for his arrest. On June 13th, Charles went to the Humane Society of Northwest Georgia’s headquarters on Veterans Drive and left three kittens in the […]

BANKS COUNTY, Ga. – On Friday, June 30, 2023, Banks County Sheriff’s Office responded to a domestic violence call. After arriving on the scene, Banks County deputies confirmed the absence of any threat or danger. An individual on scene displayed signs of an overdose, prompting Banks County Sheriff’s Office deputies to administer two doses of […]

DAWSON COUNTY, Ga. – The Dawson County Sheriff’s Office issued a be on the lookout alert (BOLO) for two individuals that allegedly entered into a new construction home on June 3, causing approximately $4000 in damage. Here is the BOLO alert that was issued: The incident took place at 1220 Goldmine Rd. when the two […]

HARALSON COUNTY, Ga. – On Wednesday, July 5, 2023, at 6:51 AM, deputies were dispatched to a shooting already occurred where the victim was currently at Higgins General Hospital in Bremen, GA. Deputies contacted Investigator Bobby Mullenix who went to Tanner at Higgins and met with the victim, who had one gunshot to the top […]

HARALSON COUNTY, Ga. – An investigation, that began in 2021, into the smuggling of contraband and drugs into Haralson County Detention Center has finally concluded with two Detention Officers sentenced after pleading guilty. The investigation began in 2021 shortly after Sheriff Stacy Williams took office, according to a release from HCSO. “The investigation about the […]

HARALSON COUNTY, Ga. – The Harrison County Sheriff’s Office is actively working an animal cruelty investigation after animals were found at a Haralson County residence in a neglected state, with some of the animals found deceased. A complaint came to HCSO on Sunday, June 25, regarding the a concern for his neighbor’s animals. The complainant […]

PRESS RELEASE – Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner John F. King is asking Jefferson residents for help identifying the culprit behind a structure fire that occurred near US HWY 129 North on June 12th. “At the time of the fire, the residence had been abandoned for several years and was not connected to any utilities,” […]