BANKS COUNTY, Ga. – Captain Richie Alford is being referred to as ‘a true hero’ in the wake of his passing after he rescued two distressed swimmers who were caught in a rip current in Panama Beach, Fl. Captain Richie Alford, Ret., served as a fireman for the Banks County Fire Department (BCFD). He tragically passed […]

PRESS RELEASE – The subjects pictured are connected to the theft of several credit/debit cards from multiple victims at the Dawsonville outlet mall. After obtaining an unknown number of bank cards the subjects used the cards at the Dawsonville Walmart. Approximately $1,500.00 in gift cards were obtained by the subjects. The subjects were driving a […]

PRESS RELEASE – Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner John F. King announced today that James Tarpkins, 66, of Madison County, has been charged with burglary and arson. On June 2, investigators from the State Fire Marshal’s Office responded to a fire loss on Minish Road at the request of the Madison County Sheriff’s Office. At […]

MURRAY COUNTY, Ga. – The Murray County Sheriff’s Office shared they have arrested more than 30 individuals in the past six months on drug charges, including possession of Fentanyl. “Over the past six months, the Murray County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigative Division along with our Uniform Patrol Division has executed 18 Search Warrants resulting in […]

PRESS RELEASE – KADE MILLER, age 16 is reported a runaway juvenile. If you have seen Kade or know of his whereabouts, please contact GCSO Criminal Investigations Division (CID) at 706-635-4646, M-F, 9-5, or Gilmer County Dispatch at 706-635-8911 after normal business hours.

BANKS COUNTY, Ga. – After a preliminary investigation, a Commerce man was taken into custody on June 08, 2023, at approximately 4:30pm. Initially, Banks County deputies conducted the traffic stop on Highway 59 in order to serve felony aggravated child molestation warrants. However, Prior to the stop, deputies received information the suspect was possibly armed. […]

PRESS RELEASE – The Haralson County Sheriff’s Office is still searching for an escaped work detail inmate. On June 10, 2023, an inmate worker walked off of a special detail in Tallapoosa, Georgia around 10:40 AM. The detail officer contacted Command Staff and a search began. Haralson County K-9 Team, Sgt. Kirkland and K-9 Tora […]

PRESS RELEASE – Attorney General Chris Carr today announced that Lawrence Montgomery, Jr. has been indicted on one count of felony Exploitation of an Elder Person in Hart County. The defendant was the personal representative for an elderly relative who lived in a nursing facility. In this capacity, he is alleged to have taken more […]

GORDON COUNTY, Ga. – On Saturday evening, June 10, a road rage incident began near the Georgia – Tennessee state line on Interstate 75 involving two tractor-trailer trucks. The two trucks, after entering Georgia, drove south bound on the interstate, with one truck, according to witnesses, attempting to force the other from the roadway. The […]

FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. – Cumming Police have released images of a suspect that they say exposed himself at a Waffle House in the early hours of the morning on May 15. Police say that the individual, along with at least two friends entered the Waffle House on Atlanta Road in Cumming, Georgia around 1:00 a.m. […]

PRESS RELEASE – BOLO issued for William Allen Koch of Dawsonville was last seen Sunday, June 4th in Dawson County. He is driving a 1990 model Chevrolet 3500 extended cab dually with a Georgia, handicap license plate. Possibly in Dawson, Forsyth or Lumpkin Counties. If you have any information on Koch, please reach out to […]

PRESS RELEASE – On May 20, 2023, Towns County Sheriff’s Office received a call to a residence on Gumlog Road regarding someone rummaging through vehicles.Deputies arrived and two suspects were quickly identified as Hunter Adams and Travis Foskey. Investigators at the scene found other vehicles in the area had been entered. A short time later, […]

PRESS RELEASE – Forsyth County is waving the pet adoption fees through the whole summer, known as the Summer of Love event. The Forsyth County Animal Shelter is waiving their standard $85 pet adoption fee for all animals now through Sept. 6, during the Summer of Love adoption promotion. “We are very excited to give […]

PRESS RELEASE – On May 31, 2023, deputies with the Rabun County Sheriff’s Office responded to a single vehicle accident on GA-15 and Betty’s Creek Road and found the vehicle unoccupied. Suspected narcotics were located in the vehicle prompting an investigation. During the course of the investigation, deputies discovered that the occupants of the wrecked […]

LUMPKIN COUNTY, Ga. – The Lumpkin County Tax Commissioner, Michael David Young, 57, was arrested yesterday on felony drug charges after he turned himself into the Lumpkin County Sheriff’s Office. The Georgia Bureau of Investigation was requested by the Lumpkin County Sheriff’s Office to ‘investigate allegations that Young was utilizing the influence of his office […]

PRESS RELEASE – Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner John F. King announced today that agency investigators have busted an insurance fraud crime ring led by a former AFLAC Insurance employee. In May of 2018, Amber Miles, the 32-year-old ringleader, began submitting multiple claims to AFLAC for various medical treatments at multiple facilities. Between then and […]