PAULDING COUNTY, Ga. – Paulding County Sheriff’s Office is now responding to a leaked body cam footage that shows a physical arrest that took place a year ago on March 4, 2022. After the video was leaked earlier this week, it has quickly gained a lot of attention and has gone viral. During the early […]
Read More »Robbery suspect arrested
PRESS RELEASE – On Sunday, February 19, 2023, at approximately 6:00 pm, Deputies responded to the Shop N Save located at 3115 Commerce Rd. Jefferson, Ga. The clerk had called 911 and stated that she had just been robbed. The male suspect had taken an amount of cash from the register and fled the scene […]
Read More »Human Remains found in Trenton
DADE COUNTY, Ga. – The Trenton Police Department just announced that they have confirmed the discovery of human remains in Dade County. The announcement was brief and did not mention how long the remains had been there, but they did state that the GBI is now assisting with an investigation. The Dade County Sheriff’s Office […]
Read More »Drugs confiscated in Towns County brought from neighboring state
TOWNS COUNTY, Ga. – On Feb. 14, 2023, Towns County Sheriff’s Office Drug Investigators and Georgia State Patrol conducted a traffic stop in the area of Hiawassee Fruit Stand. Probable cause was then used to conduct a search of the vehicle that was stopped. While the search was being performed, drug and drug paraphernalia was […]
Read More »Fannin County systems attacked by Ransomware
FANNIN COUNTY, Ga. – Fannin County is responding to their systems being attacked by Ransomware that was discovered last week. “Ransomware is a form of malware designed to encrypt files on a device, rendering any files and the systems that rely on them unusable. Malicious actors then demand ransom in exchange for decryption,” According to […]
Read More »Aggressor in Road Rage Incident Accidently Shoots Himself
PAULDING COUNTY, Ga. – Paulding County Sheriff’s Office issued the following press release in response to an incident where an individual accidentally shot himself after a road rage confrontation. Paulding Deputies responded to a road rage incident where a motorist, who was the aggressor in the situation, accidently shot himself in the hand. On Thursday […]
Read More »Human remains found near downtown Calhoun
CALHOUN, Ga. – Human remains were discovered on Feb. 6 near downtown Calhoun, Georgia, just off Piedmont Street. The remains were in a small wooded area by detectives who were searching around the surrounding area for a missing person. After the discovery of the remains, The Calhoun Police Department investigated who the remains potentially belonged […]
Read More »Sheriff’s K9 Apprehends Fugitive Fleeing Deputies
PRESS RELEASE – Gordon County Sheriff’s Office released the following press release after they were able to apprehend a fugitive with the help of their K9 officer. At about 8:45 a.m. [Feb. 13], deputy sheriffs responded to a report of a suspicious person on Shepherd Drive off Red Bud Road near Calhoun. The suspicious man, […]
Read More »Multiple churches vandalized in North Georgia
LUMPKIN COUNTY, Ga. – During the evening of Feb. 11 and into the morning hours of Feb. 12, multiple churches were broken into and vandalized along GA 52 West. Lumpkin County Sheriff Stacy Jarrard shared a press release and stated that it looks as though the vandals didn’t take much, if anything ,out of the […]
Read More »Young mother arrested after car chase with her daughter in the backseat
FRANKLIN COUNTY, Ga. – Caylin Jalea Bell, a 19-year-old mother, was arrested after she led officers on a high speed car chase through Franklin County on Monday evening. According to a release from Georgia State Patrol, a trooper tried to stop Bell while she was traveling on I-85 South. The trooper had clocked Bell’s Kia […]
Read More »Former Cornelia Fire Department Assistant Chief arrested
HABERSHAM COUNTY, Ga. – Shane Bentley, the former Cornelia Fire Department Assistant Chief was arrested on Feb. 2 for allegations of forgery and theft. Bentley has officially been charged with one count of first-degree forgery and one count of theft by taking. According to a release from the GBI, an investigation was requested by the Cornelia […]
Read More »Drug seizure and arrests of Dahlonega residents
PRESS RELEASE – On February 7, 2023 Lumpkin County Investigators and Department of Community Supervision followed up on drug information at 1083 Lewis School Road. During this investigation the following drugs were seized. 274 grams of methamphetamine, 144 grams of cocaine, 71 grams of heroin, 27 grams of fentanyl along with an AR15. Christopher Todd […]
Read More »Elementary principal and PE teacher fired for having sexual relations at school
BANKS COUNTY, Ga. – An investigation into Banks County Elementary School Principal Dr. Dana Simmons and PE teacher Dylan Charles found that the two had a sexual relationship on school property, leading to their dismissal. Simmons initially sparked concern after alleging that Charles may have access to Board of Education information that he should not […]
Read More »Police chase leads to arrest with help of K9 partner
PRESS RELEASE – On January 30, 2023, White County Sheriff’s Office initiated a traffic stop in White County in which the driver Jody Allen Shea fled from law enforcement. The vehicle pursuit entered Lumpkin County on Highway 115. In the area of Highway 52 East, Shea struck a civilian’s vehicle and continued to flee from […]
Read More »Police chase into Floyd County
BREAKING NEWS – A reported police chase took place in Highway 27 southbound passing Highway 140 toward Rome. A Georgia State Patrol trooper was in a high-speed pursuit of a sports bike. According to reports, the chase involved speeds of over 160 mph and continued toward Rome. The Georgia State Patrol ‘terminated’ the chase for the […]
Read More »Pipeline project moving through Dawsonville
PRESS RELEASE – The Cumming to Hall County Pipeline is projected to cross into Dawson County in the next three weeks. Crews are currently working at the junction near Spot Road where the Pipeline will cross underneath Hwy 9, in Forsyth County. Dawson County residents will have several weeks to prepare before crews move North […]
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