On Sunday morning, one of our Nightshift Supervisors was conducting routine patrol in the area of East Avenue / Turner Street. While on patrol, a red Chevrolet Camaro pulled out in front of our officer. The vehicles then collided. After the collision, the driver of the Camaro (identified as David Fletcher -34yom) attempted to leave […]

Today, Commissioner King announced that three Danielsville residents, Mark Dwayne Kelly, 54, Tammy Kelly, 50, and Dwayne Lee Kelly, 32, have been arrested in connection with a Banks County fire. The three suspects are charged with criminal damage to property in the second degree. On Friday, July 8th, a three-month-old pole barn was demolished in […]

Dawson County, Ga. – As an update, searches have been made with multiple dogs, with helicopters both day and night and multiple phone pings. Searches have taken place every day with another K9 team tracking again today and additional K9s tracking in the morning. Fire and DCSO are discussing next the steps to help find […]

Murphy, NC—The Cherokee County Sheriff’s Office reports the June 26, 2022, arrest of 24-year-old Hayden Drake Norris, who provided an Andrews North Carolina address for Murder. During the early morning hours of June 25, 2022, Cherokee County Emergency Communications received a call indicating an individual at a Marble North Carolina residence was deceased. Personnel from […]

The Board of Commissioners approved a measure during Monday’s called meeting to enhance safety in Catoosa County Public Schools. An amendment to the 2022 budget approved Sheriff Gary Sisk and the School Board’s request for seven additional school resource officers. In addition to SROs already at all county middle and high schools, this amendment will […]

On Friday, July 15, 2022, at 6:40PM, a complainant, Kylie Clayton, told officers that she and her boyfriend, William Trey Branson, were walking the Greenway with their two young daughters, when they were assaulted by a blonde female on a bicycle. A male suspect, who was with the female suspect, also began assaulting Branson. When […]

On Friday, July 15, 2022, at 6:40PM, a complainant, Kylie Clayton, told officers that she and her boyfriend, William Trey Branson, were walking the Greenway with their two young daughters, when they were assaulted by a blonde female on a bicycle. A male suspect, who was with the female suspect, also began assaulting Branson. When […]

Polk County, Ga. – Earlier this morning, Officers with the Uniformed Patrol Division conducted a traffic stop on a white Ford F-250 on Blue Hold Road / Atlanta Highway. When the vehicle stopped, a male passenger fled from the vehicle on foot. Officers from our agency, and the Rockmart Police Department responded to the area […]

Dahlonega, GA (August 26, 2022) – Charles Edward Cates Jr., 55, of Dahlonega, has been arrested and charged with the murder after human remains were found in Lumpkin County. On Friday, August 26, 2022, the Lumpkin County Sheriff’s Office and the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, along with the Department of Natural Resources, located human remains near […]