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STAFF REPORTS ::: Susan Collier, owner of the “Griffin Mud Dogs” was on Wednesday, July 22, sentenced in Spalding County Magistrate Court to sixty days in the Spalding County Jail for 34 counts of dogs kept in unsanitary conditions. Collier, entered a plea of guilty to 34 counts of dogs kept in unsanitary conditions, 15 […]
SHEILA A. MATHEWS ::: The temporary restraining order (TRO) that had kept sealed the Internal Affairs investigative record involving David Gibson, former captain of the Spalding County Sheriff’s Office Uniform Patrol Division, has been voluntarily dismissed by the petitioner, Ruby King, who serves as Sheriff Wendell Beam’s secretary. The TRO was granted June 15 by […]
SHEILA A. MATHEWS ::: Four employees of the Spalding County Sheriff’s Office – Karen Law, Kimberly Barnett, Jessica Kelley and Misty Piper – have met a statutory requirement by serving legal notice of their intent to sue former SCSO employee David Gibson and Sheriff Wendell Beam, each in their individual and official capacities. Local officials […]
SHEILA A. MATHEWS ::: Publisher’s note: Through an Open Records request to Spalding County, The Grip obtained three months of emails from the accounts of Spalding County Sheriff Wendell Beam, Capt. Tony Ranieri, of the SCSO Criminal Investigation Division, SCSO Records Clerk Amy Martin and Ruby King, Beam’s secretary. This request yielded the 66-page final […]
SHEILA A. MATHEWS ::: Through a series of Open Records requests, The Grip has obtained substantial information, including the final report of the Internal Affairs investigation, of David Gibson, the former captain over the Spalding County Sheriff’s Office Uniform Patrol Division. A 27-year employee of the SCSO, Gibson retired in lieu of termination May 21 […]
SHEILA A. MATHEWS ::: Two Griffin men – Ellis Sands, also known as “Po Boy,” and Querterrious Mayes, also known as “Foo Foo Smooth” – have been arrested and charged in connection to a Saturday morning shooting in Quiet Hills Apartments located at 805 North Avenue. The incident was reported at approximately 1:13 a.m. to […]
STAFF REPORTS ::: Two suspects are in custody following an alleged armed robbery that reportedly occurred inside the Regency Apartments complex. Officers of the Griffin Police Department’s Uniform Patrol Division responded to the report at approximately 7:15 p.m. June 24. Authorities say the incident was reported by the victim from a secondary location after having […]
SHEILA A. MATHEWS ::: Spalding County probationary firefighter Travis Mayes has been arrested in connection with a drive by shooting. The incident occurred at approximately 5:53 p.m. June 10, in the vicinity of N. 3rd and Jefferson streets. Sgt. John Hayes, of the Griffin Police Department was patrolling the area when he reported hearing shots fired. […]
SHEILA A. MATHEWS ::: David Gibson, formerly a captain of the Spalding County Sheriff’s Office who most recently served as head of the Uniform Patrol Division, is the subject of a new investigation being conducted by the Spalding County District Attorney’s Office. Gibson, age 51, a 27-year veteran of the Sheriff’s Office, on May 21 […]
STAFF REPORTS ::: The city of Griffin Police Department is seeking the public’s assistance in locating a suspect being sought in connection to a drive by shooting that occurred June 17 at 639 Johnson St. Authorities are seeking information on the whereabouts of Charleston Jester, who is described as a black male who […]
SHEILA A. MATHEWS ::: The Internal Affairs investigation of the Spalding County Sheriff’s Office that resulted in former Capt. David Gibson’s retirement in lieu of termination has been sealed by Superior Court Judge Mack Crawford, of the Griffin Judicial Circuit. Upon receiving an Open Records request for this investigative record submitted by The Grip June […]
SHEILA A. MATHEWS ::: Pfc. Monterrious T. Daniel, age 19, of Griffin, an ammunition specialist serving in the United States Army, died Friday, June 12, 2015, while deployed to Kuwait in support of Operation Inherent Resolve. The United States Department of Defense reports Daniel died in a non-combat related incident. Assigned to the 43rd Sustainment […]
STAFF REPORTS ::: The Griffin Police Department will be holding a ceremony in remembrance of the life of fallen Officer Kevin Jordan at 7 p.m. May 31. The ceremony will be held at the Waffle House located at 1702 North Expressway. The community is invited to join GPD personnel, as well as Jordan’s family and […]
SHEILA A. MATHEWS ::: The Griffin Police Department is continuing its investigation into a Sunday night party that ended early Monday morning with gunfire and one man shot. According to Investigator Stacy Beckom, of the GPD’s Criminal Investigation Division, the gunshot victim – 18-year-old Tyler Head – was wounded while driving away from the Kentucky […]
STAFF REPORTS ::: The Griffin Police Department is investigating an incident recently reported as an armed robbery at a local restaurant that officials now say was a false report. On Saturday May 16, officers from the GPD responded to Louise’s Cafeteria located at 426 East Solomon St. in reference to a report of a person […]
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