SHEILA A. MATHEWS ::: A Facebook post regarding an alleged armed robbery in the vicinity of the Post Office Thursday afternoon is false. According to the social media post, which has been shared more than 100 times in a matter of only minutes, the incident allegedly occurred in broad daylight and involved a black male […]
Slain GPD Officer Kevin Jordan to be honored on Law Enforcement Memorial Wall
April 16, 2015 by Leave a Comment
STAFF REPORTS :: In honor of fallen Griffin Police Officer Kevin Jordan, the Georgia Law Enforcement Memorial Wall will on April 21 arrive in Griffin. The wall will be escorted to the Griffin Police Department by the Blue Knights Motorcycle and is expected to arrive at approximately 9 a.m. Jordan, who was killed in the […]
Sheriff: man arrested in connection to Saturday shooting
April 15, 2015 by Leave a Comment
SHEILA A. MATHEWS ::: According to Spalding County Sheriff Wendell Beam, an arrest has been made in the Saturday shooting that left one woman hospitalized in serious condition. Dustin Joel Stevens, age 33, of 239 Westin Park Drive, Locust Grove, was being sought in connection with the incident that occurred in a vehicle on Highway […]
Standing room only for county BoC sanitation, SPLOST public hearing
April 11, 2015 by Leave a Comment
SHEILA A. MATHEWS ::: The Spalding County Board of Commissioners is hearing from dozens of residents during its Saturday morning public hearing on the issues of the county’s refuse and recycling centers and the upcoming 2015 SPLOST referendum. The first several residents to speak expressed opposition to the closure of the collection centers. The Grip […]
Armed robbery, aggravated assault suspect being sought
March 30, 2015 by Leave a Comment
STAFF REPORTS ::: The Griffin Police Department is seeking the public’s assistance in locating Jermaine Lawrence, also known as Jermaine McKibben, a suspect in the March 17 armed robbery of Amin’s Food Mart located at 837 Experiment St. Authorities say the store clerk stated a black male wearing all black clothing and a black ski […]
Spalding County Sheriff’s Office presents gang information at BoC workshop
March 16, 2015 by Leave a Comment
SHEILA A. MATHEWS ::: Griffin, Georgia is the motherland. – Spalding County Sheriff’s Office Investigator Tony Little The Spalding County Sheriff’s Office on Monday appeared before the Spalding County Board of Commissioners to present information on the status of local gangs and crime. Room 108 of the Spalding County Annex is at near standing room […]
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