STAFF REPORT ::: One man has been arrested in connection to the Tuesday, April 30, 2019, shooting death of 25-year-old Edmond Irvin, an off-duty deputy of the Coweta County Sheriff’s Office. According to a press release issued by the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, the GBI was requested to investigate by the Palmetto Police Department. Authorities […]
Family member charged with murder of off-duty Coweta deputy
Filed Under: Top Stories Tagged With: arrest, Coweta County Sheriff's Office, crime, Danny Long, Deputy Edmond Irvin, Georgia Bureau of Investigation, murder, terroristic threats
GBI, state and local agencies raid Griffin businesses in gambling case
STAFF REPORT ::: Several Griffin businesses were on Wednesday, May 1, raided by the Georgia Bureau of Investigation Commercial Gambling Unit. Along with the Griffin Police Department and in cooperation with the Georgia Lottery Corporation and the Georgia Department of Revenue, four search warrants were executed for alleged violations of state gambling laws. According to […]
Father of young boy injured in accidental shooting arrested on weapon charge
STAFF REPORT ::: The father of a seven-year-old boy who sustained an accidental gunshot wound to the abdomen has been arrested. According to a press release issued by the Griffin Police Department, Tremell Reives was on April 22, arrested and charged with possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. The victim, who has not […]
Filed Under: Top Stories Tagged With: arrest, crime, father arrested, Griffin, Griffin Police Department, juvenile shot, possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, shooting, spalding county
Sheriff: “Thorn in the side” charged with meth trafficking, other charges
STAFF REPORT ::: A Spalding County man is in jail tonight on numerous felony narcotics charges after a search warrant conducted by personnel of the Spalding County Sheriff’s Office. Marty Manley was arrested by members of the SCSO CAGE Unit and SWAT Team after the warrant was executed at his residence located at 553-A Poplar […]
Filed Under: Top Stories Tagged With: arrest, CAGE Unit, crime, Griffin, Marty Manley, methamphetamine, narcotics, Sheriff Darrell Dix, spalding county, Spalding County Sheriff's Office, SWAT team, trafficking
Two arrests made in series of ATV thefts
STAFF REPORT ::: A cooperative investigation of the Sheriff’s Offices of Spalding and Fayette counties has resulted in the arrest of two men related to a series of ATV thefts. According to a press release issued by Sheriff Darrell Dix, the thefts occurred in western Spalding County and Fayette County. Arrested were Michael Edward Roberts, […]
Filed Under: Top Stories Tagged With: ATVs, crime, Eric O'Conner, Fayette County Sheriff's Office, Griffin, investigation, Michael Edward Roberts, Sheriff Darrell Dix, spalding county, Spalding County Sheriff's Office, theft
GPD: Man charged in City Park kidnapping, aggravated battery
STAFF REPORT ::: An arrest has been made in an alleged kidnapping and assault in Griffin’s City Park that left one woman badly injured. According to a press release issued by the Griffin Police Department, Terene White on March 20 sought treatment at WellStar Spalding Regional Hospital for extensive injuries including a fractured nose, other […]
Filed Under: Top Stories Tagged With: aggravated battery, arrest, assault, City Park, crime, Griffin, Griffin Police Department, kidnapping, spalding county, WellStar Spalding Regional Hospital
D.A.: Gang leader pleads guilty to attempting to murder man
STAFF REPORT ::: A guilty plea was entered Monday in a gang-related Upson County case in which prosecutors say the gang leader put a hit on a man’s life. According to a press release issued by the Griffin Judicial Circuit District Attorney’s Office, Angelina Garcia, the leader of the Blood Diamond Kartel of the Donald […]
Filed Under: Top Stories Tagged With: aggravated assault, crime, gangs, Griffin Judicial Circuit District Attorney's Office, hit, shooting, Thomaston, Thomaston Police Department, Upson County, violence
SCSO investigation leads to meth trafficking arrest of Thomaston man
STAFF REPORT ::: An investigation conducted by the Spalding County Sheriff’s Office Special Operations and C.A.G.E. units resulted in the arrest of Dustin Darville, 37-years-old, of Thomaston. According to a press release issued by Sheriff Darrell Dix, the investigation, which included surveillance following Darville’s movements, concluded March 19, when he entered Spalding County and Investigator […]
Filed Under: Top Stories Tagged With: CAGE Unit, crime, drugs, Dustin Darville, Griffin, methamphetamine, narcotics, Sheriff Darrell Dix, spalding county, Spalding County Sheriff's Office, Special Operations Unit, trafficking, Upson County Drug Task Force
Police: 13-year-old fled on foot after discarding narcotics
STAFF REPORT ::: A 13-year-old Griffin youth was arrested Tuesday after police say he fled from officers. According to a press release issued by the Griffin Police Department, as officers of the C.A.G.E. and Special Investigation units approached the boy at 118 Tinsley St., he allegedly discarded a bag of narcotics and attempted to flee […]
Filed Under: Top Stories Tagged With: crime, Griffin, Griffin Police Department, juvenile, narcotics, spalding county, Youth Detention Center
GPD report: No indication of dog fighting in case of alleged cruelty to animals
SHEILA A. MATHEWS ::: A Griffin man – Courtney Montez Thomas, age 35 – has been charged with animal cruelty as the Griffin Police Department (GPD) is investigating the circumstances that resulted in one dog being euthanized and the placement of three others in the custody of Spalding County Animal Control. The investigation began Saturday, […]
Six schools under Level 1 lock down following online threat
SHEILA A. MATHEWS ::: Multiple Griffin-Spalding County schools have been placed on a Level 1 lock down following threats made online. According to Capt. Dwayne Jones, of the Spalding County Sheriff’s Office, the schools include Rehoboth Road Middle School, Kennedy Road Middle School, Cowan Road Middle School, Griffin High School, Spalding High School and Griffin […]
Filed Under: Education, Top Stories Tagged With: crime, Griffin, Griffin-Spalding County Schools, Level 1 lock down, online, spalding county, Spalding County Sheriff's Office, threat
Police: Heavily armed masked gunman thwarted outside local restaurant
SHEILA A. MATHEWS ::: A citizen’s quick thinking and willingness to get involved may well have prevented a tragedy Sunday afternoon when he witnessed a heavily armed masked man approaching a Griffin restaurant. Wesley Land reported to 911 that as he was parked behind Griffin Stereo at approximately 2:30 p.m., he witnessed a man officials […]
Filed Under: Top Stories Tagged With: ammunition, AR-15, arrest, crime, Griffin, Griffin Police Department, handguns, Jeremy Eppinger, masked gunman, Pizza Hut, spalding county
Griffin man arrested for discharging firearm during search for suspects
SHEILA A. MATHEWS ::: A Griffin man was arrested Feb. 17, when he allegedly fired a weapon during a law enforcement search for suspects in a string of entering auto incidents. Alvin Lee Guild III, age 28, of 735 Bieze St, faces one count each of discharge of firearms on or near public highway and […]
Filed Under: Top Stories Tagged With: Alvin Guild III, crime, discharging a firearm, Griffin, Griffin Police Department, Officer Kyle Bradford, spalding county
GPD arrests four suspects in entering auto cases
STAFF REPORT ::: Several arrests have been made by the Griffin Police Department in connection to entering auto cases. According to a press release issued Monday, the first arrest was made Feb. 16, when officers of the Uniform Patrol Division responded to subjects breaking into vehicles in neighborhoods from Tupelo Drive to Forrest St. Officers […]
Filed Under: Top Stories Tagged With: arrests, crime, entering auto, Griffin, Griffin Police Department, spalding county, theft
Three T-Mobile armed robbery defendants convicted; sentences range from 20 years to life
STAFF REPORT ::: Three perpetrators of a July 2018 armed robbery of the Griffin T-Mobile store have been sentenced to prison sentences ranging from 20 years to life in prison. According to a press release issued by the Spalding County District Attorney’s Office, the case of State of Georgia v. Dexter Lamar Boyd and Victor […]
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