STAFF REPORT ::: A two-month long investigation titled “Operation Say No More”, led by the Spalding County Sheriff’s Office Special Operations Unit and Criminal Apprehension and Gang Enforcement Unit (C.A.G.E.), has resulted in multiple arrests for various felony drug, gang and related charges. The target of the investigation was the source of deadly narcotics that […]
Sheriff: Narcotics operation nets dozens of arrests; delivers “big blow” to local distribution network
Filed Under: Top Stories Tagged With: CAGE Unit, Clayton County Sheriff's Office, crime, DEA HIDTA, GBI West Metro Narcotics Task Forct, Georgia Department of Community Supervision, Ghost Face Gangsters, Griffin, narcotics, Sheriff Darrell Dix, spalding county, Spalding County Sheriff's Office, Special Operations Unit, Tri-County Drug Task Force
GHS student charged with felony for alleged weapon possession
SHEILA A. MATHEWS ::: A Griffin High School student, 17-year-old Jeremy Lecompte, is in police custody after allegedly taking a weapon on school property. According to Investigator Ryan Bynum, of the Griffin Police Department, Lecompte was taken into custody Thursday after a student reported the incident. The student initially made a report to a teacher, […]
Sheriff: Child pornography recorded in local school under investigation
STAFF REPORT ::: The Spalding County Sheriff’s Office is investigating an incident of alleged child pornography that officials say was recorded by a student during school hours, and is now being circulated among students. According to a press release issued by Spalding County Sheriff Darrell Dix, his agency, in cooperation with the Griffin-Spalding County School […]
Filed Under: Top Stories Tagged With: child pornography, crime, Griffin, Griffin Spalding County School System, Sheriff Darrell Dix, spalding county, Spalding County Sheriff's Office
GPD “Operation CARE-ington” nets 11 narcotics arrests
STAFF REPORT ::: The Griffin Police Department Special Investigations (SIU) and Criminal Apprehension and Gang Enforcement (CAGE) units conducted “Operation CARE-ington,” which resulted in numerous drug- and weapons-related arrests. According to a press release, Operation CARE-ington resulted from numerous complaints of alleged drug activity in the 1700 block of Carrington Townhomes. During the operation, 11 […]
Sheriff warns of extreme danger from fentanyl allegedly distributed by Ghost Face Gangsters
STAFF REPORT ::: A press release issued by Sheriff Darrell Dix reports the Spalding County Sheriff’s Office has seen a rise in calls for persons who have overdosed on methamphetamine, heroin and what is believed by the user to be prescription medication. At least two of those calls have resulted in deaths, and a third […]
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Woman charged in boyfriend’s murder claimed shooting was unintentional
SHEILA A. MATHEWS ::: The suspect in the Wednesday night domestic-related homicide of 23-year-old Steven Andrew Freeman claimed the shooting was accidental. Freeman was killed by a single gunshot wound to the chest. According to the incident report submitted by Griffin Police Department Master Patrol Officer Brian Earls, 24-year-old Mary Katherine Higdon, who has been […]
Filed Under: Top Stories Tagged With: crime, Griffin, Griffin Police Department, Mary Katherine Higdon, murder, shooting, spalding county, Steven Andrew Freeman
GPD: Armed robbery, kidnapping at T-Mobile leads to three arrests
STAFF REPORT ::: The Griffin Police Department on Tuesday, July 31, responded to a report of an armed robbery at the T-Mobile on North Expressway. According to a press release, officers in Henry County initiated a pursuit with a vehicle identified as the getaway vehicle. The pursuit, with the assistance of the Clayton County Sheriff’s […]
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GPD Operation Reciprocity targets local “open-air drug market”
STAFF REPORT ::: What officials have described as an “open air drug market” has been the focus of an ongoing investigation by the Griffin Police Department Special Investigations and C.A.G.E. units. A press release issued by the GPD states that Operation Reciprocity concentrated on the area of North 2nd Street and East Central Avenue, particularly […]
Filed Under: Top Stories Tagged With: C.A.G.E. Unit, crack cocaine, crime, Griffin, Griffin Police Department, narcotics, Operation Reciprocity, spalding county, Special Investigations Unit
GPD investigating aggravated assault that left one person severely injured
STAFF REPORT ::: One person was badly injured at approximately 7:45 p.m. Thursday evening aggravated assault on Alice Street, in the area behind McIntosh BP and Spalding Liquor. According to a press release issued by the Griffin Police Department, the victims wounds were described as “severe.” The victim, described as “uncooperative,” with the investigation, was […]
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One person killed in SCSO officer involved shooting
SHEILA A. MATHEWS ::: One person was shot and killed late Wednesday night, July 4, in an officer involved shooting. The incident occurred on Bonnie Ridge Drive and involved personnel of the Spalding County Sheriff’s Office. The GRIP contacted SCSO Capt. Dwayne Jones, who initially reported the Sheriff’s Office had requested the Georgia Bureau of […]
Suspect in shooting incident near Easy Shop now charged with aggravated assault
SHEILA A. MATHEWS ::: Timothy Watkins, one of the individuals allegedly involved in the June 3 shooting incident on Ray Street in the vicinity of the Easy Shop supermarket has been charged with aggravated assault. Investigator Adam Trammell, of the Griffin Police Department Criminal Investigation Division, now also alleges this aggravated assault involved Watkins firing […]
Filed Under: Top Stories Tagged With: aggravated assualt, Chief Mike Yates, crime, drive-by, Easy Shop, Griffin, Griffin Police Department, Investigator Adam Trammell, Sgt. Chris Wilson, shooting, spalding county, Timothy Watking
Jury deliberations in Coggins’ murder trial to begin Monday afternoon
SHEILA A. MATHEWS ::: The state has rested its case in the trial of Frankie Gebhartd, who stands accused of the 1983 murder of Timothy Coggins. The defense has presented its first witness and has one remaining to testify. Gebhardt has informed the court thathe will not take the stand. Superior Court Judge Fletcher Sams […]
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Five arrested in suspected large-scale counterfeiting, identity theft network
STAFF REPORT ::: A several months-long investigation conducted by the Spalding County Sheriff’s Office has resulted in multiple arrests associated with numerous incidents allegedly involving counterfeit checks. According to a press release issued by Sheriff Darrell Dix, Investigator Ray Hightower obtained information from a financial institution indicating several counterfeit checks had been cashed in Spalding […]
“Gun fight” behind Easy Shop results in misdemeanor reckless conduct charges
SHEILA A. MATHEWS ::: Two Griffin teens have been charged in connection with the Sunday afternoon shooting incident that occurred in the immediate vicinity of the Easy Shop Supermarket. Originally dispatched as a drive-by shooting, investigators say they are uncertain the incident meets the criteria to be classified as such. The GRIP on Wednesday spoke […]
Filed Under: Top Stories Tagged With: crime, drive-by, Easy Shop Supermarket, gangs, Griffin, Griffin Police Department, juvenile crime, reckless conduct, shooting, spalding county
Drive by shooting at Easy Shop under investigation
SHEILA A. MATHEWS ::: A drive by shooting that occurred Sunday afternoon at the Easy Shop on Experiment Street is under investigation by the Griffin Police Department. The GRIP emailed GPD Chief Mike Yates seeking a phone call for confirmation and initial incident information. Yates instead responded by email, stating only, “This is an active […]
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