STAFF REPORTS ::: The Griffin Police Department has arrested two men – Gerald Deshazor, age 29, of Hampton, and Alondzae Reeves, age 32, of Jonesboro – in connection to a fraud case targeting local businesses. The GPD in March issued a fraud alert in reference to a scam involving two individuals using a U-Haul truck […]
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 […]
GPD investigator: Griffin gangs cross stereotypical racial boundaries
January 6, 2015 by 3 Comments
Publisher’s note: This is the latest in a series of articles on Griffin’s gang activities The Grip has run since fall 2011. We will continue to cover this issue both as the criminal activities impact the community and local officials work to erradicte the problem. As part of its ongoing efforts to eliminate gangs and […]
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