SHEILA A. MATHEWS ::: The Griffin Police Department is investigating the shooting death of a 15-year-old boy. Officers were dispatched to 1100 W. College St. Extension late Saturday night in response to a call reporting a person had been shot. According to Spalding County Coroner Michael Pryor, the call prompted a response from multiple first […]
Spalding County E911 dispatcher arrested on drug related charges
August 17, 2022 by Leave a Comment
STAFF REPORT ::: A Spalding County E911 dispatcher has been arrested on drug related charges. The Spalding County Sheriff’s Office on Wednesday arrested Susan Kimberly Lynch, age 59, on charges of possession of methamphetamine, possession of drug related objects and operating a disorderly house. Lynch was arrested at her Kilgore Road residence. “On August 16, […]
GPD: Friday murder suspect remains at large; considered armed and dangerous
February 4, 2022 by 1 Comment
STAFF REPORT ::: A stabbing in Griffin has left one man dead and police searching for the suspect. The Griffin Police Department on Friday responded at 4:08 p.m. to 110 Morris St. Apartment G, in response to a call reporting a person with a stab wound. Upon arrival, officers located the victim, 24-year-old Cortez Collier, […]
GPD Chief: more than 560 arrested during CAGE Unit 14-month Operation Revolving Door
January 28, 2022 by 1 Comment
STAFF REPORT ::: The Griffin Police Department Criminal Apprehension and Gang Enforcement (CAGE) Unit, with support from the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency, have engaged in Operation Revolving Door, a 14-month concentrated effort targeting violent offenders, gang members and drug dealers in Griffin. GPD officials say […]
Sheriff: Dozens arrested in operation targeting series of gang related shooting incidents
January 26, 2022 by 6 Comments
STAFF REPORT ::: Dozens of arrests have been made in connection with what the Spalding County Sheriff’s Office describes as a series of gang related incidents in which people, homes and vehicles have been shot in both the city of Griffin and Spalding County. Officials say these shooting incidents have been random but related to […]
Searches of Orchard Hill business and residence result in arrest in Wisconsin elder fraud case
April 7, 2021 by Leave a Comment
STAFF REPORT ::: Simultaneous search warrants executed Tuesday at a local residence and business resulted in one arrest related to an alleged scam that targeted an elderly victim. The Spalding County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigation Division and CAGE Unit arrested 23-year-old Kuldip Patel after searching the residence at 3110 Macon Road Apartment C and the […]
Sheriff: Two people shot in Tyus Park after fighting over woman
September 23, 2020 by Leave a Comment
SHEILA A. MATHEWS ::: Two people were wounded in a shooting overnight Saturday in Wyomia Tyus Park. The Spalding County Sheriff’s Office responded at approximately 2:30 a.m. to the WellStar Spalding Regional Hospital Emergency Room where deputies met with Griffin Police Department personnel regarding the incident. The shooting was not initially reported to 911 by […]
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