SCSO: One suspect in custody, second being sought in connection with 18 entering auto cases

STAFF REPORT ::: One suspect is in custody and a second is being sought in connection with numerous Spalding County entering auto cases committed in the early morning hours of Nov. 4. According to Spalding County Sheriff Darrell Dix, deputies responded to 18 entering auto cases that occurred in and around the Roberts Street and […]

Unexpected snowfall aids in GPD and SCSO tracking entering auto suspect

STAFF REPORT ::: A Griffin man is facing charges related to entering an auto in the Forest Hills neighborhood. The Griffin Police Department reports that at approximately 2 a.m. Saturday, Uniform Patrol Officers patrolling in the area of Bieze Street spotted two men walking in the roadway. Authorities said when the UPD officers attempted to […]

PCSO: Young teen killed during alleged burglary was struck by falling vehicle

STAFF REPORT ::: Charges have been upgraded in the case of the 14-year-old boy who was killed while allegedly burglarizing a Pike County business with two other juveniles. According to the Pike County Sheriff’s Office, the investigation has determined that the three juveniles entered Middle Georgia Water Systems, a commercial property located at 14777 Highway […]

Pike County juvenile crushed by vehicle, killed during burglary: PCSO

STAFF REPORT ::: A 14-year-old boy was killed today when he was crushed by a vehicle in a Pike County business. The Pike County Sheriff’s Office responded at 4:16 Friday afternoon to 14777 Highway 19 in response to a report of a person trapped under a vehicle. Upon arrival, deputies located the 14-year-old boy with […]

Griffin PD investigating numerous entering auto cases

STAFF REPORT ::: The Griffin Police Department is investigating numerous entering auto cases that occurred throughout Friday night. The GPD Uniform Patrol Division received several calls between 11:30 p.m. Friday and 6 a.m. Saturday. The incidents occurred in the areas of West Quilly Street, West Slaton Avenue, Ellis Street, South 19th Street, North 9th Street […]

GPD: Four juveniles charged in 11 entering auto cases

STAFF REPORT ::: The Griffin Police Department Uniform Patrol Division has arrested four suspects in a series of entering auto cases. According to a GPD press release, a report was received Nov. 16, referencing a burglary in progress at 1150 W. College St. Extension. Upon arrival, officers observed four individuals inside a secured fence at […]

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 […]

Arrest made in multiple Spalding County entering auto cases

STAFF REPORT ::: The Spalding County Sheriff’s Office has made an arrest in a series of entering auto cases. According to a press release issued by Sheriff Darrell Dix, deputies responded to multiple reports of vehicles that were entered during late October. Many of these incidents occurred in south Spalding. A homeowner provided investigators with […]

Two teens charged in numerous Griffin entering auto cases

STAFF REPORT ::: After responding to a report of suspicious persons, officers of the Griffin Police Department’s Uniform Patrol Division on Sunday night arrested two individuals in the area of Tilney Avenue and 6th Street in connection to alleged entering auto cases. According to a press release issued by the GPD, other officers in the […]

Five arrested following burglary, entering auto incidents

STAFF REPORT ::: The Spalding County Sheriff’s Office has arrested five people in connection with a residential burglary and entering auto case. According to a press release issued by Spalding County Sheriff Darrell Dix, deputies responded to a burglary call at 3:35 p.m. May 29. The residential burglary took place in the 300 block of […]

Sheriff: Three men arrested on felony entering auto charges

STAFF REPORTS ::: According to Spalding County Sheriff Wendell Beam, three individuals were arrested Wednesday and are facing felony charges of entering an automobile. Those arrested include Chad Timothy Brown, age 19, of 12465 Highway 109 W. Meansville;  Derik Webster, age 18, of 32 Meadowlark Road, Griffin; and Nathaniel Kaide Jewan Johnson, age 18, of […]

GPD investigating Wednesday night shooting incident

SHEILA A. MATHEWS ::: The Griffin Police Department is investigating a case of entering auto and aggravated assault that occurred Wednesday night at the Griffin Crossings apartment complex. According to Lt. Mike Richardson, of the Criminal Investigation Division, the incident began as an alleged case of entering auto. “A witness saw two black males allegedly […]

GPD arrests 11 in connection to entering auto, other cases

SHEILA A. MATHEWS ::: The Griffin Police Department today announced the arrests of 11 suspects in a recent series of entering auto cases. During the months of June and July, the Griffin Police Department (GPD) Criminal Investigations Division (CID) investigated several reports of entering autos in the Hillandale, Forest Hills and Cold Water Creek neighborhoods. […]