SHEILA A. MATHEWS ::: A Monday night shooting has left a Griffin man in critical condition. The Griffin Police Department responded to a call of a person shot at 111 Crawford St. at approximately 11:28 p.m. Upon arrival, officers located 59-year-old James Prather on the front porch. He had sustained multiple gunshot wounds. According to […]
Slain GPD Officer Kevin Jordan to be honored on Law Enforcement Memorial Wall
April 16, 2015 by Leave a Comment
STAFF REPORTS :: In honor of fallen Griffin Police Officer Kevin Jordan, the Georgia Law Enforcement Memorial Wall will on April 21 arrive in Griffin. The wall will be escorted to the Griffin Police Department by the Blue Knights Motorcycle and is expected to arrive at approximately 9 a.m. Jordan, who was killed in the […]
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 […]
Ten arrested in GPD operation targeting alleged Crips “Penthouse”
March 10, 2015 by 1 Comment
SHEILA A. MATHEWS ::: The Griffin Police Department’s Special Investigation Unit, with the assistance of the PD’s Special Response Team, which conducts high-risk SWAT operations, and the Spalding County Sheriff’s Office Special Operations Unit, on Thursday conducted an operation at 739 E. Central Ave., resulting in the arrests of ten individuals alleged to be Crips gang […]
One man injured, dozens of shots fired in second weekend shooting
March 9, 2015 by 4 Comments
SHEILA A. MATHEWS ::: The Griffin Police Department is investigating a second shooting of the weekend – and incident that occurred in the vicinity of Tinsley and 8th streets and left dozens of shell casings littering the street. The victim, 23-year-old Claudarius Franklin, of Griffin, sustained a single through-and-through gunshot wound to the calf. Lt. […]
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