SHEILA A. MATHEWS ::: Funeral arrangements for Griffin Police Department Officer Kevin Jordan, who was killed in the line of duty early Saturday morning, will be handled by Haisten McCullough Funeral Home located at 1155 Everee Inn Road. Specific information is expected to be announced Monday and will be posted as soon as it is […]
Slain GPD officer’s arrangements to be announced
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Suspected killer of GPD Officer Kevin Jordan and two others charged
SHEILA A. MATHEWS ::: Officials with the Griffin Police Department have announced that charges have been filed in the murder of Officer Kevin Jordan. According to Lt. Mike Richardson, the GBI has determined the alleged shooter, Michael Bowman, of Griffin, will be charged with felony murder. Chantell Mixon, the female suspect Jordan was attempting to […]
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Friday night murder suspect sought by SCSO
SHEILA A. MATHEWS ::: The Spalding County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a Friday night shooting that took the life of an as-of-yet unidentified Griffin man. According to Sheriff Wendell Beam, personnel of the Uniform Patrol Division responded at 10:07 p.m. to a call reporting a person shot at 166 Camden Road. Upon arrival, deputies located […]
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Four Griffin men arrested in connection with Sunday night murder
SHEILA MATHEWS ::: Four Griffin men have been arrested in connection with the overnight murder of 23-year-old Darrius Shaw, also known as Slaw Dawg. “At 12:48 this morning, officers were called to 226 Kentucky Ave., and they found a 23-year-old victim with gunshot wounds,” said Capt. Dwayne Jones, of the Griffin Police Department. “Shaw’s last […]
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GPD releases updated information in Crescent Lane murder
FROM STAFF REPORTS ::: The Griffin Police Department is asking for the public’s assistance in identifying a subject who is a person of interest in the April 6 murder of Harry Burkett on Crescent Lane. The person of interest is believed to be a black male. According to information received by investigators, this subject was […]
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Crescent Lane murder victim identified as Flowery Branch resident
By SHEILA A. MARSHALL ::: Sgt. Dwayne Hancock, of the Griffin Police Department’s Criminal Investigation Division, has identified the victim of a fatal Saturday night shooting as 63-year-old Harry Burkett, of Flowery Branch. This information was released Sunday evening after Burkett’s next-of-kin, his son, had been notified of his father’s death. Although several leads are […]
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