Sheriff’s Office, Police Department confirm one woman reported alleged aggravated assault Wednesday afternoon

April 17, 2015 by Leave a Comment

SHEILA A. MATHEWS ::: Local public forums on Facebook have been host to a number of discussions the past two days regarding two reported crimes involving young women with children victimized by a black male who approached them at their vehicles and brandished a weapon at them. The Grip has contacted personnel of the Spalding […]

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Sheriff: man arrested in connection to Saturday shooting

April 15, 2015 by Leave a Comment

SHEILA A. MATHEWS ::: According to Spalding County Sheriff Wendell Beam, an arrest has been made in the Saturday shooting that left one woman hospitalized in serious condition. Dustin Joel Stevens, age 33, of 239 Westin Park Drive, Locust Grove, was being sought in connection with the incident that occurred in a vehicle on Highway […]

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Woman shot in county Saturday morning; transported to Atlanta trauma unit

April 11, 2015 by Leave a Comment

SHEILA A. MATHEWS ::: One woman was wounded in a Saturday shooting now being investigated by the Spalding County Sheriff’s Office. According to Sheriff Wendell Beam, the incident occurred on Highway 41 in the vicinity of Williamson Road. “From what I understand, the victim sustained a single gunshot wound,” he said. “The victim was shot […]

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ISIS threat: responses from the GPD and SCSO

March 25, 2015 by Leave a Comment

SHEILA A. MATHEWS ::: The city of Griffin Police Department and the Spalding County Sheriff’s Office have received a Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) alert regarding an alleged Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) threat against a Spalding County resident. According to Sheriff Wendell Beam, no threat has been made against the city of […]

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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 […]

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Shane Collett murder trial underway

January 26, 2015 by 1 Comment

SHEILA A. MATHEWS ::: The murder trial of Shane Clift Collett, who stands accused in the Dec. 21, 2012 murder of nine-year-old Skyler Dials, is underway in Spalding County Superior Court. The first panel of potential jurors is being questioned by Griffin Judicial Circuit District Attorney Scott Ballard and George Weldon, Collett’s defense counsel. As […]

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Sheriff warns of ongoing scam

January 14, 2015 by Leave a Comment

STAFF REPORT ::: Spalding County Sheriff Wendell Beam reports Spalding County citizens are continuing to receive fraudulent phone calls from people identifying themselves as members of the Spalding County Sheriff’s Office. The caller tells the citizen a warrant has been issued for their arrest or the arrest of a family member for failure to report […]

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Joint Sheriff’s Office, Police Department operation nets 44 arrests

January 9, 2015 by 1 Comment

SHEILA A. MATHEWS ::: A joint operation of the Spalding County Sheriff’s Office and Griffin Police Department narcotics units on Wednesday resulted in the arrests of 44 suspects on drug-related and other charges. According to Sheriff Wendell Beam, the arrests are the result of a four-month investigation conducted by the SCSO Special Operations Unit and […]

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Chase ends in wreck with four injured, three seriously

January 7, 2015 by 1 Comment

STAFF REPORTS ::: Four people were injured Monday – three seriously – when a law enforcement chase ended in a wreck. Authorities say the incident began at 10:24 a.m. when Spalding County deputies attempted to stop a vehicle driven by 40-year-old Jason Martin, of Griffin. According to Spalding County Sheriff Wendell Beam, Martin was wanted […]

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Sheriff: Man shot 11 times; incident may be gang related

January 7, 2015 by Leave a Comment

SHEILA A. MATHEWS ::: The Spalding County Sheriff’s Office is continuing to investigate a shooting that occurred early Sunday. At 1:44 a.m., officials received a report of shots fired at 418 Ashley Trail in western Spalding County. Upon arriving at that location, deputies located 24-year-old Tamunosiki Elvis Ogbo in the driveway. Ogbo had sustained 11 […]

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Sheriff: Potential suspects identified in Highway 16 aggravated assault

November 7, 2014 by Leave a Comment

SHEILA A. MATHEWS ::: Investigators of the Spalding County Sheriff’s Office are continuing to search for leads in Thursday’s aggravated assault that occurred on Highway 16, in the vicinity of Wani Road. According to Sheriff Wendell Beam, potential suspects have been identified. “I talked to the investigators a couple of hours ago,” Beam said at […]

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Man pistol whipped, thrown from vehicle and shot

November 6, 2014 by 1 Comment

SHEILA A. MATHEWS ::: The Spalding County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a shooting that occurred this morning on Highway 16 in the vicinity of Wani Road. The male victim sustained a single gunshot wound to the head. Prior to being shot, the victim was a passenger in a vehicle where he was allegedly attacked before […]

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Shooting under investigation by Sheriff’s Office

October 22, 2014 by Leave a Comment

SHEILA A. MATHEWS ::: The Spalding County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a shooting, the victim of which reported the incident at Cole’s Corner on Highway 16. According to Sheriff Wendell Beam, little is known about the incident, including where the shooting occurred. “It’s really sketchy at this time,” Beam said. “All I can tell you […]

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Two SCFD personnel charged in drug case convicted in US federal court

September 30, 2014 by Leave a Comment

SHEILA A. MATHEWS ::: Two Spalding County firefighters facing felony charges in connection with a joint Spalding County Sheriff’s Office/Griffin Police Department narcotics investigation were on Tuesday convicted on all counts in US Federal Court. SCFD Battalion Chief Tyrone Coggins and Firefighter Michael Owens had been indicted by a federal grand jury on charges of […]

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FBI conducts joint GPD-SCSO hostage rescue training

September 29, 2014 by Leave a Comment

SHEILA A. MATHEWS ::: FBI personnel were recently in Griffin to conduct hostage rescue and barricaded suspect training for the Griffin Police Department Special Response Team (SRT) and Spalding County Sheriff’s Office Special Operations Unit. According to Lt. Darrell Dix, the GPD’s training officer, FBI hostage rescue agents conducted the training at no cost to […]

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