BREAKING NEWS: GPD Chief Mike Yates resigns after GBI investigation of murder...
Photo credit: City of Griffin SHEILA A. MATHEWS ::: Mike Yates on Tuesday submitted his letter of resignation as chief of the Griffin Police Department. Yates had been on paid administrative leave...
View ArticleBREAKING NEWS: Suspect in murder of 14-year-old apprehended
SHEILA A. MATHEWS :::Kaomarion Kendrick, the suspect in the Sept. 30 murder of 14-year-old Emmanuel Dorsey, has been arrested.Dorsey died after sustaining a gunshot wound to the torso following the...
View Article15-year-old boy dead after sustaining multiple gunshot wounds
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...
View Article15-year-old murder victim identified as Griffin High student
SHEILA A. MATHEWS :::The 15-year-old Griffin boy shot and killed Saturday night has been identified as Luis Fernando Perez. Perez lived in the Hallmark Hills neighborhood and was a Griffin High...
View ArticleWelcome Santa to town at tonight’s Christmas tree lighting in downtown Griffin
SHEILA A. MATHEWS :::A forecast of rain will not spoil the fun of tonight’s Christmas tree lighting in historic downtown Griffin. With no rain anticipated from 6 to 8 p.m., officials announced this...
View ArticleSpalding County deputy shot, critically wounded
SHEILA A. MATHEWS ::: A Spalding County deputy has been critically wounded in a shooting, and is being flown by air ambulance to an Atlanta trauma unit. Sheriff Darrell Dix said SCSO personnel remain...
View ArticleSpalding deputy succumbs to injuries sustained in Friday morning shooting
SHEILA A. MATHEWS ::: The Spalding County deputy shot in the line of duty Friday morning has succumbed to his wounds.Sheriff Darrell Dix, who confirmed the tragic outcome, has not yet officially...
View ArticleSheriff: Sgt. Marc McIntyre, deputy killed in line of duty, was shot through...
SHEILA A. MATHEWS :::The Spalding County deputy shot and killed Friday morning was Sgt. Marc McIntyre, a 12-year veteran of the Spalding County Sheriff’s Office. The GBI is conducting the...
View ArticleSpalding County deputy charged with sexually assaulting inmate
STAFF REPORT :::A Spalding County deputy has been arrested on charges related to the sexual assault of a jail inmate. According to Sheriff Darrell Dix, 22-year-old Quentin M. Morgan, an SCSO detention...
View ArticleFormer GPD officer D’Marquivius “D.J.” King pleads guilty to violating his...
SHEILA A. MATHEWS :::D’Marquivius “D.J.” King, a former Griffin Police Officer, has plead guilty to violating his oath of office — a felony — in a case related to the May 9, 2021 murder of Javarires...
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