GPD Operation Reciprocity targets local “open-air drug market”
STAFF REPORT ::: What officials have described as an “open air drug market” has been the focus of an ongoing investigation by the Griffin Police Department Special Investigations and C.A.G.E. units. A...
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Ethics Review Panel determines Flowers-Taylor did not violate code
SHEILA A. MATHEWS ::: It has been determined that Spalding County Commissioner Gwen Flowers-Taylor did not violate the county’s code of ethics. The Spalding County Ethics Review Panel, in a unanimous...
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Ethics Review Panel determines Hawbaker did not violate code
SHEILA A. MATHEWS ::: The Spalding County Ethics Review Panel has determined Commissioner Don Hawbaker did not violate the county’s code of ethics. Hawbaker faced complaints by three individuals who...
View ArticleGriffin Christian High student under investigation for alleged violent threats
SHEILA A. MATHEWS ::: A Griffin Christian High School student is under investigation for the offense of terroristic threats/intimidation in connection to an alleged threat of violence against certain...
View ArticleGPD: Armed robbery, kidnapping at T-Mobile leads to three arrests
STAFF REPORT ::: The Griffin Police Department on Tuesday, July 31, responded to a report of an armed robbery at the T-Mobile on North Expressway. According to a press release, officers in Henry County...
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Woman charged in boyfriend’s murder claimed shooting was unintentional
SHEILA A. MATHEWS ::: The suspect in the Wednesday night domestic-related homicide of 23-year-old Steven Andrew Freeman claimed the shooting was accidental. Freeman was killed by a single gunshot...
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Anything boys can do, girls can do better: SCSO’s first female SWAT operator...
Publisher’s note: This article appeared in a recent print edition of The GRIP> SHEILA A. MATHEWS ::: From tragedy to triumph – that is the story of Jennifer Fuller, the Spalding County Sheriff’s...
View ArticleSheriff: Two jailers terminated for “inflammatory” statements
SHEILA A. MATHEWS ::: Two Spalding County jailers have been terminated Monday when Sheriff Darrell Dix became aware of comments the pair allegedly posted online on social media and gaming sites....
View ArticleCommissioner Don Hawbaker responds to ethics complaints and hearing
Publisher’s note: During the Aug. 6, 2018, Spalding County Board of Commissioner’s meeting, Commissioner Don Hawbaker produced a written statement he requested be placed in the public record. This is...
View ArticleSheriff: At least one seriously injured in warehouse explosion; first...
SHEILA A. MATHEWS ::: At least one person has been seriously injured in a reported explosion at ARI, an aerosol product manufacturing facility located at 2523 S. McDonough Road. According to Spalding...
View ArticleGSP trooper arrested on charge of DUI
SHEILA A. MATHEWS ::: A trooper assigned to the Georgia State Patrol-Griffin Post was arrested by the Spalding County Sheriff’s Office on a charge of driving under the influence of alcohol. Christopher...
View ArticleCity of Griffin refusing to release public records to The GRIP
SHEILA A. MATHEWS ::: The city of Griffin is refusing to release public records to The GRIP. After filing formal complaints with the Georgia Attorney General’s Office alleging the city of Griffin has...
View ArticleGPD releases citizens’ personal Facebook records
SHEILA A. MATHEWS ::: The Griffin Police Department has released personal messages from the Facebook account of Will Holloway Sanders and three other individuals. This followed a public statement...
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Sheriff warns of extreme danger from fentanyl allegedly distributed by Ghost...
STAFF REPORT ::: A press release issued by Sheriff Darrell Dix reports the Spalding County Sheriff’s Office has seen a rise in calls for persons who have overdosed on methamphetamine, heroin and what...
View ArticleJudicial Qualifications Commission seeks Judge Mack Crawford’s removal from...
SHEILA A. MATHEWS ::: The Judicial Qualifications Commission (JQC) has filed formal charges against Griffin Judicial Circuit Superior Court Judge Robert M. “Mack” Crawford and is seeking to remove him...
View ArticleLibrary features Griffin Nature Photographers Association exhibit
STAFF REPORT ::: The Flint River Regional Library, in collaboration with Georgia Nature Photographers, is currently featuring a nature photography exhibit. An independent judge selected 12 photographs...
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SCTC graduates first group of student inmates with welding certification
ANNA TAYLOR – SCTC ::: Southern Crescent Technical College (SCTC), Spalding County and the Three Rivers Workforce Investment Board have partnered to offer a Welding & Joining Technology...
View ArticleSpalding County Homeland Security to offer Community Emergency Response...
STAFF REPORT ::: The Spalding County Office of Homeland Security, in conjunction with the Spalding County Fire Department, will offer training to Spalding County citizens through the Community...
View ArticleGPD “Operation CARE-ington” nets 11 narcotics arrests
STAFF REPORT ::: The Griffin Police Department Special Investigations (SIU) and Criminal Apprehension and Gang Enforcement (CAGE) units conducted “Operation CARE-ington,” which resulted in numerous...
View ArticleGPD: Attempted child abduction report was false
STAFF REPORT ::: The Griffin Police Department has determined a report of an attempted child abduction was false. According to a press release issued by Griffin Police Department Chief Mike Yates,...
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