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GPD seeking suspect in Thursday morning armed robbery
STAFF REPORT ::: The Griffin Police Department is searching for a suspect in a Thursday morning armed robbery of the Dollar General located at 1019 Memorial Drive. According to a press release,...
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BoE member, second man wounded in Monday morning stabbing
STAFF REPORT ::: Griffin-Spalding County Board of Education member Syntel Brown was seriously wounded in a stabbing Monday morning. According to a press release issued by Sheriff Darrell Dix, the...
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SCSO: No outstanding suspects being sought in Monday stabbing
SHEILA A. MATHEWS ::: The Georgia Bureau of Investigation continues to investigate the Monday morning aggravated assault that left two men wounded, but some information has been made available....
View ArticleTwo suspects sought in Tuesday’s Dollar General armed robbery
SHEILA A. MATHEWS ::: The Spalding County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a Tuesday armed robbery of the Family Dollar store located in the area of N. Hill Street and McIntosh Road. Officials say two...
View ArticleGPD narcotics investigation nets three arrests, seizure of drugs and weapon
STAFF REPORT ::: An investigation of the Griffin Police Department Special Investigation Unit (SIU) and Criminal Apprehension and Gang Enforcement Unit (CAGE) resulted in the arrest of seizure of...
View ArticleSCSO assists feds in large scale narcotics investigation
STAFF REPORT ::: The Spalding County Sheriff’s Office Special Operations/Narcotics Division was an assisting agency involved in an investigation of the Drug Enforcement Agency Atlanta Carolinas High...
View ArticleThree T-Mobile armed robbery defendants convicted; sentences range from 20...
STAFF REPORT ::: Three perpetrators of a July 2018 armed robbery of the Griffin T-Mobile store have been sentenced to prison sentences ranging from 20 years to life in prison. According to a press...
View ArticleGPD arrests four suspects in entering auto cases
STAFF REPORT ::: Several arrests have been made by the Griffin Police Department in connection to entering auto cases. According to a press release issued Monday, the first arrest was made Feb. 16,...
View ArticleGHS Bears head football coach out, effective immediately
STAFF REPORT ::: Antonio Andrews is no longer the head coach of the Griffin High School Bears football team. He will continue to serve as the team’s weight trainer and teacher. According to a press...
View ArticleGriffin man arrested for discharging firearm during search for suspects
SHEILA A. MATHEWS ::: A Griffin man was arrested Feb. 17, when he allegedly fired a weapon during a law enforcement search for suspects in a string of entering auto incidents. Alvin Lee Guild III, age...
View ArticleJeffery Hammond named SHS Jags head football coach
STAFF REPORT ::: Jeffery Hammond has been selected as the head football coach for the Spalding High School Jaguars. The Griffin-Spalding County Board of Education voted 4-0 to approve the...
View ArticleBaby abandoned in rain behind hotel
STAFF REPORT ::: Officers of the Griffin Police Department Uniform Patrol Division recovered an infant that had been abandoned behind a local motel following an alleged attempt to pass a fraudulent...
View ArticlePedestrian struck and killed in roadway identified
SHEILA A. MATHEWS ::: A Griffin man, 29-year-old David Mitchell, was killed Wednesday night when he was struck by a vehicle on State Route 155. Trooper Logan Pryor, of the Georgia State Patrol-Griffin...
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Local ministry hosts free event tonight
Truth Ministries International invites the community to attend this free event tonight at 7:30 p.m.
View Article2019-2020 school choice for GSCSS open through March 15
STAFF REPORT ::: Parents and guardians of students currently enrolled in the Griffin-Spalding County School System (GSCSS) may apply for a transfer to a school of their choice from the list of...
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SCSO deputy arrested, fired following alleged domestic dispute involving child
STAFF REPORT ::: A Spalding County deputy has been arrested and charged with one count of reckless conduct in connection to an alleged domestic dispute Feb. 22. The man was also terminated from the...
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Police: Heavily armed masked gunman thwarted outside local restaurant
. SHEILA A. MATHEWS ::: A citizen’s quick thinking and willingness to get involved may well have prevented a tragedy Sunday afternoon when he witnessed a heavily armed masked man approaching a Griffin...
View ArticleSHS locked down as search for suspect ensues
SHEILA A. MATHEWS ::: Spalding High School has been placed on lock down as the Griffin Police Department searches for a suspect that reportedly fled from an officer. According to Capt. Dwayne Jones, of...
View ArticleGPD responds to call of 13-year-old with gunshot wound
STAFF REPORT ::: Officers of the Griffin Police Department on Tuesday responded to a call at WellStar Spalding Regional Hospital regarding a 13-year-old child who sustained a gunshot wound to the leg....
View ArticleDeath of utility contractor under investigation
SHEILA A. MATHEWS ::: The Thursday afternoon death of a utility contractor working in Spalding County is under investigation. Officials of the Spalding County Sheriff’s Office, Spalding County...
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