City of Griffin facilities scheduled to reopen Thursday, May 14
STAFF REPORT ::: Barring further restrictions or guidelines from Governor Brian Kemp, city of Griffin facilities will reopen to the public May 14. Residents will be restricted to lobby areas and social...
View ArticleNASCAR 2020 season resumes in Georgia June 7
STAFF REPORT ::: The NASCAR 2020 season will soon resume in Georgia with the Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway. Originally scheduled to run March 15, NASCAR, the state of Georgia...
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Man identified as Crips member arrested in shooting death of 12-year-old boy
Photo courtesy of the Griffin Police Department SHEILA A. MATHEWS ::: The Griffin Police Department, with assistance from the U.S. Marshal Service, on Friday morning executed a search warrant at 105...
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BREAKING NEWS: Large scale SCSO narcotics case nets nearly 50 suspects
SHEILA A. MATHEWS ::: The Spalding County Sheriff’s Office – in a joint operation involving multiple cooperating law enforcement agencies – has arrested nearly two dozen people in connection to an...
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Sunday night shooting leaves woman seriously wounded; two suspects at large
STAFF REPORT ::: The Griffin Police Department is seeking two suspects in a Sunday night shooting that left one woman with serious injuries. Officers responded at approximately 8:30 to a call reporting...
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One shooting suspect in custody; one remains at large
Photo of suspect Rasheed Redding courtesy of the Griffin Police Department Michael Jester’s booking photo courtesy of the Spalding County Sheriff;s Office SHEILA A. MATHEWS ::: Michael Jester, a...
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Spalding man accused of felony cruelty to animals in shooting of neighbor’s dog
Allen Glover booking photo courtesy of the Spalding County Sheriff’s Office SHEILA A. MATHEWS ::: A Spalding County man is in jail facing felony charges for allegedly shooting a neighbor’s dog....
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SCSO CAGE Unit apprehends 16-year-old shooting suspect
Photo courtesy of the Griffin Police Department SHEILA A. MATHEWS ::: Rasheed Redding, the 16-year-old suspect in the Sunday night shooting on Hallyburton Street, has been taken into custody by the...
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Fayette woman pleads guilty to selling unregistered pesticides as COVID-19...
STAFF REPORT ::: A Fayetteville woman has plead guilty in Federal Court to selling unregistered pesticides on eBay as protection against COVID-19. According to a press release issued by the Office of...
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Protest permit granted for Sunday evening in downtown Griffin
SHEILA A. MATHEWS ::: A permit has been granted for a protest to be held in downtown Griffin Sunday evening. According to city of Griffin Mayor Doug Hollberg, the protest will be held in the Solomon...
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Marie Broder becomes first woman to serve as circuit’s district attorney
SHEILA A. MATHEWS ::: Marie G. Broder was sworn in today as district attorney of the Griffin Judicial Circuit. Broder’s husband held the bible and her little girl looked on during the Wednesday...
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Reward offered in firearm theft that occurred during looting of Atlanta area
STAFF REPORT ::: A reward of up to $10,000 is being offered for information leading to the arrest and conviction of those responsible for the theft of 42 firearms stolen during the protests and...
View ArticleGBI: Early analysis indicates Atlanta riots included out-of-state organization
STAFF REPORT ::: The Georgia Information and Analysis Sharing Center has conducted a preliminary analysis of data regarding protest-related arrests in Fulton County from May 29 through June 1 that...
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Escapee from Alabama apprehended in Pike County
Suspect photo courtesy of the Pike County Sheriff’s Office STAFF REPORT ::: An escaped prisoner from Chambers County, Ala., has been apprehended in Pike County. Authorities say Daniel Noon was in...
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Two Griffin war memorials vandalized
SHEILA A. MATHEWS ::: Two memorials in Griffin – one in Veteran’s Memorial Park and the second in the old Confederate Cemetery – were vandalized overnight Friday. Both were damaged with red spray...
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Spalding County Sheriff’s Office on hand to assist if needed during Fayette...
SHEILA A. MATHEWS ::: Personnel of the Spalding County Sheriff’s Office is on hand in Fayette County should assistance be needed during today’s planned protest. Sheriff Darrell Dix said he received the...
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Sheriff: Lt. Josh Pitts under GBI investigation, on admin leave
SHEILA A. MATHEWS ::: The GRIP has confirmed that Lt. Josh Pitts, of the Spalding County Sheriff’s Office Special Operations Division, has not been arrested. After being contacted by numerous...
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Sheriff: Man arrested after firing upon two Spalding deputies responding to...
STAFF REPORT ::: A Griffin man has been arrested and is facing charges related to firing shots at Spalding County deputies. According to a press release issued by the Spalding County Sheriff’s Office,...
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GPD seeking assistance to identify suspects in war memorial vandalism
SHEILA A. MATHEWS ::: The Griffin Police Department is seeking the public’s assistance in identifying individuals captured on surveillance footage in Griffin’s Veteran’s Memorial Park the night two...
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GPD Chief says rumor of Antifa protest in Griffin is unsubstantiated
SHEILA A. MATHEWS ::: Rumors speculating that an Antifa protest will occur this Friday in Griffin cannot be substantiated by local officials. “I have no information that I could substantiate that would...
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