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Arrest made in Family Medical Center hacking case involving 43,000 patient...
STAFF REPORT :::An Idaho man has been arrested and charged with hacking into the computers of Family Medical Center in Griffin, computers in the city of Newnan and others. Robert Purbeck, of Meridian,...
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BREAKING NEWS: Police investigating body found in Home Depot parking lot
The Griffin Police Department is investigating the discovery of a body located in a vehicle in the Home Depot parking lot. Submitted photo SHEILA A. MATHEWS ::: The Griffin Police Department is...
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Police identify deceased man located in Home Depot parking lot
Officials have identified the man whose body was located in a vehicle in the Home Depot parking lot as James Elliot Smith. SHEILA A. MATHEWS :::The person found deceased in a vehicle in the Home Depot...
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Driver injured when car driven into building
A man was injured Sunday afternoon when his vehicle struck a Griffin business. Submitted photo SHEILA A. MATHEWS ::: A Griffin man was injured today when his vehicle struck a store in The Flats. The...
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Chief Superior Court Judge Christopher Edwards stepped down from bench today
STAFF REPORT ::: Griffin Judicial Circuit Chief Superior Court Judge Christopher Charles Edwards met today with Governor Brian Kemp to announce his resignation from the bench. Edwards held the bench...
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Domestic violence related aggravated assault results in SWAT standoff: SCSO
Booking photo provided by the Spalding County Sheriff’s Office STAFF REPORT ::: A Griffin woman has been arrested in connection with an alleged domestic dispute that investigators say resulted in a...
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Pike County man charged in Spalding road rage incident
SHEILA A. MATHEWS :::A Pike County man has been arrested in connection with a road rage incident that occurred Saturday in Spalding County and ended with a driver allegedly being threatened at...
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Kroger surveillance video disproves attempted kidnapping allegation
SHEILA A. MATHEWS :::Surveillance footage recorded by Kroger indicates a man accused of attempting to abduct a young child instead rushed to her assistance. The incident was reported at 11:55 p.m....
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Two men in critical condition after shooting during basketball tournament
SHEILA A. MATHEWS :::Two men were critically wounded by gunfire during a basketball tournament Sunday afternoon in Jackson. The incident occurred at approximately 4:35 p.m. at a gym owned by the Butts...
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In-person school cancelled for Thursday due to potential severe weather forecast
SHEILA A. MATHEWS :::Due to the forecast of severe weather, the Griffin-Spalding County School System has cancelled in-person learning for Thursday, March 18. All after school activities are also...
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GSCSS announces high school graduation schedules, prom cancellations
STAFF REPORT :::The Griffin-Spalding County School System has announced the 2021 graduation schedule for Griffin and Spalding high schools and A.Z. Kelsey Academy. Also announced on Friday was the...
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Pike County juvenile crushed by vehicle, killed during burglary: PCSO
STAFF REPORT ::: A 14-year-old boy was killed today when he was crushed by a vehicle in a Pike County business. The Pike County Sheriff’s Office responded at 4:16 Friday afternoon to 14777 Highway 19...
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Searches of Orchard Hill business and residence result in arrest in Wisconsin...
Booking photo provided by the Spalding County Sheriff’s Office STAFF REPORT :::Simultaneous search warrants executed Tuesday at a local residence and business resulted in one arrest related to an...
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Three law enforcement officers shot in early morning incident; one suspect...
STAFF REPORT ::: Three law enforcement officers and one suspect were shot in an officer involved shooting early today in Carroll County. The wounded suspect was pronounced dead at the scene. The...
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Two bodies discovered Tuesday in burning vehicle on Jackson Road
STAFF REPORT :::Law enforcement and fire personnel are on an active Jackson Road scene where two bodies were discovered inside a burning vehicle on Jackson Road. The Spalding County Fire Department...
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13-year-old boy killed and second person injured in overnight residential fire
SHEILA A. MATHEWS ::: A 13-year-old Spalding County boy was killed, and a second person was injured overnight in a residential fire. The Spalding County Fire Department at 12:19 a.m. Wednesday...
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Two Henry County men identified as murder victims found in burning truck;...
Arrest photo provided by the Spalding County Sheriff’s Office. STAFF REPORT :::An arrest has been made in a case in which two bodies were discovered in a pickup truck engulfed in flames. The Spalding...
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PCSO: Young teen killed during alleged burglary was struck by falling vehicle
STAFF REPORT ::: Charges have been upgraded in the case of the 14-year-old boy who was killed while allegedly burglarizing a Pike County business with two other juveniles. According to the Pike County...
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Woman with multiple stab wounds rescued from Pike County attic
STAFF REPORT ::: A woman with multiple stab wounds was rescued Friday morning from the attic of a house under construction in Pike County. Pike County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to a call...
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Two people arrested in connection with Griffin overdose deaths: GPD
STAFF REPORT :::Two people have been arrested in connection with two overdose deaths in Griffin. Rodriguez Deshon Robinson, age 39, and Tasharia Rogers, age 24, are facing numerous charges associated...
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