Wildfire in Pickens County

OVERLOOK WILDFIRE UPDATE PICKENS COUNTY, Ga. - A brush fire in Pickens County has left as least 40 acres burned…

GBI Investigates Deaths on Bell Mountain in Towns County

TOWNS COUNTY, Ga. - The Georgia Bureau of Investigation is assisting the Towns County Sheriff’s Office with a death investigation…

GBI Arrests Rome Man in Sexual Exploitation of Children Investigation

FLOYD COUNTY, Ga. – The GBI has arrested and charged Dawson Shoemake Bragg, age 25, of Rome, Floyd County, Georgia…

GBI Arrests Jasper Man in Sexual Exploitation of Children Investigation

PICKENS COUNTY, GA – The GBI has arrested and charged James Arthur Puddick, age 29, of Jasper, Pickens County, Georgia,…

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GBI Arrests Hart County Man following Human Trafficking Investigation

PRESS RELEASE – The GBI has arrested and charged Reed Skelton, age 26, of Hart County, GA, with Trafficking of…

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Paulding County Sheriff’s Office Make Arrest in Child Abuse Case

PAULDING COUNTY, Ga. - On February 28, 2025, Paulding County Detectives responded to an area public school regarding a report…

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Vehicle Pursuit Ends In Arrest

PRESS RELEASE - On March 4, 2025, Pickens County Deputies apprehended William Crawford after a high-speed pursuit that began when…

Wildfires in North Georgia

PRESS RELEASE - Yesterday, the Georgia Forestry Commission responded to 137 #wildfires that burned 2,390 acres across the state. Conditions…

Paulding County Sheriff’s Office Announces Arrests in Connection with Cobb County Man Selling Drugs to Minors

PRESS RELEASE - On Monday, December 30th, 2024, Agents with the Northwest Georgia Drug Task Force (NWGDTF) along with Paulding…

Drug arrest

PRESS RELEASE - On the evening of Monday, February 24, Franklin County 911 Dispatch received a call reporting a Home…

Two-month drug investigations ends in one arrest

PRESS RELEASE - Following a two-month investigation, GCSO Deputies and Detectives—assigned to the GBI ARDEO (Appalachian Regional Drug Enforcement Office)…

GBI Arrests Blairsville Man in Union County Sexual Assault Case

PRESS RELEASE – The GBI has arrested and charged Michael Warren, age 34, of Blairsville, Georgia, with Rape, Aggravated Sodomy,…

Man charged with Possession of Child possession of Sexual Abuse Material

PRESS RELEASE - The Jackson County Sheriff's Office, in collaboration with the Georgia Bureau of Investigation’s (GBI) Internet Crimes Against…

Man charged with Possession of Child possession of Sexual Abuse Material

PRESS RELEASE - The Jackson County Sheriff's Office, in collaboration with the Georgia Bureau of Investigation’s (GBI) Internet Crimes Against…

Man covered in blood arrested after calls of concern

PRESS RELEASE - On the afternoon of Tuesday, February 18, 2025, the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office received a call for…

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GBI Arrests Jefferson Police Officer for Misuse of Disclosing Information from the Georgia Crime Information Center (GCIC) System

JACKSON COUNTY, Ga. - The GBI has arrested and charged Jefferson Police Department Sergeant Reginald Lee New, age 58, of…