PRESS RELEASE – At the request of the Hall County Sheriff’s Office, GBI agents are investigating an officer involved shooting in Hall County, Georgia. No one was injured during the incident. Preliminary information indicates that at about 3:00 a.m., Hall County deputies attempted a traffic stop on a man, later identified as Austin Abel, 27, […]

HARALSON COUNTY, Ga. – Tallapoosa’s nationally top ten ranked Possum Drop New Year’s Eve celebration will bring big crowds tomorrow. If you are not participating, please find alternate routes around Tallapoosa to help with traffic congestion. Learn more about the possum drop by visiting: https://thepossumdrop.com visit:https://thepossumdrop.com

PRESS RELEASE – Lafayette, GA – On Thursday Dec. 5, 2024, Christopher Bullock was convicted of Malice Murder, Felony Murder, Aggravated Assault, and Possession of a Firearm During Commission of a Felony. The Trial began Dec. 2, 2024 and concluded with a guilty verdict on Dec. 5, before the Honorable Judge Don Thompson. The evidence […]

PRESS RELEASE – Walker County Sheriff Steve Wilson, announced on Friday that skeletal remains of a human were found in the yard of a home owner located on Highway 193 in the Cooper Heights community late Thursday. The homeowner called 911 after an animal brought the remains into the yard. Walker County detectives, deputies, deputy […]

PRESS RELEASE – On Sunday, December 15, 2024, the GBI arrested and charged William Leviticus Self, age 37, of Cedartown, GA, with three counts of Cruelty to Children. On February 14, 2024, the Polk County Police Department requested the GBI to investigate a Cruelty to Children case. The investigation shows Self abused a family pet […]

PAULDING COUNTY, Ga. – On December 17, 2024 at approximately 12:10 a.m. deputies were dispatched to 46 Windsor View Lane in reference to a dispute call. Responding deputies arrived on scene and observed numerous people near the roadway and a body on the ground. After speaking with a female resident, deputies were able to determine […]

PRESS RELEASE – Last week, deputies with the Stephens County Sheriff’s Office S.T.I.N.G. Unit captured five wanted fugitives in Stephens County. On Tuesday, Dec. 10, deputies executed an arrest warrant on Theodore Swilling, 75 of Toccoa, who was wanted in the county on felony probation charges. Deputies received a tip that Swilling was staying at […]

PAULDING  COUNTY, Ga.- The Northwest Georgia Drug Task Force made a significant seizure of illegal narcotics, to include Fentanyl, along with guns and US Currency recently. On Wednesday November 13, 2024, Agents with the Georgia Bureau of Investigation’s (GBI) Northwest Georgia Drug Task Force (NWGDTF), the Paulding County Sheriff’s Office SWAT Team, Warrant Division, K-9 […]

PRESS RELEASE – On Friday, December 6 2024, the White County Sheriff’s Office initiated a traffic stop on a White F150 driven by Charles Laster. K9 Castrol was deployed and alerted on the vehicle and during the search, more than an ounce of marijuana was located along with 5 individually packaged quantity of Methamphetamine with […]

CATOOSA COUNTY, Ga. – At the request of the Catoosa County Sheriff’s Office, GBI agents are investigating an officer involved shooting in Ringgold, GA. Dameion Coonrod, age 32, of Chattanooga, TN, was shot and killed in the incident. One deputy was injured. On December 15, 2024, at about 10:25 p.m., Catoosa County Sheriff’s Office deputies and a Georgia State Patrol trooper responded to […]

TOWNS COUNTY, Ga. – At the request of the Towns County Sheriff’s Office, GBI agents are investigating an aggravated assault on a Towns County Sheriff’s deputy who was shot during a traffic stop. The suspect has not been identified but is described as a white man, who is about 6 feet tall and 170-180 lbs. […]

LUMPKIN COUNTY, Ga. – The GBI has arrested and charged Kevin Wayne Oliver, age 43, of Dahlonega, GA, with Trafficking Methamphetamine, and Possession of Marijuana with Intent to Distribute. On December 6, 2024, Oliver was arrested at a home in Dahlonega, GA, for a Probation Violation warrant. During a subsequent search of his property, law […]

PRESS RELEASE – On December 1, 2024, Towns County Sheriff’s Office received a call at 728 Twin Mountain Rd. in reference to threats against a 14 year old victim. Once on the scene uniform patrol observed a vehicle located on the property with a male and female inside. When approached by uniform patrol they detected […]

PRESS RELEASE – After a week-long investigation, the Towns County Sheriff’s Office conducted a traffic stop on Wednesday December 4th at Bugscuffle Road on Hwy. 76E. During the traffic stop, probable cause was developed and a search of the vehicle was conducted. A trafficking amount of Methamphetamine was confiscated along with Opiod/Fentanyl and an amount […]

PRESS RELEASE – The GBI has arrested and charged Jeremy Lee Mans, age 32, of Toccoa, GA, with Trafficking Methamphetamine, Possession of a Firearm by a Felon, and Possession of a Firearm During the Commission of a Felony. On November 22, 2024, the Appalachian Regional Drug Enforcement Office, the Stephens County Sheriff’s Office, and the […]

PRESS RELEASE – On Wednesday, Nov. 27, a deputy with the Stephens County Sheriff’s Office S.T.I.N.G. Unit conducted a traffic stop on a red in color RAM 1500 in reference to the vehicle displaying no tag. While patrolling East Currahee Street, a S.T.I.N.G. deputy observed that a red in color RAM 1500 truck displayed no […]