PRESS RELEASE – The GBI has arrested and charged Zatorian Y’Deetris Lacy, age 21, of Toccoa, GA, with misdemeanor obstruction and disorderly conduct, Christopher Lee Lacy, age 37, of Toccoa, GA, with false statements, and Shane Ladarious Lacy, age 20, of Toccoa, GA, with false statements. Agents have taken warrants for Larquavious De’Shyne “Shyne” Colbert, […]

PRESS RELEASE –  The Catoosa County Sheriff’s Office has received several calls from citizens stating they have recently seen black bears on their property. There is nothing the Sheriff’s Office can do about bears being in the area. Black bears occur in three distinct regions in Georgia including the North Georgia mountains, but may range […]

PRESS RELEASE – Fannin County Fire Department would like to thank the Georgia Firefighter Standards and Training Council for helping us obtain the fireworks grant for 2024. The grant is partially funded from fees collected for firework stand permits. This grant paid $20,571.00 towards the purchase of equipment to support our operations and equip our […]

HABERSHAM COUNTY, Ga. – A person of interest has been identified in the multiple break-ins that have occurred in Cornelia. The Cornelia Police Department stated that between the dates of 6/16/2024 – 6/21/2024, the downtown area of the City of Cornelia has experienced multiple break-ins. Chance Hess, 25, has been identified and now has active […]

PRESS RELEASE – On Tuesday, June 25th, the Towns County Sheriff’s Office uniform patrol officers were conducting concentrated patrols, and a traffic stop was conducted on Hwy 76 at Anderson Bridge. K-9 Drago was deployed to conduct a free air search and alerted. Probable cause was established to search the vehicle and an amount of […]

DAWSON COUNTY, Ga. – Dawson County Emergency Services personnel responded to a call earlier in the day on June 26. The call was in regards to a vehicle fire off of 136, near the north end of the county. According to a statement released by Dawson County Emergency Services, “the fire did spread to a […]

PRESS RELEASE – On June 19, 2024, deputies responded to a call where an elderly woman had been found walking on Corinth Poseyville Road near Highway 120. Deputies met the complainant and then the victim, Deborah Morgan. Ms. Morgan stated that she was staying with someone close by, but they barely fed her, and someone […]

PRESS RELEASE – The staff at Henderson & Sons Funeral Home learned about a recent scam that is targeting grieving families who have recently had a funeral. Scammers are gathering information from funeral homes’ websites in order to contact these families and ask for additional payment. These individuals pose as funeral directors from the funeral […]

PRESS RELEASE – ( , ) : , – As the investigation into the disappearance of 12-year-old Maria Gomez-Perez of Gainesville enters its third week, ’ $,. All of the reward money has been contributed by business and community members who wish to remain anonymous. Sheriff Gerald Couch extended his appreciation for the ongoing community […]

PRESS RELEASE – The White County Sheriff’s Office has seen an increase in check fraud, which involves checks being stolen and altered. These incidents are being investigated and are part of a bigger problem being seen throughout the country called “check washing”. The crime involves a person(s) stealing mail in bulk looking for checks made […]

PRESS RELEASE – On June 12, 2024, the Haralson County Sheriff’s Office was contacted by the Randolph County Sheriff’s Office, Alabama in reference to a commercial burglary that had occurred in the early hours of the morning. Major Donnie Strain advised that the Penske truck involved was believed to be around Walmart in Bremen. Sgt. […]

HARALSON COUNTY, Ga. – On Monday, June 17, 2024, at around 12:30 AM, Deputy Jon Henderson was on I-20 running Lidar and clocked a vehicle going 101 MPH. Deputy Henderson attempted to initiate a traffic stop and the driver of the car, later identified as Montize Williams, did not comply and got off the interstate […]

GILMER COUNTY, Ga. – Following the election night results on May 21, 2024, the seat for County Commission Post 1 entered a runoff. Karleen Ferguson has officially secured the seat in the runoff, earning 55.43 percent of the vote. Doug Rink earned 44.57 percent of the vote, making it a tight race; however, Ferguson was […]

PRESS RELEASE – On Thursday, June 6th, a Towns County deputy received a report of a counterfeit $20 bill a resident received as change from a store within Towns County. Sheriff Ken Henderson would like to share the following information to assist you in recognizing counterfeit bills: • Evaluate the feel of the paper. Generally, […]

TOWNS COUNTY, Ga. – On June 3rd, Towns County Sheriff’s Office was contacted by Cleveland GA Police in reference to a child sexual assault here in Towns County. Towns County Sheriff’s Office Investigations opened an investigation into allegations of sexual abuse in Towns County. The investigation further revealed that Tanner Trimble Boyd, age 31, Hiawassee […]

PRESS RELEASE – On June 5, 2024, a joint operation with Georgia State Probation, Dalton PD, the FBI Safe Streets Task Force, and the Murray County Sheriff’s Office Drug Unit resulted in the arrests of Kenneth Swann of Chatsworth, Ga and Kenna Green of Taylorsville, Ga. Pursuant to the investigation, a search warrant was obtained […]