PRESS RELEASE – On Tuesday March 19th, during concentrated patrols targeting the Gumlog Road area, a Towns County Sheriff’s Office deputy conducted a traffic stop near Barnard Road. During the traffic stop, probable cause was developed to search the vehicle where an amount of Methamphetamine, which field tested positive, was seized. Robert Curtis Parker, age […]

PRESS RELEASE – On March 23, 2024, at 3:59 AM, the Haralson E-911 Dispatch was notified of a high-speed pursuit east bound on I-20 that had started close to Birmingham, Alabama and may possibly come into Georgia. Haralson County Deputies set up at the Georgia state line on I-20 and were advised that the driver […]

PRESS RELEASE – Pickens Fire was dispatched to a brush/woods fire Tuesday, March 26, where a tree fell on power lines on Hwy. 53 near Dragon Drive. Upon arrival of first unit, it was reported there were two separate fires and there were electrical wires down on the ground. First arriving crews began initial suppression […]

HABERSHAM COUNTY, Ga.  – The GBI has arrested and charged Celia Savage, age 34, of Habersham County, GA, following a joint drug investigation by the GBI Appalachian Regional Drug Enforcement Office (ARDEO), the Habersham County Sheriff’s Office, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms, and the GBI Special Enforcement Team.  Police charged Savage with the […]

PRESS RELEASE – Stephens County Sheriff’s Office issued the following statement following multi-day investigations into school threats: The Stephens County Sheriff’s Office (SCSO) has been diligently investigating a series of threats made against Stephens County Middle School over the weekend of March 22-24, 2024. The initial incident involved pre-recorded phone calls received by several students, […]

PRESS RELEASE – On March 17, 2024 at around 3:00am, White County Sheriff’s deputies attempted to stop a white Kia on Hwy 129 south. The Kia, driven by Derrace Reshand Damons age 43 of Gainesville, refused to stop and fled from deputies. White County deputies performed the PIT maneuver on the vehicle on Hwy 129 […]

PRESS RELEASE – Criminal Investigators with the Rabun and Habersham County Sheriff’s Office began looking into a child molestation complaint that crossed county lines and started in late 2023. Investigators received a complaint from the parent of a female juvenile victim in Habersham County during the week of March 5, 2024. Through our partnership with […]

PRESS RELEASE – On Tuesday, March 19, 2024, a deputy met with a complainant in the lobby of the Sheriff’s Office. The complainant had filed and received an eviction a week prior on a tenant who was refusing to vacate. The complainant also had an order to remove the evicted tenant and had gone to […]

PRESS RELEASE – Thursday night, March 14, at approximately 10:24 p.m., the Stephens County Sheriff’s Office was notified of a motorcycle pursuit entering Stephens County that was currently being chased by Habersham County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies with the Stephens County Sheriff’s Office intercepted the Yamaha Motorcycle on Falls Road before the chase continued onto North […]

PICKENS COUNTY, Ga. – Pickens Fire was dispatched to a reported structure fire on Tuesday, March 19, around 3:15 p.m. on Cowart Mountain Road. The first arriving unit found an RV completely destroyed with fire which had also spread to an outbuilding and into the adjoining wooded area, according to reports. Firefighters began fire suppression […]

FANNIN COUNTY, Ga. – According to a statement issued by Fannin County Sheriff Dane Kirby, on Friday, March 15, due to the joint efforts of multiple agencies, a major drug bust occurred resulting in the arrest of three people. “The Fannin County Sheriffs Office, GBI Appalachian Drug Enforcement Office and the FBI Conasauga Safe Streets […]

TOWNS COUNTY, Ga. – On Monday, March 10th, Towns County Sheriff’s deputies received a call with information concerning possible drug activity on Vista Road. During the investigation it was determined a female, Rebeka Eichhold, had outstanding warrants in Cherokee County GA and Clay County NC. Probable cause was established to conduct a search of the […]

FANNIN COUNTY, Ga. – Around 11:46 a.m. this morning, March 13, Pickens County Fire and Rescue responded to a motor vehicle accident on Hwy. 136 West. Pickens County Fire Rescue-61 was the first to arrive on the scene. They discovered a tractor-trailer and sedan that had crashed. According to Pickens County Fire and Rescue, after […]

HARALSON COUNTY, Ga. – On March 8, 2024, Investigators with the Criminal Investigations Division arrested Michael David Moore on his outstanding warrants for Child Molestation and Aggravated Sexual Battery. This investigation began in November of 2023 when the parents of a juvenile came to the Sheriff’s Office to file a complaint. In that complaint, they […]

PRESS RELEASE – On March 12, 2024, a multi-agency operation resulted in the arrests of six individuals at 979 Hulsey Rd, Cleveland, GA. This investigation which led to a search warrant at this residence was conducted by White County Sheriff’s Office, Dawson County Sheriff’s Office, Cleveland Police Department, and the Appalachian Regional Drug Enforcement Office. […]

FANNIN COUNTY, Ga. – The Fannin County School System issued a statement early this morning to let parents and students know that there was an unsubstantiated threat to the middle school that School Resource Officers were made aware of last night. “‘Sergeant Darvin Couch, Lieutenant Anthony Walden, and Deputy Thomas Kay have worked diligently through […]