PRESS RELEASE – On Wednesday, July 19, 2023, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation Child Exploitation and Computer Crimes (CEACC) Unit arrested and charged Dawson Denmark, age 21, of Towns County, Georgia, with nine counts of Sexual Expolotaion of Children. The GBI CEACC Unit began an investigation into Denmark’s online activity after receiving a Cyber Tipline Report […]

PRESS RELEASE – Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner John F. King announced today that a Stephens County residential fire is under investigation. “On July 19th, investigators from the State Fire Marshal’s Office responded to the scene of a camper fire on Charles Hayes Road in Toccoa,” said Commissioner King. “The blaze began at approximately 11:06 […]

LUMPKIN COUNTY, Ga. – Two Lumpkin County High School (LCHS) teachers have tragically lost their youngest daughter, three-year-old Rocky Rae Barron, in a singular vehicle accident that took place Thursday evening, July 13. Jay Dee and Cadie Barron have served as teachers within the Lumpkin County School System for years and together they share three […]

HABERSHAM COUNTY, Ga. – A fiery crash that took place on Ga Hwy. 365 on Sunday, July 16, left five people dead, three of which were the wife and two children of Hall County Deputy Patrick Neil Holtzclaw. According to a release from Georgia Law Enforcement, the driver of a Corvette, now identified as Mitchell Boggs, […]

PRESS RELEASE – This past Saturday, July 15, 2023 at around the noon hour, Pickens County Fire Rescue was dispatched to a motor vehicle accident at the intersection of Henderson Mountain Rd and Jerusalem Church Road. First arriving units discovered a two-car accident at the intersection. The incident resulted in one transport of a minor […]

PRESS RELEASE – On Sunday, July 16, 2023, at around 5:00 PM, Deputy Jon Henderson was dispatched to 2257 Shedd Road in reference to a suspicious vehicle backed up to a house. When Deputy Henderson and his back-up, Deputy Jarrett Chandler arrived on scene, they observed a Silver Toyota Camry backed up to the trailer […]

PRESS RELEASE – Banks County Sheriff’s Deputy Josh Pressley and K9 Becka responded to a call to assist Franklin County in locating a female suspect who had fled the passenger seat of a vehicle that was involved in a chase. After arriving on the scene, Dep. Pressley collected a scent article from clothes that the suspect […]

PRESS RELEASE – A Pickens County man wearing a ballistic vest shot at officers that arrived to conduct a welfare check. Pickens County Sheriff’s Office released a statement on this morning’s incident of an Officer involved shooting. According to Pickens County Sheriff’s Office, deputies were dispatched this morning to respond to a call around 9:00 […]

PRESS RELEASE – The Dalton Police Department is asking for the public’s help to identify two people who used stolen credit cards to make a fraudulent purchase in Dalton and Fort Oglethorpe and attempted several others. The victim’s cards and other belongings were stolen from their vehicles while parked at the Dalton Golf and Country […]

PRESS RELEASE – On July 6, 2023, Sgt. Benson and Sgt. Kirkland of the Crime Suppression Unit, were on Rockmart Road and observed a vehicle driving erratically. A traffic stop was initiated on the vehicle to check on the driver. As the truck came to a stop, a female passenger, later identified as Amy Crumley, […]

PRESS RELEASE – Mayor Steve Lawrence announced today that he will not seek a second term as Mayor of Jasper due to recent health challenges. “I am starting the most important fight of my life as I begin treatment for cancer. While I have every intention of beating this disease, I must focus my full […]

PRESS RELEASE – Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner John F. King announced today that Ashlarene Wells, 32, of Dallas, has been charged with insurance fraud, forgery, and identity theft. In 2021, Ms. Wells submitted 13 unique claims under her own insurance policy and the policy of her deceased mother. When filing these claims, the suspect […]

PRESS RELEASE – The GBI is investigating an officer involved shooting in Commerce, Jackson County, Georgia. The City of Commerce Police Department asked the GBI to conduct an independent investigation on Monday, July 10, 2023. One man was shot and injured.  His current condition is unknown. No officers were injured in this incident. The preliminary information […]

PRESS RELEASE – Following a several months-long drug investigation into a fentanyl distribution organization operating in Jackson and Banks Counties, five people were charged with multiple felony drug offenses. June 29, 2023 arrests: William “Faye” Lomack, age 48, of Maysville, GA – charged with Trafficking Fentanyl, Possession with Intent to Distribute Fentanyl, Possession of a Firearm by a Convicted Felon, and Possession of a Firearm During the […]

PRESS RELEASE – The Dalton Police Department arrested 29-year old Marcus Antroune Freeman Tuesday afternoon on charges resulting from a shooting behind the Kroger shopping center on West Walnut Avenue. Freeman, of 4177 Brown Bridge Road in Whitfield County, was charged with aggravated assault and reckless conduct. Nobody was hurt in the incident. The incident […]

PRESS RELEASE – Paulding Sheriff’s Detectives are actively investigating a murder that took place in a Paulding County mobile home community. On Saturday, June 24, 2023 at approximately 9:02 a.m. Paulding E911 received multiple calls from individuals in the Nebo Ridge Estates mobile home community reference numerous gunshots being fired in the area. Eventually, authorities […]