PRESS RELEASE – KADE MILLER, age 16 is reported a runaway juvenile. If you have seen Kade or know of his whereabouts, please contact GCSO Criminal Investigations Division (CID) at 706-635-4646, M-F, 9-5, or Gilmer County Dispatch at 706-635-8911 after normal business hours.

PRESS RELEASE – The Haralson County Sheriff’s Office is still searching for an escaped work detail inmate. On June 10, 2023, an inmate worker walked off of a special detail in Tallapoosa, Georgia around 10:40 AM. The detail officer contacted Command Staff and a search began. Haralson County K-9 Team, Sgt. Kirkland and K-9 Tora […]

BANKS COUNTY, Ga. – After a preliminary investigation, a Commerce man was taken into custody on June 08, 2023, at approximately 4:30pm. Initially, Banks County deputies conducted the traffic stop on Highway 59 in order to serve felony aggravated child molestation warrants. However, Prior to the stop, deputies received information the suspect was possibly armed. […]

PRESS RELEASE – Attorney General Chris Carr today announced that Lawrence Montgomery, Jr. has been indicted on one count of felony Exploitation of an Elder Person in Hart County. The defendant was the personal representative for an elderly relative who lived in a nursing facility. In this capacity, he is alleged to have taken more […]

GORDON COUNTY, Ga. – On Saturday evening, June 10, a road rage incident began near the Georgia – Tennessee state line on Interstate 75 involving two tractor-trailer trucks. The two trucks, after entering Georgia, drove south bound on the interstate, with one truck, according to witnesses, attempting to force the other from the roadway. The […]

FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. – Cumming Police have released images of a suspect that they say exposed himself at a Waffle House in the early house of the morning on May 15. Police say that the individual, along with at least two friends entered the Waffle House on Atlanta Road in Cumming, Georgia around 1:00 a.m. […]

PRESS RELEASE – Forsyth County is waving the pet adoption fees through the whole summer, known as the Summer of Love event. The Forsyth County Animal Shelter is waiving their standard $85 pet adoption fee for all animals now through Sept. 6, during the Summer of Love adoption promotion. “We are very excited to give […]

PRESS RELEASE – BOLO issued for William Allen Koch of Dawsonville was last seen Sunday, June 4th in Dawson County. He is driving a 1990 model Chevrolet 3500 extended cab dually with a Georgia, handicap license plate. Possibly in Dawson, Forsyth or Lumpkin Counties. If you have any information on Koch, please reach out to […]

PRESS RELEASE – On May 20, 2023, Towns County Sheriff’s Office received a call to a residence on Gumlog Road regarding someone rummaging through vehicles.Deputies arrived and two suspects were quickly identified as Hunter Adams and Travis Foskey. Investigators at the scene found other vehicles in the area had been entered. A short time later, […]

PRESS RELEASE – On May 31, 2023, deputies with the Rabun County Sheriff’s Office responded to a single vehicle accident on GA-15 and Betty’s Creek Road and found the vehicle unoccupied. Suspected narcotics were located in the vehicle prompting an investigation. During the course of the investigation, deputies discovered that the occupants of the wrecked […]

LUMPKIN COUNTY, Ga. – The Lumpkin County Tax Commissioner, Michael David Young, 57, was arrested yesterday on felony drug charges after he turned himself into the Lumpkin County Sheriff’s Office. The Georgia Bureau of Investigation was requested by the Lumpkin County Sheriff’s Office to ‘investigate allegations that Young was utilizing the influence of his office […]

PRESS RELEASE – On May 26, 2023, a search warrant was obtained and served on a property on Daniel Road in hopes of locating the remains of Bobby Gerald “Skin” Daniel, who had been missing since early fall 1988. On May 10, 2023, Sheriff Stacy Williams was advised that there was a lead in a […]

RABUN COUNTY, Ga. – On May 24, 2023 A Deputy with the Rabun County Sheriff’s Office conducted a traffic stop on GA-15 / Hwy 441 after observing multiple traffic violations. After making contact with the driver, later identified as Kerry Stratton, deputies conducted a probable cause search of the vehicle which revealed 6 kilos of […]

WALKER COUNTY, Ga. – Today, District Attorney Clay Fuller, along with the GBI, announced a major development in a Walker County murder investigation. Twelve jurors returned guilty verdicts for two Alabama men who have been convicted of felony murder in connection to the death of Dakota Bradshaw. The verdicts were handed down last week to […]

PRESS RELEASE – During the week of May 7-13, 2023, the Ellijay-Gilmer County Water & Sewerage Authority experienced an issue at the Authority’s Wastewater Treatment Plant which would constitute a spill according to Georgia Environmental Protection Division (GA EPD) guidelines.  The spills were of short duration; however, there were occurrences on May 9, 10, and […]

The Pickens County Board of Education has named Matt Combs as Principal of Pickens High School beginning July 1, 2023. Mr. Combs comes to Pickens County after a long career as an educator in Douglas County. In his 21 years in education, he has served as a Math teacher, assistant administrator, and assistant principal. He has served on the district’s curriculum team. He has […]