The Summerville Police Department is warning residents about a scam targeting families with urgent claims that a loved one is in jail and needs immediate bond money.
A 24-year-old man was arrested following an alleged hit-and-run crash involving two vehicles in a Summerville parking lot earlier this month, according to an arrest report from the Chattooga County Sheriff’s Office.
A 72-year-old woman was arrested in Trion earlier this month following an alleged shoplifting incident at a retail store along U.S. Highway 27, according to an arrest report from the Chattooga County Sheriff’s Office.
An Armuchee man is facing multiple charges, including 1st- and 3rd-degree cruelty to children, following an incident at a residence on Toles Road over the weekend.
According to Floyd County Jail records, 36-year-old Sergio Dominguez allegedly entered the room of a teenage girl and began shaking her while yelling. Records state he then went to the room of another juvenile female and began kicking the door, breaking it from the frame.
Dominguez is also charged with simple battery, criminal trespass with property damage, and a probation violation.
An attempted drug-smuggling incident tied to Hays State Prison over the weekend is the latest reminder of a growing problem facing Georgia’s prison system: contraband—especially drugs and cell phones—continuing to make its way into facilities through increasingly aggressive and sophisticated methods.
The Commercial Vehicle Enforcement (CVE) Division of the Georgia Department of Public Safety (DPS) marked a major milestone Friday with the graduation of its 14th Commercial Vehicle Officer (CVO) School at the Georgia Public Safety Training Center in Forsyth.
On Saturday, December 13, at approximately 7:30 p.m., deputies were alerted to a suspicious male carrying a duffle bag who entered the woods off Underwood Drive near Hays State Prison. Deputies, Trion Police, Warden Jones, and members of the prison staff quickly responded and established a perimeter around the area.
The Georgia Bureau of Investigation has arrested and charged a Union Point man following allegations that he assaulted several minors under his supervision as a youth football coach.
Georgia Power and staff at the Georgia Public Service Commission (PSC) have reached a deal on a massive $16 billion power expansion that critics say will leave everyday Georgians paying the price for big data centers and utility profits.
Summerville Police are investigating a reported break-in at a home on Scoggins Street after officers were called to the scene early Monday morning.