Crime & Safety
U.S. Attorney’s Office Says Agencies Address Unlawful Firearms Possession by Domestic Abusers from All Angles
Data suggests that nearly half of female homicide victims in the U.S. are killed by a current or former male intimate partner.
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Crime & Safety
/ 3 days agoGeorgia man admits possessing child pornography
The charge carries a possible sentence of up to 20 years in federal prison, a requirement for registration as a sex...
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Crime & Safety
/ 4 days ago2 Georgians Among Those Charged with Stealing from Housing Assistance Program
This assistance, taken from the Troubled Asset Relief Program multi-billion dollar component Hardest Hit Fund, was provided to help unemployed or...
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Crime & Safety
/ 4 days agoGeorgia man sentenced to federal prison for possession of pipe bomb
“James Grates has repeatedly demonstrated a breathtaking indifference to other people’s life and safety, including that of his own family,” said...
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Crime & Safety
/ 5 days agoFmr Georgia correctional officer, boyfriend sentenced to prison for possession of drugs intended for prison distribution
Harden was convicted by a jury last year, while her boyfriend entered a guilty plea on the same charge for which...
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Crime & Safety
/ 5 days agoDPS Receives Funding to Continue DUI Task Force and ALS Program
The primary goals of the H.E.A.T program are to combat crashes, injuries, and fatalities caused by impaired driving and speeding; to...
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Crime & Safety
/ 5 days ago17 Tobacco Farmers Settle Civil Claims in Widespread Crop Insurance Fraud Investigation
Seventeen tobacco farmers have agreed to resolve civil allegations that they violated the False Claims Act, a federal law that prohibits...
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Crime & Safety
/ 5 days agoEx-con accused of helping destroy evidence and lying in investigation of murdered wife of Fort Stewart soldier
A former federal inmate has been charged with helping destroy evidence of the murder of the wife of a Fort Stewart...
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Crime & Safety
/ 5 days agoPriest sentenced to prison for destruction and trespassing on restricted naval installation in Georgia
A priest with a long history of arrests during anti-war protests has been sentenced to federal prison for the April 2018...
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Crime & Safety
/ 5 days agoRapper Who Bragged about Unemployment Benefits Scam in Music Video Arrested for Allegedly Bilking COVID-19 Jobless Relief Program
A rapper who boasted in a YouTube music video about getting rich from committing unemployment benefits fraud was arrested today on...
