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Crime & Safety
/ 1 year agoLeader, final defendant in Augusta-area drug trafficking conspiracy sentenced to nearly 13 years in federal prison
The last of 10 defendants in an Augusta-area drug trafficking conspiracy has been sentenced to more than a decade in federal...
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Crime & Safety
/ 1 year agoMother and son tax preparers sentenced to prison for tax fraud
The owners of a McDuffie County, Ga., tax preparation service have been sentenced to prison for filing dozens of fraudulent tax...
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Crime & Safety
/ 1 year agoTwo Individuals Convicted for $11M COVID-19 Relief Fraud Scheme
A federal jury in Atlanta convicted a Georgia man and woman this week for their roles in an over $11 million...
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Bulloch Public Safety
/ 1 year agoGBI Investigates Shooting in Claxton, Two From Statesboro Deceased
UPDATE 02/17/2024: The GBI has arrested Celeste Denise Adams, 23, of Waynesboro, Georgia, for the shooting that killed two and injured...
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Crime & Safety
/ 1 year agoGBI Investigates In-Custody Death in Cumming
The GBI is investigating the in-custody death of Robert Cornelious Powell, age 32, of Brooklyn, New York. Cumming Police Officers arrested...
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Crime & Safety
/ 1 year agoOne Man Convicted for 2022 Cedartown Murder: GBI investigation leads to arrest and conviction in no-body homicide case
On Friday, February 2, 2024, a Polk County Jury convicted Joseph Leroy Jones, age 33, of Cedartown, GA, of malice murder,...
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Crime & Safety
/ 1 year agoGBI Investigating Officer Involved Shooting in Columbus
At the request of the Columbus Police Department, GBI agents are investigating an officer involved shooting in Columbus, Muscogee County, Georgia....
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Crime & Safety
/ 1 year agoJustice Department Announces Plan to Administer Grant Funding Opportunities for Fiscal Year 2024 to Strengthen Community Safety
The Justice Department today announced its annual plan for making anticipated grant funding available this fiscal year to advance public safety...
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Crime & Safety
/ 1 year agoCoffee County Man Arrested for the Sexual Exploitation of Children
On Monday, February 5, 2024, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation’s Child Exploitation and Computer Crimes (CEACC) Unit arrested and charged Lonnie...
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Crime & Safety
/ 1 year agoGBI Investigating Death of Five-Month-Old in Donalsonville
At the request of the Donalsonville Police Department, the GBI is assisting with an investigation into the death of a five-month-old girl....