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Crime & Safety
/ 1 year agoTwo Gang Members Convicted, Sentenced to Prison in Dougherty County for Child Sex Trafficking
Attorney General Chris Carr announced that the office’s Human Trafficking and Gang Prosecution Units have secured the conviction of Robert Wingfield,...
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Crime & Safety
/ 1 year agoJustice Department and FDA Announce Federal Multi-Agency Task Force to Curb Distribution and Sale of Illegal E-Cigarettes
The Justice Department and U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today announced the creation of a federal multi-agency task force to...
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Crime & Safety
/ 2 years agoGBI Arrests Rabun County Sheriff in Sexual Battery Investigation
The GBI has arrested and charged Rabun County Sheriff Chad Nichols, age 45, of Clayton, Georgia, with Public Indecency, Sexual Battery...
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Crime & Safety
/ 2 years agoGBI Arrests Sylvania Man in Child Molestation Investigation
The GBI has arrested and charged James Ryan Burkes, age 26, of Sylvania, Georgia, with Child Molestation, Sexual Battery Against a...
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Crime & Safety
/ 2 years agoGa DPS: New Georgia State Law Regarding Amber Light Permits
Effective July 1, 2024, House Bill 1193 directs that the State of Georgia will no longer require a permit for the...
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Crime & Safety
/ 2 years agoCarr Calls for Federal Action to Combat Contraband Cell Phones in Prisons and Jails
Attorney General Chris Carr is urging the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to take immediate action to allow for the use of...
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Chattooga Local News
/ 2 years agoThree Men Sentenced for Trafficking Drugs and Firearms
A Georgia Department of Corrections inmate, and two conspirators have been sentenced to federal prison for their roles in trafficking firearms,...
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Crime & Safety
/ 2 years agoGBI Arrests Oglethorpe Man in Child Abuse Investigation
The GBI has arrested and charged Edvardo P. Johnson, age 32, of Oglethorpe, GA, with two counts of Cruelty to Children,...
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Crime & Safety
/ 2 years agoGynecologist, Two Pharmacists, and Others Sentenced for Operating Massive “Pill Mill” Network
Thirteen individuals, including an Atlanta-area gynecologist and two pharmacists, have now been sentenced for their roles in operating an Atlanta-area “pill...
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Crime & Safety
/ 2 years agoGBI Conducts Death Investigation Involving Glynn County School Resources Officer – Brunswick Man Dies in Incident
At the request of the Glynn County Schools Police Department, GBI agents are investigating the in-custody death of Isaias Gomez Pena,...
