Chattooga Local News
Erin Brockovich Returns to Northwest Georgia Announces New Water, Soil, and Dust Testing Campaign in Rome, Ga. and Surrounding Counties
Erin Brockovich Returns to Northwest Georgia Announces New Water, Soil, and Dust Testing Campaign in Rome, Ga. and Surrounding Counties. Famed...
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The Joy of the Journey: Bigger Than a Denomination
The Joy of the Journey Bigger Than a Denomination Reflecting on years of church heritage, faith traditions, and the pastors who...
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Crime & Safety
/ 2 years agoUnited States Files Suit Against the Georgia Institute of Technology and Georgia Tech Research Corporation Alleging Cybersecurity Violations
The United States has filed a complaint-in-intervention against the Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech) and Georgia Tech Research Corporation (GTRC)...
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Crime & Safety
/ 2 years agoPair of indictments charge conspiracies to use drones to deliver illegal drugs, contraband cell phones to Georgia prisons
Two newly unsealed federal indictments charge 23 defendants in widespread conspiracies that used drones to deliver methamphetamine, marijuana, and cell phones...
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Crime & Safety
/ 2 years agoCarr Announces Hire of New Chief Prosecutor to Lead Georgia’s First Statewide Organized Retail Crime Unit
Attorney General Chris Carr announced the hire of former Cobb County Assistant District Attorney Timothy Ruffini to lead Georgia’s first statewide...
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Crime & Safety
/ 2 years agoMedicaid Fraud Division Obtains New 15-Count Indictment in Forsyth County
Attorney General Chris Carr today announced that Farid Moghaddam, 48, of Atlanta, has been indicted in Forsyth County on four counts...
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Crime & Safety
/ 2 years agoJustice Department Issues Letter to State and Local Police Departments and Governments Explaining that Certain Housing Programs May Violate Federal Law
The Justice Department announced today that it issued a letter to state and local police departments and governments about programs that may violate...
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Crime & Safety
/ 2 years agoDEA Seizes Nearly 3,000 Pounds of Crystal Meth at Farmer’s Market in Georgia
The official weight of the crystal meth was 2,585 pounds, it was concealed among boxes of celery
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Crime & Safety
/ 2 years agoAtlanta Man Charged in Multimillion-Dollar Scheme to Defraud Insurance Company
Dwayne Davis has been indicted by a federal grand jury for wire fraud and money laundering in connection with a scheme...
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Crime & Safety
/ 2 years agoGBI Arrests Former Walton County Jailer for Aggravated Battery, Cruelty to Inmates, and Violation of Oath of Office
The GBI has arrested and charged former Walton County Sheriff’s Office Jailer Jeffrey Sean Day, age 39, of Monroe, GA, with...
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Crime & Safety
/ 2 years agoAttorney General Merrick B. Garland Statement on Major Cities Chiefs Association Violent Crime Survey
The Justice Department issued the following statement from Attorney General Merrick B. Garland on the release of the Major Cities Chiefs Association...
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Crime & Safety
/ 2 years agoFormer Fulton County Detention Officer Sentenced to Federal Prison for Using Excessive Force
While Clark was working at the North Jail Annex in Alpharetta, Georgia, he strangled a pretrial detainee without any legal justification....