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What started as a traffic stop for speeding landed two people in jail and led to the recovery of four stolen vehicles.

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Man drives stolen vehicle to jail to bail out his girlfriend

by Thom ChandlerJanuary 25, 2019September 24, 2023

Bibb County grand jurors voted to indict five people on murder charges Tuesday in the October fatal shooting of 16-year-old Kendrick Darnell Davis.

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Five indicted in death of Macon teen

by Thom ChandlerJanuary 23, 2019January 23, 2019

On Thursday, Jan. 17, the GBI arrested Oak Park Fire Chief Willie Herman Williamson of Vidalia for one count of Theft by Taking.

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Georgia fire chief arrested for fuel theft

by Thom ChandlerJanuary 18, 2019March 17, 2019

Residents of Valdosta have a reason to feel safer this year.

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Crime is decreasing in Valdosta

by Thom ChandlerJanuary 17, 2019January 17, 2019

The Gwinnett County Police Department needs your help in identifying the suspect in a pedestrian hit and run accident. On Wednesday, Jan. 16, officers were dispatched to a call at about 6 a.m.

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Police search for suspect in pedestrian hit and run incident

by Thom ChandlerJanuary 17, 2019January 17, 2019

On Thursday, November 8, 2018, law enforcement agencies in Camden County responded to three separate deaths. Police found 57-year-old Andrew Jacob Bargman, 27-year-old Antone Moncrieff, and 41-year-old Melissa Nelson dead within hours of one another and all in various locations throughout Camden County.

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GBI links three suspicious deaths to one common cause

by Thom ChandlerJanuary 16, 2019January 16, 2019

Gwinnett Police need your help identifying a jewel thief. On December 29, 2018 the suspect entered SR Jewelers at 2100 Pleasant Hill Road in unincorporated Duluth. An employee was helping three other individuals and her view of one side of the store was blocked. During that time police say the suspect came in and was able to access a display case. He took at least 15 pieces of jewelry valued at over $14,000.

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Jewel thief steals more than $14,000 in merchandise while employee is distracted

by Thom ChandlerJanuary 13, 2019January 13, 2019

A 15-year-old was shot outside the Houston Food Market in South Macon.

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Police investigate shooting of 15-year-old outside South Macon food market

by Thom ChandlerJanuary 11, 2019January 11, 2019

A Gwinnett County woman thought she was receiving instructions from her bank on how to send payment for a property she was about to close on, but instead someone else took the money and wired it overseas.

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She thought she was closing on some property, but someone stole her money

by Thom ChandlerJanuary 9, 2019January 9, 2019

On Monday, Jan. 7, the GBI was asked by the DeKalb County Police Department to investigate an officer involved shooting involving a Clarkston Police Department officer who was working a part-time security job.

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Off-duty police officer fires back after suspects shot at him while he was helping a robbery victim

by Thom ChandlerJanuary 8, 2019March 17, 2019

The Gwinnett County Police Department needs the your help in identifying a woman who robbed a man in a transaction initiated using the Let Go app.

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A Roswell man was robbed after trying to sell his iPhone on the Let Go app

by Thom ChandlerJanuary 8, 2019January 8, 2019

A Stone Mountain man was recently arrested for attempting to abandon his dog along the side of the road. The incident took place on Dec. 30, at about 11:30pm on Breckinridge Blvd. in unincorporated Duluth.

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A Stone Mountain man was arrested for attempting to abandon his dog

by Thom ChandlerJanuary 4, 2019January 4, 2019

There has recently been a renewed wave of scam phone calls from people claiming to be officers with the Gwinnett County Police Department.

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Scam Alert: Scammers are posing as Gwinnett County Police Officers. Here’s how you can avoid being ripped off

by Thom ChandlerJanuary 3, 2019March 17, 2019

An attempted robbery at a package store in Stone Mountain on New Year's Eve was thwarted by an off-duty Pine Lake police officer who shot and killed the suspect.

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Off-duty police officer thwarts robbery on Memorial Drive

by Thom ChandlerJanuary 1, 2019January 1, 2019

On Sunday, December 23, 2018, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation was asked by the Johns Creek Police Department to investigate an officer involved shooting.

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Johns Creek police officers shoot suspect who drove into patrol car

by Thom ChandlerDecember 27, 2018December 27, 2018

On Sunday, December 23, 2018, the GBI was asked by the DeKalb County Police Department to investigate a shooting incident.

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DeKalb police officer shot in friendly fire incident after hostage situation

by Thom ChandlerDecember 23, 2018March 17, 2019

On Saturday, December 22, 2018, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation was asked by the Atlanta Police Department to investigate an officer involved shooting.

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GBI investigates shooting of 25-year-old during marijuana-related arrest

by Thom ChandlerDecember 23, 2018March 17, 2019

The Gordon County Sheriff's Office is warning residents of a phone scam involving callers posing as sheriff's deputies attempting to collect a fine for missed jury duty.

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Scam Alert: Gordon County deputies don’t call to collect a fine when you miss jury duty

by Thom ChandlerDecember 23, 2018December 23, 2018

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