Crime & Safety
In Douglasville News This Week: Police: Pope Rd. Pot Grower Arrested, Boat Used to Retrieve Plants
In case you missed it, these were some of the important stories of the week.
Police: Pope Rd. Pot Grower Arrested, Boat Used to Retrieve Plants
As agents arrived at Grady Smith’s Pope Rd. residence, he pulled up marijuana plants he and ran to the back of his residence, throwing the plants into a lake bordering his property. See the full Douglasville Patch story here.
Re-Elected, Newly-Elected Officials to be Sworn in on Dec. 20
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The Douglas County Board of Commissioners announced it will host a ceremonial swearing-in ceremony for re-elected and newly elected public officials on Dec. 20 at 6 p.m. See the full Douglasville Patch story here.
E911 Director Named to Governor's Commission
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Douglas County E911 Director Greg Whitaker has been named by Georgia Governor Nathan Deal to the Governor’s Commission on 911 System Modernization and Balanced Funding Model. See the full Douglasville Patch story here.
3 Arrested, 2 Still At-Large after High-Speed Chase
Darius Reid, 21, and Demarquez Mobley, 19, both of Atlanta, and another 16-year-old male juvenile led police on a high-speed case Wednesday afternoon that ended in an Interstate 20 crash. See the full Douglasville Patch story here.
Speak Out: Is the World Ending on 12-21-12?
Some say doomsday is nearly upon us; others say we’ll be just fine. What are your thoughts on the predictions of the world ending Friday, Dec. 21? See the full Douglasville Patch story here.
