NJ Fugitive Arrested in Connection to Shooting
The Douglas County Sheriff's Department has arrested a fugitive facing charges related to an alleged shooting in Newark.
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Friday, May 17, 2013
Thursday, May 16, 2013
Wanted NJ Fugitive Arrested in Connection to Shooting
The Douglas County Sheriff's Department has arrested a fugitive facing charges related to an alleged shooting in Newark.
The Douglas County Sheriff's Department has arrested a fugitive facing charges related to an alleged shooting in Newark, NJ., according to the Sheriff's Facebook page. Quawee Basil Starks, 18, is wanted on a felony aggravated assault warrant and other charges in reference to an alleged shooting in Newark. Members of the fugitive unit, acting on a Crime Stoppers tip, located Starks at his uncle's residence in Lithia Springs earlier today, according to the report. With assistance from uniform patrol units. He was taken into custody without incident and transported to Douglas County Jail to await extradition.
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Wednesday, May 15, 2013
Yeager Middle Gets Cool K-9 Demo for Topping Penny Drive
Yeager Middle School was the top middle school, adding to the community effort to gather more than 1,400 Pounds in Change Collected for the Douglas County Pennies for Police Dogs Drive.
Children and adults around the county emptied out their penny cans and secret change stashes for a good cause, contributing more than 1,400 pounds of change to Pennies for Police Dogs charity Drive. This is the fourth year for the Pennies for Police Dogs Drive, where area schools compete to see who can raise the most money to help fight canine cancer. More than $4,200 was raised in this year. The top three elementary and the top middle school received visits from local K-9 units as well as K-9 demonstrations and touch-a-truck opportunities. "This year we raised $7,265.25 and money will be donated in memory of five police service dogs in the state of Georgia who got cancer and passed away," Douglas County Sheriff's Department Lt. Michael …
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Friday, May 10, 2013
Police: Beware Scam Against Elderly
The Douglas County Sheriff's Department is warning local folks about this scam being perpetrated on the elderly.
The Douglas County Sheriff's Department has posted this warning on the Sheriff's Facebook page about a scam being perpetrated on the elderly. There are people who are contacting the elderly over the telephone from an unknown number and/or area code 876, a Jamaican area code. They advise the elderly that they have won hundreds and sometimes millions of dollars and all they have to do is either wire, send via Western Union, buy Green Dot cards, or purchase prepaid debit cards to give them in exchange for the money. Usually, the amount of money they want is anywhere from a few hundred of dollars to thousands of dollars. If you receive one of these calls please notify your sheriff's office. Try to ask for the caller's name and return phone …
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Thursday, May 9, 2013
Purina Makes Donation to K-9 Unit
Lt. Michael Barnhill accepted a $5,000 donation Wednesday, on behalf of the Douglas County Sheriff's Department K-9 Unit.
Wednesday K-9 Sgt. Ace and Lt. Michael Barnhill attended a solar panel dedication at Nestle' Purina Pet Care's Atlanta Plant. While at the plant, Purina made a $5,000 donation to the Douglas County Sheriff's Office K-9 Unit for this years 2013 NAPWDA Georgia State Workshop.
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Wednesday, April 17, 2013
Police Seek Suspect in Robbery
The Douglas County Sheriff's Department is searching for the person in this photo in connection with robbing Great American Inc., a truck parts business in Lithia Springs.
The Douglas County Sheriff's Department is searching for the person in this photo in connection with robbing Great American Inc., a truck parts business in Lithia Springs, according to the Sheriff's Facebook page. The person in the photographs was captured on video breaking into Great American Inc. on Westfork Blvd. at 2 a.m. on April 16. Entry was made by breaking the glass of the front door and reaching through the door and unlocking it. Once inside, he used a screw driver to pry open the cash registers and removed cash. Anyone who has information on this individual should contact the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office at 770-949-5656 and refer to case #DCSO13OFF002674.
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Monday, April 1, 2013
Police: Person of Interest Sought for Lee Rd. Area Burglaries
The Douglas County Sheriff's Department's Investigation Division is trying to identify this person in reference to burglaries that have occurred in and around the "Meadows" off of Lee Rd.
The Douglas County Sheriff's Department's Investigation Division is trying to identify this person in reference to burglaries that have occurred in and around the "Meadows" off of Lee Rd., according to the Sheriff's Facebook page. Those with information about the identity of the person in the photo may contact Investigator Matt Gray at 770-920-3923.
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Friday, March 29, 2013
Douglasville Unemployment Rate Rises, While County Rate Drops
The city's jobless rate reached 11 percent in February, much higher than the county rate of 8.8 percent.
Friday, March 15, 2013
Students Back in Class After Middle School Bomb Threat
Students are back in class this afternoon at Chestnut Log Middle School after a bomb threat caused them to evacuate the school while deputies from the Douglas County Sheriff's Department and bomb-sniffing dogs searched the building.
Students are back in class this afternoon at Chestnut Log Middle School after a bomb threat caused them to evacuate the school while deputies from the Douglas County Sheriff's Department and bomb-sniffing dogs searched the building, according to Karen Stroud, the County's school system communications director. "Nothing was found," Stroud said. "Students were orderly, calm and mannerly." The threat was emailed to the school's main office at between 10 and 10:30 a.m. Kids were evacuated and parents were immediately notified via their emergency contact method, either emailing or calling. Information was also put out on the school's Facebook page. Two bomb-sniffing dogs searched the school and the school grounds and students were back in …
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T
11:53 am on Saturday, March 16, 2013
Should be no problem finding the jerk. All emails can be traced back to the source. Hope you post when you have them in custody. Wish we could lead them through the town and stone them like the old days. more ›
Friday, March 8, 2013
Unknown Male Suspect Sought in Attempted Abduction
A man approached a 14-year-old boy in the Greythorne Common Subdivision and asked if he wanted a puppy.
On Wednesday March 6, at about 5:25 p.m. a 14-year-old male was walking in the Greythorne Common Subdivision when he was approached by a black male in his forties, wearing a hoodie, with a baseball cap and a doo rag under the cap, according to the Douglas County Sheriff's Department's Facebook page. The man was driving an older model red, Ford Explorer with a cracked rear passenger's window when he pulled up beside the 14-year-old. The man asked the 14-year-old if he wanted a puppy; the boy replied "no." The driver then asked again in a stronger voice if he wanted a puppy. This frightened the boy and he ran to a house, and the Explorer drove away at a rapid pace. The 14-year-old reported that he didn't see or hear a dog in the Explorer. If…
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John McMullen
1:18 am on Saturday, May 18, 2013
You guys are our heroes. Thanks, as always, for keeping us safe. Another scumbag is off the streets. more ›