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Police searching for gunman in deadly shooting of 16-year-old at Gainesville apartments
GAINESVILLE, Ga. - Investigators in Gainesville need your help identifying a man believed to be connected with the deadly shooting of a teen over the weekend. The shooting happened on Saturday afternoon at the Ridgecrest Apartments on Roper Hill Road. According to police, 16-year-old Jaishawn Overstreet went to the apartment...
Gainesville woman begging for answers after sister killed in hit-and-run, potentially assaulted days before
GAINESVILLE, Ga. — Georgia State Patrol and the Hall County Sheriff’s Office are both investigating the death of 37-year-old Teresa Bruce. Her sister, Natasha Cantrell, said someone found Bruce along Skelton Road in Gainesville after she was struck by a car on the evening of April 18. “They...
Wreck on Ga. 365 results in Ejection and Injuries
One person was ejected in an early-morning wreck Saturday on Ga. 365 northbound near Alto-Mud Creek Road. Habersham County E-911 dispatchers received a call reporting the wreck at 6:56am Saturday, April 27. One person was transported emergent by ambulance to Northeast Georgia Medical Center Gainesville, while two others also were transported there by ambulance. Habersham County Emergency Services Engine 12, Med 12, Med 2, Captain 1, and Battalion 1 responded, along with multiple units from the Habersham County Sheriff’s Office. About 50 feet of guardrail was damaged during the wreck. Georgia State Patrol Post 7 Toccoa is investigating.
Help sought identifying Possible Theft Suspects
The Habersham County Sheriff’s Office is requesting the assistance of the public in hopes of identifying these two men. The suspects are possibly driving a brown or tan Ford F-150 extended cab truck of an unknown year. These individuals are wanted for questioning for a theft that occurred between 10-10:30am on Saturday, April 27, in Walls Complex in Clarkesville. Any help in identifying the men pictured would be appreciated. Anyone with information, please contact the Habersham County Sheriff’s Office Investigations Division at 706-839-0560.
Juvenile flown, Two Others taken by Ambulance Friday after ATV Crash
One juvenile female was flown to Northeast Georgia Medical Center Gainesville for care and two others were taken by ambulance after a four-wheeler wreck Friday off Mud Creek Road. Habersham County E-911 received a call at 5:35pm Friday, April 26, reporting the ATV rollover wreck just off Mud Creek Road on a dirt road. Habersham County Emergency Services Engine 12, Med 12, Med 21, and Captain 1 responded, along with several units from the Habersham County Sheriff’s Office and an Alto Police Department unit. Georgia State Patrol Post 7 Toccoa investigated due to serious injuries.
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