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32-year-old allegedly places false 911 call, arrested and jailed
Around 9:30 a.m. on July 9, 2024, officers responded to a shots fired call at Georgian Woods Apartments. When they arrived, however, they found out it was a false alarm. According to a report from the Douglas Police Department, officers arrived on the scene and didn’t notice anything out of the way. A maintenance crew told police that they were remodeling an apartment. Just before they got there, an individual identified as Markease Robinson, 32, ran out of the apartment yelling that someone was shooting at him. The workers said that no one was supposed to be in the apartment.
Mother charged in Fitzgerald 4-year-old's death
FITZGERALD, Ga. — A mother is in custody after her child died, according to a press release from the GBI. On Wednesday, the Fitzgerald Police Department asked the GBI to investigate the death of a 4-year-old child. The release says the child left the apartment unsupervised and eventually got...
Douglas man allegedly takes car then brings it back, arrested on car theft and meth charges
Two Coffee County deputies responded to the scene of an alleged car theft and arrested the suspect on auto theft and possession of methamphetamine charges. According to an incident report from the sheriff’s office, deputies responded to Lot 62 at 2594 Highway 32 East on July 20, 2024, in reference to a stolen vehicle. When officers arrived, they spoke with the victim who said that Lavonte Hicks, 31, of Douglas, had taken her vehicle without permission. The victim said that Hicks had been at her house “looking around outside.” She was in the home and when she came back outside, her vehicle was gone.
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