CRIME & SAFETY
Man arrested, another in critical condition after fight in Macon
MACON, Ga. — A man is in critical condition and another is in jail after getting into a fight in Macon, according to a press release from the Bibb County Sheriff's Office. They say on Tuesday around 10:29 a.m. the 911 call center received notice about an assault on 57-year-old man who was already being treated at Atrium Health Navicent.
Perry community mourns the loss of devoted Officer Leyon Roberts
PERRY, Ga. (WGXA) -- Family, friends, and the Perry Police Department are mourning the loss of a veteran officer. In a post on Facebook, PPD announced the passing of Officer Leyon Roberts, saying that he lost his battle with cancer. The post says that he knew the Perry community and...
UPDATE: 2 charged in shooting that left man dead in 2023
UPDATE (4/17/24): Two men are now charged in connection with the death of 47-year-old Ishmael Hassan Saleem in 2023. A Bibb County Sheriff’s Office news release says investigators served arrest warrants last month for 37-year-old Shaun Mills and 40-year-old Terrell Ugean Mills. Both men have yet to be extradited...
Woman arrested, charged with murder in death of man outside Macon hotel, Bibb County Sheriff's Office says
MACON, Ga. — A woman is in jail in connection to a deadly shooting outside a Macon hotel last week, according to a press release from the Bibb County Sheriff's Office. Lakiesia Renee Wilson, 36, was arrested on Tuesday in the killing of 28-year-old Anothonio Dewayne McNeill outside the Haven Inn and Suites off Riverside Drive last week.
Incident reports offer new details in string of deadly shootings in Macon
MACON, Ga. — Just off the heels of a deadly week in Macon-Bibb County, a series of incident reports from the Bibb County Sheriff's Office are offering new details about the string of deadly shootings. Some of the narratives — where law enforcement outlines what they discovered in their...
Real estate agent says copper thief caused $3 million in damage to vacant building
MACON, Ga. — One Macon real estate agent is thankful that deputies arrested a man charged with stealing copper and causing $3 million in damage to a vacant building. The Bibb County Sheriff's Office arrested Daniel Clayton Hobbs from Lizella last Friday. Hobbs is charged with two counts of burglary in the second degree.
City Fire Department Responds to Taylor County Fire that Leaves Structure a Total Loss; One Person Injured
The Bridgeport Fire Department was among the first on the scene of a blaze just over the Harrison County line in Taylor County Tuesday,. according to Bridgeport Fire Chief Phil Hart. Various crews responded to the call that came in just prior to 3:30 p.m. in Rosemont. The call was...
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