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Deputies: 3 teens face charges in Georgia after shooting death of 11-year-old child
PAULDING COUNTY, Ga. — Above video: Your Tuesday headlines. Three teens face charges in connection to the shooting death of an 11-year-old child in Georgia. Deputies with the Paulding County Sheriff's Office responded April 29 to Ruth Way in Paulding County after a report of gunfire. Authorities say Zander...
SC man dies at Georgia plant where he was working, coroner says
EFFINGHAM COUNTY, Ga. — A South Carolina man died at a Georgia plant where he was working, according to the Effingham County's coroner's office. (Video above: Morning headlines from WYFF News 4) Lawrence Wyatt, from near Charleston, South Carolina, was pronounced dead at the Americold plant Friday, according to...
Macon Regional Crimestoppers searching for suspected criminals
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Macon Regional Crimestoppers Sergeant Greg Thomas visited 41Today to highlight five wanted suspects and discuss the word of the day. Crimestoppers partners with media organizations, police departments and other law enforcement agencies in eight Middle Georgia counties to provide anonymous rewards for tips that lead to criminal arrests.
Hit and Run: Police in Georgia searching for pickup truck after pedestrian suffers serious injuries
GRIFFIN, Ga. — Above video: Your Monday headlines. Police in Georgia need your help identifying a pickup truck involved in a pedestrian hit-and-run incident. According to the Griffin Police Department, a pedestrian was struck and suffered serious injuries back on May 4. The suspect vehicle is a 2013-2014 Ford...
Georgia mandated training for police on stun gun use, but hasn’t funded it
AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — Jermaine Jones Jr. was riding with his uncle and father to get air for a tire the evening of Oct. 11, 2021, when officers from the Richmond County Sheriff’s Office pulled the Chevrolet Tahoe over because it had a tinted license plate cover. The...
Macon native officer seeks to redefine policing as Macon-Bibb's top cop
MACON, Ga. (WGXA) -- One Macon native is living his lifelong dream working as a police officer and serving the community; now he wants to take it one step further and wants to be Macon-Bibb's top cop. Deandre Hall is currently serving as the Supervisor of the Criminal Investigations Division...
Macon State Prison inmate dies after fight, Georgia Department of Corrections confirms
MACON, Ga. (WGXA) -- It is now confirmed that an inmate is dead, following a fight that took place at Macon State Prison on Friday. According to the Georgia Department of Corrections, Macon State Prison inmate Devontae Young has died from injuries related to the fight. Young had been serving...
Georgia requires less basic training for new police officers than any state but Hawaii
COLUMBUS, Ga. (AP) — Georgia requires fewer hours of basic training for law enforcement officers than any state but Hawaii. With this training, new officers enter unpredictable and dangerous situations where they must make quick decisions under stress. Even though they had more than five years on the Columbus police force, that’s what Officer Michael Aguilar and his partner faced in the pre-dawn hours of Jan. 9, 2017. Hector Arreola, 30, had called police twice after 3:40 a.m., fearing he was being followed and his mother was in danger. When Aguilar and Officer Brian Dudley showed up at Arreola’s mother’s house to check on her safety, they found him outside. Aguilar thought Arreola might be having a mental health crisis and called emergency medical services. He tried to reassure Arreola. When Arreola ran into a neighbor’s yard, the officers gave him space.
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