CRIME & SAFETY
Missing 28-year-old woman from Tuscaloosa found safe in Georgia
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (WBRC) - UPDATE: A missing 28-year-old woman from Tuscaloosa has been found safe in Georgia. The Tuscaloosa Police Department says they are looking for a missing 28-year-old woman last seen on Saturday. Nathia Lashai Thomas is described as 5′4″ and weighs 178 pounds. She has black hair and...
Man arrested in Macon for murder of 34-year-old
BIBB COUNTY, Ga. (WGXA) -- Investigators with the Bibb County Sheriff's Office have charged a Macon man with Murder who was tied to a death on April 25th, 2024. 29-year-old Travion Lorenzo Veal was arrested for the death of 34-year-old Joshua Owen Negri, who had overdosed on fentanyl. Veal was...
Macon Regional Crimestoppers searching for suspected criminals
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Macon Regional Crimestoppers Sergeant Greg Thomas visited 41Today to highlight five wanted suspects. 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. Trelurenz Jones, male. He’s...
Family, friends set up online fundraisers for crew members hurt after crash on Georgia movie set
ATLANTA — Editor's note: The video in this story is from a previous report. Family and friends are working to raise funds for their loved ones after a car and truck collided on a Georgia movie set on April 20. The crash happened on the set of Eddie Murphy's...
A 17-year-old is the latest arrest in an April double-homicide in Macon
MACON, Ga. (WGXA)- Bibb County deputies announce another arrest in connection with two murders earlier this month in Macon. Bibb deputies say 17-year-old Julio Timley, of Macon, faces two counts of murder in the shooting deaths Anthonio McNeill and Brain Obama. The two victims were shot and killed within an...
Macon family demands action after eighth-grader injured in school bathroom brawl
MACON, Ga. (WGXA) --A Macon-Bibb family says their eighth grader is recovering with eight staples in his head after having to go to the hospital as a result of a fight at Rutland Middle School on Thursday. Sandra Gonzalez is the student's sister. She spoke to WGXA Monday afternoon serving...
Seven officers arrested in Operation Skyhawk accused in contraband scheme run by Valdosta prisoner
In March, Gov. Brian Kemp Kemp said an investigation called Operation Skyhawk had netted 150 arrests and imposed 1,000 criminal charges against inmates, officers and civilians. Investigators also had confiscated $7 million worth of goods, including 87 drones, 273 contraband cell phones, 51 pounds of ecstasy and 12 pounds of meth, Kemp said. But so far, few details about the probe have been disclosed, other than a separate scheme involving correctional officers and a Valdosta prisoner.
Police in Georgia issue statewide alert after teen girl diagnosed with bipolar disorder disappears
ATLANTA — Above video: Your Monday headlines. Police in Georgia have issued a statewide Mattie's Call alert after the disappearance of a teenage girl. According to the Clayton County Police Department, officers responded to an apartment on Riverdale Road in Atlanta Sunday night after Kaitlynn Young, 18, left home.
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