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Despite safety warnings, police departments continue misapplying restraint positions and techniques
Two officers stood on Fernando Rodriguez’s outstretched arms, handcuffs connecting his wrists. Another stood on the shackles binding the 24-year-old’s legs. A fourth officer kneeled on Rodriguez’s back. The fifth placed his weight on the man’s buttocks. Five officers from the Hampton city and Henry County...
80-year-old man diagnosed with schizophrenia missing in Griffin, police say
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - Police in Griffin are seeking the public’s help finding a missing 80-year-old man who was diagnosed with bipolar disorder and schizophrenia. The Griffin Police Department said Sheldon Pressie walked away from the Griffin Manor assisted living facility around 8:30 a.m. Wednesday. Police said...
Youth Medals Presented
Sergeant Newton National Society Daughters of the Revolution Chapter in Covington recently honored two cadets for the 2023/2024 school year — Cadet Majesty Whitaker-Hicks with the Newton County Civil Air Patrol and Cadet Cardis Betts with the Newton County High School JROTC. Each unit is allowed to select one cadet per year to receive this medal.
College volleyball player killed in Buckhead lounge shooting was celebrating niece’s birthday
Creighton’s family says Creighton was not only successful as a college volleyball player at Albany State University, but she was also one semester away from graduating with a degree in biology.
Mystery Plant: Florida Betony, Rattlesnake weed, Stachys floridana
How could anyone not love this lovely little plant?. Its graceful stems are adorned with beautifully scalloped, bright green leaves. Rub the foliage and sniff: you’ll detect a charmingly spicy “earth odor.” Its little stems are perfectly square in cross section …so fun to feel! And its flowers! Each calyx is a miniature star-shaped chalice, the five points stretching out. The corolla is like a miniature orchid, a pale ivory pink, with plenty of darker purplish speckles, seducing the bumbling honeybees to follow the trail inside, where delicious nectar awaits!
Man dead at Macon State Prison after fight, Department of Corrections says
OGLETHORPE, Ga. — A man is dead at Macon State Prison after a fight, according to the Georgia Department of Corrections. They say it happened on Friday, "as a result of an altercation," The man, Devontae Young, was serving 10 years for an armed robbery in Spalding County. His...
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...
Fallen Henry County officer to be honored at US Capitol
WASHINGTON, D.C. - A Henry County police officer killed in the line of duty will be honored at the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday. Police say 38-year-old Officer Paramhans Desai was shot while he was responding to a domestic dispute call on Nov. 8, 2021. He died days later at Grady Memorial Hospital.
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