CRIME & SAFETY
Tallassee woman arrested for trafficking fentanyl
A traffic stop for law enforcement turned into a drug seizure and arrest in Tallassee. During the stop, 6 grams of fentanyl, 1 gram of crack cocaine and 14 grams of marijuana was taken off the streets. Daphne Stokes, 48, of Tallassee was at the wheel of a Mazda Tribute when Alabama Drug Task Force officers noticed Stokes failed to signal on Gilmer Avenue in Tallassee.
Case closed in Auburn student’s disappearance after nearly 50 years; remains found in submerged car
A year after skeletal remains were found submerged for decades in an Alabama creek, investigators said they have closed the investigation into the Auburn University student who went missing in 1976. On Tuesday, Troup County (Georgia) Sheriff James Woodruff said the Georgia Bureau of Investigation could not determine the cause...
Georgia woman dies in Macon County crash
A single-vehicle accident in Macon County has claimed the life of a Columbus, Georgia woman. The accident happened around 5:30 a.m. on I-85 near the 34 mile marker, approximately two miles north of Franklin. The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency says 45-year-old Carey Chambers was critically injured when the 2013 Nissan...
Man arrested for theft after allegedly stealing car in Auburn
AUBURN, Ala. (WTVM) - The Auburn Police Dept. arrested and charged 33-year-old Tobaris Freeman with theft of property in the first degree. On April 22, police were called near the 300 block of East Glenn Ave. regarding a stolen vehicle. The caller said the car was stolen just moments before making the call.
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