crime watch
July 7
Sgt. Garner was dispatched to Wayne Street regarding an aggressive pit bulldog loose in the neighborhood. Garner was unable to locate the dog. Animal control was called, and the scene was turned ...
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July 4
While on patrol, Sgt. Giltz was flagged down by a motorist at the intersection of West Clinton Street and Eatonton Highway. The complainant said that while waiting at a nearby red light, a pickup ...
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July 3 (continued)
Lt. Maynard met a complainant at the police department. The complainant said that she had received $2,400 as a rent payment and placed it in a drawer in her home. Approximately 10 minutes after s...
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July 3
Deputy Humphries noticed a vehicle failing to maintain its lane on Highway 49. The deputy initiated a traffic stop at County Line Road and spoke to the driver, who said she was having trouble stay...
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June 29
Officer Hunnicutt responded to a local establishment in reference to a disorderly person. The officer arrived to find a dispute amongst employees. The complainant said that the offender came into...
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June 28
Deputy Bloodworth responded to Luke Smith Road in reference to a one-vehicle accident. Upon arrival, the deputy noticed that the vehicle was a hazard to other motorists as it was blocking part of ...
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June 27
Deputy Harris initiated a traffic stop on a vehicle that was having trouble maintaining its lane on Highway 49. The vehicle failed to pull over initially and eventually came to a stop in a drivewa...
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national news

Palm trees blow in the wind as Hurricane Dolly makes landfall in Matamoros, Mexico, Wednesday, July 23, 2008. Hurricane Dolly's leading edge blew down signs, damaged an apartment complex and knocked out electricity to thousands as it hit the Gulf Coast on either side of the Texas-Mexico border early Wednesday.(AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo)AP - Hurricane Dolly churned into a Category 2 storm as its eye neared the Texas-Mexico border Wednesday, bringing fierce winds and heavy rains that blew down signs, damaged an apartment complex and knocked out electricity to thousands.


Wed Jul 23 09:24:11 -0700 2008

In this 2008 file photo shows visitors to the new Hard Rock Park enjoying the park in Myrtle Beach, S.C. In Myrtle Beach, the heart of South Carolina's $16 billion tourism industry, many oceanfront hotels have vacancy signs during the week. Tourism industry experts predict a drop in travel this summer and businesses say people are waiting longer to book rooms, staying for shorter periods of time and spending less when they travel. (AP Photo/Mary Ann Chastain, FILE)AP - The sign outside the Aquarius motel reads: "Spend a night, Not a paycheck," but some Midwest travelers have canceled reservations and other visitors stay fewer nights. On the nation's opposite coast, vacationers in Oregon worried about $4 gas splurge less on meals and skip the frills on getaways.


Wed Jul 23 03:51:26 -0700 2008

This undated booking file photo provided by the Mohave County Sheriff's Office shows polygamist sect leader Warren Jeffs  in Arizona. Jeffs was indicted Tuesday July 22, 2008 in Texas on a sex assault count. (AP Photo/Mohave County Sheriff's Office, File)AP - Polygamist sect leader Warren Jeffs, already convicted in Utah of rape as an accomplice and awaiting trial in Arizona on other charges related to underage marriages, is now accused of assaulting a girl in Texas in January 2005.


Wed Jul 23 08:29:41 -0700 2008

Acting New Jersey Gov. Richard J. Codey, center, holds up a bill he signed at Saint Barnabas Medical Center in Livingston, N.J.,  Tuesday, July 22, 2008, that would make New Jerseyans getting driver's licenses decide whether they will be an organ donor. The state has five years to  implement the program which includes teaching high school students  about organ donation beginning with the 2009-10 school year. Standing next to from left; Codey are Megan Bottino, 13,  her brother Joseph F. Bottino III, 15, and their mother, Dianne Bottino, whose husband Joseph F. Bottino Jr. died while waiting for an organ donation. (AP Photo/Mike Derer)AP - In five years, New Jersey residents seeking driver's licenses will have to decide whether they want to become organ donors under a new first-of-its kind law.


Wed Jul 23 03:41:05 -0700 2008