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SWAT called in to put down jail disturbance Spalding County Sheriff Darrell Dix said that with no injuries reported, the outcome couldnt have been better. Credit: Spalding County Sheriffs Office Spalding County jail incident on May 7, 2021 Author: Christopher Buchanan Updated: 8:05 PM EDT May 7, 2021 SPALDING COUNTY, Ga. — A Georgia sheriff is addressing an incident at the local jail that required a SWAT team on Friday morning. Spalding County Sheriff Darrell D...

Suspect charged with murder of men found inside burning pickup truck Victims found in burning pickup truck identified The Spalding County sheriff has released the names of the men found dead inside the bed of a burning pickup truck as deputies made an arrested in the case. SPALDING COUNTY, Ga. - Law enforcement officers have arrested a suspect in their investigation into two dead bodies found inside a burning truck just off of a rural Spalding County road. On Tuesday just after noon, emergency ...

The Spalding County Sheriffs Office said Thursday they had arrested Erik Eduardo Cabrealopez. Credit: Spalding County Sheriffs Office Author: Jonathan Raymond (11Alive) Updated: 3:59 PM EDT April 15, 2021 SPALDING COUNTY, Ga. — Authorities in Spalding County said Thursday they had arrested a suspect in the case of two bodies being found earlier this week in a burned-out pickup truck. The Spalding County Sheriffs Office said Erik Eduardo Cabrealopez had been arr...

On Tuesday April 13, 2021 at approximately 12:30pm, the Spalding County Sheriff’s Office along with Spalding County Fire responded to a fire call on Jackson Road near the Spalding County Butts County line. When units arrived, they found a Chevrolet Z71 pickup truck parked just inside a wood line fully engulfed in flames. As the fire was being extinguished Fire Fighters located 2 bodies in the bed of the truck. Spalding County Sheriff’s Office Investigators, Crime Scene Investigators, Spaldi...

2 bodies found in burning pickup truck just off of a rural Spalding County road By Alex Whittler and FOX 5 Atlanta Digital Team Published  2 bodies found in burning truck The Spalding County Sheriff said two bodies were found in the bed of a pickup truck in a wooded area. SPALDING COUNTY, Ga. - Two bodies were found inside a burning vehicle just off of a rural Spalding County road on Tuesday afternoon. Emergency crews were called to a turnoff into a wooded area just a few dozen yards off...

Sheriff: Georgia man scammed elderly victim out of $20K By FOX 5 Digital Team Published  Kuldip Patel is charged with two felonies. (Spalding County Sheriffs Office) SPALDING COUNTY, Ga. - Spalding County deputies have arrested a Griffin, Georgia man charged with trying to scam an elderly woman out of thousands of dollars. Tuesday, deputies arrested 23-year-old Kuldip Patel at an apartment on the 3,100 block of Macon Road in Griffin. Officials say they began the investigation into Patel after...

For nearly a year, election administrators across the country weathered the pandemic while facing attacks and threats — leading many officials to resign or retire. In Georgia, little was done to prevent it from happening again.

90 arrests in big Georgia meth bust Authorities say around 90 arrests are expected in the end of a methamphetamine drug investigation. JACKSON, Ga. - A big drug investigation that law enforcement dubbed Crystal Web in 12 Georgia counties that targeted methamphetamines was expected to end with more than 90 arrests.  Butts County Sheriff Gary Long said this meth network was dealing about 22 pounds of methamphetamines a week. He called it a large operation and believed law enforcement had dis...