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Traffic stop leads to $500K meth bust; Gainesville man charged A Jan. 15 traffic stop led officers to find more than $500,000 of methamphetamine in a Gainesville man’s pickup truck, according to authorities. Adan Randin-Marban, 33, was charged with trafficking and possession of meth with intent to distribute, driving without a license and failure to maintain lane in the incident. A Jan. 15, 2021 traffic stop led officers to find more than $500,000 of metham...

A Gainesville man pulled over a week ago for a traffic violation on Athens Highway is in jail with no bond after officers found about $500,000 worth of methamphetamine inside his pickup truck. Hall County Sheriffs Office spokesman Derreck Booth said three law enforcement agencies were involved with the investigation and arrest of Adan Randin-Marban, 33, of Gainesville.  Booth said Randin-Marban first caught the attention of troopers with the Georgia State Patrol. "Its my understanding that the...

Family: Woman blinded in New Years shooting Family and a close friend of a Gainesville woman shot at a New Year’s Day party in Gainesville said the woman was blinded as a result of her injuries. Authorities were called out after 3 a.m. Friday, Jan. 1, to a report of a man shooting inside 100 Spring St. in Gainesville, a multi-suite commercial building that includes Lanier Therapy in Motion. A company received its first approval in December to turn part of the building into an ...

Two people were taken to the hospital Saturday, Jan. 9, following a wreck on Interstate 985 in South Hall involving an overturned tractor-trailer carrying sawdust and three passenger vehicles, authorities said.

$400K in meth, heroin and marijuana seized, Gainesville man arrested in northwest Hall A Gainesville man was arrested after authorities said they seized $400,0000-worth of methamphetamine, marijuana and heroin Thursday, Dec. 17, 2020. (Photo courtesy of Hall County Sheriffs Office) $A Gainesville man was arrested after authorities said they seized $400,000 worth of methamphetamine, marijuana and heroin Thursday, Dec. 17. Delbert Channie Tucker, 52, faces ...

A Stone Mountain man remained in the Hall County Jail Wednesday afternoon after brandishing a gun at a security guard at a Buford Amazon facility Saturday evening. According to Derreck Booth, Public Information Officer with the Hall County Sheriff’s Office, 32-year-old Treval L’veander Howard went to the Amazon warehouse facility on Lanier Islands Parkway to pick up an employee he knew at the end of her shift. Howard entered the building but was asked to leave by security since is not an em...

Video: Authorities asking for help identifying armed robber who took cash from South Hall Dollar General Authorities say an armed robber took cash Friday, Dec. 11, from a South Hall Dollar General. Photo provided by the Hall County Sheriffs Office. Authorities are searching for a man who they say robbed a South Hall Dollar General with a firearm on Friday, Dec. 11, making off with cash from the store. Multiple law enforcement agencies responded around 9:3...

Burglary suspect captured after manhunt in Hall, Lumpkin, White counties Updated Dec. 11: The Hall County Sheriff’s Office charged Blalock with a second burglary since being captured in the multi-county manhunt. Sheriff’s Office spokesman Derreck Booth said Thursday, Dec. 10, that Blalock now faces a second burglary charge in Hall County. Blalock allegedly entered a garage between midnight and noon Nov. 30 in the 5,900 block of Old Dahlonega Highway in Murrayville, Booth sa...