Crime and Arrests

Investigator Keith Dryden, Lead Fraud Investigator with the Griffin Police Department, has secured a total of twelve (12) felony warrants against Deno Rene Labrada, 52, of Norcross, pursuant to an active investigation into a reported check fraud incident involving a local bank in Griffin. [Full Story »] 

The Griffin Police Department is seeking help to locate Cornelius Henderson, aka “Buck.” He is wanted for the shooting death of Demarkis Williams on Nov. 24 in the 1100 block of W. College St. Ext., in Griffin, Spalding County. Henderson should be considered armed and dangerous. [Full Story »] 

Just after 5:00 pm Monday evening, November 24, 2014 Officers from the Griffin Police Department (GPD) responded to a report a man shot in the Ma and Pa Grocery Store parking lot located at 1137 Meriwether Street, Griffin, Georgia.

Upon their arrival they located a black male victim that had been shot lying on the ground near the car wash. EMS was notified and responded to the scene at which time the victim was transported to Spalding Regional Medica l Center. Shortly after arriving at the ER the victim was pronounced dead. He was identified as Demarkis Willis, 21 years of age of 409 S. 15th St., Griffin, Georgia.
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Griffin police investigators have arrested Maurice Newton on multiple criminal counts in connection with two armed robberies. [Full Story »]