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One killed in late night Pike crash

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Tuesday, May 19. 2009

An unidentified male passenger was killed when two SUVs struck head-on late Monday south of Zebulon. [Full Story »]

Morehouse police chief enters not guilty plea

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Tuesday, May 19. 2009

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As expected, Morehouse College police chief Vernon Worthy entered not guilty pleas on serious charges arising from a hunting confrontation in Lamar superior court this morning. His case was placed on the trial calendar.

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Three more busted in cocaine conspiracy case

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Walter Geiger

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Tuesday, May 19. 2009

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Invesitigators have made three more arrests in the ongoing cocaine conspiracy case stemming from the jailing earlier this year of Reginald Tamplin and Shemika Sullivan. [Full Story »]

Abreu ordered to wear ankle monitor

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Thursday, May 14. 2009

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Former Barnesville municipal judge Henry Abreu was ordered by Judge Tommy Wilson to wear an ankle monitor at a probation revocation hearing in Lamar County superior court this morning. [Full Story »]

Drug raid arrestees named

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Wednesday, May 13. 2009

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Lamar County sheriff Larry Waller, Barnesville police chief Chuck Keadle and other law enforcement officials held a press conference this afternoon and named those who were arrested in this morning’s drug raids. [Full Story »]

Sun rises on Lamar; sets on dealers

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Wednesday, May 13. 2009

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A small army of law enforcement officers from multiple agencies gathered before dawn this morning at the old Barnesville Academy gym in anticipation of a well-orchestrated sweep to remove known drug dealers from the streets of Barnesville-Lamar County.
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Funeral services for Concord murder victim set

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Tuesday, May 12. 2009

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Family and friends will gather to mourn murder victim Patricia Pitts this week. A bank fund has been established for the benefit of her four children and to pay funeral expenses. [Full Story »]

Rosser turns himself in

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Monday, May 11. 2009

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Montavious Rosser, who escaped from a holding cell at the courthouse during a drug court proceeding Friday, turned himself in late Friday. [Full Story »]

Apparent murder-suicide rocks quiet Concord

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Walter Geiger

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Saturday, May 9. 2009

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Pike County sheriff Jimmy Thomas and his deputies are investigating an apparent murder-suicide that rocked quiet Concord this morning. [Full Story »]

Search on for drug court fugitive

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Walter Geiger

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Saturday, May 9. 2009

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A 22-year-old Barnesville man fled a drug court proceeding at the courthouse this morning and is now the subject of a manhunt by local law enforcement.

Montavious Rosser ran after the holding cell in which he was being kept was opened at about 11:30 a.m. He had just been sentenced to serve 30 days in jail for violating restrictions previously placed upon him. Sheriff Larry Waller reported late Friday afternoon that investigator Mark Barry had talked with Rosser by phone twice since the escape, encouraging him to turn himself in. [Full Story »]

Former municipal judge faces probation revocation

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Tuesday, May 5. 2009

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Former Barnesville municipal judge Henry Abreu will be back in court here May 14 as his probation officer seeks to have him locked up for violating sanctions of his probated sentence. [Full Story »]

Citizen complaints lead to marijuana arrest

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Walter Geiger

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Monday, April 27. 2009

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Barnesville police officers and agents of the Narcotics Task Force seized marijuana and cash and made one arrest at a College Drive residence today. A search warrant was issued for the residence after citizen complaints sparked the probe, according to BPD investigator Al Moltrum. [Full Story »]

Deputies seize pot, cash after stop on I-75

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Tuesday, April 14. 2009

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Lamar deputies made two arrests, seized 4.5 pounds of marijuana and confiscated some $4000 after making a routine traffic stop on I-75 April 13.

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String of storage unit thefts solved

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Tuesday, April 14. 2009

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Barnesville police officials are crediting good police work by one of their officers for solving a string of storage unit thefts here. [Full Story »]

Cops: Weep not for Big Daddy D

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Walter Geiger

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Tuesday, April 14. 2009

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While multiple Gordon College students arrested at a underage 'rave' he hosted last week have gone to bat for David Edward (Big Daddy D) Williams, Barnesville police say he is a seasoned ex-con with an extensive arrest record. [Full Story »]