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Pictured with the highway interdiction team award are (l-r) Sgt. Chad Payne, Sgt.Chris Webster, Sheriff Larry Waller, Capt. Todd Pippin and Sgt. Gary Long.

ICE team best in nation

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Laura Geiger
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Tuesday, March 15. 2011
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The Interstate Criminal Enforcement (ICE) team from the Lamar sheriff’s office has been recognized as the highway interdiction team of the year.

The award was presented Feb. 25 at a meeting of the National Criminal Enforcement Association (NCEA) in Spartanburg, S.C. The Lamar team was selected for the award from 121 entrants.

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#1 Anonymous on 03/15/11 at 10:25 AM
How nice. Good to know Florida is getting good law enforcement for their tax dollars...

..oh wait...

Anyone else remember the Magnum burglars? Caught in Monroe County.

But hey, dogs, especially police attack dogs, are very safe in Lamar county.

African American pizza delivery folks? Not so much...

Brought back for some reason that 90 votes in Milner thought was a good idea.
#2 Anonymous on 03/15/11 at 10:40 AM
Congrats guys.


I love proactive policing. Now if only they would use those techniques against sexual predators!
#3 pool on 03/15/11 at 12:12 PM
those interstate boys don't play, come on larry you gotta buy some more black dodge chargers
#4 Anonymous on 03/15/11 at 12:28 PM
Congratulations on a job well done. Now at least some of the drugs will not be on the streets of Barnesville and the county. Lock up all drug dealers and confiscate any and all of their possessions. Items bought with illegal drug money should not be left for them to reap the benefits from. It makes you wonder sometimes when you see a souped up suburban or any other vehicle where these people get the money to fix up their rides and all of the bling that they wear because you and I both know that there are no jobs that pays that well available right now unless you are a highly paid official or a drug dealer and from the looks of them it is the latter.
#5 Anonymous on 03/15/11 at 12:58 PM
Congratulations on a job well done. Keep up the good work and help keep our taxes down!!!
Some people are to stupid to see that, but they are too hung up on the past.

Thanks Larry!
#6 Anonymous on 03/15/11 at 01:03 PM
It only had to be one vote.The other 89 were a bonus! Stop crying for the has been sheriff. Everyone remembers the problems he created. I bet the SO has saved a lot of money due to stable staffing. Turnover cost a lot of money and that is one thing I can say the FORMER sheriff was good at.
#7 It's Me on 03/15/11 at 02:39 PM
Great job!!! ... that goes to EVERYONE involved behind the scenes as well. The rest of the department would of been instrumental in their achievements. It takes team work to get the job done and the credit really shouldn't go towards only a select group.
#8 cats on 03/15/11 at 03:32 PM
Congratulations to the Lamar County ICE Team.
This is quite an honor for our little burg.
#9 Anonymous on 03/15/11 at 04:37 PM
Wow, that much from 3 miles of interstate? Impressive. Great job guys.
#10 Sheila Tolley on 03/15/11 at 05:29 PM
Congratulations Team. If I am reading this correctly, Sergeant Chris Webster is holding the plaque....Good Deal.

I have never met you all personally but you are all heroes. As are all deputies and servants of Justice.
#11 Chauncey on 03/15/11 at 07:43 PM
GOOD JOB Sheriff Waller! A good allocation of resources. Now if you could put a little pressure on that
'den of inequity' run by a local politician, it would keep some of the thug element out of our county.
#12 Pete on 03/16/11 at 07:57 PM
Great work! Getting drugs off the street anywhere near our beautiful city is awesome news. Taking in drug dealer money and turning it into something good is why asset forfeiture exists. Sheriff Waller, keep up the good work!
#13 Anonymous on 03/17/11 at 05:18 AM
Congratulations, Although I would rather see results a little closer to home. There seems to be a shortage of meth arrests inside the county. Did everyone quit doing meth? Or are all of them on 75?
Mr. Waller, my kids don't go to school on I-75. I do not shop on 75. We don't have any parks on 75. It's good that your officers are making busts out there, but don't you think that maybe...just maybe. There are still drug dealers living in our county that need incarcerated?
#14 LogicInTheMist on 03/17/11 at 11:01 AM
The problem is not the drugs it is the culture we have that drive people to take drugs and the lack of infrastructure to help them get off. Drug addicts will always look for something to take even if it makes them sick or kills them.

So instead of treating them as criminals, the police should confiscate their drugs and provide them with a rehab center number and address.

President Obama has already stated that he would treat the war on drugs as a public health issue instead of what's been done before by previous administrations. This "war on drugs" has caused more harm than good by destroying thousands of families and wasting billions of taxpayer dollars incarcerating nonviolent offenders.

Besides, life is too short to be condemning others for their lifestyle choices. You only live once. I personally believe you should have complete control over your personal freedoms as long as you don't impair or intrude on someone else's freedoms and life.

Just my two cents(:
#15 Anonymous on 03/17/11 at 12:39 PM
Local people vote.
#16 Anonymous on 03/17/11 at 01:34 PM
I agree with the other post on here. The dealers in the area need to be stopped also. that is great, stopping interstate traffic but we need a task force to deal with the locals. With the money that is seized, they can pay the salary and benefits with that.
#17 cats on 03/17/11 at 02:18 PM
I disagree with some of your comments.
I don't think our culture drives people to take drugs. I think it's an individual's own choice, so I as part of the "culture" refuse to take any credit or responsibility for a person's choices.
Drug addicts are a drain on this country. Whether they miss time at work, steal from the company, steal from taxpayers by living on the system, steal to support their habit, fling their children into the foster care system or stay at home living off family members, I fail to see how our culture is at fault.
I am curious to see what your solution is to deal with addicts. Does society owe it to them to pay for their rehab?
#18 Anonymous on 03/17/11 at 07:00 PM
Is that why there were only 2 drug arrests (non marijuana)in the county in the last 30 days?
#19 THISSUCKS on 03/17/11 at 08:28 PM
I would like to say , congratulations to the ICE TEAM for their efforts and achievements !
Now that we have an outstanding ICE TEAM , I think we should concentrate on putting together an outstanding patrol division that will serve and protect the citizens and properties of this county !
How many times have you seen a patrol unit pass by your house if you live on a county road? How many roadblocks have you seen to prevent crime on the back roads ? If you have dialed 911 , how long did it take for someone to respond ?
Why do we waist so much time and money on drug dealers ? Abortion is legal so that a life that was never given an opportunity can be taken , but we continue to turn out dealers and give them every opportunity !
Drug dealers are killing users by supplying . STOP the suppliers by abortion ( BULLET IN THE HEAD ) and the number of users will decrease . You call this the WAR ON DRUGS, so start slingin some lead ! Abort the problem ! We can make it cheaper to put one six feet under than to feed and clothe them . I'll dig the hole !
#20 Anonymous on 03/17/11 at 08:54 PM
Look at the current police report....looks like a lot of arrest... But go ahead and start bitchin bout that too.
#21 Anonymous on 03/17/11 at 09:05 PM
There is a task force. It doesnt really matter how many police or deputies there are or where they patrol. They lock them up and the judges slap them on the wrist and let them out. Big thanks to all of the Liberals!
#22 Anonymous on 03/17/11 at 09:15 PM
I for one think all drugs should be legal and regulated. (Its easier for kids to buy meth than it is for them to buy alcohol.) But as of now, drugs are illegal and these people have broken the law. They should be punished accordingly. When a person breaks the law, that makes them a criminal. No matter what your opinion is about drugs.
#23 Anonymous on 03/17/11 at 09:29 PM
yeah, a lot of potheads got arrested. i'd rather have one methhead off the streets than 10 potheads. the ones on meth are the main ones robbing and killing people. about the only thing a pothead will steal is a twinkie and 20oz mountain dew.
#24 Anonymous on 03/18/11 at 02:58 PM
I see them quite often. Do you realize how many deputies it would take to ride down every country road? That is impossible. Why dont you form a neighborhood watch group. If anyone sees something suspecious, then they can call and request a deputy to come out. With crime as high as it is everyone should be involved. Help be the eyes of the law. Dont just sit back and cry because you dont see them ride down your road.
#25 Anonymous on 03/20/11 at 03:09 PM
If you think they are non violet just think about the thousands of people who have been killed and beheaded on the border of Mexico and the US.
#26 Anonymous on 03/21/11 at 01:02 PM
The judges let them go because it cost too much to lock them up. It cost about $10,000
more a year to keep them in the pen that a child in school. Georgia already has the forth larges prison population in the nation.
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