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CRIME & SAFETY
One dead, one arrested after Saturday shooting in Oakwood
A man is facing murder charges after a shooting that killed a man in Oakwood Saturday afternoon. A release from the Oakwood Police Department Sunday said officers were called to a home on Aster Place in the Prescott neighborhood off of McEver Road just before 4:45 p.m. Saturday to a report of a shooting. When they got to the scene, they found a vehicle that had crashed into the rear of a home on nearby Wild Berry Court.
Ibarra caught on video disposing of bloody clothing after Laken Riley murder
A day after the body of nursing student Laken Riley was found on the University of Georgia campus, UGA Police Chief Jeff Clark told the public that a suspect had been arrested and charged with murder on the strength of "robust" evidence. Key among that evidence was a bloody jacket...
Man beaten and robbed in downtown Athens
A 61-year-old man reportedly was beaten and robbed in downtown Athens early Thursday morning. The Reese Street resident told police that he went for a walk at about 5 a.m. and when he got to the area of Heery’s Too on East Clayton Street he was attacked from behind by three males who beat him and stole $50.
Gainesville driver accused of crashing into apartment, hitting child, leaving the scene arrested
GAINESVILLE, Ga. - A Gainesville man accused of crashing his car into an apartment complex, seriously injuring a child and then fleeing the scene has been arrested. Erickson Mondesir, 19, has been charged with hit and run and serious injury by motor vehicle after a crash at Lenox Park Apartments on Tuesday.
Search for missing girl expanded to several states
The search for a 12-year-old girl from Georgia who went missing more than a month ago has expanded to more than half a dozen states. The Hall County Sheriff's Office is looking for Maria Gomez-Perez of Gainesville, Georgia, though the agency says tips regarding her disappearance have declined. “The sheriff’s...
Gwinnett County Firefighters extinguish a pair of house fires within hours of each other
Gwinnett County Fire and Emergency Services were dispatched to two separate house fires on Tuesday. The first house fire occurred at approximately 1:19 p.m. at the 4800 block of Bill Cheek Road in Auburn. The occupants inside the house were notified of the fire by their Ring Security System initially...
Oakwood man arrested on felony child molestation charge
An Oakwood man was arrested on Sunday for the alleged molestation of a girl under the age of 16. Jeffery Dee Fleeman, age 50, was charged with a single felony count of child molestation following an investigation by the Hall County Sheriff’s Office that began on June 14, 2024. The victim reported the assault occured on the same day at a residence on McBrayer Road in Oakwood. She told trusted adults, who then contacted law enforcement.
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