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Fire damages Seneca business pickup truck
A pickup truck belonging to a business on 123 Seneca ByPass caught fire early this afternoon and required the assistance of the fire department to extinguish. The damage occurred in the parking area in front of Pike’s Seafood in the Golden Corner Plaza shopping center. Reports from the scene indicate no one hurt and, although there was fire the fire might spread, none of Golden Corner Plaza shops were damaged, nor was there damage to any nearby parked vehicle. Capt. Lee of the fire department said the origin of the fire was the engine component of the truck.
“Armed and Dangerous” Suspect in Shooting Wanted by Toccoa PD
Yesterday, on Tuesday, July 16, a shooting near Regency Inn on W. Currahee prompted an urgent alert from the Toccoa Police Department CID. A suspect involved in the incident remains at large and is considered “armed and dangerous,” according to CID’s social media post. Despite surveillance footage capturing the suspect, they have not been apprehended.
Bond Hearing Scheduled for Keaton Maxwell Next Week
A bond hearing is scheduled for Wednesday, July 24 in Franklin County Superior Court for a Stephens County man on charges of felony aggravated battery and giving false statements to Police. 17-year-old Keaton Scott Maxwell was arrested last month on charges stemming from an alleged assault on a man at...
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