JACKSON — A Conyers man is behind bars in Butts County after allegedly ramming a Butts County Sheriff’s deputy’s patrol car during a chase. The driver and his female passenger were captured a short time later after a second deputy performed a PIT maneuver to end the chase.

State budget cuts could hit mental health services hard in Georgia, forcing behavioral health officials to pump more money into handling crisis situations instead of programs to prevent those situations, the state’s mental health chief said Thursday.

COVINGTON - The Newton County Sheriff's Office is looking for an armed robbery suspect with an appetite for pizza and wings.

COVINGTON — The Newton County Chamber of Commerce hosted an informal panel Monday afternoon allowing elected officials, including the Board of Education and the Newton County Sheriff’s Office, to present their concerns to local legislators.

COVINGTON — The Covington Police Department and First United Methodist Church of Covington are partnering to offer a two-hour training on active shooter awareness to all Newton County area places of worship leadership teams.

CONYERS — The Conyers Police Department is seeking the public’s assistance in identifying two masked men armed with a handgun who robbed the AT&T store at 1550 Ga. Highway 138 SE in Conyers just after 7 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 13.

CONYERS — A vehicle involved in a chase and crash in DeKalb County last Friday had been stolen the day before during a home invasion in Rockdale County. Four suspects being chased by DeKalb Police and two occupants of another car they hit were all taken to area hospitals. Their injuries are …

CONYERS — A 29-year-old Conyers man, wanted in connection with a variety of crimes since February of last year, was arrested at his home on New Year’s Eve and now faces 33 charges ranging from burglary to drug possession.

Newton County Fire Services graduated 16 recruits last week at the Newton County Historic Courthouse.

The following charges and arrests were reported by the Newton County Sheriff’s Office, Covington Police Department, Oxford Police Department, Porterdale Police Department, the Georgia State Patrol and Georgia Pardon and Parole.

CONYERS — Two brothers from Brunswick are facing aggravated assault charges after an apparent road rage incident where they allegedly pointed a weapon at another vehicle.

The following charges and arrests were reported by the Rockdale County Sheriff’s Office, Conyers Police Department, Georgia State Patrol and Georgia Pardon and Parole.

The Covington Police Department is asking for the public’s assistance in locating a man who used false identification to obtain a temporary membership at Planet Fitness, stole the keys to a truck from the men’s locker room and then stole the truck from the parking lot.

CONYERS — At the Walk of Heroes annual Christmas gathering, the game of “White Elephant” went a little differently this year. Instead of swapping gifts among themselves, members bought Teddy bears and other stuffed animals to donate to the Rockdale County Sheriff’s Office.

CONYERS — One of two suspects in the armed robberies of two businesses that occurred within 90 minutes on Dec. 22-23 has been arrested after he was shot by a business owner during a third robbery attempt on Dec. 27. The second suspect has also been identified and is being sought by law enforcement.

CONYERS — Charges against an Atlanta man in the Dec. 15 shooting of a man on Plantation Boulevard in southeast Rockdale County have been upgraded to felony murder after the victim died a week later.

CONYERS — A show dog from Florida, stolen on Dec. 9 from a gas station in Conyers, was safely recovered Jan. 2 following a drug raid at a home in Clayton County.

The following charges and arrests were reported by the Rockdale County Sheriff’s Office, Conyers Police Department, Georgia State Patrol and Georgia Pardon and Parole.

COVINGTON — A pair of Jackson residents are facing multiple charges of second degree burglary after being arrested for allegedly breaking into storage units in Covington.

CONYERS — A suspect in the shooting death of a man in Columbia, S.C., was arrested by U.S. Marshals in Conyers on Dec. 27.

CONYERS — One of two suspects in a Dec. 17 home invasion that left a female homeowner wounded was arrested on Dec. 25.

COVINGTON — The Newton County Sheriff’s Office is asking the public for assistance in finding a man who hasn’t been seen since late November.

The following charges and arrests were reported by the Newton County Sheriff’s Office, Covington Police Department, Oxford Police Department, Porterdale Police Department, the Georgia State Patrol and Georgia Pardon and Parole.

CONYERS - The Rockdale County Sheriff's Office is continuing its investigations into two armed robberies that occurred within 90 minutes of each other on Dec. 22 and 23. One female employee was shot in the first robbery.

The following charges and arrests were reported by the Rockdale County Sheriff’s Office, Conyers Police Department, Georgia State Patrol and Georgia Pardon and Parole.

Two people in St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands have been found guilty of unlawfully mailing firearms. Several of the weapons were purchased at Elite Pawn in Conyers, with prosecutors using surveillance video from the store in their case.

The following charges and arrests were reported by the Rockdale County Sheriff’s Office, Conyers Police Department, Georgia State Patrol and Georgia Pardon and Parole.

The following charges and arrests were reported by the Newton County Sheriff’s Office, Covington Police Department, Oxford Police Department, Porterdale Police Department, the Georgia State Patrol and Georgia Pardon and Parole.

CONYERS — Conyers Police Deputy Chief Scott Freeman asked the City Council on Wednesday night to consider the purchase of an officer wellness mobile app, Cordico Shield.

CONYERS — Cameron Golden, the 18-year-old suspect in the shooting death of Taurus Andrews, 42, at the Dart Container manufacturing plant on Dec. 13, is in the Rockdale County Jail without bond.

CONYERS — At the last City Council meeting of the year, Deputy Chief Scott Freeman presented Mayor Vince Evans and councilmen with a proposal pertaining to pedestrian safety in Olde Town.

CONYERS — Rockdale County investigators are trying to determine the circumstances in what appears to be a violent home invasion Tuesday night. The incident left the female homeowner wounded. Deputies also believe a suspect was shot as well.

While Rockdale County Post 2 Commissioner Dr. Doreen Williams is happy with the recently approved 2020 county budget, she is concerned about cuts coming down from the state and how they are affecting mental health programs locally.

The following charges and arrests were reported by the Newton County Sheriff’s Office, Covington Police Department, Oxford Police Department, Porterdale Police Department, the Georgia State Patrol and Georgia Pardon and Parole.

Investigators are still gathering information and trying to determine why an 18-year-old temporary worker at the Dart Container Corp. warehouse on Ga. Highway 138 shot and killed co-worker Taurus Andrews early Friday morning.

CONYERS — Family members of a sister and brother who were found dead Dec. 2 along with the sister’s husband are saying Rockdale County Sheriff’s detectives have told them the husband killed his wife and her brother, but not before the wife mortally wounded her husband.

CONYERS — A Jacksonville, Fla., family is hoping whoever stole their two show dogs and car will return the dogs for a $5,000 reward… no questions asked.

ATLANTA – A committee appointed by the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Georgia released Friday a report recommending that all Georgia courts implement or revise sexual harassment prevention policies based on best practices outlined in the report. Among its recommendations, the committe…

COVINGTON — One person was wounded Dec. 7 in what the Covington Police Department is describing as a drive-by shooting. The 18-year-old male victim suffered gunshot wounds to his arm and head, but was alert and able to speak to investigators at the hospital.

FORSYTH — Covington Police Officer Matt Cooper and National EMS Chief Operating Officer Benny Atkins of Conyers were among eight public safety professionals recognized by Gov. Brian P. Kemp at the Governor’s Public Safety Awards (GPSA) ceremony held Friday at the Georgia Public Safety Traini…

CONYERS — Pleading guilty to malice murder, felony murder and aggravated assault, Joyce Marie Lewis-Pelzer, 43, was sentenced to life in prison Friday morning by Rockdale County Chief Superior Court Judge David B. Irwin.

ATLANTA — The Department of Justice announced that it has awarded more than $376 million in grant funding to enhance state, local and tribal law enforcement operations and reinforce public safety efforts in jurisdictions across the United States. Of the total award, $719,733 will support pub…

CONYERS — The Rockdale County Sheriff’s Office believes a domestic dispute may have resulted in the deaths of three people found in a home on Sweet Water Lane on Dec. 2.

CONYERS — Rockdale County and the Rockdale County Sheriff’s Office are pleased to announce they have received a $304,545.00 grant from the Governor’s Office of Highway Safety.

CONYERS - The Rockdale County Sheriff’s Office has released the identities of the three people found dead in a home on Sweet Water Lane on Dec. 2.

MERIDIAN, MISS.- A Meridian man charged in the shooting death of his uncle waived his preliminary hearing Monday in municipal court, according to The Meridian Star newspaper.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Officer Troy Quick of the Conyers Police Department was one of 19 law enforcement officers receiving the Third Annual Attorney General’s Award for Distinguished Service in Police.

CONYERS — The Conyers Police Department is on the lookout for four suspects who fled from officers about 1:20 p.m. on Nov. 22.

CONYERS — Rockdale and Newton County SWAT teams were able to remove a suspect without incident on Dec. 2 who had barricaded himself inside a home on Malta Drive in southwest Rockdale County.