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 Pardons and Parole.

WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Kelly Loeffler (R-Ga.) has announced that 15 counties, including Newton and Rockdale counties, and 18 cities in Georgia have received a total of $1.76 million in U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) grants to help states and local governments prevent and control cri…

CONYERS — A 15-year-old girl from Conyers who was rescued from possible sex trafficking in Rutledge on July 19 is missing again, and her mother, Delores Hammond, is desperately trying to find her. Hammond has placed her daughter, Brooke Cook, on the National Center for Missing and Exploited …

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 for the period of Sept. 8-14 2020:

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 Pardons and Parole.

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 for the period of Sept. 1-7, 2020:

The Georgia State Patrol has been called in to investigate the fiery deaths of three individuals who crashed while being pursued by a Newton County Sheriff's deputy Sept. 7.

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 Pardons and Parole.

 A police chase ended in fiery death for three individuals at the intersection of Jack Neely Road and Fairview Road early Monday morning.

CONYERS — A suspect in a Troy, Ala., shooting last month that left two people dead and three others injured was arrested in Rockdale County on Aug. 22.

DANIELSVILLE - Capt. Stan Elrod, 49, of the Georgia Department of Natural Resources (DNR) died Sept. 3 after he was hit by an alleged drunk driver while jogging along a road in the neighborhood where he lived west of Danielsville, according to the Georgia State Patrol.

CONYERS — A Conyers woman who allegedly led Rockdale County Sheriff’s deputies on a chase with her two small children in the car, and then claimed she was scared to stop, is now facing a felony charge of fleeing or attempting to elude law enforcement, along with two counts of reckless conduc…

CONYERS — A Jonesboro driver stopped for allegedly being DUI is facing more serious charges after suspected marijuana and methamphetamine were allegedly found in her vehicle.

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 Pardons and Parole.

A seventh-grade mathematics teacher at Liberty Middle School resigned on Sept. 3 after he was arrested on Aug. 28 and charged with child molestation and computer or electronic pornography.

CONYERS — A driver stopped for illegal window tint is now facing drug and weapons charges after allegedly being found in possession of marijuana and handguns.

COVINGTON — An alleged burglar may have been a little too picky about what he was trying to steal, as deputies responding to a burglar alarm found him sitting down sorting through tools.

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 for the period of Aug. 25-31, 2020:

COVINGTON — As of Tuesday, Sept. 1, citizens are required to wear a face covering on city property in Covington. While face coverings aren’t mandated on private property, Covington City Council members are encouraging businesses to institute the mandatory mask ordinance.

The Rockdale County Sheriff's Office has issued a Be On the Lookout (BOLO) for Deanston Junior Elvis Wright, aka "Chip-Chip," for the shooting death of Omeish Stewart. Wright, 20, is wanted for murder and is considered armed and dangerous.

COVINGTON — A mother charged with felony murder for killing her 2-year-old daughter in 2018 entered a plea of guilty but mentally ill in Newton County Superior Court on Aug. 26 and was sentenced to 15 years in prison without the possibility of parole, followed by life on parole.

CONYERS — The Rockdale County government is hustling to document how the county will spend $3.9 million in CARES Act funding by the Sept. 1 deadline.

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 for the period of Aug. 18-24, 2020:

A Conyers man is facing charges of armed robbery and aggravated assault after he allegedly attacked another man in the parking lot of an extended stay hotel on Aug. 24. 

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 Pardons and Parole.

COVINGTON — A 30-year-old man from Monroe is facing charges including involuntary manslaughter in connection with the death of an Oxford man on Aug. 22 following an “altercation.”

ATHENS – A serial bank robber who went on a crime spree within weeks after being released from a federal prison in 2017 was sentenced to 20 more years in prison for bank robbery, said Charles “Charlie” Peeler, the United States Attorney for the Middle District of Georgia.

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 Pardons and Parole.

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 for the period of Aug. 11-17, 2020:

COVINGTON — The Newton County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the assistance of the public in regards to human remains found Aug. 13 in south Newton County.

CONYERS – Three entering auto suspects caught on Aug. 14 after crashing their getaway vehicle may be linked to similar offenses in several surrounding counties, according to the Rockdale County Sheriff’s Office.

OXFORD - The Newton County Sheriff's Office is investigating the death of a woman found on Hull Street in Oxford Friday.

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 for the period of Aug. 10, 2020:

CONYERS – The Rockdale County Sheriff’s Office and the Georgia Bureau of Investigation are conducting investigations into the Aug. 8 death of a female inmate at the Rockdale County Jail.

The bodies of a 38-year-old man and 14-year-old boy have been recovered from the Alcovy River at Factory Shoals Park after they went missing Tuesday.

CONYERS — The oldest investigator in the nation when he died Aug. 5 at the age of 96, Jack B. Simpson was remembered at a service in Conyers Wednesday morning, Aug. 12, before being taken to the Georgia National Cemetery in Canton for burial.

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 for the period of July 28-Aug. 3, 2020:

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 Pardons 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 Pardons and Parole.

COVINGTON — A four-car chain reaction accident on the Square in Covington late Wednesday afternoon tied up traffic and resulted in one injury and two cars being towed away.

COVINGTON - Newton County Sheriff's Office investigators have their hands full with four shootings in the last eight days. The first was a drive-by shooting that occurred on July 25, and the other three all happened on Aug. 1. In one of those incidents, one man was seriously wounded.

COVINGTON — With COVID-19 numbers greatly increasing in Newton County and no signs of a slow down any time soon, the Covington City Council unanimously voted Aug. 3 to cancel the city’s annual Stars and Stripes Fest for this year and reschedule it for July 4, 2021, with promises of an even b…

COVINGTON - The Newton County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the public’s assistance to find more information on a drive-by shooting that occurred on July 25 on Glen Echo Drive.

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 for the period of June 23-29, 2020:

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 for the period of July 21-27, 2020:

COVINGTON — On Saturday, July 25, Sheriff Ezell Brown and the Newton County Sheriff’s Office escorted the men and women of the 11th Annual Tribute to Fallen Soldiers Memorial Torch Motorcycle Ride to the Covington Elks Lodge #1806.

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 Pardons and Parole.

CONYERS — Through a donation from Conyers Nissan, the Rockdale County Fire Rescue Department has purchased 54 smoke alarms to keep their smoke alarm program alive.

RUTLEDGE — The Morgan County Sheriff’s Office, with assistance from the Georgia Bureau of Investigation and the Rockdale County Sheriff’s Office, is investigating possible sex trafficking after two juvenile females from Conyers and Social Circle were found hiding in the Rutledge town park on…