COVINGTON - Two firefighters were among three people injured Tuesday evening, Aug. 3, after a Newton County fire engine struck a vehicle that pulled out in front of it while the firefighters were on their way to an emergency call.
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 20-26, 2021:
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 — Rockdale County Sheriff Eric Levett said while he respects the jury’s decision on July 21 to find fired RCSO deputy James Campbell not guilty of two counts of stalking, the Sheriff’s Office stands by its criminal and administrative process that resulted in Campbell’s termination.
COVINGTON — In response to the the lawsuits filed by Covington residents against BD Bard, the company sent the following statement to the Citizen:
CONYERS — A Rockdale County Sheriff’s deputy fired in 2018 after he was accused of stalking a woman and her daughter was found not guilty on both counts by a Rockdale County State Court jury on July 21.
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 13-19, 2021:
COVINGTON — More than 150 lawsuits against BD Bard were filed in Gwinnett County State Court last week by Penn Law. The lawsuits claim the medical sterilization company has been actively releasing ethylene oxide gas into the community surrounding the Covington-based plant since the late 1960…
CONYERS – In efforts to bring awareness to roadway safety, the Rockdale County Sheriff's Office is conducting the "Ride 4 Kai" Safety and Awareness bike riding event on July 24 to honor a young boy whom tragically lost his life too soon.
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 — Loud music and cars speeding down a neighborhood street in Nelson Heights have Covington Council member Hawnethia Williams concerned that the city and police are not doing enough to combat the situation.
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 6-12, 2021:
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 — A Latino family that has lived in Conyers for years awoke Sunday morning to find that someone spray-painted racist graffiti on a home they are renovating on Twin Oaks Drive in northeast Rockdale 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 for the period of June 28-July 5, 2021:
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 June 22-28, 2021:
COVINGTON — A chase that started in Greene County ended in Newton County when the driver fleeing from deputies crashed into another vehicle while driving the wrong way on Interstate 20 East on June 29. The suspect and three other people involved in the crash were transported to Piedmont Newt…
ATLANTA — Ben’Andre Javon Goolsby has been sentenced to prison for unlawfully acquiring dozens of firearms from a Clayton County gun dealer, several of which were later recovered by police at various crime scenes in the metro-Atlanta area and beyond.
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 — Rockdale County is planning on spending the first half ($8,827,742) of the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) of 2021 funds it has received to help citizens recover from the effects of the pandemic through community programs, along with funding county needs and rewarding essential employees.
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 June 15-21, 2021:
CONYERS — The body of a teen who drowned in the Yellow River Monday night was recovered Tuesday afternoon by Rockdale County Fire Rescue.
CONYERS — Rockdale County Fire Rescue is continuing to search Tuesday in and along the Yellow River for a man who disappeared Monday near the Milstead dam.
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 June 8-14, 2021:
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 1-7, 2021:
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 — One person is dead and two others are facing murder charges in what Rockdale County Sheriff’s investigators are calling a domestic-related shooting.
CONYERS — K9 Wick of the Conyers Police Department, handled by Officer Brandon DeCosse, has received a bullet and stab protective vest thanks to a charitable donation from non-profit organization Vested Interest in K9s Inc. K9 Wick’s vest was embroidered with the sentiment “Born to Love — Tr…
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 May 25-31, 2021:
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 — Two missing kids last seen in a stolen car on Memorial Day may be in the Conyers area, according to the Clayton County Police Department.
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 May 18-24, 2021:
CONYERS – Travis Hamilton, the owner of a home at 3421 Deer Hollow Road where a chop shop containing six stolen cars were found in April, turned himself in at the Rockdale County Jail on May 26, nine days after the Rockdale County Sheriff’s Office sought the public’s assistance in finding him.
CONYERS — A Covington man who was shot multiple times while riding a bicycle near the intersection of Salem Road and Golfview Drive has died from his wounds.
CONYERS – The Rockdale County Sheriff’s Office has arrested a suspect in the murders of a man and woman found shot to death in a car off Bruce Road in Conyers on May 20.
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 previously convicted felon whose crime spree ended when he was shot by a store employee will spend nearly four decades in federal prison for a string of armed robberies and carjackings in November 2018 across Georgia and South Carolina, including an armed robbery in Conyers.
A Covington man riding a bicycle was shot multiple times early Monday morning at the intersection of Salem Road and Golfview Drive near the Fieldstone subdivision. He is in serious condition at a local hospital.
CONYERS — A Rockdale County Sheriff’s Office deputy is recovering at Piedmont Rockdale Hospital from injuries suffered when he was struck by a vehicle early Monday morning while investigating a traffic accident on Interstate 20.
CONYERS — Rockdale County Sheriff’s deputies have charged a man with murder after he allegedly repeatedly hit another man over the head with a hammer. According to Fox 5 Atlanta News, the victim, 58-year-old Jimmy Vance, died Friday, May 21, after a series of complications from his original …
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 — Two Newton County men have been arrested by the Georgia Bureau of Investigation and charged in connection with child exploitation and child pornography.
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 May 11-17, 2021:
CONYERS – Deputies with the Rockdale County Sheriff’s Office responded to a call to the 1400 block of Bruce Road Thursday where they found two deceased people — a Black male and a Black female — inside a vehicle. Both victims had sustained multiple gunshot wounds.
CONYERS — The Rockdale County Sheriff’s Office is seeking assistance in finding Travis Hamilton, the owner of a home at 3421 Deer Hollow Road where a chop shop containing six stolen cars was found in April.
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 May 4-10, 2021:
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 — Rockdale County Sheriff’s Office deputies are investigating a shoot out on May 4 at Pine Log Park that left one person dead, three others charged with murder, and more than $20,000 in federal PPP funds missing.
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