ID thief swipes $70K then gets tracked across states and busted by detective
Detective cracks $70K fraud case leading to out-of-state arrest OAKLAND, N.J. — A suspected identity thief who allegedly stole $70,000 from a local resident was tracked across state lines and arrested after…
Officer Involved Shooting in Atlanta Under Investigation by GBI
UPDATE: Atlanta, GA (January 25, 2022) – The man involved in this OIS has been identified as Bobby Lee Sutton, age 59. ORIGINAL RELEASE: Atlanta, GA (January 23, 2022) – The GBI…
Police Officer Arrested for Sale of Marijuana
Warwick, GA (February 2, 2022) – On Friday, January 28, 2022, the GBI Southwestern Regional Drug Enforcement Office (SWRDEO), arrested Leon Mitchell, age 32, of Albany, GA on the following charges: Two…
Spalding County Sheriff’s Deputy Arrested for Distributing Obscene Materials to Minor
Griffin, GA (February 3, 2022) – The GBI arrested Spalding County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Mason Keith Lumpkin, 26, of Griffin, GA, for one count of Contributing to the Delinquency of a Minor…
Woman Arrested For Allegedly Stealing Lottery Tickets From Store Clerk Who Was Just Shot Dead
A woman was arrested on Jan. 24 for theft after taking lottery tickets from an office where a store clerk was lying dead following an armed robbery in Houston County, Georgia, 13…
Couple bringing Crave Hot Dogs & BBQ to Atlanta
ATLANTA, GA – Crave Hot Dogs & BBQ is one of the fastest growing fast casual brands to date. The brand is spread across 19 states with no intention of slowing down. Crave…
Barrow County Woman Arrested in Death of Arcade Child
Arcade, GA (January 14, 2022) – On Friday, January 14, 2022, the GBI arrested Sugey Castro-Solis, age 24, of Barrow County, for Felony Murder related to the death of a 23 month…
Walton County Man Arrested in Shooting Death of His Mother
Loganville, GA (January 12, 2022) – The GBI has been requested to assist the Walton County Sheriff’s Office with a shooting death investigation. One woman has died and one man has been…
GBI Investigates Homicide in Snellville, GA
Snellville, GA (January 9, 2021) – On Friday, January 7, 2022, the Snellville Police Department asked the GBI to investigate a homicide which left one man dead and another man injured. …
GBI Investigates Officer Involved Shooting in Lyons, GA
Lyons County, GA (January 9, 2021) – The GBI is investigating an officer involved shooting in Lyons, Toombs County, GA. The Lyons Police Department and the Georgia State Patrol asked the…
GBI Investigates Officer Involved Shooting in Crawford County
Crawford County, GA (January 9, 2021) – The GBI is investigating an officer involved shooting in Crawford County, GA. The Crawford County Sheriff’s Office asked the GBI to conduct an independent…
GBI Investigates Officer Involved Shooting in Columbus
Columbus, GA (January 7, 2022) – The GBI is investigating an officer involved shooting in Columbus, GA. The Columbus Police Department asked the GBI to conduct an independent investigation on Friday,…
GBI Investigates Officer Involved Shooting in Atlanta
Atlanta, GA (January 23, 2022) – The GBI is investigating an officer involved shooting in Atlanta, GA, involving a Fulton County Sheriff’s Office deputy. The Atlanta Police Department asked the GBI to…
Two Arrested in Newton County for the Sexual Exploitation of Children
Covington, GA (January 21, 2022) – On Thursday, January 20, 2022, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation’s Child Exploitation and Computer Crimes (CEACC) Unit, with the assistance of the Newton County Sheriff’s Office,…
GBI Conducts Death Investigation in Evans County, GA
Claxton, GA (January 16, 2021) – The GBI is investigating a shooting incident that happened on Saturday, January 15, 2022. At about 10:30 p.m., the Evans County Sheriff’s Office asked the GBI…
Double shooting in Vidalia under investigation
UPDATE: (January 12, 2022) – Joshua Magual Sanders, age 27, of Birmingham, AL, was arrested by the U.S. Marshals Service in Flagstaff, AZ today on charges relating to the shooting deaths of…
GBI Arrests Seven People in Home Invasion & Aggravated Assault Investigation
Cairo, GA (December 22, 2021) – The GBI has arrested seven people in a home invasion and aggravated assault investigation in Cairo, GA. Five of the seven arrested are under the age…
GBI Investigates Officer Involved Shooting in Savannah
Savannah, GA (December 22, 2021) – The GBI is investigating an officer involved shooting in Savannah, GA. The Savannah Police Department asked the GBI to conduct an independent investigation on Tuesday, December…
GBI Investigates Officer Involved Shooting in Columbus
Columbus, GA (December 20, 2021) – The GBI is investigating an officer-involved shooting in Columbus, GA. The Muscogee County Sheriff’s Office asked the GBI to conduct an independent investigation on Wednesday,…
GBI Investigates Officer Involved Shooting in Haralson County
Haralson County, GA (December 20, 2021) – The GBI is investigating an officer-involved shooting in Haralson County, GA. The Georgia State Patrol (GSP) and the Haralson County Sheriff’s Office (HCSO) asked the…
GBI Investigates Officer Involved Shooting in Columbus
Columbus, GA (December 20, 2021) – The GBI is investigating an officer-involved shooting in Columbus, GA. The Columbus Police Department asked the GBI to conduct an independent investigation on Monday, December…