The Elbert County Sheriff’s Office was, at last report, trying to track down a burglary suspect: the Sheriff’s Office in Elberton says 22 year-old Gunnar White is wanted for a string of residential break-ins and thefts in several area counties.
There is a new scam alert in Homer: the Banks County Sheriff’s Office says someone has been posing as a Sheriff’s Office staffer, trying to get money from the families of people who have been booked into the Banks County jail.
A Gainesville man is in the Hall County jail, facing a long list of drug charges: 57 year-old Kevin McIntyre is accused of trafficking methamphetamine and prescription pills.
Police in Gainesville investigate a shooting that wounded two teenagers: 13 year-old boys were hurt by gunfire; both were taken to a Gainesville hospital for treatment of what were described as minor injuries.