oconee county sheriff’s office
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COVID-19 Coverage
Shelter-in-Place Due To Coronavirus Causes Decreasing Crime Rates in Oconee County
COVID-19 has caused a lot of problems, but one result that’s not so bad — a reduction in crime rates in at least one Northeast Georgia county. The Oconee County Sheriff’s Department said they take quarantines and safety seriously. They are expected to use all of the safety procedures recommended…
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Criminal Justice
Former Escaped Oconee County Jail Inmate is Now Parole Eligible
A larger discussion of parole for inmates serving life sentences began recently in response to a text post on the Oconee County Sheriff’s Office Facebook page about Aaron Wright’s parole eligibility last Thursday. For background, most inmates become eligible for parole after serving at least one-third of their prison sentence.…
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Northeast Georgia News
Watkinsville Police Department Seeks Input for Possible Changes
The city of Watkinsville is currently working with its citizens to address concerns about the police department. Homeowners and business owners received a survey earlier in January where they were asked to share their opinion on public safety. One question asked whether there is value in having both the Watkinsville…
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Changes to New Privacy Law Lead to Arrest in Oconee County
A local Walmart manager will remain on suspension until an investigation is complete into the accusation that he “upskirted” a customer. Twenty-three year-old Walmart manager, Jonathan Perez, was arrested (when?) and is accused of recording video under a customer’s skirt with a cellular phone at the Epps Bridge Road location in…
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Northeast Georgia News
Oconee County Removed As Defendant in Lawsuit
Oconee County has been removed as a defendant in the lawsuit by ex-deputy Lisa Price against Sheriff Scott Berry. Price sued Berry and the county at the beginning of March claiming the Sheriff’s office kept a “secret discriminatory file.” Sheriff Berry says the county should have never been sued in…
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Northeast Georgia News
Police Consider PepperBalls as Alternative to Lethal Force
WATKINSVILLE — It’s not always clear about how law enforcement officers discern when force is necessary and what type of force is appropriate. With events like Ferguson, Missouri, North Charleston, South Carolina and now Baltimore — where 25-year-old Freddie Gray died after a police officer tackled him, some people continue to…
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Northeast Georgia News
Ride Along with a Patrol Officer
OCONEE COUNTY, GA - Our reporter Kendall Trammell takes you on a ride along with an Oconee County Sheriff's Office patrol officer. He may surprise you.
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Northeast Georgia News
Oconee County Sheriff Warns Against Credit Fraud
OCONEE COUNTY, GA - The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office reports 11 incidents of fraud in just the past two weeks. Three people have reported tax fraud and one fraud investigator says he expects to see many more.
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Oconee County
Breaking News: Missing Oconee County Boy Found
Boy disappeared from neighborhood near Wakinsville Wakinsville, Ga (GradyNewSource.com) – A 13-year-old boy missing from a neighborhood near Watkinsville has been located, Oconee County officials announce. Jordan Amos, 13, was last seen near Norton Road and Barnett Shoals Road around 7:30 p.m. By 11 p.m., the boy had been located. No…
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Northeast Georgia News
Multi-state Identity Theft Case Busted
Featured image: Angela Davida Miller Athens, Ga- The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office busts a multi-state identity theft case. They have signed 12 warrants on identity theft charges. It all started around 11:30 AM yesterday Corporal Clark Sparrow was parked by 316 with another Deputy when the tag reader system in…