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Sunday, August 8. 2010

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Thirty people are in jail and more arrests are expected by the end of the day as the Barrow County Crime Task Force wraps up a three month long operation.

Law enforcement officers from the Barrow County Sheriff’s Office, Winder Police Department, Statham Police Department, Auburn Police Department, and the Department of Pardons and Parole participated in the August 8 sweep.

“The intent of the task force is to fight the drug trade which leads to other violent crimes, in Barrow County, and all of our local municipalities," said Barrow County Sheriff Jud Smith.

The task force began operation in February 2010, and includes the Barrow County Sheriff’s Office, Winder Police Department and Statham Police Department.

Smith, Winder Police Chief Stanley Rodgers and Statham Police Chief Steve Martin said the task force has improved drug enforcement ability for their respective agencies.

Martin emphasized the benefit of working together to fight crime.

“We can do so much more as a team than as an individual department,” he said.

Residents of Barrow County who would like to report drug activity are asked to contact the Barrow County Crime Task Force at (770) 307-3080 ext. 2996.

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#1 Jack Legg on 08/09/10 at 07:50 AM [Reply]

I would lioke to see the names of these drug dealers who were arrested in the paper as well as their address printed like you do to everyone else that gets locked up.We deserve to know if one is living on our street,by the time the commioners finish gutting the public safety budget the citizens will have to begin to take matters into our own hands.

#1.1 Anonymous on 08/09/10 at 09:46 AM [Reply]

google the name Lindsay Shepley.She has been arrested over 10 times in the last year and is still on the streets.She has served only 30 days for drug activity in barrow county.She was given over 6 years probation, months ago and has been arrested again since that sentence.Only to served 30 days this last time.This is only one name of many names that can be found.These drug dealers know that in barrow county they will be out and back on the street in days.

#1.1.1 real DEAl on 08/14/10 at 09:10 AM [Reply]

wow.. never ceases to amaze me to the amount many of you love to kick people when they're down, and run their name thru the mud continually AFTER the fact. Seriously....what did Ms. Shepley do to you personally in the first place... take your lunch money when you were seven, caught you eating boogers....?? GET a life, get over it you bitter turd of a human being

#1.1.1.1 Anonymous on 05/17/11 at 09:30 AM [Reply]

In barrow county these drug dealers will go back to the streets due to snitch 3 get out free.
I just don't get how we will take down drug dealers By busting them then giving them the chance to be free. Ex. Bob gets busted with narcotics. They take him back to the station and he is litterally let go an hour after being interrigated and promised no trouble. Bob is back on meth that night, and the three he snitched on do exactly the same???They snitch.

How can we get the drug dealers off the street if we put them back on within an hour of them being busted??? If a drug dealer knows he can snitch...he will and the only thing that the police is doing wasting our time with this method. Wasting counties money on cars getting little undercover girls to do work for them. smh....Barrow county is corrupt.

#2 Vox Populi on 08/09/10 at 10:23 AM [Reply]

Drugs should be legalized or, at minimum, decriminalized. If fools want to lose their souls by contaminating their bodies with these substances, let them. They're pinheads anyway. The so-called "war on drugs" is a lot like the Bush-wars in Afghanistan and Iraq: you can't win, you spend billions of $ in taxpayer money, and it lets bullet-headed gestapo strut around on tv like they accomplished something.

Of course, the response to the above from the brain-dead bible-thumping mob that infests Barrow will be that I am a dope-dealing dope fiend.

Nope, neither.
Just someone who agrees with Neal Boortz and Wm. F. Buckley on this topic.

#2.1 Anonymous on 08/09/10 at 02:49 PM [Reply]

I almost lost everything because my spouse got on crack and your so called drug buddy's don't give a damn about nothing but there selves.
And I think they should rot in jail.

#2.1.1 Someone on 08/10/10 at 08:34 AM [Reply]

So was it the dealer's fault that your spouse got hooked? Take responsibility for your own actions and decisions!

And for those calling for programs to make sure people are not abusing prescription drugs.... That means that the goverment would have to get involved right? Ok, the govt gets involved and next week you would be complaining that your loved one had to wait an extra day to get their bottle filled.

#2.1.1.1 gadixie on 08/11/10 at 08:02 PM [Reply]

Well lets release them back on the street???
I knew a woman who was married to someone who was a good guy, got hooked on pills then went to crack. Changed him totaly. Once on the crack he started robbing people, well then it went to murdering an elderly couple which he robbed for 3 days while they lay in their home.
No lets let these people run the streets, not hurting anyone but themselves?
Some people need to use their brains because drugs effect us all in one way or another.

#2.2 Annie Omus on 08/09/10 at 03:35 PM [Reply]

One the biggest drug problems in Barrow County IS legal drugs...they are called prescription drugs. Too many of our citizens get prescriptions and then turn around and sell the pills to people who do not medically need them. If you read the Sentences Issued that this site prublishes, you can see where numerous people have been arrested for prescription pills.

#2.3 Wheels on 08/10/10 at 03:03 PM [Reply]

Ya better make them free or real cheap, when ya make them legal. Because most people who get hooked, are not going to be productive people of society, so they will be the once still doing the crimes for drug money

#2.3.1 Teekey on 08/10/10 at 09:03 PM [Reply]

I think that drugs should be both legal & cheep. Those that abuse them are no different than a drunkard. I belive in natural selection. If one should die from an overdose, it is cleaning up the gene pool. Nothing wrong with weeding out the weak. I hope Annie gets a pain that the stronget painkillers won't take away. Lock up the doctors, that's crazy. I almost overdosed on advil because of a tooth ache. I went to the dentist & he gave me loratab. They made me sick, but my toothache went away. I then got a root canal. What if I was not so fortunate to be able to afford a dentist. I know the high & mighty holier than thou crowd, "the haves", don't take the time to think about those without,"the have nots". Satan has you hooked worst than some dumb junkie or drunkard

#3 taxpayer on 08/09/10 at 06:55 PM [Reply]

I agree with Annie Omus lets lock up the doctors giving the drugs out! People are dying from this I have lost 2 family members from this same doctors, differant year. Why do people need these drugs anyway? I have seen family members so messed up they can't even sit up or even know that you are there.It is the year 2010 and tell me why with all the technology today they can't figure out they got a prescription filled yesterday at CVS for lets say loratabs and gets more today from walgreens . Some one needs to make a program that red flags this and not allow it till the 30 days are up. Oh thats right that would cut into the Pharmaceutical companys money and that is more important than our FAMILIES! that leave CHILDREN behind. There is no answer on the drug war Doctors are guilty too!

#4 Anonymous on 08/09/10 at 10:33 PM [Reply]

I have read the Sentences Issued that this site publishes and what I saw was a bunch of probation. There was a man who was convicted of possession of meth and being a convicted felon in possession of a firearm....he got probation. This is crazy. Out of the 30 something that was arrested how many will actually be punished? The better question is, how many will be back out on the streets the next day?

#4.1 Annie Omus on 08/10/10 at 10:28 AM [Reply]

It does seem there is alot of probation for the drug offenses. I can only imagine the reasons may be that at least the county is recouping some funds to cover the cost of Probation Officers thru weekly fees, we get some money thrown back into the system for the fines imposed to cover Court operating costs? Not real sure, just my opinion. If these peopel were thrown into jail for their drug offenses without the "intervention" of probation and classes, I would think there would be just as high of number of re-offnders?

#4.1.1 Edwin Gravitt on 08/10/10 at 12:29 PM [Reply]

It well may be that, the war on drugs is unconstitutional and possession of drugs for any purpose should not, therefore, be illegal. It's well passed time for we the people to set our government straight on what is to be tolerated by us. The war on poverty and terror are also unconstitutional and the federal government has no constitutional authority to send our sons and daughters to fight a un-winnable war anywhere in the world. Our county governments, including sheriffs, have the power to nullify and repeal unconstutional laws the state and federal government. It's time for we the people to take charge of our out of control government to bring it down to the small government it was meant to be by our Founding Fathers. Thank you for your time.
Edwin Gravitt, former chairman of the
Barrow and Franklin County Republican Parties.
Founder-President of Georgia Patriots for Freedom, NOW! Un-Incorporated.

#4.1.2 Anonymous on 08/10/10 at 09:42 PM [Reply]

I understand completely the need to recoup funds, however, the amount of probation given out to 2 time criminals is just not right. If the man that I pointed out was already a CONVICTED felon then odds are he didn't learn anything the first time around. There is no war on drugs if we let the drug dealers go so that we can collect a probation fee. I mean..they'd have to continue to deal drugs to pay their probation fee. I'm not real sure of that, it's just my opinion. I DO think a FIRST TIME offender program is great.

#4.1.2.1 Edwin Gravitt on 08/11/10 at 06:40 PM [Reply]

If a war is unconstitutional it must not be enforced, period. The war on drugs is not a war that was declared by the U.S. Congress, therefore it is a un-constitutional law, but a revenue enhancing one that is contributing to the destruction of our economy. It's time to wake up America!

#5 I say on 08/10/10 at 10:36 AM [Reply]

Well done law enforcement personnel! It's good to see the agencies working together to clean up our streets.

#6 big c on 08/12/10 at 02:06 AM [Reply]

Why do people make excuses for grown adults. Who are well capable of making there own decision on if they wanna get high or not. Dang people dont blame a dealer because your spouseto go smoke his life savings away on crack rock. Blame the dumb A%$ keep going back and keep going back. Dont hate the game hate the player. People grow up and stop blamin your addictions on someone else and wantin to put people under the jail. I mean with this economy we all are rich and and have a job or get one very easy....yeah right Grow Tha *&%^ up dang

#7 Anonymous on 08/16/10 at 01:01 AM [Reply]

PITIFUL WORLD..........innocent children reside in foster care because parents who dearly love them, love drugs more!

#7.1 Edwin Gravitt on 08/16/10 at 07:51 AM [Reply]

What is even sadder is that, those foster care children will grow up in a police state that is not of their doing. It's time to end the unconstitutional "war on drugs" and rid us of the police state it fosters.

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