Teen arrested for drugs, probation violation

Posted by
in Public Safety Archives
Thursday, September 18. 2008
Comments (2)
Dorreous Arsenio Brooks, 19, of 426 Northridge Lane in Winder was arrested by Winder Police after being found with marijuana. Brooks had a sufficient quantity of marijuana to be charged with possession with intent to distribute. Brooks faces additional charges of possession of marijuana with intent to distribute within 1,000 feet of government housing, probation violation and aggravated assault. [Full Story »] 

Tag light violation leads to arrest

Posted by
in Public Safety Archives
Wednesday, September 17. 2008
Comments (0)
Samuel Lee Farmer, 43, 883 Davis Road, Jefferson, was arrested after being stopped for a tag light violation. Farmer’s problems were compounded when an officer noticed an open container of alcohol in his vehicle. When asked for his identification, Farmer provided the officer with false information – presumably in an attempt to hide his habitual violator status and suspended driver’s license. [Full Story »] 

Barrow firefighter to make calendar debut

Posted by
in Public Safety Archives
Monday, September 15. 2008
Comments (2)
A Barrow County firefighter has been selected to pose in the Georgia Firefighters Burn Foundation’s firefighters calendar. [Full Story »] 

Winder PD hauls 27 to jail

Posted by
in Public Safety Archives
Friday, September 12. 2008
Comments (0)
The Winder Police Department made 27 arrests and investigated 75 incidents over the past two weeks. [Full Story »] 

Another busy week for BCSO

Posted by
in Public Safety Archives
Thursday, September 11. 2008
Comments (0)
The Barrow County Sheriff’s Office made 51 arrests during the past two weeks. Those arrested and their charges include: [Full Story »] 

Family violence leads to arrests

Posted by
in Public Safety Archives
Wednesday, September 10. 2008
Comments (0)
Three people were arrested during the past week by the Statham and Auburn police departments for charges related to family violence (FVA). [Full Story »] 

Emergency personnel offer advice on preparing for disasters

Posted by
in Public Safety Archives
Sunday, September 7. 2008
Comment (1)
Barrow County Fire and Emergency Services have joined with the Department of Homeland Security in marking September as National Preparedness Month. [Full Story »] 

Williams Named CERT Champion

Posted by
in Public Safety Archives
Saturday, September 6. 2008
Comments (0)
Mike Williams was recently honored by members of Barrow County’s Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) as a “CERT Champion.” [Full Story »] 

Barrow trailer destroyed by fire

Posted by
in Public Safety Archives
Friday, September 5. 2008
Comments (0)
A fire destroyed a trailer on Jones Road in Statham on Saturday, Aug. 30, according to the Barrow County Fire and Emergency Services. [Full Story »] 

BCSO puts 57 behind bars

Posted by
in Public Safety Archives
Thursday, September 4. 2008
Comments (17)
The Barrow County Sheriff’s Office arrested 57 people over the past week. Those arrested and their charges include: [Full Story »] 
Page 77 of 82, totaling 819 entries

Recent Comments

joycelgr about Injured local soldier coming home May 30
Sat, May 25, 2013 - 09:09 AM
Welcome Home PFC Sam Walley, Welcome Home. Thank you for our service and God Bless..
Devan about SINN-CLARK: County animal control needs more help and better oversight
Sat, May 25, 2013 - 08:38 AM
Do you people not have anything better to do other than keep on dissing Animal Control Shelter [...]
JD about Statham city council discusses relocating city hall
Thu, May 23, 2013 - 07:55 PM
How about holding off on the complaining until everything is out on the table. This is a very [...]
concerned tax payer about Statham city council discusses relocating city hall
Thu, May 23, 2013 - 12:10 PM
What a complete waste of money....something the city knows far to well how to do. There is no [...]
Mike M. about Officials try to verify reason Peskin missed court date
Tue, May 21, 2013 - 12:21 PM
Something ios smelling fishy here
V about We are all Bostonians now
Fri, May 17, 2013 - 07:43 AM
False Flag to roll out the police state.

Signup to receive Journal Headline Previews and Breaking News Email Alerts

This Week's Poll

Sister Sites

BanksNews TODAY
BraseltonNews TODAY
CommerceNews TODAY
JacksonHerald TODAY
MadisonJournal TODAY
MainStreetNews OBITS
MainStreetNews SPORTS
MainStreetNews.com
Copyright © 2008-2012 MainStreet Newspapers, Inc.