Fire destroys mechanics shop in Monroe
Crews from Walton County Fire Rescue, Monroe Fire Department, Walton EMC and Walton County Sheriff’s Office responded to a fire on Highway 11 at about 9 p.m. on Wednesday evening. Fire destroys...
View ArticleMonroe PD Reports: Car chase ends in wreck, domestic disputes and juvenile crime
Monroe Police Department responded to the following calls between Sept. 18 – 27, 2015. This report is split into four parts due to the length. This is the final part for this period. Please note, a...
View ArticleUPDATE: Photos of suspects in smash and grab
The Monroe Police Department is asking for the publics help in identifying suspects in a smash and grab in the early hours of Thursday morning at the Golden Pawn on South Broad Street. According to a...
View ArticleUPDATE: Woman seriously injured in single vehicle wreck
UPDATE A woman was seriously injured in a single vehicle wreck on Double Springs Church Road on Friday afternoon. According to Walton County Fire Rescue Battalion Chief Craig League, the call came in...
View ArticleMonroe PD Reports: Man fearful, claims he witnessed a murder, another...
Monroe Police Department responded to the following calls between Sept. 28 – Oct. 1, 2015. This report is split into five parts due to the length. This is the final part for this period. Please note,...
View ArticleUPDATE: Arrest made in Monroe shooting
UPDATE: Oct. 10, 2015 Charles Murray, 23, has been arrested and charged with 2 counts aggravated assault, possession of firearm by a convicted felon, reckless conduct and discharging a firearm near a...
View ArticleSecond man sentenced in 2013 murder of Ray Murphy
A second man has been convicted and sentenced in the Walton County Superior Court in the 2013 murder of Ray Murphy. The 34-year-old Monroe man was shot outside a home on Reed Street in Monroe on Aug....
View ArticleMonroe PD Report: Wrecks: 6-vehicle wreck/hood comes off & hits another...
Monroe Police Department responded to the following calls between Oct. 2 – 8, 2015. This report is split into five parts due to the length. This is the first part for this period. Please note, a charge...
View ArticleMonroe PD Reports: Cousin sells rims off borrowed truck before returning it
Monroe Police Department responded to the following calls between Oct. 2 – 8, 2015. This report is split into five parts due to the length. This is the second part for this period. Please note, a...
View ArticleWalton County Sheriff’s shooting competition raises $2,700
The shooting competition hosted by Sheriff Joe Chapman on Saturday was considered a “huge” success despite the rain. According to a post on Walton County Sheriff’s Office Facebook page, “everyone had...
View ArticleMonroe PD Reports: Several vehicle collisions – with tree, with deer, with...
Monroe Police Department responded to the following calls between Oct. 2 – 8, 2015. This report is split into five parts due to the length. This is the third part for this period. Please note, a charge...
View ArticleSocial Circle PD Reports: Unruly juvenile, damage to property complaints
The City of Social Circle Police Department responded to the following complaints between Oct. 1 – 10, 2015. Please note an arrest or charge does not constitute a conviction. On Thursday, Oct. 1, 2015,...
View ArticleMonroe PD Reports: Warrants pulled for subject shooting at mother/children
Monroe Police Department responded to the following calls between Oct. 2 – 8, 2015. This report is split into five parts due to the length. This is the fourth part for this period. Please note, a...
View ArticleWCSO Deputy and Monroe man charged in GBI porn sting
Georgia Bureau of Investigations reported the arrest of 18 Georgia men in a child pornography sting operation, including a Walton County Sheriff’s Deputy and a 23-year-old Monroe man. According to...
View ArticleMonroe asked to consider satellite police precinct in Lacy Street Community
At Tuesday’s City Council meeting, Pastor Dawn Clark of Rivers of Mercy Church on Davis Street in Monroe asked the Monroe City Council to consider a satellite police precinct near the Lacy Street...
View ArticleMonroe PD: Burglar nets .380 pistol, Boy bit by snapping turtle
Monroe Police Department responded to the following calls between Oct. 2 – 8, 2015. This report is split into five parts due to the length. This is the final part for this period. Please note, a charge...
View ArticleMonroe PD Reports: Burglars net $6,200, leave blood at the scene
Monroe Police Department responded to the following calls between Oct. 9 – 15, 2015. This report is split into five parts due to the length. This is the first part for this period. Please note, a...
View ArticleMonroe PD: Road rage on McDaniel Street ends with gunfire, shooting at Jack...
Monroe Police Department responded to the following calls between Oct. 9 – 15, 2015. This report is split into five parts due to the length. This is the second part for this period. Please note, a...
View ArticleUpdate: Firefighters work a fire in Monroe
Firefighters were on the scene of a fire on Bridgeport Lane in Monroe on Tuesday morning. Lt. Bill Owens with Monroe Fire Department said there was significant damage to the home. He said the fire...
View ArticlePotluck Cafe to close for a few days due to fire
Monroe Fire Department report that there was a fire at Potluck Cafe in Monroe earlier today. “Stove fire – no major damage,” said MFD public information officer Lt. Bill Owens. “But they will most...
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