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Monroe appoints its first fire marshal
Monroe Public Safety Director Keith Glass announced the appointment of the city’s first fire marshal. Glass said as of Nov. 1, Sgt. Ricardo Lott is now Capt. Lott. With the promotion, Lott also assumes...
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Update: 60-year-old Monroe woman victim in pedestrian fatality
Update A 60-year-old monroe woman was struck and killed by a car on Spring Street in Monroe on Thursday night. She has been identified as Frances Lorine Staton, 60, of Monroe. According to a...
View ArticleMonroe PD Reports: Man accused of threatening Hillary Clinton online, local...
Monroe PD responded to the following calls between Oct. 21 – 27, 2016. This report is split into five parts due to the length. This is the final post for this period. Please note an arrest or charge...
View ArticleBreaking: Highway 138 closed due to serious accident
Highway 138 in Walton County is closed at Amber Way due to a two-vehicle accident. Walton County Fire and Emergency Services report there are serious injuries with at least one entrapment. Officials...
View ArticleMonroe PD Reports: Unattended death, sexual assault, nude photos on fake account
Monroe PD responded to the following calls between Oct. 28 – Nov. 3, 2016. This report is split into five parts due to the length. This is the first post for this period. Please note an arrest or...
View ArticleWreck on Highway 138 injures 1
Walton County Fire Rescue report that a 2-vehicle wreck Sunday evening on Highway 138 at H.D. Atha Road resulted in one person being injured. Details on wreck to follow.
View ArticleMonroe PD Reports: 2-year-old unlocks door and leaves while parents asleep
Monroe PD responded to the following calls between Oct. 28 – Nov. 3, 2016. This report is split into five parts due to the length. This is the second post for this period. Please note an arrest or...
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GSP Post 46 in Monroe to hold Job Fair next month
If you are interested in a career in law enforcement, Georgia State Patrol is offering an opportunity. GSP Post 46 is holding a job fair from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m on Dec. 13, 2016. Post 46 is located at...
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Head-on collision closes Highway 81 Tuesday afternoon
Walton County Fire Rescue reported that a two-vehicle head-on collision closed Highway 81 at Round Ridge Road for about an hour on Tuesday afternoon. The accident happened at about 3:25 p.m. Head-on...
View ArticleMonroe PD Reports: Stolen iPad located through GPS, burglary and animal...
Monroe PD responded to the following calls between Oct. 28 – Nov. 3, 2016. This report is split into five parts due to the length. This is the third post for this period. Please note an arrest or...
View ArticleReports of smoke have authorities chasing fires
According to officials with Walton County Fire Rescue, reports of smoke in the air have had firefighters responding to several calls today. “There are several large brush fires in the north Georgia...
View ArticleWCSO Cold Case No. 3 – Possible ‘hit’ in Monroe
In another in the Cold Case Series from Walton County Sheriff’s Office, Cold Case Detective Michael Rising is reaching back to a murder that happened in Monroe in 2002. This particular murder was...
View ArticleMonroe PD Reports: 5 juveniles arrested after slew of entering autos
Monroe PD responded to the following calls between Oct. 28 – Nov. 3, 2016. This report is split into five parts due to the length. This is the fourth post for this period. Please note an arrest or...
View ArticleMonroe PD Reports: Alleged infidelity results in stabbing
Monroe PD responded to the following calls between Oct. 28 – Nov. 3, 2016. This report is split into five parts due to the length. This is the final post for this period. Please note an arrest or a...
View ArticleMonroe PD Report: Strong armed robbery and police assist call to help remove...
Monroe PD responded to the following calls between Nov. 3 – 10, 2016. This report is split into five parts due to the length. This is the first post for this period. Please note an arrest or charge...
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P.R.I.D.E. for Driver Education course offered in Monroe
photo credit: State Farm Teen Driver via photopin (license) The Georgia Traffic Injury Prevention Institute (GTIPI) at the University of Georgia is bringing P.R.I.D.E.—Parents Reducing Injuries and...
View ArticleTwo injured in Walton County School bus accident Monday
Georgia Department of Public Safety report that two occupants of a Walton County School bus received minor injuries Monday when the bus was rear ended in Oconee County. According to GDPS, the accident...
View ArticleMonroe PD Reports: Shot fired, hit-and-run, fraud and theft calls
Monroe PD responded to the following calls between Nov. 3 – 10, 2016. This report is split into five parts due to the length. This is the second post for this period. Please note an arrest and charge...
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Breaking: 8 Arrested in Monroe on federal drug trafficking charges
The United States Department of Justice announced the arrest of eight Monroe residents in a drug trafficking ring. According to a press release from US Attorney G.F. Peterman, the eight residents were...
View ArticleMonroe PD Reports: 4-year-old taken to Athens Regional after being bitten by dog
Monroe PD responded to the following calls between Nov. 3 – 10, 2016. This report is split into five parts due to the length. This is the third post for this period. Please note an arrest or charge...
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