A deputy arrested a Douglas man on several charges, including aggravated assault, following an alleged domestic incident on Sand Dollar Road. According to an incident report from the sheriff’s office, the argument started over a Black & Mild. The report says that the suspect, identified as Denzel Reshey Green, 31, and the complainant started arguing because the complainant had asked him to buy her a Black & Mild on his way home. When he got home, she asked him about the Black & Mild and he became angry, the report says. From there, the argument escalated into an altercation. The…
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Saturday might, officers in Atkinson County captured a suspect who allegedly fled a traffic stop conducted by a Pearson police officer. According to a release issued by the PPD, earlier Saturday, an officer conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle driven by Joshua Stringer, who was know to have outstanding warrants through the PPD and the Coffee County Sheriff’s Office. The stop took place on Lott Avenue near North Main Street. The release stated that none of Stringer’s warrants were related to violent or gun crimes. Authorities stated that they didn’t believe Stringer posed a significant threat to the general…
Around midnight on July 23, 2026, deputies responded to a report of a man turning donuts around another individual’s car in the county. The suspect, identified as Olan Frederick Harrison, 59, of Douglas, was actively fighting a deputy, according to a sheriff’s office incident report. The report says that Harrison had been fighting another individual at the location and had injured him to the point that he had been transported to Coffee Regional Medical Center for treatment. According to the report, Harrison would not comply with deputies’ commands. An officer tased him a total of six times until he was…
Around 6:45 p.m. on July 25, 2026, a deputy responded to the Enmarket store on Ocilla Road in reference to a person threatening another. The complainant met the officer there and said that his mother had threatened him at their home on West Walker Street. According to an incident report from the Coffee County Sheriff’s Office, the complainant had a video recording of his mother threatening him. The report says that the phone was pointed towards the floor but there was audio of an argument. In the video, the complainant’s mother, identified as Cora Bivens, 52, of Douglas, can be…
A Douglas woman remains in the Coffee County Jail after she allegedly threatened to kill some of her neighbors. An incident report from the Douglas Police Department states that the call came in on July 21, 2026, at 9:50 p.m. as a welfare check on Leader Street. Two officers ultimately responded and spoke to witnesses, who said that Candice Drewsel Sims Hardy, 39, had been acting erratically for some time, going back to May. What sparked the call, the report says, is Hardy was standing in the road blocking traffic. A neighbor tried to leave a driveway but Sims wouldn’t…
Rita Ashley Foley, 41, of Douglas, has been in jail for the last three weeks after deputies found suspected methamphetamine on her person during a July 8, 2026, traffic stop. An incident report from the sheriff’s office states that an officer stopped Foley because of faulty taillights. During the stop, she said that she did not have a valid license. The report says that Foley was acting nervous while she was talking with officers. She said she was on felony probation and consented to a search of the vehicle. Officers did not find anything illegal in the vehicle. An officer…
A 68-year-old Douglas man remains in the Coffee County Jail after he was captured attempting to flee a deputy. When the officer finally ended the pursuit via PIT maneuver, the suspect, identified as Carl Leslie Chaney, 68, allegedly had methamphetamine in his possession. On July 14, 2026, at nearly 1 a.m., a deputy was patrolling near the Bowens Mill Highway when he saw a Mercury Grand Marquis fail to maintain its lane, according to a sheriff’s office report. The officer attempted to stop the vehicle but it did not stop, eventually accelerating to upwards of 80 mph. The car traveled…
After two decades, Hungry Howie’s is closing its doors. In a post made to its Facebook page early Monday, the owners have decided to call it a career. Hungry Howie’s has been located on North Peterson Avenue the entire time it has been open. The Facebook statement reads as follows: “After 20 incredible years, it’s time for us to say goodbye. “We simply want to say thank you to our customers. You were never just customers — you became friends, neighbors, and family. You celebrated birthdays, anniversaries, and everyday moments with us, and we are truly honored that you chose…
An alleged drunk driver tried to trick a Douglas police officer to escape a DUI charge. It didn’t work. According to a report from the Douglas Police Department, around 9:20 p.m. on July 19, 2026, an officer responded to a possible drunk driver near Club Drive. The officer found the vehicle and followed it for a short distance. After observing several traffic violations, the officer stopped the vehicle at Bo Jo Ella Drive and Lake Drive. When he approached the car, the lone occupant, identified as Andrew Christopher Smith, 39, was sitting in the passenger’s seat. The officer reached in…
They almost got away with it. Then the video got them. A Douglas woman and her son have been arrested and charged after they allegedly attacked a 36-year-old man at Georgian Woods Apartments, hitting him in the head with a handgun in the process. According to a report from the Douglas Police Department, the initial incident took place on June 20, 2026. The two suspects, Veanitra Quevette Brown, 43, and Zion Deshon Brown, 22, both of Douglas, weren’t arrested until July. The report says that on June 20, 2026, at approximately 5:40 p.m., an officer was dispatched to a South…