A former manager of the local Dollar Tree, Keri Phillips, was recently arrested after allegedly stealing over $31,000 from the business while she was an employee. The investigation began in October, with Phillips being taken into custody last week on the theft charge and for being a fugitive wanted on a larceny warrant in another state. According to an incident report, an officer was dispatched to Dollar Tree on October 13, 2022, in reference to a theft. When the officer arrived, he spoke to a woman who advised that Phillips was a manager at the store…
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A former manager of the local Dollar Tree, Keri Phillips, was recently arrested after allegedly stealing over $31,000 from the business while she was an employee. The investigation began in October, with Phillips being taken into custody last week on the theft charge and for being a fugitive wanted on a larceny warrant in another state. According to an incident report, an officer was dispatched to Dollar Tree on October 13, 2022, in reference to a theft. When the officer arrived, he spoke to a woman who advised that Phillips was a manager at the store…
Less than a week after being released from jail, 27-year-old Chasity Cumbass was booked back into the Coffee County Jail last week after she allegedly violated the conditions of her bond. On New Year’s Day, Cumbass was arrested on drug possession charges after she was reportedly discovered asleep in her vehicle at a gas pump at a local convenience store. The officer stated that when she made contact with Cumbass, she saw packages containing suspected illegal drugs. Cumbass was booked into the Coffee County Jail that day on charges of possession of methamphetamine and possession of a controlled substance.…
Less than a week after being released from jail, 27-year-old Chasity Cumbass was booked back into the Coffee County Jail last week after she allegedly violated the conditions of her bond. On New Year’s Day, Cumbass was arrested on drug possession charges after she was reportedly discovered asleep in her vehicle at a gas pump at a local convenience store. The officer stated that when she made contact with Cumbass, she saw packages containing suspected illegal drugs. Cumbass was booked into the Coffee County Jail that day on charges of possession of methamphetamine and possession of a controlled substance.…
By Stanley Dunlap The Georgia Recorder www.georgiarecorder.com You could get your first glimpse soon into what a Fulton County special grand jury heard behind closed doors as it investigated efforts by former President Donald Trump and his allies to interfere in the results of the 2020 election. The calls by several media groups for an immediate release of the grand jury’s findings into the lengthy investigation are set to come to a head at a hearing on Tuesday before Fulton County Superior Court Judge Robert McBurney. Dozens of witnesses have testified in the Atlanta…
By Stanley Dunlap The Georgia Recorder www.georgiarecorder.com You could get your first glimpse soon into what a Fulton County special grand jury heard behind closed doors as it investigated efforts by former President Donald Trump and his allies to interfere in the results of the 2020 election. The calls by several media groups for an immediate release of the grand jury’s findings into the lengthy investigation are set to come to a head at a hearing on Tuesday before Fulton County Superior Court Judge Robert McBurney. Dozens of witnesses have testified in the Atlanta…
Officers with the Douglas Police Department recently arrested a 67-year-old man for allegedly hitting his nephew with a hatchet following a dispute over $20. According to the incident report, the suspect, Clive Campbell, admitted to the assault while speaking to the on-scene officer. According to a police incident report, earlier this month, an officer was dispatched to a residence on South Coffee Avenue. When the officer arrived, he spoke with a 38-year-old male who reported that he was at Campbell’s home on East Sellers Street to confront him about $20 he owed him. The victim stated…
Officers with the Douglas Police Department recently arrested a 67-year-old man for allegedly hitting his nephew with a hatchet following a dispute over $20. According to the incident report, the suspect, Clive Campbell, admitted to the assault while speaking to the on-scene officer. According to a police incident report, earlier this month, an officer was dispatched to a residence on South Coffee Avenue. When the officer arrived, he spoke with a 38-year-old male who reported that he was at Campbell’s home on East Sellers Street to confront him about $20 he owed him. The victim stated…
By Jill Nolin The Georgia Recorder georgiarecorder.com If anyone was harboring hope that a new House speaker might want to take a fresh look at full Medicaid expansion in Georgia, House Speaker Jon Burns dumped cold water on that Thursday. Burns is only the second speaker since the Affordable Care Act was passed in 2010, but he will continue the longstanding GOP tradition in Georgia of opposing fully expanding the insurance program for the state’s low-income residents. Georgia is one of 11 states that have not expanded Medicaid under the Obama-era healthcare law. Instead,…
By Jill Nolin The Georgia Recorder georgiarecorder.com If anyone was harboring hope that a new House speaker might want to take a fresh look at full Medicaid expansion in Georgia, House Speaker Jon Burns dumped cold water on that Thursday. Burns is only the second speaker since the Affordable Care Act was passed in 2010, but he will continue the longstanding GOP tradition in Georgia of opposing fully expanding the insurance program for the state’s low-income residents. Georgia is one of 11 states that have not expanded Medicaid under the Obama-era healthcare law. Instead,…