The City of Douglas and GFL Environmental will offer free residential Junk Drop-Off Days to help residents of the City of Douglas rid properties of excess trash and large items. Normally, the dates are on the 1st and 3rd Saturdays (excluding holiday weekends) each month at Shirley Avenue (corner of Shirley Avenue and College Park Drive) from 8:30am-11:45am. Citizens must be in the drop-off line prior to 11:30am. The drop-off dates for 2026 are as follows: January 3, February 7 & 21, March 7 & 21, April 18, May 2 & 16, June 6, July 18, August 1 & 15,…
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A Fort Myers, Fla., man was arrested on public drunkenness charges after he was found in the woods around 3:30 a.m. on December 21, 2025. A report from the sheriff’s office says that an officer responded to an Old Axson Road address in reference to a suspicious person. When the officer arrived, he could hear someone yelling, “I don’t know where I am.” The report says that the individual, identified as Antoine Dwight Coley, 42, of Fort Myers, Fla., in a wooded area. In the report, Coley stated that he had been drinking all night and had been at an…
A woman was arrested and jailed after she allegedly went to her ex’s house, broke a window, and punched another woman in the face who was at the house, according to a report from the sheriff’s office. The report states that on December 20, 2025, several deputies responded to a Spring Oak Street address in reference to the call. When deputies arrived, the woman, identified as Tarah Grace Beck, 26, of Douglas, was at the scene arguing with her ex-boyfriend. The report states that the two had an on-again, off-again relationship but had broken up the night before. Beck went…
The Irwin County Sheriff’s Office has obtained an armored vehicle from the Department of Defense’s Law Enforcement Support Office Excess Property Program, a federal program that allows local law enforcement agencies to obtain surplus equipment, including weapons, vehicles, optics, etc., at no cost. Last week, the Irwin County Sheriff’s Office released a statement regarding the acquisition of the vehicle, which has apparently upset some citizens in Irwin County. Here is the sheriff’s office’s statement: “The armored vehicle was obtained at zero cost to the Sheriff’s Office or taxpayers of Irwin. The vehicle was obtained to assist the Sheriff’s Office in…
Deputies responded to a disorderly person call at 8:40 p.m. on December 11, 2025, and arrested Dillon Griffin, 31, of Douglas, on multiple charges due to “very unusual behavior,” according to a report with the sheriff’s office. The report says that three deputies responded to the scene and found Griffin across the street from the home at which the alleged incident took place. When they found Griffin, they could not identify him due to “very unusual behavior” and because he was “acting very sporadic and speaking out of his head.” At the scene, officers spoke with the complainants. They said…
Earlier this month, Bobbie Jo Tinoco, 42, was arrested by deputies from the Coffee County Sheriff’s Office after she allegedly falsely reported that people were trying to breaking into her home. According to an incident report from the sheriff’s office, on December 11, 2025, a deputy responded to a meet complainant call at a mobile home park in the Bethel community. The complainant, Tinoco, reported that someone has been attempting to break into her home. Another deputy had responded to the same location about an hour earlier, the report says. According to the report, the second deputy asked Tinoco if…
Richard Blake Jewell, 31, of Douglas, was arrested and charged with theft by taking after he allegedly took 18 wheels (without tires) from a local wrecker service, according to a report from the Coffee County Sheriff’s Office. The report also states that Jewell took the wheels with the intent to sell them. Officers from the Broxton Police Department and the Coffee County Sheriff’s Office met with the complainant when the alleged theft was reported. After determining that the incident happened in the county and not in Broxton, deputies handled the investigation. Officers met with Jewell, who had the 18 wheels…
A 29-year-old remains in the Coffee County Jail after he allegedly broke into numerous cars at a local business on East Ward Street. On December 8, 2025, the complainant reported the incident to the Douglas Police Department. The call came in shortly after 3 p.m.; however, surveillance video showed that the incident took place around 3 a.m. The complainant stated that on the afternoon of December 8, he noticed a towel on the ground near one of the vehicles. That led him to review the surveillance cameras and he saw a man enter numerous vehicles on the property. Officers were…
A fender bender in the parking lot of a local business led to the arrest of a 28-year-old woman on DUI and fugitive from justice charges. The woman, identified as Krysta Halladay, had an active arrest warrant out of Medina County, Ohio. According to an incident report from the Douglas Police Department, just before 8 p.m. on December 12, 2025, officers responded to an auto accident in the parking lot of Chix & Fish. When officers arrived, they found that Halladay had allegedly been drinking. They also discovered that Halladay had the warrant out of Ohio with full extradition. The…
The seasons for all the former Coffee Trojans who are now in the college ranks have ended. One Coffee alum appeared in a College Football Playoff game, another was named NJCAA Second Team All-America, and a third was named Defensive Freshman of the Year for the OVC-Big South Conference. Here are the statistics for each player. Maurice Turner, a redshirt junior running back with the Tulane University Green Wave: Played in eight games. 28 carries for 127 yards with a long of 18 yards. One reception for four yards. One kick return for 18 yards. Playing time limited due to…