Author: Staff Reports

The Coffee County community stepped up once again over the weekend, delivering Coffee High junior Malik Sparkman another opportunity to fulfill one his life’s wishes. On Saturday, members of the AirEvac team took Malik for a helicopter ride over the county. Here is a brief summary of how it all went down, courtesy of Russell Flanagan at Coffee County Ga. Police Scanner on Facebook. “It all started when Roy and Jessica Long of Douglas saw that Malik wanted to fly, so they mentioned it to Ron and Stephanie Vick asking if they could help. Stephanie called her boss, Scott Moseley,…

Seventeen people lost their lives on Georgia highways during the Thanksgiving holiday travel period which began Wednesday and ran through Sunday evening. Of those, four were from Coffee County. On Thanksgiving Day, 22-year-old Nicole Torpea was killed as the result of a head-on collision that occurred in Candler County. Torpea, along with another occupant of the vehicle, 26-year-old Brian Keith Davis II of Baxley, lost her life in the accident which took place on Ga. Hwy. 121 near Metter. Friday morning, Nov. 28, three elderly Coffee County citizens were all killed near the intersection of Ga. Hwy. 268 and Ga.…

A Douglas man was arrested and jailed last week on two counts of endangering a child after authorities say he was driving under the influence of alcohol with two minors in his vehicle. Law enforcement initiated a traffic stop on 33-year-old Jamie Evans Thomas on Nov. 21 just after 6 a.m. on U.S. Hwy. 441 S. in the area of Covenant Church for a minor traffic infraction. Following an investigation, authorities determined Thomas was under the influence of alcohol. He was arrested at the scene for DUI, two counts of endangering a child while driving under the influence, driving in…

Authorities with the Coffee County Sheriff’s Office are reporting the recovery of a golf cart in Tift County that was reported stolen from a Coffee County residence earlier this month. On November 7, at approximately 5:40 p.m., a Coffee County deputy was dispatched to 3406 Fitzgerald Hwy. in Broxton , in reference to a theft of a golf cart. The complainant advised the golf cart was on a trailer parked next to her house when she left the residence around 7 a.m. on this date. The complainant further stated that when she returned home around 5:30 p.m., she discovered the…

Officials with the Douglas Police Department posted several security camera still shots to the agency’s Facebook page on Tuesday of a man they are attempting to locate. The police department is asking for assistance in identifying the individual in these photographs. Investigators are interested in speaking with this person in reference to an ongoing investigation. Anyone with information that could assist in resolving this case is asked to contact the Douglas Police Dept. at (912) 384-2222 or the Tips Line at (912) 260-3600. Information can also be shared on the Department’s Facebook page and the Crime Tips E-Mail.

In a what was truly a community-wide effort, Coffee Countians rallied together over the weekend to give Trojan junior Malik Sparkman, who is battling kidney cancer, and his girlfriend, Tia Williams, the dream date of a lifetime. Malik had stated one was his greatest wishes was to take Tia on their first date in a horse and buggy, and Coffee County delivered in a huge way. Here is a summarized narrative of the event written by Russell Flanagan, who is the page owner of ‘Coffee County Ga. Police Scanner’ on Facebook. “It all got started when Mrs. Karleen Evans (or…

The Coffee County Commission recognized the efforts of local hospice employees Monday during the commission’s regular meeting, declaring November as National Hospice and Palliative Care Month. Local associates of Bethany Hospice, which employess arond 60 people, joined the commission in hopes of raising awareness of hospice and palliative care within the community.

In what has become an all-too-familiar occurrence for Domino’s Pizza employees in Douglas, a delivery driver was the latest victim of an alleged robbery over the weekend. At around 9:15 p.m. Saturday, officers with the Douglas Police Department responded to Domino’s in reference to an armed robbery that took place at 401 S. College Ave. The employee stated to officers she was delivering a pizza to the residence when she was approached by three black males wearing all black. The victim stated the alleged offenders demanded money. When she told them she had none, they grabbed the pizza she was…

Officials with the Douglas Police Department released crime statistics for the month of October through the agency’s Facebook page Monday morning. The release states, “The crimes reported in the crime statistics do not reflect all crimes within the City of Douglas or all the call types that officers respond to. The statistics shown are crimes reported under UCR (Uniform Crime Reporting) and are used for state and national crime statistics. The stats are for the month of Oct. 2014.” The stats can be viewed below.

A 53-year-old grandfather was jailed last week after allegedly grabbing his daughter around the neck while attempting to have her and her children removed from his home. Authorities with the Douglas Police Department responded to 622 E. Sellers St. in reference to a male caller, later identified as Leondard Donald Voorhees, Jr., wanting his daughter and grandchildren removed from his house. When officers arrived, the daughter was outside the residence. According to the police department incident report, the victim stated her father grabbed her by the neck in an attempt to force her out of the residence. After a brief…