Author: Staff Reports

Coffee County sheriff’s authorities are reporting an inmate walked off from a work detail Friday morning and are asking the public’s assistance in their attempts to locate him. The inmate, identified as Tramal Ray Dailey, is a white male, 6’02” in height, 190lbs , with brown hair and blue eyes. Dailey was being held on a felony probation warrant and was awaiting a revocation hearing due to several technical violations while on probation. Information was received that led officers to a residence in the Gutherie Heights area of Atkinson County. When officers arrived at the location, Daily fled out the…

Expressions Dance Studio of Douglas will be presenting a theatrical adaptation of the hit Disney film “Frozen” this weekend at the Martin Centre. “A Frozen Fairytale” will premier Friday, December 5, at 6 p.m., with a second perforance scheduled for Saturday, December 6, at 10:30 a.m. Tickets are $12 each and can be purchased at the door. For more information, call (912) 389-3389.

Santa Claus will be making a stop in Douglas this Saturday at the Atkinson Plaza in downtown Douglas. “Santa’s North Pole Plaza” will begin at 11 a.m. and will offer children of all ages an array of Christmas-themed activities. The cost is $12 per child for all activities or $6 for a photo with Santa in a keepsake frame. Santa’s faithful helpers, the Elf on the Shelf, both boy and girl, will be helping him and Mrs. Claus will be there with goodies and hot chocolate. The Grinch and his dog Max will be there also, along with Cindi Lou…

A Douglas woman who was suspected of attempting to steal items from Wal-Mart was also charged with two counts of narcotic possession last week after authorities discovered she was also carrying controlled substances. On November 24, the Douglas Police Department responded to Wal-Mart in reference to a shoplifting complaint. Officers were advised by Wal-Mart Loss Prevention that Wanda Marie Moore had attempted to leave the store without paying for all of the items in her shopping cart. Upon searching Moore and her belongings, officers found an unlabeled pill bottle containing ten Xanax tablets and ten Lorcet tablets. Officers contacted the…

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…