If all goes according to plan and the weather cooperates, the students at Satilla Elementary will have impressive bragging rights after Friday. The school will host a hopscotch tournament to compete for a title in the Guiness Book of World Records. Lee Mobley, principal at Satilla, is looking forward to the students accomplishing this feat. Mobley feels that the sense of accomplishment gained from this achievement will carry over into other aspects of their lives. He says, “It’s important they feel like winners and they know they can accomplish something this important. This feeling can have an impact on their…
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Douglas police are on the hunt today for a man they say burglarized the Central Square Complex Tuesday afternoon, causing extensive damage. Authorities reported this morning that the man in the picture above entered the complex at around 5:30 p.m. He allegedly busted numerous windows at the location and damaged several bubble gum machines in order to steal the small amount of change inside them. The Douglas Police Department is attempting to identify this person and is asking for the community’s assistance. Anyone with any information that would assist in identifying the individual in the photo is asked to contact…
A man dubbed “the vending machine bandit” Tuesday in an article on DouglasNow.com was arrested later the same day and now faces multiple counts of robbery and criminal damage to property. Douglas police officials reported that Casey Elbert Smith was located by the police department and captured with the assistance of the Coffee County Sheriff’s Office yesterday. Smith was wanted in connection with an April 11 incident of criminal damage to property that occurred when he allegedly destroyed a vending machine at local car dealership David’s Auto Sales, causing over $500 in damage, and made off with an undisclosed amount…
Coffee County Sheriff’s Office officials reported Tuesday the capture of a man wanted on federal charges who had managed to avoid apprehension since 2014. Detectives and K-9 officers with the Douglas – Coffee Drug Unit (DCDU) arrested Jose Alberto Sandoval – Moya on federal conspiracy charges. Sandoval – Moya was the subject of a federal investigation in the middle district of Georgia and had eluded capture since October 2014 when the DCDU and agents of the Georgia Bureau of Investigation initially attempted to serve the arrest warrant at a residence on Boardwalk Circle in Douglas. DCDU found him Tuesday in…
A Douglas man’s futile attempt to flee the law was short-lived during an incident last week, resulting in his arrest on multiple charges. A City of Douglas police officer initiated a traffic stop just after 11 a.m. on April 8 after observing the driver and passenger were not wearing seat belts. According to an incident report filed at the police department, the passenger in the vehicle, later identified as 28-year-old Terrance Danyell Gibson, gave the officer a false name and attempted to flee the scene on foot. Gibson was apprehended a short time later and now faces charges of obstruction,…
The Douglas Police Department is actively searching for a man they say is responsible for vandalizing a vending machine at a local business and getting away with an unknown amount of cash. Officials stated that on April 11, officers from the Douglas Police Department responded to 1812 S. Peterson Ave. in Douglas Ga. (David’s Auto Sales) in reference to criminal damage to property. The complainant reported that an unknown individual made forced entry into the Coke machine at this location and removed an unknown amount of cash. Damage to the machine was in excess of $500. The attached photos show…
Officials with the Douglas-Coffee Drug Unit (DCDU) reported Monday that a chance encounter with an intoxicated man at Wal-Mart led to the discovery of numerous street and pharmaceutical drugs packaged for distribution. Authorities said on Friday, April 10, the Douglas Police Department was dispatched to a forgery complaint at Wal-Mart. While on location, officers encountered an intoxicated person inside the store, and arrested the individual, indentified as Dickie McLendon. McLendon was found to be in possession methamphetamine (packaged for sale), Valium, Lorcet, Methadone (all packaged for sale), Ecstasy, and marijuana. Oofficers notified the DCDU, who subsequently McLendon with possession of…
Coffee County Sheriff’s Office officials said Monday they are still awaiting autopsy results to determine the official cause of death of Jose Mendez Diaz, whose body was discovered in a small pond off Mahogany Road on April 6. Diaz had been the center of a missing person investigation that expanded over a two-week period in the Oak Park Community and involved a large scale ground and aerial search. The body was sent to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation’s crime lab, where an autopsy was performed and a positive identification was made. The autopsy, which was performed by a GBI forensic…
The Coffee Middle school boys golf team went undefeated this season and took home the region championship recently, winning by over 30 strokes. Pictured above, left to right, are David Jump, Huner Moore, Joseph DeLoach, Anson Drury, Jr., Avery Greer, and Will Spivey, who earned the region’s low medalist honor.
A raid conducted by the Douglas-Coffee Drug Unit on Thursday resulted in the arrest of two men and the discovery of suspected methamphetamine, along with an array of pharmaceuticals and other drugs. Authorities stated today that drug agents executed a search warrant at a residence on Nature Trail in Ambrose following a brief investigation. During the search, detectives and K-9 officers discovered over an ounce of methamphetamine, a quantity of Oxycodone tablets, Xanax tablets, several vials of steroids, syringes, and marijuana. Detectives are still investigating the possession of the steroids, Oxycodone, and Xanax, officials said. As a result of the…