Phone scammers have been hitting Coffee County residents hard over the last several days attempting to attain debit card information from local bank customers. Officials with the Coffee County Sheriff’s Office stated Tuesday they have received numerous complaints this week involving phone calls advising citizens there is a problem with their bank debit card. The problem may be described as anything from the card being compromised to just needing to change the pin number. The number calling may be displayed as a number as small as only three numbers to a toll free number. The caller may ask for…
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Douglas police are currently investigating two burglaries that occurred over the weekend in the same area at a physician’s office and local pharmacy. John Bailey, owner of Fulco Drugs on Shirley Ave., stated he received a call at home from his alarm company around 4:30 a.m. Sunday, who advised him there had been a perimeter breach at the business. Bailey said he opted to disregard the alarm at that time since it was not reported as a ‘glass break’ or similar occurrence that would indicate entry into the building. Around 8:30 Sunday morning, a passing motorist contacted 911 after observing…
A suspected victim of domestic violence is safe tonight thanks to a compassionate act on the part of three Douglas police officers who went above and beyond the call of duty. According to Waycross Judicial Circuit Assistant District Attorney Ian Sansot, Douglas Police Officer Joseph Brackett reached out to him Friday evening inquiring if he knew of any nearby shelters for battered women. Brackett stated he had met with a woman who had contacted the police through 911 requesting assistance for her and her children. The victim told authorities she had spoken to representatives at one shelter in the area,…
A storm that tore through Coffee County Friday afternoon left a trail of devastation in its path, causing power outages and blocking traffic on one of the area’s major highways. Around 1:45 p.m., heavy winds and rainfall hit southern Coffee County. About five miles south of Douglas on U.S. Hwy. 441, a pine tree gave way, knocking down power lines and blocking the entire southbound lane. Residents of the Green Acres community, along with others in the general area, experienced power losses for some time following occurrence. One vehicle was damaged as a result of the tree in the highway.…
A memorial fund has been established to assist the family of Miss Julia Cheyene Lynch, the 13-year-old Coffee County student who tragically died last week, with funeral expenses. Services for Julia will be held Friday, June 12, at 11 a.m. at the chapel of Crosby Funeral Home in Alma. Interment will follow in Elizabeth Chapel Church Cemetery. To learn more about how you can help Julia’s family, please see the image following this article.
Douglas Now was saddened today to learn of the passing of former Coffee County Schools Superintendent Rev. Dahl McDermitt, Sr. Born in Irwin County, Rev. McDermitt spent a number of years as a pastor and educator in the Coffee County community. Following is Rev. McDermitt’s obituary, courtesy of Townsend Brothers Funeral Home in Dublin, Georgia: Rev. Dahl McDermitt, Sr., age 77 of Dublin, passed away Wednesday, June 10, 2015. Services will be held at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday, June 13, 2015, at Marie Baptist Church. Burial will follow in the Chauncey Cemetery. Rev. Bobby Hutto, Rev. Wayne Cobb and Rev. Dahl…
An investigation that began last week after a couple was arrested for buying marijuana in the presence of their two infant children led to the arrest of a suspected drug dealer last night. Officials reported that Douglas – Coffee Drug Unit detectives and K-9 officers, along with Coffee County Sheriff’s Office deputies and the Georgia State Patrol, executed a search warrant at 704 Sellers St. in Douglas Wednesday evening. As a result of their search, 20-year-old Lewis Wilcox was arrested with two ounces of marijuana, which were individually packaged in 55 baggies, and digital scales. Wilcox has been charged with…
Coffee County Sheriff’s investigators say Francis Lee Grantham abandoned over one pound of methamphetamine after authorities attempted to stop him for a traffic violation yesterday. Grantham fled on foot and officials are asking the public’s helping in locating him. Tuesday night, a deputy with the Coffee County Sheriff’s Office attempted to stop the driver of a reckless ATV on Wood Pecker Trail outside of Douglas. The driver, identified as Francis Lee Grantham, fled on foot after his ATV broke down. He left behind a backpack containing over one pound of methamphetamine, along with his state-issued identification. Detectives with the…
One man allegedly involved in a shootout that occurred Tuesday afternoon is behind bars this morning on unrelated charges, though officials state they expect to be obtaining warrants soon for his involvement in the incident. The Douglas Police Department issued the following statement: On June 9, 2015, officers from the Douglas Police Department responded to the area of S. Gaskin Ave. and Pine St. in reference to at least two individuals shooting at each other. Officers from the Coffee County Sheriff’s (Office) and the Georgia State Patrol also responded. On arrival, officers located 21-year-old Kavozia Sirvante Walker, who stated that…
A multi-jurisdictional investigation conducted by the Douglas-Coffee Drug Unit and other agencies has led to the arrest and subsequent indictments of nearly two dozen people from Jeff Davis and other surrounding counties. United States Attorney Edward J. Tarver and Brunswick Judicial Circuit District Attorney Jackie Johnson announced Tuesday that a federal indictment and numerous state indictments have been returned charging 21 South Georgia residents with conspiring to distribute methamphetamine and oxycodone. The federal indictment, unsealed this week and returned by a federal Grand Jury in May, charged the following 9 defendants with conspiring to distribute methamphetamine: Bobby James Courson, 32,…