Author: Staff Reports

A hit and run accident that occurred last week led to the arrest of a Waycross man on several traffic charges. According to a report from the Douglas Police Department, an accident took place on December 15 just after 7 a.m. The wreck took place at the intersection of East Baker Highway and McDonald Road. The driver of vehicle two reported that another driver, identified as Axel Aquino Hernandez, 26, of Waycross, had struck her vehicle and left the scene. Officers located Hernandez and stopped him. During the investigation, officers learned that Hernandez was leaving the…

As Douglas police officers were heading out for patrol on December 16, a corporal mentioned that they needed to be on the lookout for Jennifer Hodnett, 42, of Douglas, who was wanted for allegedly shoplifting at Circle K on the south end of town. Around 9 p.m. that night, an officer saw Hodnett and another individual identified as Derick Smith in the area of Highway 221 North and Bowens Mill Road Southeast. Both were riding bicycles and they were riding on the wrong side of the road, according to an incident report from the Douglas Police Department. …

A Fitzgerald woman was arrested and charged with stalking after she allegedly refused to leave her ex-boyfriend alone following a break-up. According to an incident report from the Coffee County Sheriff’s Office, on December 16, the complainant met with deputies and reported the incident. The complainant said that when the two had broken up a few days earlier, deputies had been called to the home where the break-up took place. According to the report, the complainant’s ex, identified as Ashleigh Moore, 34, of Fitzgerald, had been texting him and wouldn’t leave him alone even after he…

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Miami Dolphins wide receiver Tyreek Hill’s pursuit of a 2,000 receiving yards isn’t over yet but it took a hit over the weekend. Hill, who suffered an ankle injury on Monday, December 11 against the Tennessee Titans, did not play in Sunday’s 30-0 victory over the New York Jets. His absence in that game, which could have been a statistical windfall had he been in the lineup, means he’s got to work that much harder over the Dolphins’ final three games to hit the magic 2,000 yard mark. Hill is leading the NFL in receiving with…

Small grocery stores in the Town Center Zoning district can now sell alcoholic beverages. The Douglas city commission approved the request at last Monday’s regular city commission meeting. With the new apartments located downtown and more people visiting the district, owners of the small grocery stores had asked to be able to sell alcoholic beverages. In order to do so, however, the city had to amend the Alcoholic Beverage Ordinance. The change affects grocery stores in the Town Center Zoning District with at least 4,000 square feet of retail space of which 85 percent is devoted to the…

Douglas and Coffee County will celebrate the 2023 state champion Coffee Trojan football team on Saturday, December 23, 2023, with a parade through downtown beginning at 2 p.m. The parade will begin on Peterson Avenue around First United Methodist Church, proceed south to Bryan Street, where the route will turn left and end on Bryan Street at Central Square Complex. The parade will celebrate the players, coaches, band, cheerleaders, and all of those who made this season the resounding success that it was. At Central Square, there will be a ceremony inside Gym B. There will…

Around 5 a.m. on December 5, 2023, a deputy with the Coffee County Sheriff’s Office stopped a man riding a bicycle with no lights. The stop led to an arrest, and the suspect, Andre Petione Brockington, 53, had several active warrants and was jailed as a result. The incident report states that the deputy saw Brockington come out from behind Vickers Music in front his patrol car and cross West Baker Highway. According to the report, the bike “did not have any lights as required by state law.” When the officer activated his lights, Brockington hit the curb…

A 47-year-old Douglas woman is in jail after she allegedly stole a CashApp card from a friend and withdrew nearly $800 from ATMs at two local convenience stores. An officer was dispatched to a Lupo Lane address on December 4, 2023, where the complainant told the officer that Geneva Graham, 47, of Douglas, had stopped by and spent about an hour at her home, according to a report from the Douglas Police Department. The next day, the complainant said in the report, she noticed that her CashApp card was missing and nearly $800 was gone from her CashApp…

A juvenile suspect wanted in connection with a stolen vehicle allegedly boarded a school bus and attempted to hide among students on the bus, according to a press release from the Ben Hill County Sheriff’s Office. This morning deputies with the Ben Hill County Sheriff’s Office assisted members of the Irwin County Sheriff’s Office, the Tifton Police Department and the Fitzgerald Police Department in the pursuit and apprehension of a stolen vehicle with three suspects inside. One of the suspects, a juvenile male, boarded a local school bus in attempt to avoid officers and deputies. The…