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PRESS RELEASE CCSO Investigates Unauthorized use of Government Vehicle CRISP COUNTY- December 2, 2022 Crisp County Sheriff’s Office has issued an arrest warrant for Jeremy Westbrook, a 38-year-old male from Kathleen, Georgia, for Obstruction/Hindrance of Medical Technicians. Crisp County EMS requested Crisp County Sheriff’s Office to investigate the unauthorized use of a government vehicle after a Westbrook, a former employee of Coast to Coast Medical Transportation and...

PRESS RELEASE Death Investigation CRISP COUNTY- November 21, 2022 Crisp County Sheriff’s Office is conducting a death investigation after Dectrick Styles 27-year-old male from Cordele, Georgia, was pronounced dead on Saturday, November 19, 2022, at Crisp Regional Hospital. On Saturday, November 19, 2022, around 2:30 A.M., Crisp County E-911 dispatched Crisp County Sheriff’s Deputies to an address in the 2000 block of Highway 257 North in reference to a suspicious person....

PRESS RELEASE Traffic Stop Leads to Drug Arrests CRISP COUNTY- November 10, 2022 On Tuesday, November 8, 2022, around 6:00 P.M., a Crisp County Sheriff’s Deputy arrested Roger Fairbank, a 41-year-old male from Pelham, Georgia, and Brandie Willis, a 36-year-old female from Ochlocknee, Georgia. Fairbank is charged with Trafficking Methamphetamine, and Willis is charged with Trafficking Methamphetamine, Brake Light/ Turn Signal Violation, and Affixing Materials That Reduce or...

PRESS RELEASE Traffic Stop Leads to Drug Arrest CRISP COUNTY- November 9, 2022 On Monday, November 7, 2022, around 6:20 P.M., a Crisp County Sheriff’s Deputy arrested Shana Black, a 32-year-old female from Cordele, Georgia. Black is charged with Trafficking Methamphetamine, Driving while License Suspended, Failure to Maintain Lane, and Alteration of License Plate. A Crisp County Sheriff’s Deputy stopped a black Honda Accord for failure to maintain lane and improper tag on GA...

Crisp County Total Sex Offenders: 81 Incarcerated: 26 Active: 54 Absconded: 1 Crisp County Sheriff’s Deputies verified each active sex offender in Crisp County. Crisp County Sheriff’s Office Victim’s Advocate verified through Georgia Department of Correction and the Crisp County Detention Center twenty six incarcerated sex offenders. A warrant was issued for one sex offender that absconded.

PRESS RELEASE Victims of Crime Act Grant Renewed CRISP COUNTY- October 14, 2022 Crisp County Sheriff's Office is pleased to announce the Criminal Justice Coordinating Council (CJCC) renewed our Victims of Crimes Act (VOCA) Grant at $116,800. In October 2017, CCSO was awarded the first Victims of Crimes Act Grant, which allowed the agency to hire (2) two Crime Victim Advocates. This renewal will assist the agency in continuing to provide two full-time Victim Assistants. "We...

PRESS RELEASE Georgia Emergency Management and Homeland Security Agency Awards $50,000 Grant to CCSO. CRISP COUNTY- October 13, 2022 Crisp County Sheriff's Office receives a $50,000 grant from Georgia Emergency Management and Homeland Security Agency (GEMA/HS) through the State Homeland Security Program (SHSP). This funding will be used to support Mid-South Special Response Team (SRT) through the purchase of ballistic vests to offer protection that can marginalize the danger posed...

PRESS RELEASE Crisp County Sheriff’s Community Policing Resource Foundation Aids Multiple Community Partners and Organizations. CRISP COUNTY- September 20, 2022 The Crisp County Sheriff’s Community Policing Resource Foundation aims to assist families in crisis, victims of crime, and community-based organizations and non-profit organizations by redistributing retail donations. In December of 2021, Sheriff Billy Hancock met with Dr. Annise Mabry, President/Chief Academic...

PRESS RELEASE Road Check CRISP COUNTY- September 19, 2022 On Friday, September 16, 2022, Crisp County Sheriff's Office and the Middle Georgia Traffic Enforcement Network conducted a road check on GA HWY 300 in Crisp County. Citations were issued for the following: (4) Suspended licenses (1) Seat belt violation (4) Child restraint violations (2) Other citations Among these violations were also (2) DUI and (2) drug arrests. Participating agencies...

PRESS RELEASE One Subject Arrested on Multiple Theft by Deception Charges CRISP COUNTY- September 14, 2022 A Crisp County Sheriff’s Deputy arrested Alex Griffin, a 30-year-old male from Crisp County, on Friday, September 9, 2022. Griffin faces the following charges: Seventeen Counts of Theft by Deception- Felony One Count of Theft by Conversion One Count of Deposit Account Fraud These charges stem from multiple reports of Griffin selling and...

Two Rescued from Sinking Boat on Lake Blackshear Crisp County August 17, 2022 On August 17, 2022, at approximately 4:40 P.M. Crisp County Communications E-911 dispatched first responders to Lake Blackshear in the Flintview area after receiving reports that a boat with two individuals was taking on water. Crisp County Fire Rescue and a local citizen as well as Sumter County Fire Rescue were able to deploy boats and rescue the two individuals. No injuries were reported. Georgia...