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PRESS RELEASE CCSO Receives COVID-19 Mitigation in Georgia Confinement Facilities Grant CRISP COUNTY- June 24, 2022 Crisp County Sheriff’s is pleased to announce that the agency is approved to receive the $12,500.00 COVID-19 Mitigation in Georgia Confinement Facilities Grant. Funding for the grant is provided through the Institute for Health Logistics & Analytics (IHLA) at Georgia Southern University and the Georgia Department of Public Health. At the beginning of the...

PRESS RELEASE Two Rescued After Two Jet Ski’s Collide on Lake Blackshear CRISP COUNTY- June 24, 2022 On June 24, 2022, at approximately 12:00 P.M. Crisp County Communications E-911 dispatched first responders to Lake Blackshear after receiving reports that two jet ski's collided and two individuals were in the water. Thankfully, individuals on a boat nearby contacted authorities and assisted in rescue efforts. Air Evac Lifeteam 86 transported one male to a medical facility. The...

PRESS RELEASE Two Arrested in Tennessee for Local Fraud CRISP COUNTY- June 15, 2022 On Tuesday, June 14, 2022, officers with Chattanooga Police Department arrested Maurion Jones and Montreo Jones. Maurion Jones, a 22-year-old male, and Montreo Jones, a 28-year-old male from Columbus, Georgia, have pending charges in Tennessee. Locally, both are charged with Financial Identify Fraud and Financial Transaction Card Fraud. On June 13, 2022, a Deputy responded to Phillips...

PRESS RELEASE Fentanyl Awareness PSA CRISP COUNTY- June 2, 2022 On May 18, 2022, Crisp County Sheriff’s Office started a campaign to educate the public about the dangers of fentanyl. We organized the campaign into three main components collaboration, education, and enforcement. We have reached the two-week mark after launching the campaign and would like to update the community on our efforts. Collaboration: Crisp County Sheriff's Office met with local and state partners...

PRESS RELEASE Fentanyl Awareness PSA CRISP COUNTY- May 18, 2022 Fentanyl is here in Crisp County, and it is killing citizens. Crisp County Sheriff's Office is working to tackle this epidemic locally. Recently Deputies made an arrest that took over 10,000 counterfeit pills that tested positive for fentanyl off the streets. In addition, the Crisp County Sheriff's Office has met with local and state partners in recent weeks to devise strategies to address this crisis. Through...

PRESS RELEASE Traffic Stop Leads to Drug Arrest CRISP COUNTY- May 4, 2022 On Tuesday, May 3, 2022, around 6:20 P.M., a Crisp County Sheriff’s Deputy arrested Kristian Stucky, a 52-year-old male from Carlsbad, California. Stucky is charged with Trafficking Marijuana, Possession of a Schedule I or II Controlled Substance with Intent to Distribute, and Failure to Maintain Lane. A Crisp County Deputy stopped a white Ford Edge for failure to maintain lane on GA 401/I75 near...

PRESS RELEASE One Injured in Shooting on Seedling Drive CRISP COUNTY- April 23, 2022 On April 22, 2022, a little after 8:00 P.M. Crisp County Communications E-911 dispatched Cordele Police Department, Crisp County Sheriff’s Office, and Crisp County EMS to the Seedling Drive in reference to a shooting. When units arrived on the scene, they observed a 20-year-old male with an apparent lower extremity gunshot wound. Crisp County EMS transported the victim to Crisp Regional Hospital,...

PRESS RELEASE One Arrested After Attempting to Elude CRISP COUNTY- April 8, 2022 On Friday, April 8, 2022, around 3:40 P.M., Deputies arrested David Howard Jr., a 32-year-old male from Fort Myers, Florida. Howard is charged with Aggravated Assault upon a Peace Officer, Trafficking in Schedule II Narcotics, Fleeing or Attempting to Elude, and numerous traffic violations. Additional charges are pending. Dooly County will also have charges for David Howard, Jr. On Friday, April...

PRESS RELEASE One Arrested After Attempting to Elude CRISP COUNTY- March 28, 2022 On Wednesday, January 12, 2022, around 1:55 P.M., Crisp County Sheriff’s Deputies arrested Joel Gaspar, a 21-year-old male from Fort Myers, Florida, and Josue Gaspar, a 20-year-old male from Fort Myers, Florida. Joel Gaspar is charged with driving while license suspended, fleeing or attempting to elude, possession of firearm/knife during a crime, felony possession of marijuana, obstructing or...

PRESS RELEASE Traffic Stop Leads to Drug Arrests CRISP COUNTY- March 25, 2022 On Thursday, March 24, 2022, at approximately 7:50 A.M., Crisp County Sheriff’s Deputies arrested Joseph Costa, a 31-year-old male from Hialeah, Florida, and Robert Munoz, a 27-year-old male, from Miami, Florida. Costa is charged with Trafficking in Marijuana and Speeding in Excess of Maximum Limits. Munoz is charged with Trafficking in Marijuana. A Crisp County Deputy stopped a Kia Sportage for...

PRESS RELEASE Traffic Stop Leads to Drug and Fraud Arrests CRISP COUNTY- March 2, 2022 On Tuesday, March 1, 2022, around 10:20 P.M., Crisp County Sheriff’s Deputies arrested Laphonso Badie, a 37-year-old male from Atlanta, Georgia, and Adrianna Bailey, a 23-year-old female, from Decatur, Georgia. Badie is charged with (83) Counts of Financial Identity Fraud, (68) Counts of Forgery 1st Degree, (15) Counts of Financial Transaction Card Fraud, (15) Counts of Financial Transaction...

PRESS RELEASE Crisp County is one of the 46 Georgia counties to receive a grant from Governor Kemp’s Law Enforcement Training Grant Program CRISP COUNTY- February 10, 2022 On February 04, 2022, Gov. Kemp announced over $5.6 million in Law Enforcement Training Programs grants. Crisp County Sheriff’s Office is awarded $69,400 for an Apex Officer Training Simulator. The Apex Officer System provides interactive testing and assessment and immersive, hands-on scenario-based exercises...