Wednesday, June 19 2013 12:10 PM EDT2013-06-19 16:10:40 GMT
Ravi Mikel Givens was arrested Tuesday and charged with possession of marijuana with intent to distribute. He is being held in the Dougherty County jail. Givens, who played ball at Westover and StetsonMore >>
Agents say that police responded to the apartment because of a burglar alarm. Officers found the back door broken open and went inside. That's where they detected a strong odor of marijuana, and saw pot in plain view.More >>
Wednesday, June 19 2013 11:53 AM EDT2013-06-19 15:53:35 GMT
Officials say 38-year-old Melissa Right was traveling south on the highway when her SUV drifted across the center line and hit a tractor trailer. More >>
Officials say 38-year-old Melissa Right was traveling south on the highway when her SUV drifted across the center line and hit a tractor trailer. More >>
Wednesday, June 19 2013 10:16 AM EDT2013-06-19 14:16:37 GMT
Demetria Porter, charged with causing the death of Ja' Kavion Davis, appeared before a judge at the Dougherty County jail this morning to hear the charges against her. She is charged with cruelty to aMore >>
Demetria Porter, charged with causing the death of Ja' Kavion Davis, appeared before a judge at the Dougherty County jail this morning to hear the charges against her.More >>
Wednesday, June 19 2013 9:45 AM EDT2013-06-19 13:45:09 GMT
COLUMBUS, Ga. (AP) - About 100 soldiers are scheduled to return to Fort Benning in Georgia after a nine-month deployment to Afghanistan. The Columbus Ledger-Enquirer reports (http://bit.ly/17WfBX4) thatMore >>
About 100 soldiers are scheduled to return to Fort Benning in Georgia after a nine-month deployment to Afghanistan. The unit is made up of soldiers assigned at Fort Benning and medical personnel from throughout the Army.More >>
Wednesday, June 19 2013 8:49 AM EDT2013-06-19 12:49:18 GMT
By JIM KUHNHENN Associated Press BERLIN (AP) - Trying to tamp down concerns about government over-reach, President Barack Obama on Wednesday defended U.S. Internet and phone surveillance programs asMore >>
Trying to tamp down concerns about government over-reach, President Barack Obama on Wednesday defended U.S. Internet and phone surveillance programs as narrowly targeted efforts that have saved lives and thwarted at least 50 terror threats.More >>
May 21, 2007
Atlanta -- In a press release issued today, Georgia Attorney General Thurbert Baker said that his office will get information about sex offenders that Baker says may be "trolling MySpace looking for victims."
The release said that the data obtained from MySpace can be used to look for potential probation or parole violations by offenders who may be barred from using a computer or contacting minors.
"Today's decision by MySpace clears the way for law enforcement, both here in Georgia and around the nation, to target Internet predators who use the appeal of social networking sites to search for potential victims," Baker stated in his press release.
Baker said that MySpace has deleted the sex offenders from its site, but has preserved information about them and will provide it to the attorneys general who asked MySpace for the information.
MySpace will continue to search its site for registered sex offenders, and will give the states information about all offenders found on its site including their email and IP addresses.
The fact that many sex offenders have used MySpace underscores how dangerous social networking sites can be for children, according to Baker. In 2006 alone, the media reported almost 100 criminal incidents across the country involving adults who used MySpace to prey or to attempt to prey on children. The nation's Attorneys General remain concerned about other sex offenders who may be on the site using an alias and misrepresenting their age.
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