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Not going out of town for Memorial Day? Don't worry, the Albany Panthers want to make sure you have a good weekend as they host their first ever beer fest. You can sample more than 20 types of beer SaturdayMore >>
Not going out of town for Memorial Day? Don't worry, the Albany Panthers want to make sure you have a good weekend as they host their first ever beer fest.More >>
Friday, May 24 2013 10:50 PM EDT2013-05-25 02:50:57 GMT
The family of a Miller County woman is mourning tonight after GBI investigators say the 58 year old was murdered by her husband, before he took his own life. Now the family of Barbara Bass is speakingMore >>
The family of a Miller County woman is mourning tonight after GBI investigators say the 58 year old was murdered by her husband, before he took his own life.More >>
Friday, May 24 2013 6:38 PM EDT2013-05-24 22:38:36 GMT
Dougherty County Police Officer issues seat belt citation
The Memorial Day Holiday weekend is here, and Dougherty county police are gearing up for a busy weekend. They'll be keeping a close eye on the roads, and are asking motorists to stay safe. Police saidMore >>
The Memorial Day Holiday weekend is here, and Dougherty county police are gearing up for a busy weekend. They'll be keeping a close eye on the roads, and are asking motorists to stay safe.More >>
Friday, May 24 2013 6:25 PM EDT2013-05-24 22:25:44 GMT
The Albany Dougherty County Post of the American Legion will be on the lawn of the Albany Mall Saturday morning at 8:00 to erect 122 white crosses. They are there to represent the men and women fromMore >>
The Albany Dougherty County Post of the American Legion will be on the lawn of the Albany Mall Saturday morning at 8:00 to erect 122 white crosses.More >>
Friday, May 24 2013 6:21 PM EDT2013-05-24 22:21:31 GMT
A huge truck load of peanut butter is headed to Oklahoma tornado victims. Friday afternoon, 31,680 jars of it were loaded onto a truck at Lineage Logistics in Albany. The 22 pallets of peanut butterMore >>
Friday afternoon, 31,680 jars of it were loaded onto a truck at Lineage Logistics in Albany.More >>
DOUGHERTY COUNTY, GA -
Dougherty County Police have issued 6 arrest warrants for an Atlanta man who cashed several counterfeit payroll checks while wearing a security guard uniform.
And Investigators believe Michael Simmons has been using this scheme in several states across the nation. This is surveillance video from an Albany convenience store in February, as Simmons, wearing a Priority Security uniform, cashed a phony payroll check from that company for more than 400 dollars. Police say he cashed dozens of similar checks in several other South Georgia counties. Last month the computer used to make those checks was seized during the arrest of a woman in Ohio.
"During the forensics of the computer, some of these same checks and the same counterfeit name were found inside the computer", said Sgt. Chad Kirkpatrick. "So we of course are working with the Ohio state police on this investigation also."
Police are not sure where Michael Simmons is, but they think he is heading a counterfeit check forging operation across the nation.
If you have any information about Simmons, call Dougherty County Police at 430-6600 or CRIMESTOPPERS at 436-TIPS. You could earn a reward.
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