Tuesday, May 21 2013 12:03 AM EDT2013-05-21 04:03:02 GMT
Paramedics tell us they're amazed no one was seriously hurt in a rush hour crash just outside Albany Monday evening. The driver of a pickup truck lost control on Philema Road just before 5:00. The truckMore >>
The driver of a pickup truck and his passenger walk away from the mangled wreckage after a crash.More >>
Tuesday, May 21 2013 12:02 AM EDT2013-05-21 04:02:59 GMT
An unusual wreck on Albany's bypass Monday night left the highway littered with yard debris. About 9:30, a car collided with a trailer that was hauling tree limbs on the Liberty Expressway between theMore >>
Wrecked cars and yard debris slow traffic on Albany's bypass.More >>
Monday, May 20 2013 11:45 PM EDT2013-05-21 03:45:07 GMT
Moultrie Police tell us they have the accused triggerman in a shooting in custody after two weeks on the run. Police arrested 19-year-old Darren Huntley over the weekend in Waycross. 22-year-old DominiqueMore >>
Moultrie Police tell us they have the accused triggerman in a shooting in custody after two weeks on the run.More >>
Monday, May 20 2013 11:37 PM EDT2013-05-21 03:37:21 GMT
Students at a South Georgia University are working together to make it into the workforce. Nursing students at Georgia Southwestern asked business students to help them prepare for their job searches. HumanMore >>
Students at a South Georgia University are working together to make it into the workforce.More >>
Monday, May 20 2013 11:28 PM EDT2013-05-21 03:28:47 GMT
A lot of South Georgians are all too familiar with the damage a tornado can do. An EF-3 tornado roared through Americus six years ago. It killed two people and destroyed Sumter Regional Hospital andMore >>
A lot of South Georgians are all too familiar with the damage a tornado can do.More >>
DOUGHERTY COUNTY, GA -
The Dougherty County Police Department and Sheriff's Office hope to move SPLOST money around so they can afford encryption equipment for their radio systems.
Monday, Dougherty County commissioners discussed reallocating funds so the two agencies can purchase the software. It prevents anyone with a police scanner from hearing their radio transmissions.
The city of Albany used $250,000 in SPLOST money to buy encryption equipment for Albany Police. Now, DCP and the Sheriff's officials say they have to do the same in order to hear APD transmissions.
"In order for us to be able to understand what they're saying, we also need to have encryption capability with our radios. And that will allow us to assist them, to respond to different things," said Chief Jackie Battle with DCP.
Commissioners will vote on the recommendation at their regular meeting Monday, March 18th. Chief Battle says city police have been waiting until the other two agencies have the equipment to switch over.
Chief Jackie Battle
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