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Teamwork Leads to Rescue of Lost Man in Oakman

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE... Wednesday, November 15, 2023 Teamwork Leads to Rescue of Lost Man in Oakman Sheriff Mitch Ralston Reports: On Monday evening, November 13, the Sheriff's Office received a report of a missing 33 year old man from an Apple Road address near...

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Beloved Sheriff’s K9 Retires

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE... Thursday, November 2, 2023 Beloved Sheriff's K9 Retires Sheriff Mitch Ralston Reports: Today, November 2nd, Sheriff's 'K9' "Lollie", an 8 year old female Labrador Retriever, retires from active duty in the Sheriff's Office. "Lollie" has served...

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Calhoun Man Arrested For Vandalizing Churches, Arson, etc.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE... Wednesday, October 18, 2023 Calhoun Man Arrested For Arson, Vandalizing Places of Worship, Burning Woodlands, etc. Sheriff Mitch Ralston Reports: On August 23, 2023, the Sheriff's Office initiated an investigation into an incident wherein a...

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Resaca Man Arrested For Methamphetamine Trafficking

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE... Wednesday, October 18, 2023 Resaca Man Arrested For Trafficking in Methamphetamine Sheriff Mitch Ralston Reports: At about 10pm, Thursday night, September 21, a deputy sheriff on patrol observed a suspicious vehicle at the intersection of...

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Jasper Woman Arrested For Assortment of Drug Charges

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE... Wednesday, October 18, 2023 Jasper Woman Arrested For Assortment of Drug Charges Sheriff Mitch Ralston Reports: At about 9pm Tuesday, October 10th, a deputy sheriff on patrol near Resaca observed a suspicious BMW automobile travelling  on...

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School Resource Deputy Saves Choking Student

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE... Friday, October 6, 2023 School Resource Deputy Saves Choking Student Sheriff Mitch Ralston Reports: At about 1 p.m. yesterday (October 5), Sergeant Elbert Shelley of the Sheriff's School Resource Officer (SRO) Unit was on duty in the Commons...

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Sheriff’s Jail Administrators Attend Advanced Training

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE... Monday, October 2, 2023 Sheriff's Jail Administrators Attend Advanced Training Sheriff Mitch Ralston Reports: Last week, September 25 - 29, Jail Administrator Major Pat Bedford and Jail Division Commander Captain Dylan Nicholas attended...

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Meth Trafficking Investigation Results in Two Arrests

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE... Friday, July 14, 2023 Meth Trafficking Investigation Results in Two Arrests Sheriff Mitch Ralston Reports: On the afternoon of Thursday, July 13, Sheriff's Drug Enforcement Unit detectives and other deputy sheriffs executed a search warrant at...

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Sheriff Receives Donations of Childrens’ Supply Bags

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE... Thursday, July 13, 2023 Sheriff Receives Donation of Childrens' Supply Bags Sheriff Mitch Ralston Reports: On Tuesday, July 11th, 2023, Sheriff Mitch Ralston received a dozen "supply bags" for children from 'Adventure Bags' through the Georgia...

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Road Rage Incident Results in Charges Against Florida Resident

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE... Monday, June 12, 2023 Road Rage Incident Results in Charges Against Florida Resident Sheriff Mitch Ralston Reports: On Saturday evening, June 10, a "road rage" incident began near the Georgia - Tennessee state line on Interstate 75 involving...

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Former Sheriff Pat Baker, Long Time Law Officer, Passes Away

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE... Thursday, June 8th, 2023 Former Sheriff Pat Baker , Long Time Law Officer, Passes Away Sheriff Mitch Ralston Reports: "I regret to report that former Sheriff Pat Baker, who served as Sheriff of Gordon County from 1973 through 1988, passed away...

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Armed Robbery Results in Arrest of Tennessee Man

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE... Tuesday, March 28, 2023 Armed Robbery Results in Arrest of Tennessee Man Sheriff Mitch Ralston Reports: At about 12:55pm today, an armed robbery in progress was reported at a local business on West Belmont Street in Calhoun. Calhoun police...

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Deputy Involved Shooting

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE... Sunday, March 26th, 2023 Deputy Involved Shooting Sheriff Mitch Ralston Reports: At about 3 a.m. this morning (March 26th), deputy sheriffs attempted to stop a motorcycle on US Highway 41 near Calhoun. The motorcyclist sped away from the...

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Sheriff’s K9 Apprehends Fugitive Fleeing Deputies

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Monday, February 13, 2023 Sheriff's K9 Apprehends Fugitive Fleeing Deputies Sheriff Mitch Ralston Reports: At about 8:45 a.m. this morning (February 13), deputy sheriffs responded to a report of a suspicious person on Shepherd Drive off Red Bud...

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Commercial Burglary Interrupted, Officer Involved Shooting

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE... Thursday, February 2, 2023 Commercial Burglary Interrupted, Officer Involved Shooting Sheriff Mitch Ralston Reports: At about 2 a.m. this morning (February 2), Calhoun Police interrupted a burglary-in-progress at a local business. Police...

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Deputy-Involved Shooting

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE... Tuesday, January 24, 2023 Deputy-Involved Shooting Sheriff Mitch Ralston Reports : At about 1 a.m. this morning, a Gordon County Deputy Sheriff attempted to stop an automobile near Resaca. The vehicle sped away and a pursuit ensued. The...

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Sheriff Recognizes Retirees, Outstanding Employees for 2022

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE... Tuesday, January 3, 2023 Sheriff Recognizes Retirees, Outstanding Employees for 2022 Sheriff Mitch Ralston Reports: Friday (December 30) afternoon, Sheriff Mitch Ralston recognized two retiring employees, and five other employees for...

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CHS Students Donate Blankets for Christmas

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE... Friday, December 16, 2022 CHS Students Donate Blankets for Christmas Sheriff Mitch Ralston Reports: Today, Calhoun High School students donated blankets to the Gordon County Sheriff's Office to be distributed to people in need. The students...

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Adairsville Woman Arrested For Murder

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE... Sunday, December 4, 2022 Adairsville Woman Arrested For Murder  Sheriff Mitch Ralston Reports: At about 11:30 a.m. yesterday (December 3), deputy sheriffs were dispatched to a private residence on Mt. Zion Road in the Resaca community in...

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Local Business Treats Sheriff’s Staff to Lunch

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE... Friday, November 18, 2022 Local Business Treats Sheriff's Staff to Lunch Sheriff Mitch Ralston Reports: On Tuesday, November 15th, Dirty Dogs Carwash treated the Sheriff's staff to a delicious lunch at the Sheriff's Office. Dirty Dogs is a...

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Sheriff Recognizes Citizens Who Located Missing Person

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE... Thursday, October 20, 2022 Sheriff Recognizes Citizens Who Located Missing Person Sheriff Mitch Ralston Reports: Today (October 20), Sheriff Mitch Ralston recognized a pair of concerned citizens who located a missing, elderly woman on October...

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Georgia Sheriffs Association Never Telemarkets

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE... Monday, October 17, 2022 Georgia Sheriff's Association NEVER Telemarkets Sheriff Mitch Ralston Reports: "Some scam telephone calls have been received by citizens across Georgia from scammers claiming to represent the Georgia Sheriff's...

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“Miss Poppy” Visits Sheriff’s Office

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE... Wednesday, October 12, 2022 "Miss Poppy" Visits Sheriff's Office Sheriff Mitch Ralston Reports: Today, (October 12) Bella-Kate Caudle, American Legion Paul Gwin Unit 47 "Miss Poppy" 2022 visited the Sheriff's Office. Bella-Kate, age 9, was...

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Council on Alcohol & Drugs Donates Funds for Naloxone

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE... Monday, September 19, 2022 Council on Alcohol & Drugs Donates Funds for Naloxone Sheriff Mitch Ralston Reports: The local office of the Council on Alcohol & Drugs recently made a generous donation of $2,000.00 to the Gordon County...

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Deputy Involved Shooting

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE... Tuesday, August 2, 2022    1 a.m. Deputy Involved Shooting  Sheriff Mitch Ralston Reports: At approximately 9:30 p.m. Monday night (August 1st), undercover Sheriff's detectives were conducting an investigation into the illegal distribution of...

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Sheriff Recognizes Private Citizens Good Citizenship

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE... Thursday, July 21, 2022 Sheriff Recognizes Private Citizens for Good Citizenship Sheriff Mitch Ralston Reports: Yesterday, July 20, Sheriff Mitch Ralston recognized a trio of private citizens for deeds of good citizenship, coming to the rescue...

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Deputies Host Camp New Adventure Attendees

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE... Monday, June 27, 2022 Deputies Host Camp New Adventure Attendees Sheriff Mitch Ralston Reports: On Thursday, June 23rd, Sheriff's deputies and detectives hosted attendees from Camp New Adventure at the Sheriff's Office. The campers were...

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Pursuit Ends in Crash, Fatality

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE... Monday, June 12, 2022 Pursuit Ends in Crash, Fatality Sheriff Mitch Ralston Reports: At approximately 11 p.m. last night (Sunday), deputy sheriffs who'd responded to an alarm call at a local business in the Scottsville Community on State Route...

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