FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE... Monday, April 15th, 2024 Sheriff Welcomes New K9 Member to GCSO Sheriff Mitch Ralston Reports: Today, Sheriff Mitch Ralston welcomed K9 (canine) 'Maggie' into service in the Sheriff's Office. Maggie, a 9 month old AKC registered bloodhound,...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE... Monday, April 1, 2024 Public Service Announcement: Beware of Telephone Scammers Sheriff Mitch Ralston Announces: The Sheriff's Office has received a number of complaints today regarding telephone scammers posing as local officials threatening...

 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE... Thursday, March 28, 2024 Missing Person Keeslyn Noell Roberts Sheriff Mitch Ralston Reports: On January 20, 2020, Keeslyn Noell Roberts, aged 20, of 171 Old Grade Road, Chatsworth, Murray County, Georgia was reported missing to the Murray...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE... Monday, March 25, 2024 Sheriff Enters Partnership for Jail Staff Training Sheriff Mitch Ralston Reports: Sheriff Mitch Ralston has entered a partnership with the National Institute for Jail Operations (NIJO) to provide standardized, up to date...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE... Monday, March 11, 2024 Sheriff's K9 Unit Visits John L. Coble Elementary School Sheriff Mitch Ralston Reports: On Friday, March 8th, the Sheriff's K9 Unit visited John L. Coble Elementary School near Calhoun. The deputies and their canine...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE... Friday, February 23, 2024 Jail Inmate Death  Sheriff Mitch Ralston Reports: At about 10 p.m. last night (February 22) deputy sheriffs responded to a 911 report of a domestic violence incident involving a subject firing a weapon at a private...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE... Wednesday, February 21, 2024 Local Man Arrested For Statutory Rape and Incest Sheriff Mitch Ralston Reports: On Tuesday, February 20, Sheriff's detectives received a report of a minor having been sexually abused. An investigation was initiated...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE... Monday, February 5th, 2024 Sheriff, Fire/Rescue, and State Patrol Recognize Citizens for Lifesaving Sheriff Mitch Ralston Reports: Friday morning, February 2nd, Sheriff Mitch Ralston was joined by officials from Gordon County Fire/Rescue and...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE... Monday, January 22, 2024 Shooting Incident Near Dews Pond Friday Night Results in 6 Arrests Sheriff Mitch Ralston Reports: ORIGINAL RELEASE Friday night, January 19th: "At about 10pm tonight, deputies responded to a report of shots fired at a...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE... Friday, January 19, 2024 Arrest Made in Connection With Explosive Device, Domestic Violence Sheriff Mitch Ralston Reports: On January 11, 2024, deputy sheriffs were dispatched to 3102 Red Bud Road in response to a report of a violent domestic...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE... Thursday, January 18, 2024 Fort Moore Man Charged With Multiple Counts of Computer/Electronic Pornography and Enticing a Child For Indecent Purposes in GCSO Undercover Online Investigation Sheriff Mitch Ralston Reports: A Fort Moore, Georgia...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE... Thursday, January 11, 2024 Domestic Disturbance With Shots Fired results in Arrest of Ranger Man  Sheriff Mitch Ralston Reports: On Tuesday morning, January 9, 2024, deputy sheriffs were dispatched to a private residence on Apple Road near the...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE... Thursday, January 11, 2024 Large Shipment of THC Oil Intercepted Resulting in 3 Arrests for Drug and Weapons Charges Sheriff Mitch Ralston Reports: On Tuesday, January 9th, Sheriff's Office Drug Enforcement Unit personnel initiated an...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE... Thursday, January 11, 2024 Speeding Violation Leads to Interception of Large Shipment of Methamphetamine Sheriff Mitch Ralston Reports: On Saturday night, December 30, 2023, a deputy sheriff on patrol observed an automobile travelling at a...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE... Thursday, December 7, 2023 Deputies Investigating Mail Thefts Sheriff Mitch Ralston Reports: Yesterday, December 6, the Sheriff's Office received two reports of mail having been stolen from mailboxes on Rock Creek Road, and nearby Battle Road...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE... Wednesday, November 29, 2023 Sheriff's Detective Break Up Theft Ring, 13 Arrested for Receiving Stolen Goods, Theft, Drugs, Fugitives,  Sheriff Mitch Ralston Reports: In August, 2023, the Sheriff's Office received a report of a burglary at a...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE... Friday, November 17th,, 2023 Career Criminal Arrested Again on Drug Trafficking and Weapons Offences Sheriff Mitch Ralston Reports: About a month ago, in October 2023, Gordon County Sheriff's detectives received information from a neighboring...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE... Friday, September 22, 2023 Calhoun Man Arrested After Opening Fire on a Deputy at the Sheriff's Office Sheriff Mitch Ralston Reports: At about 4 a.m. this morning (September 22), a male individual arrived at the Sheriff's Office and entered...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE... Thursday, September 21, 2023 Chicago Man Arrested After Fleeing Police,  Hijacking Vehicle, Assaulting Occupants Sheriff Mitch Ralston Reports: On Sunday night, September 17, 2023, deputy sheriffs who'd been alerted that Calhoun Police were in...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE... Thursday, September 14, 2023 Traffic Stop Leads To Large Seizure of Methamphetamine and Synthetic Cannabis Sheriff Mitch Ralston Reports: On Thursday night, September 7, deputies on patrol on Union Grove Road stopped a suspicious sedan. A...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE... Tuesday, September 12, 2023 Sheriff's Drug Unit Arrests 4 For Drug and Firearms Charges Sheriff Mitch Ralston Reports: On Wednesdayafter September 6th, deputy sheriffs stopped a suspicious pick up truck on Mt. Zion Road near Resaca. A...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE... Tuesday, August 8, 2023 Calhoun Man Arrested After Running Down and Striking Woman With His Car, Then Crashing into Tractor Trailer Sheriff Mitch Ralston Reports: At about 3:30pm yesterday (August 7), deputy sheriffs were dispatched to the...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE... Monday, August 7, 2023 Sheriff Ralston Announces Initiation of C.H.A.M.P.S. Program in Partnership With County Schools Sheriff Mitch Ralston Announces: "We are pleased and excited to announce the Initiation of the C.H.A.M.P.S. Program in...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE... Friday, August 4, 2023 Sheriff's Office Charges Six With Drug Trafficking, Conspiracy, During 5 Month Investigation Sheriff Mitch Ralston Reports: In March, 2023, Sheriff's detectives initiated an investigation into a organized drug...

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...

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...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE... Tuesday, June 27, 2023 Juvenile Charged with Convenience Store Burglary, Mother Charged in Same Case for Receiving and Selling the Stolen Property Sheriff Mitch Ralston Reports: At about 4 p.m. yesterday, deputy sheriffs were dispatched to a...

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...

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...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE... Friday, May 26, 2023 Sheriff's Auxiliary Makes Donation for Jail Ministry Bibles Sheriff Mitch Ralston Reports: On Friday, May 26, 2023, the Sheriff's Auxiliary made a donation of $500.00 to the Gordon County Jail Ministry program for the...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE... Friday, May 26, 2023 Pursuit Ends With Arrest for DUI, Fentanyl Trafficking, Other Offenses Sheriff Mitch Ralston Reports: On Thursday night, May 25, 2023, deputies on patrol in the Plainville area observed a suspicious automobile on Brownlee...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE... Friday, May 19, 2023 Sheriff's Jailors Recognized for Lifesaving in Fentanyl Incident SHERIFF MITCH RALSTON REPORTS: On the night of April 6th, 2023, one Dwayne Allen McGill, age 39, of a Calhoun address, was brought into the county jail on...

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...

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...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE... Thursday, March 23, 2023 Investigation Into Child Abuse Allegation Leads to Arrest for Multiple Charges Sheriff Mitch Ralston Reports: On February 24, the Sheriff's Office received a report of possible child abuse from a local health care...

PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT... Friday, March 3, 2023 Possible Severe Weather Conditions Sheriff Mitch Ralston Announces: According to the National Weather Service (NWS) , Northwest Georgia, including all of Gordon County, is at risk of being impacted by a...

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...

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...

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...

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...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE... Thursday, December 29, 2022 Alabama Man Arrested, Charged with Rape, Aggravated Child Molestation, etc. Sheriff Mitch Ralston Reports: On December 13, the Sheriff's Office initiated an investigation into allegations of rape, aggravated child...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE... Wednesday, December 28, 2022 Deputy Injured, Man Charged With Aggravated Assault, Other Offenses, After Ramming Deputy Sheriff's Patrol Car Sheriff Mitch Ralston Reports: At about 9:20pm last night (December 27), deputy sheriffs were...

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...