Press Releases: 2013

Decatur, GA - In just eight months the backlog at the GBI Crime Lab of reports incomplete after 30 days has been reduced by more than 55%.   At the end of June 2013 only 3041 reports were older than 30 days compared to 6931 at the end of October 2012.  This progress is the culmination of

Arcade, GA. – On Monday, July 8, 2013, the Arcade Police Department discovered a deceased male at 133 Azalea Drive within the city limits of Arcade, Georgia.

Lakeland, GA - On Sunday, July 7, 2013 at approximately 12:30 am, the Lakeland Police Department responded to the shooting of a man in a vehicle in front of 144 S.

Commerce, GA – A search warrant was executed this morning at Alzheimer’s Care of Commerce 200 Bolton Drive, Commerce, Jackson County, Georgia.

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Thomson, GA. – On June 27, 2013, at approximately 9:44 AM, the GBI was requested to assist the Thomson Police Department with a bank robbery that occurred at the First Citizens Bank on Main Street in Thomson, GA.

Decatur, GA.– Christopher Shepard and Constance Mason were arrested this morning on charges related to the murder of Alpha Oumar Diallo.  The GBI obtained an arrest warrant for Shepard, 28 years old, charging him with one count of murder.  An arrest warrant was also obtained for Mason, 4

Decatur, GA. – The body discovered on the Georgia Perimeter College Clarkston Campus yesterday has been identified as Alpha Oumar Diallo, 23 years old, of Stone Mountain.  An autopsy performed on Mr.

Sardis, GA. – On June 10, 2013, at approximately 3:00 AM, the GBI was requested to assist the Sardis Police Department with an officer involved shooting that occurred at the Sardis Police Department in Sardis, Burke County, Georgia.

Sardis, GA. – On June 10, 2013, at approximately 3:00 AM, the GBI was requested to assist the Sardis Police Department with an officer involved shooting that occurred at the Sardis Police Department in Sardis, Burke County, Georgia.