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T.I. could face prison time for violating his federal probation

September 2, 2010

T.I. was arrested in Los Angeles on Wednesday night on a new drug charge. He will now be forced to head back to Atlanta, Georgia to face a federal judge for violating his probation. Page Pate was interviewed on Atlanta public radio WABE FM 90.1 today about the arrest, and the possible effect on his […]

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Khat drug arrest in North Georgia

August 20, 2010

A Stone Mountain man was arrested last week in Bartow County after a traffic stop yielded 400 bundles of a drug known as khat. The Atlanta Journal Constitution has the story. The Bartow-Cartersville Drug Task Force believes that the value of the drugs may exceed $250,000. Police found the drugs after pulling over Hussein Dahir […]

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Internet “sextortion” cases grow in Georgia and across the nation

August 20, 2010

Police have begun cracking down on individuals who use Facebook and MySpace to extort or blackmail others for explicit photos and sex. The practice, known as “sextortion”, has led to prison sentences in Georgia and throughout the US. The Atlanta Journal Constitution has the story. Those involved in sextortion cases are usually teenagers and young […]

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Savannah lawyers claim Tybee Island officers violated the law by using Taser against autistic teen on Tybee Island

June 27, 2010

On Friday, the Georgia Bureau of investigation filed a report with the Chatham County District Attorney’s Office concerning the tasing of an autistic teenager. The report’s findings may determine whether the officers involved face criminal charges for using Taser against the teen. WTOC has the story. Clifford Grevemberg and his brother went to order food […]

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Recent changes to Georgia’s sex offender registry offer hope for removing low-level offenders

June 23, 2010

A new Georgia sex offender law will allow many low level sex offenders to be taken off the registry much sooner than previously allowed. The new law, which goes into effect on July 1, 2010, has been hailed by proponents as a second chance for many of Georgia’s 16,000 convicted sex offenders. Until the passage […]

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