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HOGANSVILLE, GA
PERMIT NO. 35
. 60, NO. 11
HOGANSVP i , GEORGIA - THURSDAY, MARCH 13, 2003
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City, Chief
Decide Fate
Of DrugCar
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Vehicle 'Slap in the Face'
Of Dopers, Says Spradlin
By BRYAN GETER
The Hogansville City
Council and police chief last
week debated the fate of a
car confiscated during a drug
bust.
The Hogansville Police
Department was busy dur-
ing 2002, patrolling the
streets to curtail crime and
keep drugs off the streets as
well as answering domestic
calls throughout the town on
a daily basis.
The department confis-
cated more than a million dol-
lars in drug related cases as
well as confiscating several
vehicles.
One veilcle that was
taken by the police during a
Last Monday evening
during the regular council
meeting, Councilman Bobby
Joe Frazier suggested the
council sell the car since it is
not a undercover .vehicle.
But Police Chief Guy
Spradlin said his department
needed the car.
"The criminals know we
took the vehicle from them
and that is a slap in their face
when they see us driving the
vehicle," he noted.
However, Spradlin said if
the council wants him to sell
the car, then he will sell it.
The Police Department
has two new patrol cars in its
fleet. One is the new K-9 unit
which cost $20,985.
The city will soon replace
the vehicle that was damaged
.e= •, .... By Bryan Geter
uNl]-. The Hogansville Police Department has added a new vehicle to its fleet. The 2003 Ford Crown
",,.oeen stripped and is fully equippedl This is a special car since will be used as the city's K-9 car. Pictured
,L o, ,urncer John Starnes with his new vehicle. He expects "Bella" the German Shepherd canine to arrive this
nogansville. The car cost the city $20,985.
collected $108,000 in drug
seizure money.
After repairing the car's
gas tank, fuel pump and
gauge for about $1,000, the
department has been using
the vehicle for the city's
investigators.
The rest of the fleet has
many miles on them includ-
ing two, 1995 and 1996, that
has more than 140,000 miles,
according to Spradlin.
The city is looking to pur-
chase more police vehicles
with drug seizure money,
Frazier said.
J00gansville Man Charged With Possession, Gun Violations
Gm'ER
Hogansville man was charged
ek by the Troup County
s D,.= ;)ar :merit with posses-
with intent to dis-
possession of a fire arm dur-
tne ldcarryingaconcealed
18, of
Street, who was already
on bond for four counts of sale of
cocaine in the Hogansville area
between October and November,
2002, was arrested in Hogansville.
During his transport to the
Troup County jail in LaGrange by
his bondsmen, Bobby Moore and
Freddie Williams, King pulled a
King asked Moore to stop the
car so he could throw the marijua-
na out the window, but Moore
refused.
At the jail, a further search of
King revealed a loaded .380 cal. pis-
tol in King's pocket.
Inside the jail another search
large plastic bag containing 11 • resulted in another bag of marijua-
smaller bags of suspected marijua- na being found in his coat pocket
na. along with a loaded magazine with
ic e Probe Missing Money,
Attack and Gunshots
boyfriend's, Chris Buchanan of
Newnan, vehicle with a wooden
stick causing a visible dent to the
right rear fender of the 2002 Ford
Focus.
The incident happened at
Shell Mart on Hwy 54 E last week.
The owner of the vehicle is Steve
Buchanan of Newnan.
• In a separate incident, David
Mark Phillips of 98 Alexander
Road, Grantville reported to
police that someone had shot out
the windows on his 1999 Chevy
Tahoe and a driver's side rear win-
dow on a Ford Windstar.
The case remains under inves-
tigation.
Hogansville Investigator
Lockard is investigating
1at ( x:urred at the Waffle
located at 1615 Bass
tuesday concern-
Cash drawer coming up
Sanford Spence
d to police that $50 was
fro i the cash drawer on
I.
another incident, warrant
Ires were advised for
la Raingwell after she
ly struck her ex-
)-'/chicle Monday Accident
One Driver to Hospital
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accident early
sent one driver
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lOt injured.
ce Worked a two-vehicle
that occurred on 1-85
' raorning at 8 a.m.
ce reports state that
D ws,n of Ellenwood,
t she was driving south-
on 1-85 in a 1995 Honda
Jennifer Ann Bruce
of Hogansville in a 2000 Chey
Cavalier began to merge with traf-
fic traveling southbound which
forced Dawson into the passing
lame of 1-85.
This caused Dawson to
aggressively maneuver her vehi-
cle to avoid collision, but caused
her to lose traction and spin into
a guard rail.
Dawson had injuries and was
transported to the West Georgia
Medical Center in LaGrange.
Bruce was not injured. No Cita-
tions were issued in the incident.
.380 ammunition.
• In a separate incident last
week, deputies Matthew Ryan
Hartley, 27, of 175 Thornton Road,
LaGrange and charged him with
possession of methamphetamine
with intent to distribute and pos-
session of oxycodone with intent to
distribute.
Hartley was arrested after
being stopped on the New Franklin
Road and found he had two grams
of meth and seven mg oxycodone
tablets.
Agents received information
that Hartley was in possession of
drugs and was attempting to sell
them.
Agents also discovered a large
set of electronic scales and other
drug paraphernalia such as syringe,
spoon, cotton balls, plastic smoking
straws and aluminum foil.
TALENTED TRIO- Kuwanna Jackson, Taisa Zachery and Artesha Daniel are Callaway High School Choral
Students pose for a photo shoot in the Schwob School of Music at Columbus State University. The school
of music is located at the Rivercenter in uptown Columbus. The students performed attheGMEA District
Three honors chorus February 22. The singers are students of David Davis, Choral Director at Callaway
