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Ex-Cop Filing Lawsuit Against City of Dublin

An ex-cop says he's suing the city of Dublin after being fired earlier this year.

    

Former Sergeant Robert Hazley says he was wrongfully terminated from his job after two complaints were filed against him.     

    

Once fired, Hazley conducted his own investigation into the police department.

 

Hazley isn't allowed to comment on the lawsuit, but he says he has enough information to bring federal charges against the department that fired him.

 

Hazley

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Patrole Officer Graduation

The state of Georgia welcomes its newest parole officers. Fourteen students graduated Friday after finishing an eight week training program. During the two month course, each officer learned about criminal law investigation and arrest procedures.

These new parole officers join 290 other officers statewide.The parole officers will each work with 75 different criminal offenders, and will meet with each of them once a month.      

Teen Indicted for Throwing Bleach Balloon

A Gwinnett County grand jury has
indicted a 17-year-old charged with throwing a bleach-filled
balloon at another teen.

Authorities say Juan Carlos Flores and three other boys targeted
14-year-old Miguel Mesa as he walked home from Lilburn Middle
School on the last day of school in May.

The balloon temporarily blinded Mesa, though the teens say they
only wanted to ruin his clothes.

Chop Shop Find Leads to Arrest

Authorities have charged a Lawrenceville
17-year-old after police discovered a chop shop in his home.

Police charged Arsenio Rivera after a hunt for a stolen car
Tuesday led Gwinnett County police officers to his Roses Creek
Drive home this week.

Inside, authorities say they found stolen parts from at least
five vehicles and they're trying to match the parts to stolen car
reports.

Babysitter Charged with Child Cruelty

Authorities have charged a babysitter
with cruelty to children and a 2-year-old boy is fighting for his
life after authorities say the child somehow fell.

Hinesville Police charged 29-year-old Christian Ballard with
cruelty to children. The unidentified child was in stable but
critical condition at Memorial in Savannah Tuesday afternoon with
brain swelling.

Police say they came to a home where Ballard was watching the
child around 9:30 a.m. Monday for a report of a child having
fallen.

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Gun Store Owners Getting Help Against Crime

Gun stores seem like unlikely targets for break-ins, but more of these stores in Georgia are becoming victims. Georgia is ranked as the number one state for selling guns that are involved in crimes and another problem the state faces is the number of firearms that are stolen from gun stores.

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National Organization Visits Dublin Over Church Arson

Church members in Dublin are still trying to figure out who would burn down their place of worship. Now a national organization is getting involved.

    

The National Coalition for Burned Churches held a meeting at the Green Grove Baptist Church in Dublin, Monday.

 

The group spoke with local law enforcement about the investigation into the burning of Central Baptist Church.

    

It also met with victims and those who fear their place of worship may be next.

Man Admits to Choking Death of Friend

An Atlanta man will spend 30 years in prison

after the death of a friend whom he admitted to choking.

 

A Fulton County District Attorney's Office spokeswoman says

39-year-old Manilito Dunlap confessed to killing 50-year-old George

Montgomery, who he claimed made sexual advances toward him while

they were doing drugs together in the victim's Ponce de Leon Avenue

apartment.

 

Dunlap said he placed his friend in a choke hold and later

poured grease and salt on Montgomery's body in an at

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Bibb Deputies Search for 2 Armed Robbers

Bibb deputies are investigating an armed robbery that happened at the Subway on Ocmulgee East Boulevard around 11:30pm Friday.

According to a news release, two masked and armed suspects entered the restaurant, displayed handguns and demanded the clerks open the cash registers.  The suspects took an undisclosed amount of cash and fled on foot.

One of the suspects is described as a light skinned black male, around 6 feet tall, weighing about 140 pounds.  He was wearing yellow shoes.  According to witnesses, the suspects’ legs had multiple scars.

The seco

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Deputies Investigate Armed Robbery at Underground Amusements

Saturday around 5:50 am, two suspects entered the Underground Amusements on Hawkinsville Road as Travis Williams was closing up the business.

Witnesses say the suspects approached Williams and asked quote, "Where's it at?", as the suspect grabbed his front pants pocket.

Williams told Bibb County deputies he pulled an undisclosed amount of money out of his pocket and threw it onto the ground, and then ran off.

The suspects gathered the money and left in a faded light blue Isuzu Rodeo.

One suspect is described as a dark skinned black male, approximate

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