Disagreement leads to pair's arrest

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Mark Beardsley
in Public Safety
Friday, November 7. 2008
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A man who called Commerce police following an argument with his girlfriend may have had second thoughts.
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Copper thieves do $50,000 in damage

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Mark Beardsley
in Public Safety
Friday, October 31. 2008
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Copper thieves made off with a quantity of copper and did an estimated $50,000 in damage to a Commerce building last week.
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15-year-old steals mom's car, winds up in big trouble

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Mark Beardsley
in Public Safety
Monday, October 27. 2008
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A 15-year-old girl who allegedly stole her mother’s car after an argument faces a host of charges after she nearly ran over a Commerce police officer.

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Group calls the cops because their neighbors called the cops

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Mark Beardsley
in Public Safety
Friday, October 24. 2008
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Some State Street residents called the police on their neighbors for calling the police on them.

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Bank robbery suspect captured Thursday

Posted by
Mark Beardsley
in Public Safety, Top Stories
Thursday, October 23. 2008
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Officials arrested a South Carolina man Thursday afternoon about a half hour after the armed robbery of the Banks Crossing branch of Northeast Georgia Bank following a chase that began in Commerce and ended in the median of U.S. 441 a few hundred yards from the Athens-Clarke County line.
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Smoke crack, flag down cop, get ride to jail

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Mark Beardsley
in Public Safety
Wednesday, October 15. 2008
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It’s not a good idea to flag down a police car for a ride when you’ve just smoked crack cocaine.

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Commerce couple fights off armed robbers

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Mark Beardsley
Friday, October 10. 2008
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Commerce police are looking for a Jefferson man and his accomplice following an attempted armed robbery at a Chestnut Street address.
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Pawn shop owner helps nab theft suspect

Posted by
Mark Beardsley
in Public Safety
Wednesday, October 8. 2008
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The Commerce Police Department has confirmed that officers arrested a Braselton man wanted on charges related to an early morning crime spree in Winder Monday.
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Fight at card game leads to two arrests

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Mark Beardsley
in Public Safety
Wednesday, September 24. 2008
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A fight over a card game led to two arrests and six charges last week, according to the Commerce Police Department.

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Fight at football game leads to two arrests

Posted by
Mark Beardsley
in Public Safety
Wednesday, September 3. 2008
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Where’s the school resource officer when you need him?
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