Pubdate: Tue, 05 Nov 2002
Source: Athens Banner-Herald (GA)
Copyright: 2002 Athens Newspapers Inc
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Author: Bob J. Foster

RECENT DRUG ARRESTS SHOWCASE TOP NOTCH LAW ENFORCEMENT WORK

Thursday, Oct. 17, was a good day for our law enforcement officers and the 
local community in the Tallassee Road area. By working together, the local 
businesses described, tracked and located a wanted felon.

Accurate, timely communication between these business people and the 
sheriff's departments in Clarke and Oglethorpe counties resulted in the 
arrest of a 20-year-old male as he set up at a Tallassee Road car wash. 
Outstanding law enforcement techniques were evident.

Due to outstanding warrant information supplied by Oglethorpe County 
Sheriff's Department dispatchers, the warrants were promptly served, and 
the suspect was returned to Oglethorpe County. This led to several other 
arrests in the Oglethorpe County area. Without the excellent and prompt 
cooperation of both business and law enforcement personnel, these predators 
would still be victimizing the public.

On Oct. 20, another example of teamwork by the Athens-Clarke Police 
Department resulted in the arrests of four drug suspects, confiscation of 
two cars and a cache of drugs near the intersection of Westchester Drive 
and Tallassee Road. Four police units and an off-duty officer worked 
together to safely handle the heavy traffic, several belligerent drug 
suspects and the careful documentation of drug evidence and personal 
property of the offenders.

Aggressive prosecution of the drug offenders in this area will certainly 
make a safer place for us all to work and live. Let us all encourage and 
thank our law enforcement officers for their around-the-clock efforts.

Bob J. Foster
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