GDC agent arrested for misuse of Flock

On Tuesday, Sept. 1, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation arrested Georgia Department of Corrections Special Agent in Charge Robert “Bobby” Keim, 45, of Eatonton, on a charge of misuse of a license plate reader system.The GDC asked the GBI to investigate on Aug. 18, according to a notice from the...

EPD investigates burglary

Eatonton Police Department officers and the Georgia Bureau of Investigation crime scene specialists spent their day before Thanksgiving investigating the burglary of a local business.Eatonton Police Chief Howell Cardwell said the Grease Monkey oil change and auto repair on Walmart Drive was...

Eatonton woman arrested on sexual exploitation of children charge

A Cyber Tipline Report from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children led to an investigation and subsequent arrest of a young Eatonton woman, authorities say.On Tuesday, June 17, special agents with the Georgia Bureau of Investigation arrested 18-year-old Haley Wheeler of Jefferson...

Local, state, federal authorities raid local businesses

The presence of a large number of various law enforcement agencies, their vehicles’ flashing blue lights, and the closings of numerous businesses last week caught the attention of Putnam County residents and piqued their curiosity, according to overheard conversations and social media comments.