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Employee takes more than $10k in copper wire

Lynn Hobbs
Thursday, September 11, 2025
When a local business manager noticed copper wire mysteriously disappearing from the company’s inventory, he installed surveillance cameras. What he saw on the security videos prompted a call to the Eatonton Police Department.
Traffic temporarily ground to a standstill last Thursday until a multi-car accident could be investigated and then cleared from the southbound lanes of Hwy. 441, near Walmart. MATT SMITH/Staff

Traffic temporarily ground to a standstill last Thursday until a multi-car accident could be investigated and then cleared from the southbound lanes of Hwy. 441, near Walmart. MATT SMITH/Staff

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UPDATE: 7-vehicle wreck stalls traffic at intersection

Lynn Hobbs
Wednesday, September 3, 2025
There were seven vehicles, but only a couple of relatively minor injuries in a crash at the Walmart intersection at Hwy. 441 and Oak Street, Thursday afternoon.“It’s a miracle no one was seriously hurt,” Eatonton Police Chief Howell Cardwell said.
Photo by Matt Smith

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Minor injuries sustained in 7-vehicle wreck at intersection

Lynn Hobbs
Thursday, August 28, 2025
There were seven vehicles, but only a couple of minor injuries in a crash at the Walmart intersection on Thursday afternoon.“It’s a miracle no one was seriously hurt,” Eatonton Police Chief Howell Cardwell said.The police department received the call a few minutes before 2 p.m.
Sgt. Dillon Waldroup

Sgt. Dillon Waldroup

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Waldroup promoted to sergeant

Lynn Hobbs
Thursday, August 14, 2025
Eatonton Police Chief Howell Cardwell proudly announced the promotion of officer Dillon Waldroup to sergeant at the Eatonton Police Department on July 21.“This achievement reflects his dedication, discipline, and commitment to serving our community with professionalism and integrity,” Cardwell said.
Lakika Culp

Lakika Culp

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Woman jailed for theft from employer

Lynn Hobbs
Wednesday, July 16, 2025
An Eatonton woman was arrested last week for stealing approximately $2,000 worth of electronics while she was working at Walmart.Eatonton Police Chief Howell Cardwell said Lakika Culp had worked at Walmart in Eatonton for almost 20 years.
Eatonton Police Chief Howell Cardwell, left, accepts the award by Georgia Municipal Association from Eatonton Mayor John Reid. IAN TOCHER/Staff

Eatonton Police Chief Howell Cardwell, left, accepts the award by Georgia Municipal Association from Eatonton Mayor John Reid. IAN TOCHER/Staff

Excellence in Policing award goes to EPD

Ian Tocher
Wednesday, July 9, 2025
Near the conclusion of the July 1 Eatonton City Council meeting, Mayor John Reid announced the Eatonton Police Department, led by Police Chief Howell Cardwell, had received an Excellence in Policing award from the Georgia Municipal Association.
Blue lights illuminated downtown Eatonton Thursday night after a vehicle was observed driving the wrong way. IAN TOCHER/Staff

Blue lights illuminated downtown Eatonton Thursday night after a vehicle was observed driving the wrong way. IAN TOCHER/Staff

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Missing Henry County man found by EPD officer

Lynn Hobbs
Thursday, May 29, 2025
A Henry County man who had been missing for a month is now safe and reunited with his family after being found by an Eatonton Police Officer.Around 10:30 p.m.
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Missing man located by Eatonton police officer

News Staff
Friday, May 23, 2025
A Henry County man who had been missing for a month is now safe and reunited with his family after being found by an Eatonton Police Officer.Around 10:30 p.m. Thursday, Eatonton Police Department Officer Chad Burket saw a 2013 Nissan Rogue traveling the wrong way on Marion Street.
Jeremy Hitson, of Oxford, appears to be passed out in the back seat of an Eatonton Police Department vehicle after being rescued from a burning pickup truck. He was taken to jail. CHIEF CARDWELL/ CONTRIBUTED

Jeremy Hitson, of Oxford, appears to be passed out in the back seat of an Eatonton Police Department vehicle after being rescued from a burning pickup truck. He was taken to jail. CHIEF CARDWELL/ CONTRIBUTED

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Officers ‘risk their lives’ to rescue reckless driver

Lynn Hobbs
Wednesday, May 7, 2025
A Newton County man was rescued from his burning pickup truck by Eatonton police officers, and then handcuffed and taken to jail.Officer Kevin Malloy was standing on the sidewalk in front of the Eatonton Police Department around 9:50 p.m.
The vacuumedsealed bags of marijuana, cell phones and tobacco products intercepted by Eatonton police officers is displayed on a table. Also, the sealing equipment and other drugrelated items were seized. CONTRIBUTED/EPD

The vacuumedsealed bags of marijuana, cell phones and tobacco products intercepted by Eatonton police officers is displayed on a table. Also, the sealing equipment and other drugrelated items were seized. CONTRIBUTED/EPD

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EPD intercepts possible prison contraband

Lynn Hobbs
Wednesday, March 19, 2025
Eatonton Police Department officers intercepted a package of contraband believed to be intended for drop off at a nearby prison before it reached its destination last week.A woman was arrested, and law enforcement officers are still seeking her husband, according to EPD Investigator Hargrove Jones.
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