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John W. Yates

John W. Yates

‘Radioman’ arrested for altercation with child

Lynn Hobbs
Wednesday, February 11, 2026
A well-known person in the downtown Eatonton community was arrested recently following an incident at one of his regular hangouts.Warren Yates, better known as “Radioman,” is seen daily walking around town visiting with anyone who will talk with him.
Reyna Lopez

Reyna Lopez

Babysitter pleads guilty to baby’s murder

Lynn Hobbs
Wednesday, February 11, 2026
A babysitter who killed a 5-month-old boy in her custody will be spending the next 20 years of her life in prison.Reyna Lopez, 43, of East Marion Street, Eatonton, pled guilty to murder in the second degree Monday in Greene County Superior Court.
Eatonton Messenger/File Photo

Eatonton Messenger/File Photo

Lottery player’s truck stolen; thief nabbed in Gray

Lynn Hobbs
Thursday, January 8, 2026
An Eatonton man lost his truck while playing the lottery.The 45-year-old said he stopped at the Golden Pantry on Oak Street and went inside to buy a lottery ticket on Friday, Jan. 2, around 8 p.m., according to Eatonton Police Department reports.
The Eatonton Messenger/File Photo

The Eatonton Messenger/File Photo

Eatonton police searching for two women

Lynn Hobbs
Wednesday, December 31, 2025
Authorities are searching for two more women believed to be connected to a shoplifting spree across east central, central, and northeastern Georgia.The Eatonton Police Department is searching for Paris Nicole Glanton, 20, and Ja’Niyah Hearns, 19, of Hephzibah.
Eatonton police officers found these stolen rifles and a shotgun that two teens hid in the woods along with stolen bags of tools, trail cameras, and other hunting gear. The guns were loaded at the time. CONTRIBUTED/ EPD

Eatonton police officers found these stolen rifles and a shotgun that two teens hid in the woods along with stolen bags of tools, trail cameras, and other hunting gear. The guns were loaded at the time. CONTRIBUTED/ EPD

Drunk teens nabbed after stealing loaded guns

Lynn Hobbs
Thursday, December 18, 2025
What turned into an unusual night, Dec. 12-13, for the Eatonton Police Department and a few city residents started when two 17-year-olds were hanging out and drinking Four Loko alcoholic beverages.
GBI Crime Scene Specialist Mikayla Hardman, foreground, and Eatonton Police Officer Christian Waldroup outside the Grease Monkey as they processed the burglary scene last Wednesday. CONTRIBUTED

GBI Crime Scene Specialist Mikayla Hardman, foreground, and Eatonton Police Officer Christian Waldroup outside the Grease Monkey as they processed the burglary scene last Wednesday. CONTRIBUTED

EPD investigates burglary

Lynn Hobbs
Thursday, December 4, 2025
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.
Shards of glass are scattered and piled around the back door of the Grease Monkey after burglars broke their way inside early Wednesday morning. CONTRIBUTED/EPD

Shards of glass are scattered and piled around the back door of the Grease Monkey after burglars broke their way inside early Wednesday morning. CONTRIBUTED/EPD

Grease Monkey burglarized overnight

Lynn Hobbs
Wednesday, November 26, 2025
Eatonton Police Department officers and the Georgia Bureau of Investigation crime scene processors are spending their day before Thanksgiving investigating a burglary of a local business.
Bagged cocaine is seen in the cuff of Omar Andrews as he was being arrested for an active warrant. CONTRIBUTED/EPD

Bagged cocaine is seen in the cuff of Omar Andrews as he was being arrested for an active warrant. CONTRIBUTED/EPD

Cocaine found stashed in arrested man’s sock

Lynn Hobbs
Tuesday, November 25, 2025
During the routine pat-down search of a man they were arresting, Eatonton Police Department officers discovered a significant bulge in the top of his sock. Once identified, the package in his sock was added to the charges he was already being arrested for.On Monday, Nov.
Gus Davis

Gus Davis

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.
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