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Sheriff Benny DeLoach would like to report the following activity of the Appling County Sheriff’s Office.

On June 11, answered a call to Forest Avenue in reference to entering residence without permission. The complainant stated his ex-wife continues entering the residence and taking things that don’t belong to her. Investigation continues. [Full Story »] 

BRUNSWICK, GA - Former Appling County Sheriff’s Deputy Richard W. Crosby, 35, pleaded guilty Friday, June 10, in United States District Court to the offense of being an accessory after the fact to a drug crime. Appearing before Chief Judge Lisa Godbey Wood in Brunswick, Crosby admitted that he had warned a drug suspect that a search warrant was to be executed at the suspect’s Appling County residence on January 20, 2011. Crosby learned of the search warrant during a briefing given by a drug task force agent at the Sheriff’s Office on January 19, 2011. Crosby then relayed this information to a third party with instructions to warn the resident about the pending execution of the warrant. This disclosure was made in order to hinder the apprehension of the drug suspect. [Full Story »] 

Last week, Gov. Nathan Deal sent a letter to U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack requesting that 22 Georgia counties be declared disaster areas in response to Georgia’s ongoing drought. Deal expressed that the drought, beginning in December 2010, has caused extensive damage to crops. With the disaster designation, farmers in those counties would become eligible to apply for emergency loans and other benefits provided by the Food, Conservation and Energy Act of 2008. [Full Story »]