Eatonton Police Department

Ricky Barnes

Ricky Barnes

Dozen drug dealers off Eatonton’s streets

Lynn Hobbs
Thursday, July 30, 2026
An investigation by local and state law enforcement agencies that began earlier this year culminated last week with the arrest of a dozen suspected drug dealers in Eatonton.Eatonton Police Chief Howell Cardwell said 12 people were arrested July 21 and charged with offenses related to the Georgia...
Reyna Lopez

Reyna Lopez

Babysitter pleads guilty to baby’s murder

Lynn Hobbs
Thursday, February 12, 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.After he explained that Greene County Courthouse was...
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
Wednesday, November 26, 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.
Lake Oconee News/File Photo

Lake Oconee News/File Photo

Authorities seek downtown juvenile joyriders

Lynn Hobbs
Thursday, November 6, 2025
Several teens joyriding through downtown Eatonton late Saturday night ended up fleeing from law enforcement, with one being transported to the hospital.According to Sgt. First Class Michael Screws, post commander of Georgia State Patrol Post 8 in Madison, said a 2002 Chevrolet pickup was traveling...
Lakika Culp

Lakika Culp

Putnam County woman jailed for theft from employer

Lynn Hobbs
Thursday, July 17, 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.
Nilesh Kumar S. Patel

Nilesh Kumar S. Patel

Convenience store raids yield four arrests

Lynn Hobbs
Thursday, January 30, 2025
Authorities said the owners and clerks of two convenience stores in Eatonton were arrested last week.Eatonton Police Chief Howell Cardwell said he had received numerous complaints that the stores were paying out cash winnings on their gambling machines.“I got numerous complaints and we’re just...
A half-pound each of marijuana and methamphetamine along with some scales were seized from a house on Sparta Highway, where almost a dozen chained dogs also were found. CONTRIBUTED/PCSO

A half-pound each of marijuana and methamphetamine along with some scales were seized from a house on Sparta Highway, where almost a dozen chained dogs also were found. CONTRIBUTED/PCSO

Search warrant yields drugs, guns, dead dog

Lynn Hobbs
Wednesday, January 22, 2025
Local authorities serving a search warrant found more — and less — than they expected.They found the drugs, but not the suspected drug dealer.
Reyna Lopez, front center, is escorted by Eatonton Police Department officers Chris Detweiler (left) and investigator Hargrove Jones, who are taking Lopez to jail at Putnam County Sheriff’s Office. CONTRIBUTED/EPD

Reyna Lopez, front center, is escorted by Eatonton Police Department officers Chris Detweiler (left) and investigator Hargrove Jones, who are taking Lopez to jail at Putnam County Sheriff’s Office. CONTRIBUTED/EPD

Babysitter charged in murder of 5-month-old

Lynn Hobbs
Thursday, November 21, 2024
A babysitter was arrested on murder charges in the death of a baby she was watching in her home while the baby’s mother was at work, according to Eatonton Police Chief Howell Cardwell.Reyna Lopez, 42, of East Marion Street, Eatonton, was arrested on Nov. 13 and is being held without bond in Putnam...
Antwan Barnes, wearing the green shirt, attacks Keon Lewis at the Jet No. 44 last month. Barnes was arrested last week. CONTRIBUTED/ EPD

Antwan Barnes, wearing the green shirt, attacks Keon Lewis at the Jet No. 44 last month. Barnes was arrested last week. CONTRIBUTED/ EPD

Three arrested for melee at convenience store

Lynn Hobbs
Thursday, June 6, 2024
According to Eatonton Police Chief Howell Cardwell, three Sparta men have been arrested in connection with a brawl at an Eatonton gas station.Around 3:15 a.m. April 28, Eatonton Police Officer Jeremy McClure responded to a call of a fight at the Jet 44 Food Mart at the intersection of Gray Highway...
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