Eatonton Police Department

GSP Trooper Alan Rhodes holds the gun recovered from underneath the trailer after PCSO Col. Russell Blenk, EPD Chief Howell Cardwell, PCSO Sgt. Justin Brock and Cpl. Chris Donovan had gone under there and gotten the offenders out. CONTRIBUTED/EPD

Chase, manhunt end with two suspects captured in Putnam County

Lynn Hobbs

Thursday, May 23, 2024

Two men are in jail after a high-speed chase and search that lasted more than eight hours ended under a residential trailer on May 16, authorities say.“It was one of those good days,” said Putnam County Sheriff’s Chief Deputy Col. Russell Blenk.

Buddy Eugene Davy

Relentless work by Eatonton Police Department nabs Dr. Pepper burglar

Lynn Hobbs

Thursday, May 16, 2024

Authorities say a man wearing a mop on his head broke into a store during the night and stole cash from the cash register.

Damyian Demond Foster

Gunshots, active shooter reports untrue

Lynn Hobbs

Thursday, December 14, 2023

Calls to 911 Saturday night regarding gunshots at the Jet 44 gas station and an active shooter at Eatonton Walmart turned out to be false reports, authorities say.

Gary Daiquion Howard

Fourth arrest made in Eatonton Shell station shooting

Lynn Hobbs

Wednesday, November 22, 2023

Local authorities flew to New York this past weekend to arrest and bring back the fourth person accused in connection with the June 4 shooting at a gas station in Eatonton.

Eatonton Fire Department first responders work to rescue a driver trapped in an SUV after crashing into a log truck Monday. (Contributed by EPD)

‘Miracle’ survival from crash with log truck

Lynn Hobbs

Thursday, November 16, 2023

An Alabama woman who crashed into a log truck in Eatonton on Monday is miraculously back home, authorities say. “She walked in here (Eatonton Police Department) today to pick up her (belongings) that were in her car, and I couldn’t believe it,” Chief Howell Cardwell said Tuesday.

Local authorities intercepted a FedEx package containing medical grade marijuana sent to Eatonton from California last week. Two men were arrested. CONTRIBUTED/PCSO

Marijuana shipped from California to Eatonton

Lynn Hobbs

Thursday, November 2, 2023

Two men who reportedly received a FedEx package containing marijuana from California last week are now in Putnam County jail.

Lake Oconee News/File Photo

Schools, law enforcement hold intruder drills

Lynn Hobbs

Thursday, September 7, 2023

Putnam County Charter School System, Eatonton Police Department, and Putnam County Sheriff’s Office held active shooter drills last week in every school, and they were pleased with the “outstanding” and “extraordinary” results.

Eatonton Police Dept. O_cer Hargrove Jones is pictured with stolen items from a burglary case he investigated. The items were recovered and returned to the owner. CONTRIBUTED/EPD

Eatonton burglars caught in Tennille

Lynn Hobbs

Thursday, June 29, 2023

A former Eatonton resident reportedly drove back to her previous town and stole approximately $20,000 worth of equipment. A week later she was back again, being booked into Putnam County jail.

Michael Seth Perrault during trial. File Photo/Lake Oconee news

Georgia Supreme Court denies Perrault new trial

Lynn Hobbs

Thursday, May 11, 2023

Prison walls will apparently remain Michael Seth Perrault’s home for the rest of his life. On May 2, the Supreme Court of Georgia denied the former Eatonton Police officer’s request for a new trial. Perrault was found guilty of the murder of his wife in a February 2022 trial.

Maximino Dominic Hernandez Bautista

Officers balance safety during high-speed chase

Lynn Hobbs

Thursday, April 20, 2023

An alleged drunk driver who passed an officer’s patrol car and then led authorities on a high-speed chase in rainy conditions is now in jail, according to authorities, and Eatonton Police Chief Howell Cardwell credits the officers for keeping Eatonton’s streets safe for other drivers.

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