Greensboro adopts curfew for local youth due to safety

According to Assistant Police Chief Tommy Nelson, the Greensboro Police Department and the Greensboro City Council have imposed a curfew for youths under 18.Nelson said the measure aims to improve the safety and well-being of Greensboro youth and the community at large.Curfew hours begin at 10 p.m....

GPD makes more arrests in drive-by shootings

The Greensboro Police Department (GPD) made another arrest with one more pending in connection with a drive-by shooting incident that occurred in the area of North Walnut, East Greene, and North East streets just after midnight on March 3.Chief Rodricus Monford said investigators have continued to...

Arrests made in downtown drive-by shooting

A disagreement between two groups of people led to the shooting heard in downtown Greensboro in the early morning hours of Sunday, March 3, Greensboro Assistant Police Chief Tommy Nelson told the Lake Oconee News.No one was injured, but residents in the area of North Walnut and East North streets...

‘We are in shock’ about downtown shooting

It was just past midnight early last Sunday morning. Kari Chitwood and her husband Derek were in bed. Their four-year-old son had left his bedroom and crawled in with his parents. Their twin two-year-old daughters were sleeping in their own room.“We thought our girls were falling down the stairs.