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♦ SATURDAY, JULY 5, 2008
RAIDS
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particulars on each of their
suspects (i.e. photo, address,
et cetera) - the total num
ber they were after was 24
and each group had about
five to find - as well as brief
caveats of warning. (Note:
Of the 23 arrests total, 20
came from the list and three
others were “bonus” arrests
- people one or more of the
law enforcement agencies
had been looking for and
came across during the oper
ation.)
For instance, more than
half were known to carry
guns of one sort or the other
- in many cases Dodson broke
it down to exactly what type
of gun (i.e. 9mm, .38 caliber).
Two of the women suspects,
he said, were known to carry
blades in their bra. One, he
added, also stored her crack
cocaine there. One of the
suspects was known to have
shot an officer in the past
and another of the women
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Jernigan St. to see new construction
By KRYSTAL RINER
Journal Staff Writer
Jernigan St. in downtown
Perry will see new construc
tion soon. Tuesday at a spe
cial called meeting, the Perry
Downtown Development
Authority approved the con
struction of a new profes
sional office building. The
vacant lot across from the
old movie theater is slated to
be site.
Andrew McKenzie, who
owns the lot, said he wants
to construct a new building
there, 1035 Jernigan St. The
structure, he said, will be
built exactly like the Edward
Jones building at 1120 Ball
Street. The same color brick,
roof, etc. will be used.
“A new building in Perry
is always good news,” said
Larry Walker 111, DDA
Chairman.
The front of the building
will face Commerce Street
and the city also has land
scape plans for it.
The professional office
building will be approximate
ly 1,400 square feet and costs
are expected to be around
$75,000. The start date, how
ever, was not discussed.
• In other business, the
DDA voted to extend Steve
Gray’s contract of services
for the downtown landscap
ing until Oct. 1.
The committee also dis
cussed the logistics of chang
ing landscape providers in
July, which has been the way
the contracts have been set up
in the past. But, said Walker,
“It’s not logical to change in
the summer months. In the
plant world we are in the
middle of a season.”
Walker also said there
had been some confusion
between the City Council,
Lee Gilmore, the City
Manager, and the DDA as
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Perry Police Department Drug Investigator Andrew Dodson, facing center, answers questions regarding Operation
Sudden Snatch. Dodson was in charge of operations for the multi/simulatenous drug raids. At his right is Perry
policewoman Quridsha Gilliam, who led one of the four teams.
suspects was known to have
cut her boyfriend.
And yet another suspect,
he said,
was known
to have
had pit
bulls and
“she will
turn them
out on
you, so be
careful.”
(Note:
Armar Gordon
Earl Chapman
DeWayne Wright
Nathan Flemings
Milton King
Lorenzo Smith
Terry Harris
"It's not logical to change In the summer
months. In the plant world we are in the
middle of a season."
- Downtown Development Authority Chairman Larry Walker 111
to who would administer the
downtown landscaping.
After discussion it was
determined that the DDA
will be funded $37,964 by
the city to administer the
landscape and designs of the
planters, flowers, and hang
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During the out-brief one of
the officer’s was noted to
quip in regard to her arrest
that day: “And yes, she did
have a pit bull ... To replace
the one we shot last time.”)
All in all in other words:
“(A) lot of them are very
violent,” Dykes said. “They
have a violent history, a vio
lent past.
“They don’t like police at
all when we start picking
them up because it’s costing
them money. They can’t
I pay off their drug debts.
That-causes them havoc.
“So a lot of them will
try to take matters in
their own hands and try
to hurt you to keep from
going to jail.”
That’s where the 5
a.m. also comes into play.
Dykes said they choose
thattime
frame
because
one, you
can usu
ally catch
them in
bed and
two, they
also typi
cally have
nowhere
to go. (For
example,
when
Dykes
a n d t
Dodson
added to
thepunch
at some
locations
Sarah Judeh
Dwayne Stripling
ing baskets that beautify the
area.
A decision, the commit
tee determined, would be
reached sometime in late
August of who will get the
contract to provide the down
town landscaping.
by joining a team, which
they did frequently, they
had up to seven officers sur
rounding any given house.)
“Unlike if we had to do it
on a traffic stop where they
have the option of fleeing,
throwing the drugs out of
the window,” he said. “It
makes it a lot more harder.
“We find that tactic usu
ally works best for us. We
have a more successful rate
of picking them up.
“Not that it’s any less
dangerous. It just seems to
be usually you don’t have a
whole lot of resistance when
you go in the morning.”
Hitting them hard and
fast also comes into play as
most of the arrests came
fairly early in the operation.
That, Dykes explained, was
due to the fact the suspects
will talk to each other. “One
will call and warn the other
we’re coming,” he said.
But having said that,
Dykes and Dodson and the
rest also have a trick or two
up their sleeve. So, when
the trail or trails went cold
Wednesday, they immedi
ately began working their
contacts and chasing leads
elsewhere. In fact they fol
lowed one trail all the way to
Warner Robins in arresting
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wife, Christine 32 years
2 sons, Larry Jr. (30) and
Jacob (26).
Chief Building Inspector
1983-1989.
Secretary to Planning
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two years.
Member E9ll Steering
Committee 1988-1989.
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one of the suspects.
“We’ve definitely put a
dent in the drug activity in
Perry today,” Dykes said.
“The individuals we picked
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industry for future job
growth, promotes orderly
residential and commercial
growth, promotes all levels
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land. I will continue to work
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and grandchildren will want
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up, most of them were big
time sellers; not their first
time around. The problem
with drugs,” he added, “is
there’s so much crime that
follows. Like for instance
two weeks ago when a drug
deal went bad. The individu
al was shot.
“Same scenario - along
with drugs comes weapons
and along with weapons
comes violence ... Comes
thefts. We see a lot of stolen
stuff swapped out for drugs,
those kinds of things.
“When we make an impact
like we did today, all those
other crimes that seem to
follow drug activity seem to
slow down somewhat.”
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ONGOING EVENTS
One of my Board
assignments is roads and
bridges. 2006 SPLOST
9 of 12 major road
projects are designed to
ease traffic congestion
at schools. We have
many roads in various
stages of construction
including Moody Rd.,
Feagin Mill Rd., Carl
Vinson Pkwy and
Thomson Rd. to
name a few.
I am point
Commissioner for a
15,000 Sq. Ft. Library to
be built in Centerville
$4 Million project -
Architect is hired
- complete
late 2009.
I am point
Commissioner for a
160 bed addition to our
Jail in Perry. Architect
is hired completion
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