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BARROW NEWS-JOURNAL
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 31, 2016
Barrow Spotlight: Statham Police Meet and Greet
ATTENDS POLICE MEET AND GREET
Judge Mike Strickland and his wife Mace
Strickland attended the Police Meet and Greet at
the Statham Community Center Friday evening.
VISITS REECE
Shown are Jeremy Reece, assistant chief, and
Jaryon Simmons, 4, at the Police Meet and Greet.
SHAKES HANDS
Senator Frank Ginn shook hands with Statham
patrol officer Kale Duffle at the Police Meet and
Greet Friday.
TURNOUT OF SUPPORT
More than 50 visitors attended the Police Meet
and Greet in Statham.
WITH GRANDFATHER
Rosalee Johnston, 2, hands a cup to her grandfa
ther Allan Johnston at the Police Meet and Greet
in Statham Friday. Johnston is Statham’s chief of
police.
Blood drive planned Sept. 19
The Red Cross will hold a blood drive from 12 to 6
p.m. on Monday, Sept. 19, in Hedges Hall at St. Mat
thew Catholic Church.
The church is located at 25 Wilkins Road SW,
Winder.
To make an appointment, visit redcrossblood.org
and enter sponsor key work stmattcc or call 1-800-
RED CROSS.
A photo identification is required. Everyone donat
ing blood or platelets with the American Red Cross
during the month of September will receive a free
haircut coupon from Sport Clips.
RECEIVES GIFTS
Jeremy Reece, assistant chief; Kale Duffle, patrol officer; Marc Lofton, patrol officer; and Johny Wood,
K9 handler, received gift cards and cups as gifts of appreciation. This event occured one day before
Officer Lofton was injured while attempting to make an arrest. See story on page 1A in today’s edition.
ALL SMILES
Addison Lofton, 8, Julia Maddox, 7, and McKinley Lofton, 6,
were all smiles at the Police Meet and Greet at the Statham
Community Center Friday.
JOHNSTON SPEAKS
Allan Johnston, Statham chief of
police, addresses the crowd.
Citizens able to ‘meet and greet’ Statham officers
Photos and Story
By Wesleigh Sagon
The City of Statham
invited its citizens to a
“Police Meet and Greet”
at the Statham Community
Center Friday evening.
“This event was to rec
ognize and show appre
ciation to our local offi
cers,” said Tracie Pollard.
“Officers have had a lot
of bad publicity lately and
we want them to know we
appreciate them.”
Statham’s chief of
police, Allan Johnston,
said: “It’s a good feeling to
meet people on these kind
of terms rather than having
to meet them at their worst,
when they have had a cri
sis happen or we have to
intervene. We have a lot of
interaction with the public
when we are out and about
at stores and different plac
es and it’s nice to be able
to sit and talk with area
residents. Building rap
port with the community is
important because without
that rapport you don’t get
the input that you need a
lot of the times when you
are looking for something
that may solve a crime. It
is good for us too, because
of the negative atmosphere
that has been over the last
months, with the officers
being targeted. It is tough
to get over that because it
carries over even when you
are off duty.”
Johnston added “a lot of
people don’t see beyond
that wall outside their
house and don’t realize
that there is actual crime
going on in Statham. We
always encourage folks to
come out and visit with us
and see what we do.”
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