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THURSDAY. MAY 6. 2021 PICKENS COUNTY PROGRESS PAGE 7A
High-speed chase ends in Pickens
following Fannin armed robbery
By Angela Reinhardt
Staff Writer
areinhardt@pickensprogress.com
On April 29, the Pickens
Sheriff’s Office assisted with
a chase out of Fannin County
that came to a head when
Gilmer officers performed a
pit maneuver in Talking
Rock.
According to information
from the Gilmer Sheriff’s Of
fice, an armed robbery oc
curred at a bank in Fannin
County that morning. At ap
proximately 10:15 a.m. offi
cers were alerted to be on the
lookout for a black vehicle
with tinted windows.
“Shortly after receiving
the BOLO, Gilmer deputies
spotted a vehicle fitting that
description headed south on
Flwy. 515. Upon attempting
to stop the vehicle, the vehi
cle fled and initiated a high
speed chase,” according to a
statement on the Gilmer
Sheriff’s Office Facebok
page.
The chase continued into
Pickens County where the
vehicle turned north on Old
Flighway 5 at the Flighway
136 Conn.
“Upon reaching a location
and speed to safely do so, a
GCSO deputy utilized a ‘pit
maneuver’ to wreck the sus-
Photo/Gilmer Sheriff’s Office Facebook
The suspect of a Fannin County armed robbery being taken into custody after a vehicle
chase ended in Talking Rock.
pect vehicle,” according to
the GCSO statement. “The
male suspect was taken into
custody without incident and
was transported to Piedmont
Mountainside to be checked
for possible minor injuries.”
More specifically, the
chase ended at Old Flwy 5
and Muscadine Trail accord
ing to a post on the Pickens
Sheriff’s Office Facebook
page regarding the incident.
Pickens Sheriff Donnie Craig
said their deputies assisted
with clearing intersections
during the chase.
Brandon David Nunnel-
ley, of Kennesaw, will be
charged with multiple traffic
violations, and the Fannin
County Sheriffs Office will
lead the bank robbery inves
tigation, according to GCSO.
Arbor Day celebrated by planting trees
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locks would grow, Mayor
Lawrence asked, “What do
we do when these things get
to be 175 foot?” Shearer
replied, “Praise God.”
The hand-out read, “East
ern hemlock is a keystone
species and plays a unique
role in providing food and
habitat for about 120 species
of vertebraes and over 90
species of birds, shade for na
tive plants, cool temperatures
for trout streams, and protec
tion for watersheds and water
quality.”
The Sheriff’s
Beat
From the Pickens
Sheriff’s Office
During this past week, the Pickens Sheriff’s Office responded
to or initiated 1,155 calls for service. These numbers are
taken from the report provided directly from the 911 Center
where all calls are logged as they
are performed. Below is a
breakdown of all dispatched calls by the call type for each in-
cident.
Accidents
11
Suicide Threats / Attempts
5
Domestics
28
Theft / Burglary Related
11
Forgery / Fraud
4
Traffic Stops
106
Citations Issued
20
Animal Investigations
9
Suspicious Persons/Activity
21
Alarm Calls
9
Stranded Motorists
7
Street Hazards
7
Vandalism
3
Abandoned Vehicles
3
Extra Patrol - neighborhoods, businesses, residences 724.
In addition to these, other calls include search warrants, civil
service, 911 hang-up calls, assaults, disorderly persons, miss
ing persons, assistance with medical calls, natural death in
vestigations, demented persons, funeral escorts, harassment,
trespassing, and many more.
Breakdown of Charges for those Arrested:
9 individuals were booked into the Adult Detention Center on
charges from the Pickens Sheriff’s Office. Out of these, the following
charges were taken by PSO deputies (note
some individuals have
multiple charges):
Public Drunk
1
Bond Violation
1
Criminal Damage to Property
1
Drive with Suspended License
1
Probation Violation
2
Criminal Trespass
1
Simple Battery- Family Violence
1
Battery- Family Violence
1
Battery
1
Simple Assault
1
Drug Court Violation
1
In addition to the above
activity from the Uniform
Patrol Division, Court
Service Deputies reported
the following statistics for
the past week:
Persons Scanned at
Front Door: 924
Weapons Found: 7
Courts Held: 11
Arrest Made in
the Courthouse: 4
Civil Papers Received : 45
Civil Papers Served: 38
In the Adult Detention
Center:
Total Jail population: 79
Total male inmates: 59
Total female inmates: 20
Sex Offenders:
There are currently 75 sex
offenders registered with
the Pickens Sheriff’s Office.
L-R: Mark Dickerson, Kirk Raffield, Jasper Mayor Steve Lawrence, Donna Shearer,
Jim Heilman, Jim Looney, and Donnie Lowe.
Three eastern hemlock
trees were planted at Lee
Newton Park last Friday,
April 30, to mark the 49th an
nual National Arbor Day.
Local volunteers of Save
Georgia’s Hemlocks part
nered with the City of Jasper
to help in the efforts of sav
ing hemlock trees, which
have been threatened by the
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years.
As the Arbor Day Founda
tion website states, it’s a day
dedicated to trees.
“If we can keep the trees
(hemlocks) alive, we have
hope for reforestation in the
future,” volunteer Donna
Shearer said.
Jasper Mayor Steve
Lawrence said, “It’s an ongo
ing process, which allows us
to have a better place to call
home, and it’s essential for us
to gather around these peo
ple.”
It was volunteer Donnie
Lowe’s idea to plant trees in
the park. “I was volunteering
at the Marble Festival, and
my grandson got two trees,
and I planted one at the park
and another at Lindsey’s
Pond,” Lowe said. “My plan
was to make a hemlock trail,
and if I couldn’t get the city
on board with planting them,
I would just do it myself,” he
said.
Learning how tall hem-
HOMETOWN-
HOME GROWN
PLANT SALE
Featuring native & pollinator attracting perennials, shrubs, and trees.
DATE: May 8,
2021
PLACE: Jasper
Farmers Market
TIME: 7:30 am to
Noon
Pickens County Master Gardeners
Phone: 706-253-8840
E-mail: ugel227@uga.edu or
pickensmg@tds.net
http://extension.uaa.edu/countv-offices/pickens.html
Learn English
online
The 2020-2021 school
year for English classes is
continuing to meet safely
during the Covid-19 pan
demic. We will not returned
to the recreation center until
all are vaccinated, wearing
masks, and distancing. When
the risk lowers and it is
deemed safe, we will return
to in person classes.
We have a time change.
Monday Zoom class meets
from 4 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. each
week. The Thursday class
continues to meet from 8
p.m.- 9:30 p.m. This is to ac
commodate those who work
during the day.
For a link, please call 706-
692-0707.
Attention Veterans!
We are your American Legion!
We are dedicated to:
❖ Veterans
• Emergency assistance for homeless Veterans.
• Coordinating with Home Depot for Veteran related projects.
• Benefits counseling so that Veterans get what they earned.
• Fellowship for Veterans-We have served our country so we understand
what you are feeling.
• Monthly meetings, weekly lunches, participation in community events
throughout the year.
❖ Community
• College scholarships for Pickens County Veterans.
• Scholarships for two high school students each year.
• Youth Sports Sponsorship for 5 teams and 50 baseball players.
• Sponsorship of Scouting at the Senior and Cub levels.
❖ Patriotism
• Dedicated to the preservation of our country, its symbols
and its values.
• Participation in community events and presentation of our flag.
• Instructing in flag etiquette and proper disposal of worn flags.
❖ Remembering the Cost of Freedom
• You know the cost because you helped to pay the bill.
• All gave some. Some gave all.
We know a thing or two, because we have seen a thing or two.
706-253-1715
Contact your
American Legion Post:
|1 American Legion Post 149
P.O. Box 477
Jasper, GA 30143
alpost149@gmail.com
www.americanlegion149.com
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