Macon Telegraph: Crime & Courts http://www.macon.com/210/index.xml News, sports and entertainment from Macon Telegraph en-us Copyright 2009 Macon Telegraph Crime & Courts 60 Sun, 22 Nov 2009 00:00:21 EST http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss McClatchy Interactive's PubSys feedback@macon.com Local crime down overall in 2009, but up in key areas http://www.macon.com/210/story/926244.html http://www.macon.com/210/story/926244.html Sat, 21 Nov 2009 22:43 EST Even in the midst of a harsh economic year, Macon police and the Bibb County Sheriff’s Office are reporting that crime is down so far in 2009. Lawsuit accuses sheriff’s deputies of inmate assault http://www.macon.com/210/story/925285.html http://www.macon.com/210/story/925285.html Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:25 EST WARNER ROBINS — A federal lawsuit was filed Thursday against Houston County Sheriff Cullen Talton and others that alleged more than a dozen deputies assaulted a mentally ill man while he was being held at the county jail in 2008. Baby sitter sentenced to prison http://www.macon.com/210/story/925282.html http://www.macon.com/210/story/925282.html Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:25 EST A Dodge County woman was sentenced Friday to two years in prison and three years on probation in the 2008 death of an infant she was baby-sitting. Charges dismissed against teen who had been accused in Perry beating http://www.macon.com/210/story/925284.html http://www.macon.com/210/story/925284.html Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:25 EST WARNER ROBINS — Charges have been dismissed against a 17-year-old who had been accused in the alleged gang-related beating of a Perry man Sept. 7. Mikado Baptist Church burglarized http://www.macon.com/210/story/925300.html http://www.macon.com/210/story/925300.html Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:21 EST Bibb County investigators are looking into a break-in at Mikado Baptist Church that took place early Friday morning, a report said. Police investigate armed robberies http://www.macon.com/210/story/925299.html http://www.macon.com/210/story/925299.html Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:20 EST Macon police are investigating two unrelated armed robberies that took place Thursday night, a report said. FBI reopens decades-old Macon slaying http://www.macon.com/210/story/923956.html http://www.macon.com/210/story/923956.html Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:28 EST The year was 1962. Two accused of snatching 63-year-old’s wallet in Centerville http://www.macon.com/210/story/923918.html http://www.macon.com/210/story/923918.html Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:59 EST CENTERVILLE — A Byron man and woman are accused of snatching a 63-year-old woman’s wallet earlier this week outside a Centerville gas station. Toy gun suspect identified http://www.macon.com/210/story/923919.html http://www.macon.com/210/story/923919.html Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:00 EST Bibb County school officials identified the man who had a plastic gun near the King-Danforth Elementary and Appling Middle School campuses Wednesday, briefly causing the schools into a “code red” lockdown. Bibb seeks help with suspect ID http://www.macon.com/210/story/923921.html http://www.macon.com/210/story/923921.html Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:08 EST Bibb County sheriff’s investigators are seeking help identifying a suspect involved in an Oct. 25 simple battery case. Bibb deputies investigate armed robbery http://www.macon.com/210/story/923920.html http://www.macon.com/210/story/923920.html Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:02 EST The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office is looking into an armed robbery Tuesday evening at the Avalon Gardens Apartments on Chambers Road, a report said. Teens largely to blame for Bibb school burglaries http://www.macon.com/210/story/922434.html http://www.macon.com/210/story/922434.html Wed, 18 Nov 2009 22:08 EST Computers, band instruments and even ice cream bars have disappeared from Bibb County schools in the last six months. Three men rob Vineville restaurant, employee shoots back http://www.macon.com/210/story/922395.html http://www.macon.com/210/story/922395.html Thu, 19 Nov 2009 07:07 EST Three men robbed China Inn, 3268 Vineville Ave., just after 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, according to Macon police. Burglars fire shots at Macon neighbor who interrupted crime http://www.macon.com/210/story/922400.html http://www.macon.com/210/story/922400.html Thu, 19 Nov 2009 07:07 EST Shots were fired at a neighbor when he interrupted a burglary in the 2900 block of Spring Meadow Drive at about 1 p.m. Tuesday, according to Macon police. Trial near for woman accused of dismembering husband http://www.macon.com/210/story/922432.html http://www.macon.com/210/story/922432.html Wed, 18 Nov 2009 22:09 EST It’s likely that a woman accused of killing her husband and dismembering his body in 2005 will go to trial in early 2010. Cordele man arrested after recent shootings http://www.macon.com/210/story/922373.html http://www.macon.com/210/story/922373.html Thu, 19 Nov 2009 07:07 EST A Cordele man faces multiple charges following several shootings in his community. Drug paraphernalia found in home invasion http://www.macon.com/210/story/922393.html http://www.macon.com/210/story/922393.html Wed, 18 Nov 2009 21:42 EST A 21-year-old Macon man was robbed at gunpoint Tuesday night after two men entered his apartment in the 2300 block of College Street, according to Macon police. Macon girl made to be sex slave, then sold for $500 http://www.macon.com/210/story/921005.html http://www.macon.com/210/story/921005.html Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:16 EST Two Macon men have been indicted on charges that they locked a 14-year-old girl in a house in the Pleasant Hill neighborhood and forced her to have sex with up to 15 people. Former Macon Waves treasurer indicted on theft charges http://www.macon.com/210/story/920989.html http://www.macon.com/210/story/920989.html Wed, 18 Nov 2009 06:45 EST A former Macon Waves swim club treasurer was indicted Tuesday on charges that he embezzled more than $33,000 from the parent-run nonprofit organization. Man charged in Centerville shooting incident http://www.macon.com/210/story/921009.html http://www.macon.com/210/story/921009.html Tue, 17 Nov 2009 22:50 EST PERRY — Charges have been filed against a Marshallville man who struggled with a Houston County sheriff’s deputy and was shot by police after escaping custody Friday in Centerville.