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UPDATE: Missing Person Located
Eric Lawson was located just before 1:30 p.m. He has been reunited with his family. September 9, 2023 Media Release Public Assistance is Needed in Finding Missing Person The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s assistance in locating a missing...
Public Assistance is Needed in Finding Missing Person
The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s assistance in locating a missing person. Eric Lawson was last seen around 6:00 a.m. today at his home in the 2500 block of Allan Way in Macon. Lawson is called Eric and responds to that name. He is described...
UPDATE: Arrests made in Connection with Aggravated Assault Investigation
On September 8, 2023, just before 10:00 a.m., both persons of interest involved in an aggravated assault investigation met with an investigator at Bibb County Sheriff’s Office headquarters. The incident occurred inside the 400 block of Cherry Street on September 7,...
13-Year-Old Arrested in Connection with Commercial Burglary Investigation
A Bibb County Sheriff’s Office investigator makes an arrest in connection with a Commercial Burglary Investigation. On September 5, 2023, just after midnight, deputies responded to a commercial burglary at XHale City, located at 4650 Forsyth Road. Video surveillance...
Public Assistance Needed In Aggravated Assault Investigation
Bibb County Sheriff’s Office investigators are investigating an aggravated assault incident that took place in the 400 block of Cherry Street. The incident was called into the Macon-Bibb E-911 Center at 12:17 a.m., Thursday. It was reported that an unidentified male...
Additional Arrest Made in Connection with Montpelier Avenue Death Investigation
Bibb County Sheriff’s Office investigators, with the assistance of the U.S. Marshals Southeast Regional Fugitive Task Force arrested 18-year-old Darrell Lester Wilson III, in connection to the death of 21-year-old Eric Payton Thomas Jr., which occurred on June 16,...
Fatal Pedestrian Traffic Collision on Riverside Drive
The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a fatal pedestrian traffic collision that occurred just before 8:30 p.m., in the 1000 block of Riverside Drive. It was reported that a 67-year-old male was standing in the center turn lane in the 1000 block of...
Five Arrested in Connection with a Commercial Burglary Investigation
Bibb County Sheriff’s Office deputies arrest five in connection with a Commercial Burglary investigation. On August 30, 2023, at 6:52 a.m., a call came into the Macon-Bibb E-911 Center reporting suspicious activity on Brookdale Avenue. It was reported that two men and...
Commercial Robbery of Burger King
The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a commercial robbery that took place just before 12:00 a.m. on September 4, 2023, at the Burger King, located at 853 Riverside Drive. It was reported that a male subject entered the store brandishing a firearm and...
Aggravated Assault Incident on Northside Drive
The Bibb Sheriff’s Office is investigating an Aggravated Assault incident that happened in the parking lot of the Food Depot at 4015 Northside Drive, just after 9:00 p.m. It was reported that there was an altercation in the parking lot of the Food Depot. During the...