Bainbridge - A young man from Bainbridge was one of four people who died after their car was involved in a wreck on Interstate 185 near LaGrange on Saturday, February 17.

Brain Allen Moody, 20, of Bainbridge, was one of the four occupants traveling in a southbound 2004 Focus that crossed the highway's median at around 2 p.m. Saturday and was struck by an on-coming Cadillac Escalade SUV. All four of the occupants in the Focus died as a result of the crash.

Also a pair of Tallahassee, FL, men found out they were lost in Bainbridge and not traveling in their hometown after their car went off the road and struck a brick post and tree early Sunday, according to Bainbridge Public Safety.

Twenty-one year old Dallas Crawford of Tallahassee drove his sedan through a stop sign at the intersection of Hall and Evans streets near downtown Bainbridge at about 2 a.m. Sunday, Sgt. Michael Hall of BPS said.

Crawford failed to properly steer the car through the intersection, which connects two unevenly aligned sections of Hall Street, and the vehicle forcefully struck a large brick column and pine three that were located beside the road, according to an accident report. According to Sgt. Hall, Crawford stated he believed he was on Call Street in downtown Tallahassee.

Crawford was arrested and charged with DUI, striking a fixed object, failure to stop for a stop sign and having an expired vehicle tag.

Blakely - The 29 pit bulldogs local authorities discovered chained to trees in a wooded area in Blakely last week didn't solve a crime -- it uncovered the tip of a crime wave!

Authorities uncovering dog fighting crimes across the nation have also found dog fighting breeds criminal activities including drug trafficking, gambling, money laundering, weapons violations, gang activities, child endangerment, and homicides.

No suspects have been arrested in connection with the dogs found last week, but authorities are still searching for a Timothy Smith of Blakely. Outstanding warrants on the suspect include two counts of aggravated cruelty to animals, three counts of cruelty to animals, false imprisonment, and drug trafficking.

Dog fighting is illegal in the state of Georgia, but the state laws are presently among the weakest in the nation. The vague law hampers law enforcement officers, and prosecutors have trouble getting convictions.

Blountstown - A patient at a local nursing home walked off the grounds over the weekend, but was found safe in Alabama.

The Blountstown Police Department was alerted by officials at Parthenon Healthcare just after noon that Lillie Alday, 63, was missing after she attended church. Tracking dogs from both the BPD and Calhoun Correctional were utilized to search the area. In addition, Blountstown residents received an automated phone call advising them to be on the lookout for the missing woman.

By 2:30 p.m., authorities learned the woman had caught a ride to Alabama with a relative. She was then escorted back to the facility.

Chief Glenn Kimbrel says the automated phone alert is very helpful and urges locals not to be startled when such a call is received.

Cairo - Gone are the days of a "slap on the wrist" and a small fine for littering the streets and roadsides of Grady County. Those who are caught littering will not only incur a stiffer fine ($675 including surcharges), but sheriff's deputies are authorized to arrest and book violators into the Grady Detention Center. The violator will also be required to post a bond of $1,000.

Dawson - Good news came to Terrell County Sheriff John Bowens and Dawson Police Department Chief Charlie Whitehead Jr. Friday of last week. They were contacted that Charlie Lawson, 32, had been arrested in Albany during a drug bust by Dougherty County. Lawson had been dodging the police and deputies since last year because he was facing charges that included malice murder. Authorities believe that Lawson and Anthony Cooper were trying to break into the Deluxe Inn motel room of Robert Madison Yancey last July. Feeling threatened, Yancey fired two shots from his handgun.

When the Dawson Police Department arrived on the scene, they found Cooper, lying there dead, with his cohort no where to be found. During the investigation, Yancey was cleared of any charges, but Cooper's companion was not. Under Georgia law, if you are committing a crime and someone dies during the commission, you can be charged with murder, whether or not you physically took the person's life. Lawson was indicted by the Terrell County Grand Jury in December of last year for the charge of malice murder, and warrants had been taken out for his arrest. He is currently in the Terrell County Jail.