Bainbridge - Sheriff's Investigator Victor Strickland has announced two arrests in the June 8th armed robbery of Mr. Pips on Colquitt Highway.

Investigator Strickland stated they were able to develop information to now charge 21-year-old Derrick Rashaw Miller of 308 Campbell Road and the driver of the "getaway" car, Yosuf Young, for the armed robbery.

As reported in our June 9 robbery article, minutes after the robbery, an alert Miller County Deputy Dale Mitchell followed and then stopped a suspicious vehicle on Highway 310. Investigators Strickland and CSI Gale Bowyer were called to the stop.

They discovered what appeared to be the stolen cash in Miller's pocket. The driver, Yosuf Young, was arrested for DUI habitual violator. With no hard evidence, Miller was released.

But, the next day, Probation Officer Johnson arrested Derrick Miller on a probation violation with an original charge of burglary.

Florida Fish and Game Officers, search dogs from Florida State Hospital Police, along with Captain Bowyer, Investigator Strickland and other deputies, for about eight hours they searched every foot of the ditches and brush for the mask and gun the two suspects did not have in their possession when stopped the previous night.

Late in the afternoon, they were successful. They discovered what is believed to be the mask worn by Derrick Miller in the robbery. The mask has been sent for DNA analysis.

Donalsonville - James M. Shingler and William M. Shingler Jr. of Donalsonville were among the 17 individuals who recently received certificates at graduation exercises for the 232nd session of the Georgia Public Safety Training Center Regional Police Academy at Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College in Tifton. Both graduates were sponsored by the GPSTC.

Havana -A completely submerged 2000 Chevrolet S-10 was found Sunday afternoon in the Ochlocknee River by a local fisherman.

Sheriff's deputies were at the location Monday afternoon when the truck was pulled out of the river.

The back window of the vehicle had been broken out, and the truck was caked in dark mud.

According to Lt. Jim Corder of the Gadsden County Sheriff's Department, the vehicle was reported stolen in Collier County.

At the time of this, it was unsure how long the truck had been under water.