Bainbridge - Sheriff’s Investigators made a traffic stop on Wednesday evening, and after speaking with CJ Hamilton for a moment, he sped off in an attempt to get away.

Sheriff’s Captain Chip Nix and Investigators Julian Crowder and Brian Donalson stopped Hamilton on Airport Road.

When he was asked to step from the car, he must have heard step on the gas because he took off. Hamilton got to Dothan Road and turned towards Bainbridge.

By this time deputies had him back in sight and chased the Mercury under the bypass to the intersection. Fortunately the light was red, and with cars stopped in front of him, Hamilton had nowhere to go.

In a search of the vehicle, investigators found a pistol, razor knife and over $6,000 in cash. Sheriff’s Sgt. Ed Moorhead brought K9 Rony to the scene and checked the car. The dog hit on Hamilton’s jacket, but no drugs were found. It is typical that when a suspect runs with no outstanding warrant on him, it is to dispose of any drugs on his person before getting caught.

Deputies walked from the scene back to Airport Road and proceeded to search each side of the roadway for about a half mile. They discovered marijuana that had been discarded along the road.

CJ Hamilton was arrested for attempting to elude and other traffic offenses.

Blakely - Local authorities solved several recent burglaries Friday with the arrests of four suspects who are now facing burglary charges.

The arrests were in connection with break-ins January 29 at Napa Auto Care, January 6 and 15 at Southern Insurance and January 17 at Old Mexico Restaurant. The suspects have also been charged in an attempted January 15 break-in at Blakely Texaco.

Lt. Brent Alderman located property reported stolen from Napa Auto Care Friday behind a residence on Redbud Street.

The suspects are Charles Tinson, 28, charged with four counts of burglary and one count attempted burglary; Chad Miles, 18, charged with three counts burglary and one count attempted burglary; Anthony Mays, 20, charged with three counts burglary; and Christopher Tolbert, 18, charged with two counts burglary and one count attempted burglary.

Cairo - Four Cairo teenagers face charges of gang activity after spray painting gang symbols on several buildings here Cairo Police say. One of the suspects is a 16-year-old male juvenile who recently relocated here from Mitchell County.

The boys are accused of painting gang symbols and words during the overnight hours between Sunday, January 24, and Monday, January 25. Cairo police say the vandalism was found along a practically straight path as the group walked through Southwest Cairo.

On most of the locations symbols and words for Bloods and Crips were painted in red, along with the nickname of one of the suspects, MOB 257. In fact, Dontavious Rahard Williams, 19, has that nickname tattooed on his body, according to Cairo Police.

Dawson - Matters of routine business are expected to be disposed of at the regular monthly meeting of the Terrell County Board of Education on Monday night of next week.

As The News closed out its edition Tuesday of this week, Terrell School Superintendent Robert Aaron reported only a few items, mostly of a routine nature, were on the agenda.

The board is expected to consider approval of three furlough days for system employees for the remainder of this school term.

Warrenton - Officers Aurelsis Perkins investigated the theft of a Warrenton County Board of Education pick-up truck Friday, January 29.

According to a report by Officer Perkins, Board of Education employee, Charlie Moses Ivey reported that the school bus shop had been broken into when he reported to work.

A padlock on the main gate leading to the bus shop was found beside the gate broken. Officer Perkins entered the shop, along with Ivey. This is when the 1990 Chevrolet C-20 truck was discovered missing. Nothing else appeared to have been tampered with.

A lookout for the truck was posted, and it was found later in the day abandoned in a deserted area of the county.