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NOTICE OF STREET CLOSURES ON SATURDAY, JUNE 10, 2023

 Thursday, June 8, 2023

The 2023 State GOP Convention will take place June 9-10, 2023 in Columbus, GA. There will be temporary road closures in the downtown area on Saturday, June 10, 2023 from 8 a.m.-midnight due to the event. The closures are necessary to ensure the safety of participants and attendees.

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TEEN ARRESTED IN MURDER OF NATALIE BELL

 Tuesday, June 6, 2023

On Monday, June 5, 2023 at 2:15 p.m., members of the Columbus Police Department’s Violent Crimes Unit, in partnership with the Muscogee County School District Police, arrested Jabori Baptiste, 15, in the death of Natalie Bell.

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Five Arrested in Shots Fired Investigation

 Friday, June 2, 2023

On Friday, June 2, 2023 around 12:15 p.m., 911 dispatchers received a call in reference to shots fired at a residence on
Green Forest Drive. Columbus Police officers were assisting with serving a search warrant in the vicinity when they
heard the rapid amount of gunfire. While canvassing the area for injured people or property damage, officers
observed a vehicle that failed to stop at a stop sign and made an improper lane change. Officers conducted a traffic
stop on the vehicle on Stratford Drive and detained the five occupants.

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Man Arrested for Stealing ATVs, Dirt Bikes After Test Drive

 Friday, June 2, 2023

Between May 14-26, 2023, investigators in the Columbus Police Department’s Property Crimes Unit noticed an
individual using a Facebook account to set up the purchases of motorcycles and ATVs. Further investigation revealed
that Keith Bernard Hill, 27, would test drive the vehicles and never return them.

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CPD CONDUCTS OPERATION TAP THE BRAKES DETAIL

 Friday, June 2, 2023

On Wednesday, May 31, 2023 members of the Columbus Police Department’s Motor Squad, Special Operations and
Patrol Division conducted Operation “Tap the Brakes.” During the one-day traffic detail, officers saturated multiple
areas in Columbus where citizens complained about criminal activity

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CPD REQUESTING ASSISTANCE IN BURGLARY INVESTIGATION

 Friday, June 2, 2023

The Columbus Police Department is requesting the public’s assistance in a recent burglary investigation. On May 23, 2023 and May 31, 2023, an unidentified male broke into the Country’s Barbecue Corporate Office on 12th Avenue. During both incidents, the suspect gained entry by throwing a rock to shatter the glass door and stole items.

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MAN CHARGED WITH MURDER IN SWEETWATER DRIVE SHOOTING

 Tuesday, May 30, 2023

On February 3, 2022 at 7:31 p.m., officers in the Columbus Police Department’s Patrol Unit responded to the 100 block of Sweetwater Drive in reference to a shooting. Upon arrival, they discovered a Black male, later identified as Amari Crowell, 23, lying at the bottom of the stairwell suffering from a gunshot wound.

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Alabama Traffic Stop Leads to the Arrest of Columbus Murder Suspect

 Friday, May 26, 2023

On Thursday, May 25, 2023, a police officer with the Abbeville Police Department conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle for speeding. The driver, after refusing to identify himself, was taken to jail where he was positively identified as Justin Rondu Reeves, 33.

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GROVE PARK APARTMENTS MURDER SUSPECT ARRESTED IN KANSAS

 Thursday, May 11, 2023

On November 17, 2022 at 1:33 p.m., Columbus Police officers were dispatched to the 1400 block of Grove Park Drive (Grove Park Apartments) concerning a sick or injured person. Responding officers found the victim unresponsive inside the residence. Deputy Coroners Elizabeth Allison and Dustin Harrison arrived at the scene and pronounced the victim, later identified as Kerry Binns, 50, deceased at 2:07 p.m.

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10 INJURED IN RECENT SHOOTINGS

 Tuesday, May 9, 2023

From May 6-8, 2023, Columbus Police officers were dispatched to 8 shootings that resulted in 10 people being injured.
A brief synopsis of each incident during that timeframe is provided below:

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