Jefferson, Ga. Police Department

10/24/2026

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10/23/2026

Sharing for ACCPD…….

UPDATE:
Bailey has been located and is safe. Thank you for your assistance.

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Detectives are requesting assistance in locating 25-year-old Bailey Marie Whitehead, last seen on October 19th driving a black 2012 Honda minivan. Whitehead, 5' 8" / 147 lbs, was last seen at Wells Fargo at 1200 Mitchell Bridge Road in Athens, wearing a black suede sweater, black jeans, and white shoes.

If you have any information on Whitehead’s location, please call 911 or call /email Detective Ramey at 762-400-7257, [email protected] .

09/28/2026

+++++Traffic Advisory+++++

Winder Hwy is shutdown in both directions at the 1200 block area due to a serious motor vehicle collision. Please find an alternate route of travel.

09/25/2026

Rest In Peace, Sgt. Cunningham.

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The Georgia Department of Natural Resources is deeply saddened to announce the sudden passing of Law Enforcement Division Sergeant Ben Cunningham, a 27-year veteran of the Department. Sergeant Cunningham passed away following a possible medical episode while on duty in Rome, Georgia, and participating in a Law Enforcement Division physical fitness program.

His career with DNR began with the Wildlife Resources Division in August 1999. He transferred to DNR Law Enforcement in December 2006, was promoted to Corporal in 2017 and to Sergeant in March 2021. Cunningham was an outstanding Game Warden and supervisor in the DNR Law Enforcement Division, most recently serving as Sergeant in Region I in northwest Georgia, where he supervised Game Wardens responsible for Walker, Dade, Chattooga and Floyd counties.

We are grateful for his years of dedication to this Department and will remember the mark he left on our DNR family.
The full press release can be found through the link in the comments.

09/23/2026

Jefferson, GA (September 23, 2026) - The GBI and the Jefferson Police Department have arrested and charged Terrance Singleton, age 21, and Brian Taylor, age 23, both of Pendergrass, GA, with Murder in connection with the shooting death of Aaron Winston Johnson, age 23, of Jefferson, GA. The Jefferson Police Department requested the GBI to investigate.

On Tuesday, September 22, 2026, at about 3:16 p.m., Jefferson Police Department officers responded to the Subway restaurant located at 5210 US Hwy. 129, Jefferson, GA, in reference to a 911 call reporting a shooting. Officers arrived on scene and located Johnson with multiple gunshot wounds. The investigation revealed that Singleton and Taylor visited a home in Commerce, GA, earlier in the day to talk with Johnson, but Johnson did not come out of the home. Law enforcement located Singleton and Taylor in DeKalb County on September 23, 2026.

Johnson was taken to a regional hospital, where he later died.

Singleton and Taylor were arrested on September 23, 2026, and booked into the Jackson County Jail.

The Jefferson Police Department, Jackson County Sheriff’s Office, Pendergrass Police Department, Georgia State Patrol, Gwinnett County Sheriff’s Office, and DeKalb County Sheriff's Office assisted in the investigation.

The investigation is active and ongoing. Anyone with information about this investigation is asked to contact the GBI Regional Investigative Office in Athens at (706) 552-2309. Anonymous tips can also be submitted by calling 1-800-597-TIPS (8477), online at https://gbi.georgia.gov/submit-tips-online, or by downloading the See Something, Send Something mobile app.

Once the investigation is complete, the case file will be given to the Piedmont Judicial Circuit District Attorney’s Office for prosecution.

If you have information on any of the cases or fugitives presented on this web site, you wish to report Suspicious Activity, or you would like to report a threat to school safety or homeland security, you may contact the GBI by submitting the form below.All submissions will be kept confidential. We....

09/22/2026

+++++++We are currently out conducting an active investigation at the Subway on US Hwy 129 at Exit 137. Traffic is backed up due to this. Please avoid the area if possible. There is no active threat to the general public in this location at this time.+++++++

09/14/2026

Thank you Highlands Senior Living Jefferson!! We appreciate your support!!

09/12/2026

The Banks Crossing Whataburger dropped off some great food yesterday for our officers and for other public safety agencies in Jackson County! We’d like to thank them for thinking of us! 🍔 🍔 🍔

09/11/2026

We’d like to sincerely thank Jefferson Publix for bringing sandwiches and treats for our officers today! Your thoughtfulness and support are greatly appreciated.

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09/11/2026

25 years ago - 09/11/2001

2977 lives lost