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43 minutes ago  Updated with video; Tift County Commissioner Melissa Chevers and Captain Dennis Reese with the Tift County Sheriff's Office have joined forces to implement a Neighborhood Crime Watch on the south side of the county.

Monday, May 13, 2013  Tift County Sheriff Gene Scarbrough has announced that his office's Criminal Investigation Division has arrested fourteen people over the past two months after extensive investigations into the crime of identity theft and other types of fraud.

Wednesday, May 01, 2013  Tift County Sheriff Gene Scarbrough reports that investigators with the department’s criminal investigation division and agents with the Georgia Bureau of Investigation are continuing their investigation into a homicide which occurred on Friday, April 26 on Short Street in Tift County.

Friday, April 26, 2013  The Tifton Gazette is reporting that two shootings occurred in Tifton Friday morning.

Friday, January 25, 2013  Updated with video; Tift County Sheriff Gene Scarbrough reports that deputies responded to a 911 call stating there had been a shooting at Wilton Avenue on Thursday night at 9:20 PM.

Wednesday, August 22, 2012  The people of Tift County have spoken by voting in newly elected sheriff, Gene Scarbrough.