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Monday, June 03, 2013  The Tift County Sheriff's Office is currently investigating an armed robbery at the Dollar General on Highway 82 in Tifton.

Friday, May 03, 2013  An incident at Tift Regional Medical Center in the parking lot Friday afternoon has resulted in injuries, with none being confirmed as life threatening.

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, January 14, 2011  The routine serving of a bank foreclosure notice turns into a big drug bust in Tift County.

Tuesday, August 31, 2010  Tift County law enforcement officials worked a convenience store robbery, home invasion, and stabbing over the weekend.

Saturday, August 28, 2010  A three-county high-speed chase involving a stolen car in Tifton ends with the driver crashing into a telephone pole in Wilcox County.

Wednesday, June 17, 2009  The Tift County Sheriff's Department is investigating the discovery of an unidentified body in a wooded area off Tifton-Eldorado and Babe Hall roads.

Wednesday, April 29, 2009  Tift County Sheriff's officials have arrested a man in connection with a Sunday night shooting.