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Thursday, May 16, 2013  Tifton Police responded to the 1100 block of South Park Ave. for a report of a shooting.

Tuesday, January 22, 2013  Updated with video; A Tifton man has released a new book recounting stories from his life entitled “I’d Rather be Dead than Red on the Head.”

Thursday, December 20, 2012  A Tifton man is behind bars after shooting a person in the abdomen.

Thursday, March 01, 2012  The Tift County Sheriff’s Office says 25-year-old Jentry Tremayne Brooks is in jail facing an aggravated assault charge.

Saturday, January 07, 2012  Tifton police are investigating the death of a 31-year-old man.

Friday, June 03, 2011  The Georgia State Patrol is investigating a case where a Tifton man was hit by a train early Friday morning.

Thursday, March 03, 2011  Police say a man was hit by a train in Tifton early Wednesday afternoon.

Saturday, May 23, 2009  A 20-year-old Tifton man has been arrested and charged with the May 9 shooting of an 18-year-old man who remains hospitalized.

Wednesday, December 10, 2008  The family of a Tifton man missing since November 30th is offering a $1,000 reward to anyone with information about his disappearance.