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Arrest made in Pawn Shop burglary
April 12, 2019

  Sheriff’s Investigators and ATF agents have arrested 18 year old Devonte Lapeer Tubbs for the April 11th burglary of Lee’s Pawn Shop in Center Point.  Investigators have recovered 3 of 7 guns that were stolen.   Tubbs is charged with Burglary 3rd that bond $15.000.00 bond and 3 counts of Theft of [...]

Suspect on the run after stabbing three people
April 10, 2019

On April 10, 2019 at approximately 1:12am deputies were called to a domestic situation in the 200 block of Chalkville Manor dr. Deputies found that three people had been stabbed at that location.  The victims identified their attacker.  The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office is looking for 62 year old Michael Glenn Mills.  This offense may [...]

Deputy Involved Shooting In Center Point
February 3, 2019

On Sunday February 3, 2019 at approximately 9:48am a Jefferson County Sheriff’s Deputy attempted to stop a vehicle for a moving violation.  The driver of the vehicle refused to stop and fled into an apartment complex parking lot off Polly Reed road.  The driver exited the vehicle with a handgun.  The Deputy [...]

Student Taken into Custody for making Terrorist Threats
January 30, 2019

On January 29, 2019 at approximately 9:15pm Pleasant Grove High School Administrators notified the Sheriff’s School Resource Division that a student had made a threat to shoot up the school.  The student made a social media post on Snapchat stating that he was going to shoot up the school.  The post [...]

Jefferson County Deputies make Fairfield Arrest
January 30, 2019

On January 29, 2019 at approximately 5:11pm a Deputy assigned to increase the law enforcement presence in the Fairfield area observed 2 black male subjects fighting in the middle of MLK drive with 3 others standing around watching.  The Deputy activated his emergency lights and the men jumped into a black Tahoe [...]

Burglary Suspect Arrested in Clay
January 29, 2019

      On January 29, 2019 at approximately 10:12am a citizen called the Sheriff’s Office to report a suspicious person in the 6400 block of Old Springville road.  Deputies responded and found the suspect walking behind some storage units.  When deputies approached the suspect, he ran until deputies lost sight of him.  The [...]

Arrest Made in Violent Domestic Attack
January 29, 2019

    On Monday January 28, 2019 at 2:45pm deputies responded to a call for help in the 4400 block of Woodland Hills road in Pinson.  Deputies arrived to find an 18 year old female with severe wounds to her arms, hands and skull.  The victim’s hand was almost severed.  [...]

Shooting in Center Point
January 28, 2019

On Sunday January 27, 2019 at 10:04 pm Deputies received a report of a woman shot in the parking lot of Garden Way apartments in Center Point.  The victim was shot when she parked her car in front of the apartments.  The shooter was a male who fled on foot after [...]

Commission Approves Raise for Jefferson County Deputies
January 25, 2019

On January 24, 2019 Sheriff Mark Pettway met with the Jefferson County Commission to gain final approval for a 5 percent cost of living raise for Jefferson County deputies.  The raise was to allow the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office to be competitive with surrounding agencies.  Sheriff’ Pettway wants to be able [...]

Shooting in Grayson Valley
January 24, 2019

On 01-24-2019 at approximately 2:47pm the Sheriff’s Office received a call reporting that a homeowner had been shot in the in the 1800 block of Pebble Lake Drive in the Grayson Valley community.  The homeowner came home and confronted two men as they were leaving his home.  As a result [...]

Burglar caught in McCalla
January 21, 2019

On January 20, 2019 at approximately 0720am a citizen called to report a suspicious person at a vacant residence in the 5500 block of South Shades Crest Rd. in the McCalla community.  Deputies close by responded and found Debra Teel inside the residence.  Deputies discovered a broken window and a bag of items [...]

Pedestrian Injured in Traffic Accident
January 17, 2019

A 39-year-old Pleasant Grove man was critically injured when he was struck by a car last night in the McDonald’s Chapel community. Yesterday evening about 5:45 deputies responded to a report of a pedestrian struck by a car near the intersection of Quebec Drive and 4th Avenue. They arrived to [...]