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Woman claims she smoked all her weed when pulled over

Submitted by Joshua Ninke, Community Web Producer
Thursday, February 28th, 2013, 11:43am
Woman claims she smoked all her weed when pulled over

COLUMBUS, GA - A Columbus Police officer pulled over a woman for running a stop sign and noticed the distinct odor of marijuana early Wednesday morning.

Police say the traffic stop happened near the intersection of Cusseta Rd. and 31st Ave around 12:35 a.m. on Feb. 27.

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Opelika man arrested in Columbus with homemade explosives, guns

Submitted by Joshua Ninke, Community Web Producer
Thursday, February 14th, 2013, 4:59pm
Opelika man arrested in Columbus with homemade explosives, guns

COLUMBUS, GA - An Opelika man was arrested in Columbus late Wednesday while armed with several explosive devices and guns.

John Mullen, age 42, was driving in a '99 Dodge Dakota pick-up truck.

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Elderly woman robbed and kidnapped at gunpoint

Submitted by Joshua Ninke, Community Web Producer
Monday, February 11th, 2013, 5:06pm
Elderly woman robbed and kidnapped at gunpoint

COLUMBUS, GA - Columbus Police and Crime Stoppers need your help finding two suspects who kidnapped and robbed an elderly woman in January. 

Police say that on Sunday, Jan. 27 at approximately 7:45 am, an elderly female was getting into her vehicle to go to church. A black male approached her with a silver gun and told her that he was homeless and wanted her money. 

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Columbus record label owner arrested with child pornography

Submitted by Joshua Ninke, Community Web Producer
Thursday, February 7th, 2013, 1:24pm
Columbus record label owner arrested with child pornography

COLUMBUS, GA - A local record label owner was arrested Wednesday after police found child pornography during an armed robbery investigation. 

Police were looking into an armed robbery at Stevie Porter's home on Dec. 26.

That's when officers found evidence of sexually explicit photographs and videos of several unidentified black males. 

Porter, owner of Popular Beat Music Entertainment, LLC, was arrested on Feb. 6.

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Elderly delivery man held up with broom handle

Submitted by Joshua Ninke, Community Web Producer
Wednesday, February 6th, 2013, 2:21pm
Elderly delivery man held up with broom handle

COLUMBUS, GA - A man delivering meat to a customer was robbed with a cut-off broom stick late Tuesday night.

The Steak-Out delivery man was in the parking lot of Arbor Point Apartments around 10 p.m. on Feb. 5.

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Three arrested with crack cocaine after getting pulled over

Submitted by Joshua Ninke, Community Web Producer
Friday, February 1st, 2013, 3:30pm
Three arrested with crack cocaine after getting pulled over

COLUMBUS, GA - Three people were arrested with suspected crack cocaine early Friday morning after police pulled them over.

An officer was on patrol in the area of Calvin Ave. and Head St. 

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Two men robbed of thousands of dollars during severe weather

Submitted by Joshua Ninke, Community Web Producer
Thursday, January 31st, 2013, 12:49pm
Two men robbed of thousands of dollars during severe weather

COLUMBUS, GA - Two men were robbed at gunpoint during Wednesday's severe weather near the intersection of Eddy Dr. and Davis St.

Two men dressed in all black pointed a silver revolver at the pair around 6:30 p.m. on Jan. 30 while they were walking down the street. 

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