Authorities arrest various persons in relation to drug-fueled crimes

Last week, a collaboration of law enforcement agencies swarmed the streets in Toccoa in response to recent violent crimes and drug activity which resulted in the arrest of 7 people.

The Toccoa Police Department, the Stephens County Sheriff’s Department, Georgia State Patrol, Department of Community Supervision, the Department of Corrections and the GBI executed consent searches and served arrest warrants in an effort to reduce future criminal activity.

As a result, the following individuals were arrested and transported to the Stephens County Detention Center:

Mitchell Tate, 37, of Toccoa was arrested on South Sage Street for Possession of Cocaine; Manathon Colbert, 36, of Toccoa was arrested on Tatum Drive for Possession of Marijuana; Christopher Crumpler, 28, of Toccoa was arrested on Lovell Circle for Possession of methamphetamine and providing a false name and date of birth; Albert Bruce, 25,  of Toccoa was arrested on Tower Road for possession of Marijuana; Christopher Lacy, 31,  of Toccoa was arrested for possession of Methamphetamine and  possession of Marijuana; Amber Mosley, 36,  of Toccoa was arrested for possession of Methamphetamine; Alicia Peacock, 34, of Toccoa was arrested for possession of Methamphetamine.