WNEG Law Enforcement Update for the 5th Week of 2025
For the WNEG News weekly Law Enforcement Update for the 5th Week of 2025, WNEG News sat down yesterday with both Stephens County Sheriff Rusty Fulbright and Toccoa Chief of Police Bruce Carlisle.
Carlisle informed WNEG News that the juvenile reported missing early in the week had been located and was safe, and talked briefly about law enforcement activity in the city in the past seven days.
Both Carlisle and Fulbright stressed the challenges posed by social media rumors and misinformation.
Fulbright said there has been no major law enforcement activity in the county in the past 7 days.
Regarding vehicle thefts and entering auto charges, Fulbright and Carlisle asked citizens to always lock vehicles and not leave valuables in the car, especially overnight.
WNEG News has noticed an increase of fraud reports – whether it is real estate fraud such as the incidents reported earlier in the week by WNEG News, and fraudulent phone calls or texts seeking money or information, and both officials urge citizens to use caution and never share information with or send money to people or companies you are not sure of or do not know.
Carlisle provided WNEG News with the annual crime report for Toccoa, which WNEG will detail in upcoming reports, and talked about some of the major incidents, including two fatal vehicle crashes and two murders.
Acknowledging the current prospect of Gov. Kemp appointing two Superior Court Judges to fill vacant seats in the Mountain Judicial Circuit, followed by elections to fill those positions for their next full terms, WNEG asked Carlisle and Fulbright how important the relationship is between their offices and the court system.
Carlisle commended Fulbright on the smooth transition in the sheriff’s office and expressed enthusiasm about the cooperation between the two offices.