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Published Friday, July 25, 2008 in Local

Five arrested in Pinson Street bust

By Amy Lott

The Times-Herald

Five people were arrested at a home on Pinson Street after the Newnan Police Department received numerous complaints from concerned citizens about illegal drug activity on the premises.

The arrests were made Thursday night. According to City Drug Unit Investigator Denver Atwood, officers executing a search warrant at the residence around 8:15 p.m. discovered crack cocaine and marijuana at the scene. Crack pipes were also found.

Priscilla Ann Gates, 45, Erica Nichole Newell, 23, Darius Lynn Phillips, 32, Benjamin Teagle, 50 and Norman Lee Gates, 44, were arrested for possession with intent to sell. Newell -- also wanted for violation of probation -- received an additional charge, according to authorities.

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Coweta county boost

7/30/2008

May be the Newnan Police can give some pointers to the Sheriffs office on how this "warrant and arrest" thing works. You only hear of drug arrests from traffic stops in the county. Can any one tell me if the Sheriff's office has to go to a different judge to get these warrants? maybe it's the judges not letting these search warrants though in the county?

Posted by James W. at 1:43 PM

Big Dogs

7/28/2008

Why complain when the police do good...We now have a street level drug unit and a joint effort unit that hits the larger level dealers...Why are you complaining about the cost...It's worth the cost to keep it out of childrens hands and away from famlies homes....

Posted by Angry Officer at 8:50 PM

Always

7/28/2008

It seems there are always drug busts going down in this neighborhood. Seems like the parents would be more aware than they are.

Posted by CC at 11:23 AM

keep on guessing( you don't know do you?

7/27/2008

Being the local street corner pharmaceutical sales representative is a "real job"; it's just not legal in the eyes of the establishment. Let's tax the sales and negate the ill-gotten gain aspect of the product and we will all benefit. With that said you must appreciate the entrepreneurial spirit of these individuals; kind of reminds me of a small time Enron executive.

Posted by social equalizer at 1:46 AM

parenting

7/27/2008

Parents stop fooloing yourselves in thinking you know everything about your kids. The Newnan Drug Units needs to visit the parking lots of the locla shopping centers also, as drug are distributed their also..

Posted by teenagers at 6:32 PM

Drugs in Coweta

7/27/2008

Im from Newnan i live up in mableton now its sad cause ive seen there families names in the Newnan Times Herald for over twenty years a generational curse they got going there why keep selling the crack homies get real jobs they are out there.

Posted by Riff Ralph at 6:25 PM

small and big

7/27/2008

I see the small mindnesses of the Local people in Newnan. no matter how many years pass by and the niave of the people in Newnan, so if you really think and are foolish enough to think your child can not buy from the big man, think again. This is just like the so called War on Terriorism, keep attacking the smal guys Newnan and the problem will keep resurfacing. The big guys pay for the smaller guys and the cyle continues on. Stop fooling yourselves.

Posted by doa at 4:39 PM

small man

7/27/2008

I doubt my teenager could buy from the "big man" so get every one of the street sellers and lock thier butts up ,thanks newn police.

Posted by rick at 2:02 PM

Get em all!

7/26/2008

Don't forget about Ray, Wheat, Richard Allen, VC, Domineck, Tuxedo and the infamous liquor house on Spring Street near Boone Drive. Get em all, because they think that the Newnan Police is playing.

Posted by DM at 10:30 PM

big dogs

7/26/2008

read the article involving the pill bust and you we see that Newnan Police are working the drug problem from both ends, big and small.....

Posted by i can read at 6:52 PM

Drug sellers get out and get a real JOB

7/26/2008

Goodddddd,they got'em come on down to SENOIA,GA because senoia police are scared as h_ll,we got guys standing on the streets days and nights the police not doing anything about this it make me wonder,if you don't beleive this ride through coweta and middle street (please let's these drugs off the streets)i hate to ride over through that side of town....................

Posted by keep on guessing( you don't know do you? at 4:50 PM

Always The Smaller Man

7/26/2008

As always the great Newna Drug Team keeps getting the small man and nothing is happening to the suppliers. This is a good start but Newnan polices realizes who the Big Dogs are. The trouble is if they get the Big DOgs off the street then they can't finance their own agendas. Let's be real and use the Newnan taxpayers money to the best measures possible. It is good to keep the nickel and dimes guy off the street and not rehab them. This has been operating for quite a few years and let look at the situation from a new perspective. The same old system needs to change sometimes. Hooray, Hooray for the Drug Unit.

Posted by BKO at 12:18 PM

itz about time

7/26/2008

thanks alot there are alot of more spots they need to get and i will be glad when they do once again thanks

Posted by concerned parent at 11:21 AM

Drugs

7/25/2008

Thanks for that bust. there's plenty of more spots you need to hit.

Posted by Concerned Parent at 11:42 PM

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