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Fred Hays ~ 2014 DNR Law Enforcement Investigative Ranger of the Year

Ranger Fred Hayes ~ 2014 DNR Law Enforcement Investigative Ranger of the Year

Ranger First Class Fred Hays was named DNR Law Enforcement’s Investigative Ranger of the Year for 2014 by the Georgia Department of Natural Resources Law Enforcement Division. Ranger Fred Hays is assigned to Jasper County. To catch poachers and other wildlife violators, Rangers require diligence, dedication all the way through lengthy criminal investigations.  Ranger Fred Hays does that and more. […]

DNR Law Enforcement Reports (11-11-14)

DNR Law Enforcement Division ~~ Photograph by Robert Sutherland

The website of the Law Enforcement Division of Georgia’s Department of Natural Resources is up and running once again. They appreciate the patience of all of us who look forward to their Law Enforcement Reports here at LakeAllatoona.com. Thankfully, Rangers go into the forest to confront people who break our state’s hunting and fishing laws […]

DNR Law Enforcement Reports Return!

DNR Law Enforcement Division ~~ Photograph by Robert Sutherland

No, Batman & Robin, Superman and other assorted superheroes have not eradicated crime and illegal stupidity in and around Lake Allatoona.  The weekly Law Enforcement Reports website has been getting tuned up … and it’s back! Our friends at the DNR Law Enforcement Division posted this note for you: Thank you for your patience over […]

DNR Recap of Labor Day Incidents

DNR Law Enforcement Division ~~ Photograph by Robert Sutherland

Georgia DNR Law Enforcement Division Rangers released a recap of Labor Day incidents that took place over the busy Labor Day weekend. Rangers responded to boating incidents and drownings on waterways across the state.  They will be shifting their focus to the thousands of hunters who will be entering the woods this hunting season. Labor Day typically marks […]

DNR Law Enforcement Report (5-29-14)

DNR Law Enforcement Rangers patrol state lakes, parks and forests. ~~ Photograph by Robert Sutherland

Lawbreakers don’t take the summer off and neither do the rangers with Georgia’s Department of Natural Resources’ Law Enforcement Division. DNR Rangers investigate crimes all day every day to keep the citizens of Georgia safe all year long. The latest violations in the Law Enforcement Report include: Trapping without a license – Dekalb County Lost hunter […]

Holiday Boating Incidents on Lake Allatoona

GA State Patrol Col. Mark McDonough ~~ Photograph by Robert Sutherland

The long Memorial Day Holiday Weekend is over.  Most of us are only dealing with sunburns or indigestion.  We had a relatively safe weekend on Lake Allatoona, but there were plenty of boating incidents elsewhere. Department of Natural Resources Spokeswoman Melissa Cummings kindly provided the final statistics about all the boating incidents that occurred around Georgia […]

DNR Law Enforcement Report (4-30-14)

DNR Law Enforcement Division ~~ Photograph by Robert Sutherland

The mission of Georgia’s Department of Natural Resources’ Law Enforcement Division is simple: protect and serve Georgians by enforcing the law. That means bringing law breakers to justice and rescuing folks who are trouble.  Here are a few examples from the most recent Law Enforcement Report: Hunting from a public road, hunting from a vehicle – […]

DNR Law Enforcement Report (4-7-14)

DNR Law Enforcement Division ~~ Photograph by Robert Sutherland

Spring is here, but “bad guys” don’t take time off to celebrate the change of seasons. Thankfully, neither do Georgia’s Department of Natural Resources’ Law Enforcement Division Rangers.  They’re there when we need them most … and they’re there when lawbreakers wish they weren’t. The latest violations in the Law Enforcement Report include: Illegal artifact collection […]

DNR Law Enforcement Report (3-6-14)

DNR Law Enforcement Division ~~ Photograph by Robert Sutherland

Georgia’s Department of Natural Resources’ Law Enforcement Division is out there 24/7 keeping honest people safe and keeping lawbreakers nervous. Rangers cannot bust all the people who believe they’re above the law but they get some of them.  And they bring them to justice. The latest violations in the Law Enforcement Report include: warrants for […]

Two DNR Law Enforcement Staff Honored

DNR Col. Eddie Henderson

The Georgia Department of Natural Resources’ Law Enforcement Division chose Col. Eddie Henderson as the Law Enforcement 2013 Supervisor of the Year. Col. Henderson serves as the Director of the DNR Law Enforcement Division and oversees all aspects of the Division.  His work during the transition of law enforcement into its own division was outstanding. “Col. Henderson […]