🌱 New Cameras In Macon To Scan License Plates + Machete Attack

Hello again, everybody. It's Saturday in Macon and I'm back in your inbox to get you caught up on the most important things happening in the community today.

But first, your local weather:

• Saturday: Mostly sunny. High: 92 Low: 69.
• Sunday: An afternoon t-storm or two. High: 85 Low: 69.

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Here are the top three stories in Macon today:

1. The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office is installing a new computer and camera system from a technology company named Flock Safety. The sheriff's office will install about 150 cameras that will scan the license plate and take photos of every car on busy roads, and then the program will scan databases to check if the vehicle has been involved in a crime. If a car was involved in a crime in Georgia, the system will alert deputies. A $1.6 million grant will cover the program for three years. (Subscription: Macon Telegraph)
2. Bibb County deputies arrested and charged Linwood Crowder for aggravated assault after a machete attack at an abandoned house on Whitehead Street in Macon. According to deputies, the house was being used as a shelter by multiple homeless people when Crowder allegedly put another man's belongings outside. When the man returned to the house, Crowder allegedly slashed the man's arm with a machete after telling him to get off Crowder's property. (wgxa.tv)
3. Two Macon locals, James Thigpen and Phil Martin, are headed to Berlin, Germany to compete in the Special Olympics World Games. The two local sailors will represent the United States in the sailboat racing event. Thigpen met Martin over two decades ago and share a passion for sailing. Thigpen has been sailboat racing for 20 years. (wgxa.tv)

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Today and tomorrow in Macon:

Saturday, June 10

• Pucker-Toe Moccasins With Britteny Cuevas At Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park (1:00 PM)
• Summer Bash Dance Party At American Legion Post 3 (7:00 PM)

Sunday, June 11

• Rachel Forehand Live At Yollah (5:00 PM)

From my notebook:

• Larry Bryant recently received 20 years in prison after pleading guilty to shooting at Troopers in downtown Macon in 2021. The then 28-year-old led troopers on a chase when they attempted to pull him over for texting and driving. Bryant then crashed at the intersection of D Street and E Street in the Alphabet City neighborhood and fired six shots at troopers as he ran away. (13 WMAZ)
• The Macon Violence Prevention Program has given out over $860,000 in grants to 31 local organizations to help lower crime in Macon. (wgxa.tv)
• A domestic long hair kitten named Owl Kitty is looking for his forever home in the Macon area! See Owl Kitty and more adorable adoptable pets in the Macon area at the link. (Macon Patch)

Thanks for following along and staying informed! See you all soon for another update.

— Rose Mendez

About me: Rose Mendez is a freelance writer. She is studying English Literature at Hunter College. She loves reading, walking around the city, and coffee!