LaGrange Mayor Jim Arrington praises police and community for tips leading to recent arrests

LaGRANGE, Ga. (WRBL) — LaGrange Mayor Jim Arrington has urged the community on Friday to continue using the City’s anonymous tip411 reporting system following a call that lead to several arrests.

The LaGrange Police Department reacted quickly to a 911 call on Tuesday and arrested several suspects in connection with a recent drive-by shooting near DeGroat and Davis Streets.

During the incident, Troup county received a call regarding two vehicles exchanging gunfire on DeGroat Street and Davis Street at approximately 3:36 p.m. At 3:39 p.m., a LPD officer spotted a vehicle matching the description of one of the vehicles and initiated a traffic stop.

Within seven minutes, the officer was able to confirm the vehicle had sustained gunshots, and recovered several weapons from the scene. Since the incident, four suspects have been arrested.

Following this quick response, Arrington released a statement expressing his appreciation for LDP and the caller who reported the incident.

“I’m incredibly proud of the good work our LaGrange Police officers did in this case,” said Mayor Arrington. “Because of a call from our community, our officers were able to locate and stop the suspects within two minutes. Seven minutes later, the suspects were in custody, and several guns were taken off of the streets. When the community works with our officers, we can effectively fight crime. I want to urge every member of our community, if you see something suspicious, please report it. Your tip could be the key to breaking a case and keeping our community safe.”

There is an active and ongoing investigation following the incident and anonymous tips may be submitted through the tip411 system. This reporting system is a digital toolset for law enforcement, schools, and community groups that feature innovative smartphone apps, anonymous text tips, group alerting, and secure social media publishing tools.

Tips can also be shared by accessing the online portal at www.lagrangega.gov/departments/police, or texting the keyword LAGRANGE to 847411.

Arrington encourages the community to continue using the reporting system to share information about criminal activity.