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Chatham County police report drop in crime and highlight recent major investigations
Summary
Chief Hadley told commissioners violent crime and property crime are down year‑to‑date and reviewed several major cases including a Westlake mass‑shooting investigation, an infant homicide, large elder‑fraud scheme and a recent machete incident; the department will hold a scam‑awareness workshop on Nov. 6.
Chief Hadley, Chatham County police chief, reported to the commission that the department’s year‑to‑date crime statistics for 2025 show declines in several major categories and described several investigations that illustrate investigative workload and community risk.
Chief Hadley said robberies are down by 19 incidents compared with the same point in 2024, total violent crime is down 11%, property crime is down 15% and total reported crime is down 14% from last year. He also said officers logged 1,437 captured citizen contacts across unincorporated Chatham County as a measure of community policing.
The chief summarized multiple complex investigations. He described a Westlake shooting in March that was linked to a July 2024 homicide;…
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