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Cadets learn ABCs of police work
DCSO hosts 25th Junior Law Enforcement Academy
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Georgia Bureau of Investigation Special Agent Elaina Coffee demonstrates how she would take fingerprints during a June 7 presentation at JLEA. - photo by Julia Hansen
Julia Hansen
DCN Staff
Updated: Jun 10, 2022, 6:54 PM
Published: Jun 10, 2022, 6:47 PM
From fingerprinting tools to bonafide SWAT protective gear, local school children recently got to see and touch some of the same equipment used by law enforcement.This past week, rising fourth through seventh graders participated in the 25th annual Junior Law Enforcement Academy at Dawson County Middle School. The weeklong day camp was hosted by the Dawson County Sheriff’s Office.
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UPDATE: Dawson County teen found safe
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Julia Hansen
DCN Staff
Updated: Aug 10, 2025, 9:06 PM
Published: Aug 8, 2025, 7:38 PM

The Dawson County Sheriff’s Office has now found a 16-year-old teen after searching for him earlier in the week. 

Original story:

James Dickerson was last seen near Highway 53 West and Holcomb Road in 

western Dawson County, according to DCSO’s Aug. 8 Facebook post. 

He was last seen wearing black jeans and a black hoodie, with a black knit hat. 

While he has no known whereabouts, the DCSO post suggested Dickerson “possibly hangs out near [the] Food Lion and skate park area” in Dawsonville.

Anyone with information about his location can call the Dawson County Sheriff’s Office’s non-emergency number at 706-344-3636.

This story will be updated.