Newspaper carriers honored by law enforcement for help in burglary cases

Lumpkin County Sheriff Stacy Jarrard honors The Times carriers Sandi Passmore and Danny Griffin Wednesday, Nov. 8, 2017, for their actions that aided a police investigation into the smash-and-grab burglaries that stretched from metro Atlanta to Northeast Georgia. Passmore and Griffin stayed on scene and called the sheriff’s office during a burglary in progress at a Dahlonega Texaco station in June 2016. - photo by Scott Rogers

11092017 Carrier.jpg — Lumpkin County Sheriff Stacy Jarrard honors The Times carriers Sandi Passmore and Danny Griffin Wednesday, Nov. 8, 2017, for their actions that aided a police investigation into the smash-and-grab burglaries that stretched from metro Atlanta to Northeast Georgia. Passmore and Griffin stayed on scene and called the sheriff’s office during a burglary in progress at a Dahlonega Texaco station in June 2016. - photo by Scott Rogers

Driving in the morning hours delivering newspapers, Sandi Passmore is the “early eyes and ears” for the Lumpkin County Sheriff’s Office, Maj. Mike Ramsey said. Passmore, who has been a carrier for The Times for 39 years, and Danny Griffin were honored for their quick action that “led to crucial leads” in a string of statewide smash-and-grab burglaries.