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Truck stolen from Covington Home Depot
Crime - LOCAL
Phillip B. Hubbard
Published: Jun 27, 2024, 3:53 PM

COVINGTON, Ga. — Covington Police Department (CPD) authorities are in search of a vehicle that was stolen last weekend. 

According to the CPD, It was reported that an automobile was stolen while the owner was shopping inside Home Depot located at 13171 Industrial Park Blvd in Covington. The incident occurred between 3:45-4:05 p.m. on Sunday, June 23 and was officially reported at 4:05 p.m. 

The vehicle stolen is a 2002 gold F-350 truck that has four children’s car seats inside. There is a flag on the front hood, too.

Its value is approximately $18,000, per a CPD incident report. 

The owner was in possession of the keys and the vehicle was locked in the store’s parking lot. 

According to CPD's incident report, the vehicle was last seen on a Flock camera at 4:41 p.m. on Glenwood Avenue at East Lake Blvd intersection. It has also been listed on the Georgia Crime Information Center website as stolen. 

The News will follow up when more information is made available concerning this story.


Newton County jury finds Covington man guilty of felony murder
Shane Robinson
Shane Robinson - photo by Courtesy of the Newton County Sheriff's Office
Kate Verity
Published: Mar 31, 2025, 9:15 PM

NEWTON COUNTY – On Monday afternoon, 30-year-old Shane Alexander Robinson of Covington was found guilty of killing Charles Edward Stanley III over three years ago.

The Newton County District Attorney’s Office released that a jury deemed that Robinson was guilty on three charges: Felony murder, aggravated assault and possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony.

On March 5, 2022, sometime between 11 p.m. and midnight, Robinson shot an AR-style firearm at a vehicle that Stanley was driving along Harvey Wood Drive. According to the District Attorney’s release, Robinson fired the weapon 13 times into the vehicle, killing Stanley.

According to a previous report by The Covington News, an arrest warrant stated that Robinson “grabbed his AR-15 (rifle) and drove” from his home to Harvey Wood Drive to “scare” Stanley.

“When Charles was backing up, Shane admitted to firing several rounds at the vehicle,” the 2022 warrant stated. “Furthermore, Shane also initially stated that he fired rounds at the vehicle as it was driving away.”

Robinson initially faced charges of murder, aggravated assault, possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony, unauthorized discharge of firearms within 50 yards of the public highway, and reckless conduct. It is not clear if some of these charges were dismissed.

Sentencing is set for a later date, which has not been announced. A co-defendant’s case is still pending.