Hall wants to help as Grady’s first female investigator

Published 1:21 pm Friday, November 17, 2017

By Jordan Barela jordan.barela@gaflnews.com

Jordan Barela/Times-Enterprise Abby Hall was hired as Grady County Sheriff's Office first female investigator back in October. 

CAIRO — Wearing a law enforcement badge allows Abby Hall to help people. 

Hall began her tenure as Grady County Sheriff’s Office first female investigator Oct. 9. 

“It’s going good,” Hall said. “I love it.” 

Hall made the short trek to Cairo as a former investigative assistant at the Decatur County Sheriff’s Office. 

“I (did) all the paper work for the investigators,” Hall said of her law enforcement origins. 

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Hall was named to the Pataula Judicial Circuit Drug Task Force in November 2015. In December 2016, Hall became a sworn officer, and a bulk of her training comes from the Georgia Bureau of Investigation. 

Narcotics was an opportunity into law enforcement, Hall said. 

“It was a great one,” she said. 

Initially, Hall would have worn a different career badge. 

Starting out in nursing school, Hall eventually made her way to police work, realizing she “loved law enforcement.” 

“I went from one program helping people to a different side of that,” she said.  

Hall is not the first law enforcement member in her family. Her father is a firearms instructor and her brother is a Georgia State Patrol trooper. The ability to handle a firearm, Hall said, was passed on from her father.  

“They we’re excited,” Hall said of her family’s reaction to her career shift.  

Since beginning in October, Hall’s investigative caseload has ranged from theft to child molestation. 

As a female investigator, Hall said, she was able to help a female victim. 

“It was good to be able to be there for her,” she said. 

Hall’s background and knowledge is an asset to Grady County law enforcement, said Sheriff Harry Young. 

“She’s going to help us out tremendously,” Young said. 

Said Hall, “I’m just here to be a part of the team really.” 

A penchant to help is what drew Hall to law enforcement. 

“I love helping people,” she said. “it’s what makes me happiest and makes it worth it.” 

Reporter Jordan Barela can be reached at (229) 226-2400, ext. 1826.