NCIS agents search two homes in Thomson Tuesday morning

THOMSON, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - Federal agents from the naval Criminal Investigative Services raided two homes on Tuesday morning in Thomson, a spokesperson for the agency confirmed.

News 12 has learned that both homes searched are within Thomson’s city limits, with one house in the Shadowmoor Subdivision off of Central Road.

Calling the searches part of an ongoing and active investigation, the federal agency would not share details of its case, including the circumstances that prompted the Tuesday morning visits.

NCIS is the law enforcement agency for the Department of the Navy.

In a statement, replying to News 12’s request for details on the searches, the NCIS Special Agent Erin Hansen said the agency, “routinely works with our federal, state and local law enforcement partners to target criminal activity and national security threats impacting our shared communities.”

The Atlanta Field Office of the FBI tells us it was unaware of the searches on Tuesday.