Police/Crime News

MEDIA RELEASE The Cedartown Police Department has released more information regarding the shooting death of 36-year-old Cedartown resident Rekiesha Moore.  In the early-morning hours of March 31, Moore was killed from a gunshot fired by […]

MEDIA RELEASE Cedartown Police are investigating a March 31 early morning shooting on Jule Peek Avenue that left one person dead and one injured. According to Cedartown Police Chief Jamie Newsome, a woman suffered a […]

The Georgia State Patrol is investigating a fatal accident in Rockmart over the weekend. Polk County Coroner Tony L. Brazier states that Polk 911 received an emergency call early on Sunday morning at 1:47 a.m. […]

An hours long cleanup wrapped up Wednesday afternoon after a multi-vehicle accident earlier in the morning, resulting in the death of a 58-year-old woman. Polk County Coroner Tony Brazier reports that Carolyn Jackson, 58 of […]

MEDIA RELEASE Law enforcement officials are asking for the public’s help in solving a December 22, 2019 hit and run that took the life of a local woman. Officials have determined that the vehicle driven during the […]

The suspect that was being pursued by Polk County Police Officer Andy Anderson, who was struck by a train in Rockmart, is now in the Polk County Jail. According to Polk County Jail records, 18-year-old […]

MEDIA RELEASE Cedartown Police have arrested one suspect as an investigation into an early morning armed robbery continues. Aaron Arrington, 27, of 928 Dever St., Rockmart, has been charged with armed robbery and is currently […]

MEDIA RELEASE: Cedartown, Ga. – January 6, 2020 – One person was injured and another person jailed as a result of a Sunday afternoon shooting on Rock Street. According to reports, a call was received […]

The parents of an 11-month-old boy who was found deceased were arrested on December 31, 2019 and remain in the Polk County Jail with bond denied. According to Polk County Jail records, 29-year-old Jimmy Phillip […]