From: WRGA A Cartersville man has been jailed following a shooting Tuesday night. According to Cartersville Police, officers were dispatched to a shots fired call on Hannon Way at around 7:45 p.m. Upon arrival, officers were notified that a male victim had been shot. Officers were also notified that theContinue Reading
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A person of interest in a homicide investigation who was being held in jail on a weapons charge is now out after the warrant charging him with being in possession of a firearm by a convicted felon was being recalled. According to a media release from the Polk County PoliceContinue Reading
Cedartown Police have arrested a man who they say stabbed a teenager who was trying to stop him from breaking into his grandmother’s car. According to Cedartown Police Chief Jamie Newsome, a tip was received that the suspect, 49-year-old Matthew Dalton Stroup, was at a Lee Street address in Cedartown. Chief Newsome,Continue Reading
Cedartown Police are looking for a suspect in a Thursday morning stabbing. According to Cedartown Police Chief Jamie Newsome, a 17-year-old male was stabbed during an altercation when he caught 49-year-old Matthew Dalton Stroup trying to break into the victim’s grandmother’s car. Newsome said the victim chased Stroup and caught up withContinue Reading
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From WRGA News: An inmate who escaped from the Floyd County Courthouse Monday disabled the locks on his leg shackles before running from three sheriff’s deputies, according to arrest reports. 26-year old Dustin Earl Cotton fled the third floor of the courthouse just before noon Monday, sparking a manhunt betweenContinue Reading
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Polk County Police arrested two individuals within an hour for sexual exploitation of children on Tuesday. According to Detective Brandy Brady of the Polk County Police Department, David Lee Forsyth, 33, of a Sardis Road address, was arrested Tuesday evening in a traffic stop at 6:24 p.m. by Polk CountyContinue Reading