Police/Crime News

From Paulding Co. Sheriff Office: On Friday May 3, 2019 at approximately 8:47 AM Paulding Deputies and Hiram Police Officers responded to the Home Depot in Hiram, Georgia (145 Depot Drive Hiram, Georgia 30141) reference […]

MEDIA RELEASE / WRGA According to a news release from the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, a total of 82 people were arrested, and 17 children were rescued or identified as victims during a mutually coordinated […]

FLOYD COUNTY PD Police have arrested Kayla Wright following a lengthy search in Cave Spring. The 51-year-old woman was stopped by police following a look out from Alabama authorities about a vehicle that was taken […]

MEDIA RELEASE At approximately 9 a.m. on Tuesday April 30th 2019 the Cedartown Police Department received a call of a burglary in progress at a residence on Virginia Avenue. The resident in the home reported […]

CEDARTOWN, GA – An already bad situation could have turned much worse had it not been for the quick actions of a neighbor. The home located at 113 Ellen Hand Circle caught fire this morning […]

MEDIA RELEASE Cedartown Police Chief Jamie Newsome is asking residents to keep their guard up when receiving unusual phone calls. “Sadly, we see this often, especially with our senior citizens. Someone calls and convinces them […]

Staff Reports Cedartown and Polk County firefighters spent several hours Thursday night battling a structure fire at the former Purks Middle School gym in Cedartown. The nearly 70 year old building, originally the beloved old […]

Paulding County, GA – On May 18, 2018 at approximately 7:10 AM Paulding Deputies responded to 83 Bensinger Court Hiram, Georgia 30141 reference to an unconscious 3 month old female juvenile. When Deputies responded to […]

From WEIS Radio & AL.com Prosecutors will reportedly seek the death penalty if the man accused of killing eleven year old Amberly Barnett is convicted of the crime. Capital Murder in Alabama is punishable by […]