WRGA News A Rockmart man is lodged in the Floyd County Jail on a warrant charging him with aggravated assault on a police officer. According to the warrant, 39-year old Torrey Lashawn Hutchins was stopped by police at a road check on Reeceburg Road at Booze Mountain Road back onContinue Reading
WEIS Radio According to Piedmont Police Chief Freddie Norton a Cedartown, Georgia man has been arrested in connection to the robbery of the Mapco Service Station located at the intersection of Highway 278 and Highway 9 South. On Monday at approximately 5:30 a.m. a white male entered into the MapcoContinue Reading
Updated: 1/3/18 11:24 Armed robbery suspect Matt Bridges is currently listed in critical condition at Floyd Medical Center, according to WRGA Radio News. The suspect was shot in chest, according to reports. Original post: 1/3/18 6:10 a.m. A man was taken to the hospital after he tried to rob aContinue Reading
Polk County Standard Journal A Rome man and woman were arrested during a traffic stop for an equipment violation after drugs and cash were found in the car, according to a release from the Aragon Police Department this morning. The Monday arrest saw Vivica Rae Barnes, 38, and Javier Cisneros,Continue Reading
WEIS Radio A homicide occurred at a residence in the Salem community overnight Saturday (December 2nd) Cherokee County Sheriff Jeff Shaver stated that deputies and investigators responded to the home and discovered a white male with a gunshot wound to the head. Cherokee County Coroner Jeremy Deaton pronounced the victim,Continue Reading
MEDIA RELEASE City officials would like to remind residents to use caution when attempting to pay their water bill, tax bill or police department fine online. “We want to make sure that residents know the correct way to access the official payment portal for the City of Cedartown,” said PublicContinue Reading
An assistant principal at Youngs Grove Elementary School in Cedartown turned himself in at the Polk County Jail early Wednesday morning following an incident earlier in the month. Polk County Police reports indicate that Matthew Michel Johnson, 31, was booked and soon released on $8,000 bail. His charges include felonyContinue Reading
Multiple agencies are continuing their investigation into a Sunday night incident where a female victim was allegedly killed in a Cobb County neighborhood Sunday evening, and the suspect committed suicide while returning to Polk County. According to Polk County Coroner Tony Brazier, Polk 911 received a call from a RockmartContinue Reading
An 80-year-old man allegedly involved in a hit-and-run incident was arrested by Polk County Police over the weekend after he reportedly wielded a handgun and got into a physical altercation. Polk County Police Chief Kenny Dodd said that Teunis Schoonhoven of 85 Adamson Drive in Cedartown reportedly waived a .32Continue Reading
UPDATE: A 55-year-old Lindale man is charged with murder and other crimes following the death of a Cedartown man on Monday, according to Polk County Police. Jail records show Kevin B. Millsap is charged with murder, aggravated assault, pointing or aiming a gun or pistol at another, reckless conduct andContinue Reading