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 her step-father, Michael Prater. After firing the shot that killed his step-daughter, Prater attempted toContinue Reading
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 single gunshot wound and was killed. Another individual, a male, was also shot, and wasContinue Reading
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. to Braswell Road in Rockmart, to a motorcyclist striking a car. Upon arrival on theContinue Reading
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 Rockmart was pronounced dead at the scene at 7:20 a.m. Wednesday morning. According to aContinue Reading
WEIS Radio A 60 year old Cherokee County man has been indicted on 104 counts of Possession of Child Pornography. The indictment against Coy Trent Swafford of Cedar Bluff was returned by a grand jury that met in February (2020). According to records, he was initially booked into jail onContinue Reading
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 hit and run was a 2007 model or later white Buick Enclave. The incident happenedContinue Reading
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 Jayden Willis Moates of a Litchfield St. address in Rockmart was arrested late Monday afternoonContinue Reading
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 housed in the Polk County Jail. According to Cedartown Police, a report of an armedContinue Reading
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 at 4:30 p.m. on Sunday, January 5, in regards to a shooting. When Cedartown officersContinue Reading
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 Beck and 26-year-old Karalyn Brynne Lonergan, both of an Adamson Drive address in Cedartown, wereContinue Reading