Category: Police
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REPORT: Man stopped on four-wheeler charged for drug possession
A man who was spotted rolling through a stop sign on a four wheeler on Friday evening remains in jail on multiple counts including drug possession charges, according to Polk County Police. Officers stopped Kenneth Scott Gamel, 35, after they spotted him rolling through a Bethlehem Road intersection on the ATV around 10 p.m. on…
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Man returned to Polk from Alabama following chase that ended in Heflin earlier this week
A Cedartown man took police on a chase earlier in the week is back in custody locally after he was turned over to the Polk County Sheriff’s Office for booking on Thursday. Richard Ance Bailey, 45, of Cedartown, was involved in an incident at Shiloh Baptist Church on Tuesday morning that police described as “reckless…
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REPORT: Man refused to give up in chase after two hit and runs, fled from wrecked car
A man who was facing warrants out of Texas for his arrest took off from a traffic stop in a residential area over the weekend, leaving in his wake two hit-and-run wrecks and was ultimately subdued by a taser after he tried to flee from Cedartown Police. Officials reported that multiple charges were filed against…
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REPORT: Dallas man charged for speeding, marijuana possession
A Dallas man was jailed over the weekend after he was caught speeding, and later found to have marijuana in his possession according to a Polk County Police report filed from Saturday. Officers arrested Murphy Lenford Benjamin Faucett, 20, of a Dallas address, on charges of speeding in excess of maximum limits and marijuana possession…
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REPORT: Man charged for shutting off neighbor’s water meter
A man faced an unusual charge from Polk County Police on Thursday after a neighbor called 911 to report that her water was off, and they knew who did it. Reports from Thursday, July 10 provided a few details on the charge leveled against 69-year-old Michael Anthony Alexander, who was charged with a misdemeanor for…
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"Handcuffs" by The.Comedian is licensed under CC BY-NC 2.0. REPORT: Brief NWGA DTF investigation finds Cedartown man with drugs in car during traffic stop
Bond was denied after a midweek arrest of a Cedartown man who was found in a traffic stop with multiple kinds of drugs following a short investigation by the Northwest Georgia Drug Task Force. Commander Steven Sweatt confirmed that Marcus Montez Alford was found with drugs and cash in his possession following the traffic stop…
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"Handcuffs" by The.Comedian is licensed under CC BY-NC 2.0. PCPD charges Alabama man with multiple counts after child molestation complaint
Polk County Police charged a man who was accused of aggravated child molestation, according to reports. Full details of the case are not available due to the age of the victim, but authorities can confirm that complaints against Jahlil Jerome Gay, 20, were made sometime in May and an investigation has been underway since. Gay…
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REPORT: Man admits drinking prior to being caught walking between courthouse buildings during overnight hours
A man who was found in between courthouse buildings in Cedartown late on Sunday night was charged after he was found drunk on the property, and had been using the restroom when officers rolled up on him according to reports. Anthony Bowen, 66, of a Cedartown address, was jailed on Sunday night, July 6 after…
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PCSO: Jail officers injured after inmate barricaded himself in cell
Two jail officers were injured and an inmate already in custody since mid-May now faces more charges after he attempted to barricade himself in a cell, and attacked the officers coming into the cell to get him out according to a release from the Polk County Sheriff’s Office. New charges were filed over the weekend…
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Deputy involved in wreck is ok, per Sheriff
Sheriff Johnny Moats confirmed that one of his men was ok after they were involved in a wreck today. Georgia State Patrol is investigating after the incident involving a pickup truck striking a Sheriff’s Office vehicle ended with no one injured, though shaken up by the incident. Per officials, the situation began when a tractor…