Category: Police
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"Handcuffs" by The.Comedian is licensed under CC BY-NC 2.0. POLICE: Man charged with aggravated cruelty to animals
Polk County Police charged a man and another has warrants out for their arrest after eight dogs were found on at their residence being severely neglected. According to reports, officers arrested Alvin Shumate Jr., 43, of a Rockmart address, on charges of aggravated cruelty to animals, and a misdemeanor cruelty to animals charge. Deputies from…
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REPORT: Man attempted to text juvenile to come to his residence for indecent purposes
A man faces multiple charges after he was booked on Monday following an investigation into messages sent to a juvenile trying to get them to come over to his residence for “indecent purposes.” Corey Michael Tyler Alexander, 34, of a Cedartown-area address, was booked into custody on Monday by Polk County Police and charged with…
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Man charged with arson after domestic dispute turns fiery
A Cedartown-area man remained in custody this morning after he was booked into the Polk County Jail late last week following a domestic dispute that ended with a fire that caused damage to a home, according to Polk County Police. Officers caught up with Christopher Lee Owens, 44, of a Lindsey Chapel Road address early…
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REPORT: Traffic stop yields meth, marijuana on Morgan Valley Road
A traffic stop in the middle of the night ended with felony charges for the driver after drugs were discovered, according to the Polk County Police. Tayetum Sydnie Mauldin, 24, of a Cedartown address, was arrested early Thursday morning, June 26, when officers stopped her on Morgan Valley Road near Zuker Road for failing to…
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PCPD: Man charged with domestic dispute, alleged attempt to ‘run one of the victims over’
A Cedartown man is accused in a domestic incident earlier in the week where he attempted to “run over” a victim with his vehicle, according to Polk County Police reports. Montreal Derreal Kight, 49, of a Cedartown-area address, was charged misdemeanors for simple battery, battery, and cruelty to children in the third degree during an…
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"Handcuffs" by The.Comedian is licensed under CC BY-NC 2.0. REPORT: Man alleged to enter Burton’s Store through roof in mid-June burglary
A man was booked into custody midweek on felony charges after he was accused of getting into Burton’s Store on Highway 101 in recent days allegedly using the roof to access the store after hours, according to reports. Bucky James Smith, 42, of an Aragon address, was accused of getting into the store sometime during…
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Woman charged with vehicular homicide and more following Sunday’s fatal wreck
A Tennessee woman remains behind bars facing multiple charges after she was deemed responsible for killing a man riding a motorcycle and injuring the passenger during a late Sunday afternoon wreck in Cedartown. Georgia State Patrol charged Elisha Jane Weathers, 44, of a McDonald, Tennessee address with felonies including homicide by vehicle in the first…
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REPORT: Marijuana found in vehicle where teens fled from car parked in roadway
At least two teens were arrested and information was incomplete on a third after Polk County Police on patrol found a vehicle in the middle of the roadway, and marijuana was found inside based on reports from law enforcement over the weekend. Police found the vehicle near the intersection Blue Hole Road and Sycamore Street…
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REPORT: Motorcycle racers caught by officers doing 100+ mph
Polk County Police who was at Cowboy’s on Highway 278 between Cedartown and Rockmart got a surprise when a pair of motorcycles went by a high speed on Saturday morning. German Castillo, 35, of a Cedartown-area address and Cedric Rashad Jackson, 38, of a Cartersville address, were both taken into custody by Polk County Police…
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REPORT: Woman previously charged over pup treatment facing new felonies was jailed over weekend
The Polk County Sheriff’s Office came to find a woman facing warrants for animal cruelty citations she never went to court for that were two years old, but they instead found new charges after a pair of dogs were left outside and found emaciated, according to reports from over the weekend. Deputies eventually tracked down…