Category: Police
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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…
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UPDATE: One dead in wreck between car and motorcycle in Cedartown
Update 2: A Tallapoosa man died on Sunday following a collision between his motorcycle and a car at the intersection of the Highway 27 bypass and South Main Street. The Polk County Coroner’s Office confirmed that Donnie Ballew, 77, died of injuries sustained in the wreck at the scene late Sunday afternoon. A passenger also…
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REPORT: Investigators discover illegal firearm possession after pawn shop report search
A man is facing felony gun charges after Polk County Police investigators made a discovery of illegal possession by a felon during routine business this week, according to reports. Officers found that a local pawn shop took in several firearm for sale by Ashley Ray Mann, 36, of a Cedartown-area address, when they were going…
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PCPD: Shed stolen from home found to be suspect whose family sold property
A man was taken into custody after he was accused of the new owner of a residence of taking a shed from her property she purchased back in March from the family of the suspect, according to Polk County Police reports. Officers responded back in late April to the residence on Wimberly Hill Road after…
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PCSO: Two jailed after warrants served, attempt to hide suspect
Deputies found a man trying to hide from warrants under a pile of clothing, and charged him along with a woman who was attempting to help keep out of cuffs according to information from the Polk County Sheriff’s Office. The Sheriff’s Office on Tuesday went to a Lewis Road residence in Cedartown to serve warrants…
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PCPD: Motorcycle on Hwy. 278 caught driving erratically, traffic stop yields charges
A Rockmart man was booked and later released on misdemeanor traffic charges after he was caught swerving through traffic and going well above the speed limit on Highway 278 over the weekend. Polk County Police eventually stopped and took William Michael Kay, 33, of a Rockmart address, into custody after he was spotted on his…
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REPORT: Man faces trio of charges for shots fired, aggressive driving
A Lindale-area man was booked and later released on bond following an incident last Friday that saw Polk County Police responding to a shots fired call later in the evening hours along Highway 27, according to reports. Officers charged Shelby Paxton Murphy, 26, of a Lindale-area address late on Friday, June 13, following a call…
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PCPD: Man facing multiple charges after abuse allegations spanning two years
A Cedartown-area man faces multiple charges including aggravated child molestation after Polk County Police investigators found evidence of abuse spanning two years against a minor, according to law enforcement. Investigators could not provide any additional details on the incident due to the nature of the crimes that are still being looked into, and the age…