Category: Police
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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…
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(FILE PHOTO) Work is coming up on the Silver Comet Trail across the county. POLICE: Evidence lacking to prove SCT attack earlier this week
Investigators are so far stumped about what exactly happened to a man who was found injured on the Silver Comet Trail, initially reporting it as an attack. Could it instead have been an accident? Or was it an verbal altercation between two individuals that turned physical? Police aren’t sure because there isn’t any other evidence…
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Alyssa Ledbetter was reported missing by her family on Tuesday to Polk County Police. Anyone with information is asked to reach out to Detective Courson 678-246-5129 of bcourson@polkga.org. PCPD seeking help in locating missing Aragon-area teen
UPDATE: Per a comment from the Polk Today facebook posting on this item, Alyssa Ledbetter was located in Texas and was determined to be safe. This has not yet been independently verified. -KtE Have you seen Alyssa Ledbetter? Her family and law enforcement are hoping to get some word of her whereabouts or at least…
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REPORT: Three jailed after officers find vehicle that fled traffic stop
Three people face charges after Polk County Police tried to stop them on Pine Bower Road on Tuesday afternoon, but law enforcement later caught up with them and took all into custody, according to reports. Officers arrested Angela Rochelle Ford, 60, of a Cedartown address; Nathaniel Allen Clackum, 34, of a Cedartown address; and Ashlee…
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Cedartown Police investigating Silver Comet Trail assault
An individual was injured and required a trip to Polk Medical Center’s Emergency Room this afternoon following an attack on the Silver Comet Trail within the Cedartown city limits. Chief Jamie Newsome said an investigation is underway, but authorities aren’t ready yet to release more information other than to note a middle-aged white male was…
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PCPD: Two jailed over fraudulent check cashed at Cedartown Food Mart
A pair were booked into custody on Sunday after they attempted to cash a bad check at a local convenience store in the Cedartown area, according to reports. Kenneth Claude Reddish, 42, and Melia May Stewart, 37, both of a Cedartown address, were booked into custody on Sunday, May 18, after they were accused to…
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"Handcuffs" by The.Comedian is licensed under CC BY-NC 2.0. REPORT: Man took money for transmission work, moved vehicle to Lithia Springs charged with theft
A man was booked into custody on Friday after he was accused of taking $2,600 for transmission work back in October 2024, kept promising the work was coming up soon, but then left the car along with others on property in Lithia Springs without anything being done, per a report filed with the Polk County…
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Former Aragon council member charged with simple assault
A former Aragon City Council member was booked into custody earlier this week and later released on bond for a simple assault charge. Polk County Police arrested Tammy Lynn Mulkey, 61, on Wednesday, May 14, following an late afternoon incident in the Cedartown area that was dispatched as a verbal domestic dispute. The report did…
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NWGA Drug Task Force finds pills, cash during Thursday search
A Rockmart man was jailed on multiple drug charges that concluded a multi-week investigation into alleged drug trafficking, according to the Northwest Georgia Drug Task Force. NWGADTF Commander Steven Sweatt said that Jimmy Carlton Spencer, 67, was jailed on multiple charges on Thursday morning after after the task force along with the West Metro Regional…
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Man rams cars, fights officers during Wednesday incident
A man is accused of causing chaos on Cedartown roadways after he rammed a vehicle on the Highway 27 Bypass, then did it again on Rockmart Highway in the area around the hospital before officers caught up with him, according to Cedartown Police. Officers finally took Dylan Lee Little, 33, of a Cedartown-area address into…