Tag: April 6
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"Handcuffs" by The.Comedian is licensed under CC BY-NC 2.0. Woman charged for identity theft, fraud after opening account for HVAC repair
A woman was booked on felony charges after she used another’s to open a Wells Fargo account she opened to commit fraud and used the money to install an Heating and Air system, according to Polk County Police. Charges were levied against Yvonne Michelle Miller, 46, of a Cedartown-area address by Polk County Police after…
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Jaqueline "Jacky" Ramirez-Juarez GoFundMe setup to help CHS student in ICE custody
A Cedartown High School senior was set to graduate at the end of May, but now a traffic stop that happened in the middle of the night has her in detention with Immigration and Customs Enforcement. A GoFundMe set up to help get Jacqueline Ramirez-Juarez back home in time to walk the stage and hopefully…
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Polk Jail report – Monday, April 6, 2026
Officials from the Polk County Jail provide arrest reports on weekday mornings. Find the Monday, April 6, 2026 report below.
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Wayne Hardy
Mr. Wayne Hardy, age 81, of Rockmart, GA, passed away Sunday, April 6, 2025. Wayne was born in Rome, GA, on February 16, 1944, a son of the late Franklin D. Hardy and Mary Emma Cliffie Deems Hardy. He had lived the greater part of his life in Polk County and was a member and…
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Mary Jane Mullinax
Mrs. Mary Jane Mullinax, age 80, of Cedartown, GA, passed away on Sunday, the 6th of April 2025, surrounded by her loving family. She was born to the late Hugh Dobbs and Jane Mabry Dobbs. She is preceded in death by her only brother, Butch Dobbs. Mary Jane shared 41 beautiful years with her husband,…
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Jo Ann Sargent
Mrs. Jo Ann Sargent, age 86, of Cedartown, passed away, Sunday, April 6, 2025. Mrs. Sargent was born March 23, 1939, daughter of the late John VanNus and Isabell Zimmerer VanNus. She not only poured her life into her family but into others throughout her working career as a Registered Nurse. She was devoted and…
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Man jailed after threatening officers, driver on Hwy. 101 over weekend
A man was in the middle of Highway 101 in Aragon and making threats against police officers and a driver behind the wheel during an overnight incident on Sunday morning, April 6, per Polk County Police reports. Nicholas Allen Wynn, 41, of a Shannon address in Floyd County, was charged with a felony for terroristic…
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REPORT: Rockmart Police track down suspect accused of sexual assault
A man who was reported to have sexually assaulted a woman in Rockmart was found on Tuesday by the Rockmart Police, per a brief release on the incident made available this afternoon. Jose Angel Garcia, 46, listed out of a Smyrna address, was booked into custody at the Polk County Jail on April 9 on…
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Elizabeth “Liz” Putnal
Mrs. Elizabeth “Liz” Putnal, age 77, of Aragon, GA, passed away Saturday, April 6, 2024, at Advent Health Redmond in Rome, GA. She was born in Atlanta, GA, on November 4, 1946, the only child of the late Remer White and the late Mary Ella Mitchell White. She lived the early part of her life…
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REPORT: Driver reaches 125 mph during chase that ends in Rockmart
Polk County Police arrested a man on Saturday night after a chase reached speeds of 125 mph ended at the Mavis Tire in Rockmart, according to reports. Officers arrested Salvador Alessandro Abrego, 21, of a Dallas address, on Saturday night, April 6, 2024 in a felony stop at Mavis Tire and Brakes in Rockmart after…