Tag: bicycle
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REPORT: Woman struck while riding bicycle on Sunday night dies from injuries
The Polk County Coroner’s Office confirmed that a woman who was riding a bicycle on Sunday night outside of Cedartown died from injuries sustained after being struck, according to officials. Georgia State Patrol has been sought for more information about the death of 63-year-old Debbie Mitchell Shaw after she was struck around 8 p.m. on…
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Paulding Rides for Wishes coming up on Oct. 12
The Paulding Rides for Wishes is coming up on a local trail with bicycles taking over the path next month. The fundraiser for Make-a-Wish Georgia is a 22-mile ride across Paulding’s section of the Silver Comet Trail with an opportunity to enjoy the scenery starting at 8 a.m. on Saturday, October 12. The event is…
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Pair of Public Works employees recognized for bicycle donation
A pair of Polk County Public Works employees were commended on social media for a special donation they made to one local youth in dire need of a new set of wheels. The Facebook page for Polk County thanked Jerome Bowman and Kyle Tanner for making a special donation of a new bicycle to a…
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Police: Cyclist had gun, drugs when stopped by officers
A Cedartown man was jailed after he was stopped by Polk County Police for riding his bicycle on the sidewalk, but ended up in much bigger trouble when he admitted he had a gun on him and was also found with drugs, according to reports. Polk County Police reported that they arrested Austin Wayne Jones,…
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Report: Homeless man tries to ‘figure out’ how meth ended up in shirt pocket
A homeless man was found with meth and marijuana during a search he consented to during an encounter with police for riding his bicycle on the sidewalk in the early morning hours of Wednesday, according to a PCPD report. Police stopped Jeffery Daniel Pankey, 65, of no address in Cedartown, while he was riding his…
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Aragon Police arrests man on bicycle during stop after being found with marijuana, meth
A man on a bicycle was stopped by Aragon Police while riding late at night with no reflectors or lights, and was found with marijuana and methamphetamine according to reports. Police jailed Tyler Lee Graham, 32, of 1271 Prospect Road, Rockmart, on a felony and three misdemeanor charges after being stopped just after 10:45 p.m.…
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Two jailed on meth, other charges in back-to-back arrests for PCPD
A Saturday night stop of a man pushing a bicycle through a business that was closed ended with his arrest, then another when officers were kind enough to return the first suspect’s bicycle back home, according to Polk County Police reports. The first arrest of William David Graham, 42, of 304 Youngs Valley Road, Buchanan,…
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Cyclist traveling wrong way on Highway 27 South found with meth during stop
The Polk County Police arrested a man on a bicycle Thursday evening after he was spotted riding northbound on the southbound side of Highway 27 South, according to reports. Joshua Paul Bourg, 36, of 697 Berry Road, Cedartown, was stopped by officers at Highway 27 South and Watts Road just after 8:30 p.m. on Thursday…
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Police: Pair tried to steal bicycle were pursued by owners, found with meth after officers caught up with them
A pair of men who tried to steal a bicycle from a Benedict Loop Road address were found by police minutes after trying to flee from the scene, and were discovered with meth upon being searched during their arrest. According to Polk County Police reports, Michael Dakota Myhand, 25, of 310 Benedict Loop Road, Cedartown,…
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New bicycle pump and repair station installed at Silver Comet Trailhead in Rockmart
If you happened to drive the Silver Comet Trailhead on Church Street today and was wondering what the City of Rockmart’s Public Works crew was up to, well here’s the answer. This morning, they were busy installing a new pump station for bicycles that need to air up the tires at the Silver Comet Trailhead,…