Tag: firearm
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"Handcuffs" by The.Comedian is licensed under CC BY-NC 2.0. DTF finds drugs, firearms during search of suspect’s home in Rockmart
Law enforcement netted drugs and three firearms while executing a search warrant of a Rockmart home following a month-long investigation by the Northwest Georgia Drug Task Force. The Friday, March 14 raid of MLK Jr. Street home of Jordan Deonta Wright, 32, included members of the tri-county DTF, the West Metro Drug Task Force, Rockmart…
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PCPD: Four charged after drugs found in motel room over weekend
A woman came up to a cop car claiming she had taken some kind of drug and needed help, and by the time police had rounded up three of her co-defendants she was also facing charges for what officers found inside of their room at the Polk Motel in Rockmart early Saturday morning. Police got…
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REPORT: Two charged after strange behavior around Judkin Mill Rd. traffic stop
Gun, drugs found in vehicle after pair tried to turn around in front of traffic stop A Cedartown woman and a Rome man were jailed and later released on charges stemming from their odd behavior driving up on one traffic stop and suspiciously turning around, only to get themselves in trouble during their own traffic…
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"Handcuffs" by The.Comedian is licensed under CC BY-NC 2.0. POLICE: Man jailed after pointing pistol, agitated prior to arrest
A man was charged with several felonies following a domestic incident where he was accused of pointing a pistol at another person and was later “agitated” during his arrest, per Polk County Police. PCPD took John Wesley Fain, 41, into custody on Friday, January 17, after officers arrived at a Benefield Road residence on a…
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PCPD: Woman found asleep in car at Coots Store charged with drug possession
A woman was found asleep behind the wheel on the night of New Years Day in a store parking lot and later charged with drug possession, according to reports. Jessica Shumaker, 35, of a Rockmart address, was found asleep by police behind the wheel following a 911 call to the Coots Store. She woke up…
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RPD: Repeat chase suspect caught again trying to flee into woods
A man who has been involved in several chases from local police ended up in handcuffs once again over the weekend on Saturday, according to Rockmart Police reports. Officers arrested Zyshonne Lauaie Middlebrooks, 26, after he was spotted by police in a vehicle and using his phone while driving, and he took off from Rockmart…
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CPD: Man, teens jailed after found at closed nursing home
Two found with firearms during arrest at Cedar Hill A closed nursing home was the setting for a Sunday arrest of three who were found on the property claiming to have car trouble, but when searched two were found to be armed and no issues with a truck overheating were reported. Cedartown Police charged Samuel…
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POLICE: Five teens charged in gun theft from vehicle on Stringer Road
Teens were taken into custody in the early morning hours on Thursday following a report of a gun theft and a traffic stop that yielded the missing firearm in question, according to Polk County Police. Polk County Police initially responded to a call in the middle of the night on Thursday, December 12 after a…
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POLICE: Man jailed following shots fired call on Potash Road
A Cedartown man remains in custody and an investigation is still open following a Saturday evening shooting incident on Potash Road, according to reports. Little is known about what prompted the incident, but officers have arrested Ricardo Guzman, 28, on multiple charges and remains in custody on a $30,000 bond. Guzman was charged with felonies…
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PCPD: Man stopped for swerving charged for firearm in car
A Rockmart man was jailed and later released on a firearm charge after a handgun was discovered in his vehicle during a traffic stop, and he wasn’t allowed to have it by law. Per the report, Darreion Terrell Kennedy, 48, of a Rockmart address, was stopped by Polk County Police in a traffic stop on…