Tag: male
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Two shot during Turner Street Park altercation in Cedartown
The Cedartown Police Department have charged a former Cedartown resident following a shooting incident at Turner Street Park on Saturday night after gunfire shattered the night and left two injured. Per a release from the Cedartown Police 31-year-old Atlanta resident Demontray Rashad Price, formerly of Cedartown, pulled a handgun during an altercation outside of the…
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Victim stabbed in domestic incident on Bennett Road
Polk County Police charged a woman following their arrest for a stabbing during a domestic incident on Bennett Road on Saturday, according to officials. Gretchen F. Dorsey of a Bennett Road address in Rockmart was arrested at her home on Saturday, December 6 on felony charges of aggravated assault and possession of a firearm or…
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PCPD: Man shot after toddler gets hold of gun
Polk County Police are investigating a Saturday incident on Carlton Drive in Rockmart where a man was injured by gunfire. Chief Kiki Evans confirmed that a man was injured and rushed to Atrium Health Floyd Medical Center for Emergency surgery. He is recovering at this time, and police have yet to be able to question…
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UPDATE: One dead, one in custody following stabbing incident
Update: Local officials have now charged a suspect in a fatal stabbing on Thursday night and released the name of the victim as well. Rockmart Police reported this morning that Daquad Morris, 28, of a Rockmart address, was charged with murder, aggravated assault and possession of a gun or knife during the commission of a…
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Man found dead in roadway on Hwy. 278 overnight
A man was found dead in the middle of the highway late Thursday night and was pronounce dead after midnight Friday morning, according to Polk County Coroner Norman Smith. Smith reported that the unidentified male was found in the roadway at Highway 278 just west of Substation Road just before midnight within the Cedartown city…
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UPDATE: Police seeking help finding driver involved in hit and run case
Polk County Police have identified the suspect who is now wanted for a hit and run that occurred today, and no longer has his vehicle to get around. According to PCPD Detective Caleb Bowman, officers are now seeking Ronald F. Forsyth, 42, this evening as the main suspect in the incident. Police previously stopped Forsyth…
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Georgia Sen. P.K. Martin IV Georgia educators call for more Black male teachers, more career pathways
Dave Williams of Capitol Beat News Service provided this content for Polk.Today and other readers to enjoy. Find additional state and political news at Capitol-beat.org. ATLANTA – Georgia schools need to diversify their teaching ranks and offer students more career pathway options, school teachers, administrators and education leaders said Thursday. A state Senate study committee…