Tag: traffic stop
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REPORT: Traffic stop yields meth, marijuana on Morgan Valley Road
A traffic stop in the middle of the night ended with felony charges for the driver after drugs were discovered, according to the Polk County Police. Tayetum Sydnie Mauldin, 24, of a Cedartown address, was arrested early Thursday morning, June 26, when officers stopped her on Morgan Valley Road near Zuker Road for failing to…
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PCPD: Man charged with domestic dispute, alleged attempt to ‘run one of the victims over’
A Cedartown man is accused in a domestic incident earlier in the week where he attempted to “run over” a victim with his vehicle, according to Polk County Police reports. Montreal Derreal Kight, 49, of a Cedartown-area address, was charged misdemeanors for simple battery, battery, and cruelty to children in the third degree during an…
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REPORT: Motorcycle racers caught by officers doing 100+ mph
Polk County Police who was at Cowboy’s on Highway 278 between Cedartown and Rockmart got a surprise when a pair of motorcycles went by a high speed on Saturday morning. German Castillo, 35, of a Cedartown-area address and Cedric Rashad Jackson, 38, of a Cartersville address, were both taken into custody by Polk County Police…
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PCPD: Motorcycle on Hwy. 278 caught driving erratically, traffic stop yields charges
A Rockmart man was booked and later released on misdemeanor traffic charges after he was caught swerving through traffic and going well above the speed limit on Highway 278 over the weekend. Polk County Police eventually stopped and took William Michael Kay, 33, of a Rockmart address, into custody after he was spotted on his…
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REPORT: High found with marijuana, crack cocaine during traffic stop, tased after resisting
A man was tased while resisting officers on Friday night after being stopped by Polk County Police and later found to have marijuana and crack cocaine in his possession – including some he turned over during booking at the jail. Christopher Dion High, 50, of a Rockmart address, was booked into custody on Friday night,…
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"Handcuffs" by The.Comedian is licensed under CC BY-NC 2.0. Man pulled over for speeding gets window busted out after refusing search
A Dalton man remained in jail over the holiday weekend after a Thursday arrest where he attempted to roll up his windows and refuse a search after officers claimed they smelled marijuana inside, ending with a busted window and an arrest on multiple charges. Polk County Police arrested Cody Allen Jones, 28, of a Dalton…
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Rockmart PD jails two on drug, gang charges
Two men were charged in Rockmart this week amid an ongoing investigation that began last year involving drugs and gang activity happening in the city limits, according to police. Police charged Jatavion Stocks, 20, of Rockmart and Marcus Allen Rineheart, 23, of Rockmart, after a traffic stop on Monday afternoon, March 24. An officer at…
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PCPD jails man for DUI, falsifying temp tag
Polk County Police conducted a traffic stop in Cedartown on Saturday night thanks to a headlight that was out, and ended up with several other charges in the process according to reports. Marquis Reginald Berry, 19, of an Aragon address, was stopped in Cedartown by Polk County Police after he was found driving with a…
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PCPD: Bremen Man admits attempt to toss weed during traffic stop
Polk County Police found marijuana in a strange spot during a search when they smelled the drug, but the suspect involved explained it was due to his trying to toss the drugs before being pulled over during a Friday night incident in Rockmart. Officers stopped Vernon Rodriguez Hendrix, 51, of a Bremen address, was stopped…
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REPORT: Man bails from traffic stop, woman charged for attempting to hide his identity
A woman was already facing several charges after drugs were found inside her car during a Saturday traffic stop, but then added more when she tried to hide the identity of a man in her car who fled on foot before police could get her properly pulled over. Officers arrested Jennifer Marie Head, 34, of…