Tag: traffic
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REPORT: Man illegally parked caught with cocaine, marijuana during Saturday night stop
Cedartown Police found an amount of marijuana and crack cocaine inside of a vehicle that was illegally parked on Rock Street on Saturday evening, according to reports. Officers arrested Dartania Cantrez Arnold, 28, of a Cedartown address after he was found behind the wheel of the car and spotted while a patrol was underway on…
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Man returned to Polk from Alabama following chase that ended in Heflin earlier this week
A Cedartown man took police on a chase earlier in the week is back in custody locally after he was turned over to the Polk County Sheriff’s Office for booking on Thursday. Richard Ance Bailey, 45, of Cedartown, was involved in an incident at Shiloh Baptist Church on Tuesday morning that police described as “reckless…
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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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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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REPORT: Man jailed in weekend traffic stop arguing with officers
A man who had several issues with his vehicle and was speeding ended up in cuffs after he wouldn’t stop arguing with officers during a traffic stop over the weekend, according to Polk County Police reports. The Saturday afternoon, March 29 traffic stop at Highway 278 at Pea Ridge Road began when 19-year-old Diego Gomez…
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CPD makes multiple arrests following ATV running from officers; drugs, weapons and cash found
A bust in Cedartown saw multiple arrests, and police are seeking two more suspect after a collection of drugs were found by officers only seeking to stop someone from driving an ATV on city streets. Dartania Cantrez Arnold, 28; Thomas Roddricas Calhoun, 24; Sandia Taenara Calhoun, 43; Ladonna Epris Frazier, 39, Caden Laray Golder, 21;…
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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…
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Roundabout work almost done at busy intersection
Piedmont Hwy., 100 cutoff & Canal Street now connected without four-way stop Good news for drivers who have having to wait for a slowpoke to get through the intersection: a roundabout will be finished soon enough by GDOT contractors, bringing the first such traffic pattern to the county limits. Work has been underway since last…