Tag: traffic
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Report: Rockmart man found with drugs, guns in truck after traffic stop
The Polk County Police got a big score of drugs and a few firearms during a traffic stop that started on Tuesday night and went into Wednesday morning, according to reports filed following the arrest just after midnight. Joseph Benjamin McClain, 48, of 225 Newcomb St., Rockmart, was jailed on multiple charges for drugs, guns,…
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Police: Man found with more than an ounce of cocaine during traffic stop
A Rockmart man remains in custody with his bond denied after being found with more than an ounce of cocaine during a traffic stop, and a meth pipe as well. Polk County Police took Johnny Shane Estes, 51, of 600 Pine Road, Rockmart, into custody on Thursday evening around 9 p.m. after he was stopped…
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Report: Calhoun Man who ran from officers in traffic stop later found, remains in jail
A Calhoun man who was a passenger in a April 7 traffic stop was turned up this past Friday by Polk County Police, according to reports. Joshua Scott Herndon, 40, of 111B Briarpatch Lane SW, Calhoun, remained in the Polk County Jail with a $6,000 bond set on felony and misdemeanor charges following the April…
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Report: Man found with drugs during traffic stop for busted tail light
A Rockmart man was jailed several charges following a weekend traffic stop by local police, according to a report filed over the weekend. Chad Gene Pinkard, 48, of 603 Gates Drive, Rockmart, remained in jail on a felony and three misdemeanor charges after Rockmart Police pulled him over around 12:30 a.m. on Saturday morning, April…
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Report: Argument prompts incident at Victory Baptist, drugs found during arrest
The parking lot and some of the grassy area around Victory Baptist Church was marked up by tires and a man driving in circles who was arrested on Thursday afternoon on multiple charges after police found drugs in the vehicle. Jackson Talmadge Marchbanks, 21, of 431 Atlanta St., Cedartown, remains in jail on several felony…
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Police: man jailed on traffic, seat belt charges in stop at Raceway in Rockmart
A Cedartown man was jailed and later released on bond after he was pulled over going 80 mph at one point on Highway 278 eastbound near Yorkville Highway, and pulled him over at the Raceway in Cedartown. Polk County Police reported the arrest of Antonio Byron Ware, 40, of 121 Vance Ave., Cedartown, on a…
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Report: Woman failed to yield in left turn in front of officer, tried to resist arrest
The Rockmart Police took a woman into custody on multiple charges after she was stopped for failing to yield on a left turn in front of an officer on patrol, according to a morning report. Lakeisha Nicole Prater, 36, of 435 Hogue Ave., Apt. 3, Rockmart, remained in the Polk County Jail this morning with…
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Georgia traffic, internet needs highlighted in Biden infrastructure plan
Beau Evans of Capitol Beat News Service provided this content for Polk.Today and other readers around Georgia to enjoy. Find additional state and political news at Capitol-beat.org. White House officials highlighted sluggish highway traffic, slow bus travel and spotty rural internet service in Georgia Monday as part of pitch to boost support for President Joe Biden’s $2.3…
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Police: Woman arrested after found driving on suspended license, tag not matching vehicle
Note: This article has been corrected to replace the mugshot for Pagan Elaine Nails, as well as update her age. Apologies for the error. – KtE A Rockmart woman was jailed and later released after she was about to go grocery shopping at Triangle Foods having gotten there in a vehicle with a tag not…
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Report: man sped past a blocked street in storm damage area, later arrested by PCSO
A Cedartown man remained in the Polk County Jail on felony and misdemeanor charges after he went around a roadblock following storms on March 25 and endangered those undertaking cleanup efforts, according to Polk County Sheriff’s Office officials. Deputies on Tuesday, March 30 arrested Jose Anthony Pineda, 24, of 320 Atlanta St., Cedartown, on felony…