PRESS RELEASE – The Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office released the following statement regarding a string a burglaries that have been taking place in Forsyth County: There have been a few burglaries on the South end of the county and we are asking for the community’s assistance. If you see anyone suspicious in your neighborhood or […]
Read More »Man arrested for animal cruelty
GORDON COUNTY, Ga. – On Dec. 15, David William Edwards was arrested by The Calhoun Police Department on one count of cruelty to animals. According to the incident report, an investigation into Edwards occurred after a complaint was received from local animal control from the Georgia Department of Agriculture. As a result of the investigation, […]
Read More »Pickens County Man Arrested for the Sexual Exploitation of Children
PICKENS COUNTY, Ga. – Kelly Eugene Howard, 49, of Pickens County was arrested on Wednesday, Dec. 14 and charged with ‘one count of Sexual Exploitation of Children by the Georgia Bureau of Investigation Child Exploitation and Computer Crimes (CEACC) Unit’. According to a press release from the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, “The GBI CEACC Unit […]
Read More »Five hour standoff with individual threatening self-harm
PRESS RELEASE – The Gilmer County Sheriff’s Office released the following statement after an almost five hour incident where they responded to a call where an individual had barricaded himself and was threatening to harm himself. GCSO stated, “The heavy Sheriff’s Office and EMS presence in the 1600 block [off] John Call Road today was […]
Read More »Dade County Man Arrested for the Sexual Exploitation of Children
PRESS RELEASE – On Monday, December 12, 2022, Donald Rudolph Moore, age 59, of Dade County, Georgia, was arrested and charged with three counts of Sexual Exploitation of Children by the Georgia Bureau of Investigation Child Exploitation and Computer Crimes (CEACC) Unit. The GBI CEACC Unit began an investigation into Moore’s online activity after receiving cybertip […]
Read More »Polk County Woman Charged with Arson
PRESS RELEASE – Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner John F. King announced today that Virginia Dawson, 20, of Rockmart, has been charged with arson. The incident occurred at a 980-square-foot mobile home on Blue Hold Road in Rockmart. The occupants were home at the time of the fire. “At approximately 3:51 p.m. on December 6th, Ms. […]
Read More »Undercover sting operation led to car chase involving four individuals
TOWNS COUNTY, Ga. – An undercover sting operation led to the chase, and ultimate arrest, of four individuals in Towns County. The sting operation came about when a ‘Towns County resident reported that he was purchasing a Kubota Excavator from an individual valued at $23,000 but became concerned the equipment might be stolen.’ The Sheriff’s […]
Read More »Methamphetamine related arrest in Towns County
TOWNS COUNTY, Ga. – A traffic stop in Towns County led to the arrest of Nicholas Sean Swisher on charges of possession of Methamphetamines among others. According to a statement from the Towns County Sheriff’s Office, they arrested Swisher Early Sunday morning, December 4th. “Towns County Sheriff’s Office Drug Investigator and K-9 Deputies conducted a […]
Read More »Stephens County Man Arrested for the Sexual Exploitation of Children
STEPHENS COUNTY, Ga. – Alan Savage, 32, of Stephens County, was arrested on Wednesday, Dec. 7, and ‘charged with one count of sexual exploitation of children by the GBI Child Exploitation and Computer Crimes (CEACC) Unit.’ According to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) started sending ‘cybertip […]
Read More »Walker County man convicted of child molestation
Walker County – On November 30, 2022, Wesley Lebron Romine was convicted by a Walker County Jury of Rape, Aggravated Sexual Battery, Aggravated Sodomy, Aggravated Child Molestation, Sexual Battery against a Child and Child Molestation. The jury deliberated only a short time before rendering their verdicts. The case came to light after a juvenile relative […]
Read More »Rossville man arrested during traffic stop
Catoosa County – According to Catoosa County Sheriff’s Office incident report, On November 12th, 2022, at 2:25 AM, Deputy Weaver was sitting stationary running LIDAR on the off-ramp of Exit 345 Southbound when he observed a vehicle traveling at 99mph in a 70mph zone. According to the report, “Deputy Weaver observed the vehicle making sporadic […]
Read More »Cherokee man arrested for dog fighting
CANTON, GA – The Cherokee Marshal’s Office executed a search warrant Dec. 6 at a home at 6336 Union Hill Road as part of an animal investigation for dog fighting. The investigation began with a request for a welfare check on the animals. The Cherokee County Marshal’s Office conducted a welfare check, and probable cause […]
Read More »Murray County School Administrator Arrested for Child Molestation
MURRAY COUNTY, Ga. – Rachelle Louise Terry, 43, a Murray County School Administrator, has been arrested on numerous charges including child molestation. Terry has been booked in the Murray County Jail after The Georgia Bureau of Investigation was asked to look into Terry following some claims from earlier this year. The GBI has released their […]
Read More »Forsyth County EMT killed after ambulance collision
FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. – On Nov. 17, Gina Ayres, an EMT with Forsyth County Fire Department, was killed after she was in route to a call inside an ambulance when the ambulance was struck, resulting in a three-car accident. The collision left four people with severe injuries and tragically caused Ayres fatal injures. The Forsyth […]
Read More »House fire in Gordon County
GORDON COUNTY, Ga. – A residential fire was called in Thursday evening when a fire broke out at Plantation Place on Buck Blvd SE Calhoun, GA. Life force was seen on the seen of the house fire. It is not known if any injures occurred but the owners of the home have drawn a lot […]
Read More »Gilmer Warming Center
WARMING CENTER OPEN WHEN TEMPS FALL BELOW 30 DEGREES … The Gilmer Warming Center will be open December 4th when temperatures fall below 30°. The doors will open at 5 o’clock and guest will leave by 7 AM the following morning. If you have no where to go on those cold nights come and join […]
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