About this page: Updates from the Floyd County Jail three times a day. The latest each day from the Bartow County Jail. Reports from the Polk County Jail (weekdays). Updates from Cartersville Police. Plus: Safety, crime fighting tips. Floyd County Jail: 4 a.m. 8 a.m. 8 p.m. Polk County Jail report: Thursday Wednesday Cartersville Police reports:… Read more
THE LATEST Bartow County Jail reports show the suspect in the Sunday evening murder of a Cartersville woman now faces four counts, including murder. David Aaron Turner of 31 Crump Road is charged with murder, aggravated assault with a gun, aggravated battery and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, the latest jail… Read more
The U.S. Geology Society (USGS) reports a 2.6 magnitude earthquake in Chickamauga, GA around 6:13 p.m. on Saturday. Did you feel anything? If so, you can complete the report on the USGS website. This isn’t the first earthquake in the Northwest corner of the state. According to previous reports, another M2.6 earthquake rattled Chickamauga… Read more
The GBI on Friday issued another appear for information into the murders of two Rome women on May 12-13. The bodies of Vanita Richardson and Truvenia Campbell were found on May 13 below a bridge near the Etowah River off the Bypass. Two Rome men have been jailed on charges related to the case but… Read more
This update Thursday afternoon in the Sincere Javier Estrada-Lopez murder case: Jevion Andrez Benham, 16, has been charged with murdering the rising Rome High junior, according to Rome Police. The statement:. The juvenile suspect in the Grady Avenue homicide (Sincere Estrada victim) has been charged with one count of Murder. He had his first appearance… Read more
From the state Department of Natural Resources: At approximately 5 p.m. on Sunday, June 21, Game Wardens responded to a drowning call on Allatoona Lake near the Webster Ferry Landing. According to witnesses, a 36-year-old male fell from a pontoon boat and did not resurface. The search began immediately but was suspended for the… Read more
A Summerville man faces multiple charges, including three counts of aggravated assault against a peace officer, following a chase from Summerville into the Armuchee area early Monday. Arrested was Wyatt Keith Standfield, 26. According to the report from Georgia State Patrol Trooper J.L.Gass: On June 22, 2020, while patrolling in Floyd County, I heard… Read more
An amateur, after-the-fact video of an incident in the 300 block in downtown Rome early Saturday is being shared on Facebook. According to Assistant Chief Debbie Burnett with Rome Police, no incident was reported on Saturday night, but a call was received on Friday. “I’ve received information that this call actually occurred Friday night.… Read more
3 p.m. Sunday update: Missing Gordon County man found safe per Sheriff Mitch Ralston. From Gordon Sheriff Mitch Ralston: Friday night, June 19, Charles David Bagley, age 62, of Resaca, Georgia, was reported missing to the Gordon County Sheriff’s Office by a concerned neighbor. A family member told the investigating deputy that she had last spoken with… Read more
The Floyd County Courthouse will reopen as planned on Monday, June 22 at 8 a.m. following a two-week closure due to COVID-19 positive cases among 7 staff members. As of Friday afternoon, there have been no other positive cases reported, according to Logan Boss with NW Georgia Department of Public Health. When the Courthouse reopens,… Read more
A Calhoun man, David Conlon, age 33, was airlifted to Grady Hospital in Atlanta following a crash in Murray County late Thursday. Witnesses removed the man from his burning vehicle before rescue crews arrived. From Georgia State Patrol: On June 18, at approximately 5:20 p.m., Vehicle #1 (2000 Nissan Xterra) was westbound on SR… Read more
Amid the endless television footage and boldheadlines, senior officers with the Rome Police Department met with community pastors at Cornerstone Church over lunch on Monday, Senior Pastor Jody Hagerty says the pastors’ goal was to “help support the people of our community” amid all that’s happening. With the pastors being “responsible for a large part… Read more
Today: Back the Blue was organized by Tabitha Chapman of Rome. It moves from City Hall to the Law Enforcement building. The intent is to support police and remember officers fallen in 2020. "Back the Blue" rally in downtown Rome. GA, for law enforcement/first responders. @hometown @EmilieIkedaFOX5 @MarkWinneWSB pic.twitter.com/QtPwmjWZ80 — David Boylan (@DavidBoylan15) June 15,… Read more
THE LATEST PREVIOUSLY From CNN: At least 36 people have been arrested in Atlanta, the Atlanta Police spokesman tells CNN. Police fired tear gas at protesters and shut down an interstate as a Wendy’s where an Atlanta police officer shot and killed a black man was set on fire. One of the officers involved in the fatal shooting… Read more
This update Wednesday afternoon from the Georgia State Patrol: Vehicle 1, a Jeep Wrangler driving by Austin T. Parker. 22, of Summerville, was was traveling south on U.S. 27 while vehicle 2, a Ford F-150 driven by Patrick W. McClain, 35, of Rome, was headed north. Vehicle 1 failed to maintain a lane and… Read more