Tuesday morning, Rome Police issued new mugshot of murder suspect Joe Paul Atwater, 18, of Rome. Police say the photograph was “recently acquired.” The media release adds this note: “If you see Mr. Atwater, please contact 911 immediately. He has active murder warrants and should be considered armed and dangerous.” Atwater, of a Chambers Street… Read more
SAFETY TIPS: Track registered sex offenders in your community. Click Offender Watch Crime Mapping: See what crimes have been reported in your neighborhood. Crime Mapping Rome Police Department’s anonymous crime tip line. 706-236-5000. Click for details. Bartow County Sheriff’s Office partners with The Wanted Channel to provide an outlet to post wanted persons: Bartow’s most wanted… Read more
Opinion from the Georgia Supreme Court: The case involves the murder of Wreno Dantoine Fain on July 20, 2014. In October 2014, a Floyd County grand jury indicted Jamal Nevin Foreman, charging him with murder with malice aforethought, murder in the commission of a felony (aggravated assault and aggravated battery), aggravated assault, aggravated battery, reckless… Read more
Floyd County Police seek your help in finding the suspects in this case. According to FCPD Sgt. Chris Fincher: Gabrielle Falk, 51, was riding her bike toward Alabama Highway on the Bypass when she was struck sometime between 8 and 8:30 a.m. A passerby discovered her on the side of the road and called for… Read more
Four people were arrested early Sunday in Shannon on drug possession and other charges by members of the Rome-Floyd Metro Drug Task Force and other agencies, according to Floyd County Jail reports. Arrested at 35 Fourth St. were: Billy A. Bennett, 54, of Rome. Seven counts including possession of meth and cocaine. John Hugh Perry,… Read more
Media release: A Bartow County Sheriff’s Office deputy involved in an off-duty disturbance has been terminated and arrested. According to Sheriff Clark Millsap, former deputy Brison C. Strickland, 28, became involved in an off-duty disturbance at his home (a Cartersville apartment complex) on Saturday night. A female contacted Strickland and his fiancé Kristen P.… Read more
Look for another way back to Rome from Cartersville and the interstate this morning as accidents have the ramp from U.S. 41 to U.S. 411 jammed (see Google Traffic map above). Your best bet might be to get over to Ga. 293 and the roundabout at Burnt Hickory and get on U.S. 411 at that… Read more
Media release: The Rome Police Department announces the assignment of K-9 Officer Josh Glover and his K-9 partner Ash to the Rome Floyd County Metro Drug Task Force effective Aug. 12. Glover and Ash will assist the unit with drug searches and recoveries. The team’s primary mission will be to identify illegal drug violations… Read more
Media release: Georgia Arson Control awarded a $4,750 check on Monday to an individual for providing information that led to the arrest and sentencing in an arson case. The person who was awarded the check chose to remain anonymous. Ken LeCroy, a Georgia Arson Control consultant, presented the check. “This is the first time the… Read more
By Natalie Simms nsimmshh@att.net Signing bonuses for law enforcement officers? Employee incentives for finding successful applicants? Law enforcement agencies in Bartow and Floyd counties continue to face staffing shortages and are looking at creative ways to attract and retain qualified candidates to fill those positions. While the Floyd County Police Department is fully staffed, other agencies… Read more
From the GBI, Monday morning: On Sunday, Aug. 11, 2019, at approximately 9:50 p.m., the GBI was requested by the Walker County Sheriff’s Office to investigate an officer-involved shooting that occurred at 217 Clair St. in Rossville. Preliminary information indicates that at approximately 9:40 p.m., a Walker County Sheriff’s deputy was shot by Sherman Travis… Read more
A funeral Mass is set for Tuesday for Luis Canela Hernandez, 77, who died Thursday evening following a head-on collision on the Bypass in Rome. Hernandez died several hours after the accident. The funeral Mass is scheduled for 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Saint Mary’s Catholic Church in Rome. Daniel’s Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.… Read more
Above: The latest from WSB. From Hometown: Here’s the latest, courtesy of Mark McKinnon, Public Affairs Officer with the DNR’s Law Enforcement Division At approximately 1 p.m. Saturday, DNR game wardens responded to a boat incident on Allatoona Lake at Little River. In the incident, a ski boat and a personal watercraft collided just north of Little… Read more
Patrick Wayne Gaylor, 33, of Silver Creek is the latest suspect arrested by the Rome Floyd County Metro Drug Task Force and in this case, he faces 19 charges, Floyd County Jail records show. Gaylor was booked into the county jail on Saturday and remained there Sunday morning. In addition to several drug charges, he… Read more
It was midday on another hot August day when a sanitation worker saw something that would shock Northwest Georgia. The dismembered parts of a woman had been stuffed in separate bags and dumped at the Bartow County Landfill. The worker spotted the victim’s torso and, within minutes, arriving police officers knew it was a… Read more
THE LATEST Both drivers in a head-on collision are undergoing treatment at Rome hospitals following an afternoon collision on the Bypass near Rome High School. Rome Police report the driver of a red SUV was travelling east on the Bypass when he suddenly crossed the median and struck a black SUV driven by a woman.… Read more