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… Read more
From Bartow County Schools, Sunday morning: “Less than 24 hours ago, the Bartow County School System tragically lost Angie Townsend, a White Elementary School Warrior, paraprofessional of 23 years and someone many students affectionately called “mom” or their “special friend.” “Throughout Mrs. Townsend’s influential teaching career at White Elementary School and Cass High School, she… Read more
A man arrested last Friday in Polk County on a probation violation is now charged in the murder of a 14-year-old girl in a Coweta County home invasion, according to a report from the AJC. William “Bill” Tyree was arrested on Feb. 14 in Polk County on the Eastside around Hwy 278 between Coots… Read more
From the AJC: Alleged Georgia white supremacists planned to kill others, more ‘targets’ found on cellphone. Three men accused of belonging to a white supremacist group based in Silver Creek saw their alleged plot to kill a Bartow County couple as a trial run for murdering others, a prosecutor said at a bond hearing for 21-year-old… Read more
From Cartersville Police, Wednesday evening: Tavares Atwell has been taken into custody without incident. Atwell has been charged with: 1. Murder With Malice under the Family Violence Act 2. Possession of a Firearm During the Commission of a Felony 3. Possession of a Firearm by a Convicted Felon Atwell was taken into custody without incident… Read more
Media release: Local police met with a group from Pepperell High School today to discuss an innovative campaign launched by students to address motorcycle awareness and safety. The student group Students Against Destructive Decisions (SADD) wants to “put the power in your hands” to protect motorcycle riders on the road. The campaign called “Cycle Clap”… Read more
A man arrested Friday in Polk County on a probation violation last Friday is now being questioned by authorities in connection with a Coweta County home invasion that led to a 14-year-old girls’s shooting death, according to a report from the AJC. According to Polk County Sheriff Johnny Moats: “Busy afternoon in Polk County on… Read more
A Rome man remains jailed in Floyd County after leading law enforcement officers on a chase through three counties on Friday afternoon. Cameron Kyle Ingram, 24, was wanted on active warrants for rape, when his vehicle was spotted in Haralson County and chased into Polk and then Floyd County. According to Polk County Sheriff’s… Read more
Media release: Calhoun Police are looking for a man who held up two Dollar General employees at gunpoint around 10:30 p.m. Thursday. Police say it is possible the suspect has robbed other area stores, including Rome. Officers responded to the call of an armed robbery at 634 Oothcalooga St. on the west side of Calhoun.… Read more
Media release: On Feb 13, 2020, the Rome/Floyd Metro Task Force executed a search warrant at 2531 Shorter Ave. against David Michael Brock following numerous complaints that Brock was selling quantities of methamphetamine. Brock was out on bond for a previous trafficking methamphetamine charge stemming from a search warrant at the same location in August… Read more
PREVIOUSLY From the Bartow County Fire Department: “Our hero! 5-year-old Noah Woods recently woke up to find his bedroom on fire. The only available exit was a window. He got himself and his 2 year old sister out of the window to escape the fire and re entered the house to alert the rest… Read more
THE LATEST Gordon County Deputy Coroner Christy Nicholson has identified the four victims of Saturday’s Cessna Citation jet crash in rural eastern Gordon County. All four died from “multiple blunt force trauma,” Nicholson says. They victims: Pilot: Roy Smith, 68, of Fayetteville. His son, Morgen Smith, 25, Atlanta. Morgen’s girl friend, Savannah Sims, 23,… Read more
About this case: Among the agencies assisting with ‘Operation Broken Arrow” were the Floyd County Police Department and the Polk County Police Department. In all, 14 people were arrested over four days beginning Feb. 6 and “traveled from areas around South Georgia with the intent to meet a child for sex.” Among those arrested:… Read more
THE LATEST John James Shillibeer is in custody this Friday morning following his arrest in Osceola, Ark., according to Floyd County Police Sgt. Chris Fincher. Shillibeer, 31, reportedly was in a vehicle that had been reported as stolen out of Memphis. JAN. 24 POST From Floyd County Police: Investigators are seeking public assistance… Read more
Media release: The Georgia Senate honored state Supreme Justice Robert Benham Wednesday when it adopted a resolution commending him as a “champion of justice” and praising him for his “deep personal commitment to the citizens of Georgia.” Justice Benham will step down from the Supreme Court of Georgia when he retires March 1. “Justice… Read more