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Georgia State Patrol Reports 33 DUI Arrests After Concert in Rome
The Georgia State Patrol arrested 33 people on charges of driving under the influence in Floyd and Bartow counties on Friday and Saturday nights. This past weekend several thousand people attended the Rock the Country concert at Kingston Downs, with headliners Kid Rock on Friday night and Jason Aldean on Saturday night. According to the Sgt. Doug Shamblin of the GSP, they made a concentrated effort over the weekend to...
Former Floyd Sheriff's Office Sgt. Pleads Guilty to $7k Theft
A former sergeant who headed up a youth education program in the Floyd County Sheriff’s Office pleaded guilty to stealing nearly $7,000 in funds and then attempting to cover up the theft. At the time of his arrest in March 2022, Cody James Waters’ career with the sheriff’s office had been looking up. He’d come on at the agency in 2019 and, during that time, had been promoted to oversee the Choosing Healthy Activities and Methods Promoting Safety, or CHAMPS, program. ...
REPORT: Pills, other drugs found during White River Road traffic stop
A Rockmart-area man was jailed over the weekend after a traffic stop on White River Road on early Saturday morning ended with officers discovering pills and other drugs during a search of his vehicle, according to reports. Polk County Police got behind Johnny Shane Estes, 54, of a Rockmart-area address a quarter past midnight on […] The post REPORT: Pills, other drugs found during White River Road traffic stop appeared first on Polk Today.
REPORT: Man threatens family, officers with shears taken to jail after being tased
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