Bartow County deputies booked 50-year-old Derrick Renard Carter of Atlanta into the jail on Tuesday night on warrants stemming from August 31st, 2020, to May 31st, 2024 - four for aggravated child molestation, four for sexual battery against any child under the age of 16 years, and four for aggravated sexual battery. There is no [read more...]
During a business meeting this week, the Euharlee City Council approved several items related to its new Downtown Development Authority. They first decided on what would be in the business district. Then, they approved the allocation of $25,00 to the DDA fund. The DDA can only use the funds with approval from the city council. [read more...]
The City of Cartersville faced a severe storm Thursday night, resulting in significant disruptions, including structure fires, widespread power outages, structure damage, and extensive debris. The city’s Fire, Electric, and Public Works departments have been working diligently to address the aftermath and ensure the safety and well-being of the residents. The storm considerably [read more...]
A Bartow County deputy came very close to shooting a suspect before arresting him outside his Evergreen Trail apartment home near Cartersville on Sunday afternoon. Deputies responded to a domestic disturbance in which they reportedly saw a male holding a knife and a female arguing in the front yard. After refusing to drop the knife [read more...]
Someone allegedly tried to run over a Bartow County firefighter at an overturned vehicle wreck scene on Highway 113 just south of Brown Farm Road southwest of Cartersville on Sunday afternoon. Georgia State Patrol was working on the accident, while Bartow County Fire was assisting with traffic control, as people were driving the wrong way [read more...]
Daniel Joseph Benson An investigation into an aggravated assault in Bartow County last weekend led to deputies arresting an armed man in the woods nearby. Bartow County deputies went to a residence on Pickys Hollow north of Acworth on Friday night about a fight in progress. They reportedly found a woman with scratches [read more...]
Multiple law enforcement agencies arrested two people after an armed robbery at Citgo on the corner of West Avenue and Old Mill Place in Cartersville early Thursday morning. At the time of the incident, arriving officers determined that a black male, wearing a mask, gloves, and hoodie, produced a handgun, demanded money, and [read more...]
Bartow County deputies may have arrested Crips gang members at the scene of a broken-down vehicle on I-75 southbound near mile marker 280 between Emerson and Acworth early Saturday morning. A tow-truck driver called dispatch saying he smelled marijuana and wanted law enforcement to search the white 2013 Dodge Charger with a Tennessee [read more...]
First responders went to the SK Battery Plant on Highway 411 southeast of Kingston at around 7:14 on Friday morning about a possible stabbing. Two plant safety managers reportedly observed two employees in an altercation. One of them, the suspect, purportedly punched the coworker, causing him to fall. When the coworker got up to defend [read more...]
At the request of the Bartow County Sheriff’s Office, Georgia Bureau of Investigation agents are investigating an officer-involved shooting in Bartow County. 60-year-old Chris Cochran of Adairsville was shot and killed in the incident. No officers were injured. On Sunday, Bartow County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to a home on Wesley Mill Drive after Cochran [read more...]
