EMERSON – AUGUST 9, 2025 – A routine patrol by law enforcement escalated into a high-speed chase early Saturday morning, ultimately resulting in a major accident involving a fleeing vehicle and a Gordon County Deputy. At approximately 4:34 AM, a Bartow County deputy stationed on Interstate 75 near mile marker 285 clocked a silver Honda [read more...]
In Cartersville on Sunday, August 3rd, police arrested 29-year-old Hilda Antonia Lux Mateo on Townsley Drive following a stabbing incident and a cooking pan incident on separate occasions involving the same victim. The first incident happened on July 10th, when the victim, residing with Lux Mateo on Martin Luther King Junior Drive, reported a heated [read more...]
Bartow County deputies arrested 52-year-old Joe Allen Davis Junior at his residence on Graystone Lane late Saturday night after he allegedly choked his ex-wife, punched her multiple times, and caused significant injuries, including bruising on her neck and an active bleeding wound on her forehead. Additionally, she claimed that her dentures were broken during the [read more...]
Bartow County deputies have arrested 39-year-old Joshua Wayne Galles at his home on CCC Road late Friday night, August 1st, after he allegedly choked his ex-girlfriend before slamming her head against the roof of her car multiple times, causing visible injuries. According to the victim, she had contacted Galles to pick up some mail. However, [read more...]
On Friday, August 1st, at approximately 8:26 PM, a Bartow County deputy responded to reports of shots fired at the intersection of Burnt Hickory Road and Cassville Road. According to the victims, while driving through a roundabout, they were closely followed by a large white SUV. After exiting the roundabout, the driver of the SUV [read more...]
On Thursday, July 31st, at approximately 3:09 PM, Cartersville police were dispatched to a serious accident at the intersection of Parkview Drive and Pine Grove Road. Upon arrival, officers discovered a black male victim lying face down in the roadway, suffering from a significant traumatic injury to his right leg. An officer quickly rendered aid, [read more...]
On Monday afternoon, a car chase in Cartersville led to the arrest of a man after he allegedly attempted to evade law enforcement. At approximately 2:30 PM, a Bartow-Cartersville Drug Task Force agent spotted a white Ford Expedition with a fictitious tag parked at the Chevron Ameri-Mart on Burnt Hickory Road and Mission Road. When [read more...]
A chaotic scene unfolded on Saturday at the Old Hardin Bridge Landing on the other side of the Etowah River from Sugar Valley Road, involving multiple victims in a potential drowning and an alleged assault. Bartow County deputies received reports at 9:40 PM of an assault in progress, with dispatch noting that several people had [read more...]
The Cherokee County Sheriff’s Office, in collaboration with federal, state, and local agencies, announced on Thursday the apprehension of twelve suspects during a three-day operation called “Operation Phantom Whisper.” This initiative focused on identifying and arresting child predators. Among those arrested are two men from Bartow County: 29-year-old Daylon Emil Figueroa from Cartersville and 36-year-old [read more...]
The Athens Banner-Herald reports that Josh Brock will take on a significant role in the upcoming 2025 Georgia football season as the new color analyst for the Georgia Bulldog Radio Network. A former offensive lineman for the Bulldogs, Brock played from 2002 to 2005, contributing to SEC Championship teams in 2002 and 2005. Currently, he [read more...]
