Federal immigration officers arrested a convicted sex offender right here in Cartersville over the weekend as part of a nationwide crackdown on serious criminals living in the country illegally. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE, targeted what officials call the “worst of the worst” – individuals with convictions for murder, child sexual abuse, violent [read more...]
Authorities recovered the body of a 60-year-old Cartersville man from the Etowah River on Sunday afternoon. Officers responded around 1:40 p.m. on July 5th to the Etowah River Canoe and Kayak Launch Boat Ramp at 1540 West Avenue after a passerby reported finding a body in the water while walking through nearby woods. The responding [read more...]
Bartow County authorities have recovered the body of a man who disappeared in Lake Allatoona on Sunday. Georgia Department of Natural Resources game wardens, along with Bartow County Fire/Rescue, located and recovered the body of Fidel Ojwang, 28, of Lilburn, just after midnight Monday. Crews found him in about 60 feet of water near Glade [read more...]
Bartow County deputies booked 46-year-old Brian Harvey Goolsby of 381 Bells Ferry Road into the jail on June 3rd on 100 warrants from June 2nd for violation of the Computer or Electronic Pornography and Child Exploitation Prevention Act. Bartow County Sheriff’s Office continues to investigate the case. Anyone with information is encouraged to contact the [read more...]
A deadly multi-vehicle crash occurred on U.S. Highway 411 in Bartow County Sunday morning, claiming the life of a 24-year-old Cartersville woman. Georgia State Patrol troopers responded to the scene east of Hamilton Crossing Road at 10:31 a.m. on May 24th. According to the preliminary investigation, a black Dodge Durango traveled east in the left [read more...]
Drivers, take note: A portion of Walnut Grove Road directly in front of the Water Pollution Control Plant will close from Saturday, May 23rd, through Friday, July 31st. The city plans to keep the road open at both ends. Hence, businesses and properties remain accessible, but the section immediately adjacent to the plant will remain [read more...]
Euharlee Police have arrested a 19-year-old Bartow County man after he allegedly broke into his ex-girlfriend’s home through a window early Sunday morning, assaulted her, and made terroristic threats. Officers arrested Victor Alexis Clemente for burglary, second-degree criminal damage to property, aggravated assault by strangulation, battery, and terroristic threats and acts. The incident occurred around [read more...]
24-year-old Jeremiah Keith Lambert is in custody after Cartersville police say he stabbed a man multiple times outside The Local Bar and Grill early Sunday morning. Officers responded to the bar at 120 South Erwin Street around 12:18 a.m. on May 10th after receiving reports of a disturbance involving a knife. Upon arrival, they found [read more...]
Cartersville police are searching for a suspect after a man was stabbed outside The Local Bar and Grill early Sunday morning. Officers responded to the bar at 120 South Erwin Street around 12:18 a.m. on May 10 after receiving reports of a disturbance involving a knife. Upon arrival, they found the victim lying in a [read more...]
A Bartow County man faces 26 charges after authorities say his 26-day-old daughter suffered multiple fractures and visible bruising. The Bartow County Sheriff’s Office booked 33-year-old Robert Michael McNeely of Amberidge Drive on Wednesday, May 6th. Deputies charged him with 19 counts of aggravated battery, one count of aggravated assault, four counts of battery, one [read more...]
