Police and Fire
Tamika Robinson
Two face charges in Cedartown drug bust
Two face drug charges after the Polk County Police Department's Narcotics Enforcement Team (NET) raided a Cedartown home Monday, according to reports. Arrested were Tamika Michelle Robinson, 32, o...
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Recent Cedartown police reports
Copper theft Cedartown police are investigating theft of copper and other metal items stolen from a local business, according to reports. The business owner, according to Cedartown Police Depar...
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A missing person photo is circulating on Facebook asking anyone who has seen Megan Montgomery to contact her parents or 911
Parents anxious to find missing daughter
Parents of a local woman are anxious to find their missing daughter, but police state there’s not a lot they can do because she is an adult. Megan Montgomery, 22, went missing from her parent...
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Polk County arrests through Dec. 31
The following people were arrested on the listed dates and charges according to the Polk County Jail docket report. The following people remain in the Polk County Jail. Thomas Malcolm Adams, 19, ...
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A Cedartown police officer directs traffice around 1:15 p.m. Thursday in front of Bussey’s Florist and Gifts, 302 Main St., Cedartown. (Lowell Vickers/thepolkfishwrap.com)
Smouldering fire blocks traffic on Main Street
Cedartown firefighters blocked off a portion of Main Street around 1 p.m. Thursday after smoke was reported inside Bussey’s Florist and Gifts, 302 Main St. According to the Cedartown Fire & Rescue...
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Four men face charges in drug arrest
Four men face charges after their arrests Monday in an undercover drug operation, according to the Polk County Police Department’s Narcotics Enforcement Team (NET) reports. Reports state Samuel Ri...
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Training helps firefighters with Rockmart s Fire & Emergency Services hone skills that can save lives and property. (Contributed photo)
Rockmart Fire Department prepares training schedule, sets new goals
Rockmart Fire & Emergency Services begins 2012 with a list of new goals, which includes those not reached during 2011. “We feel that setting goals gives us a framework for the new year,” said Chie...
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Police searching for two men in Cedartown armed robbery
Police are looking for two men who allegedly robbed a Cedartown resident Sunday night, according to police reports. Cedartown Police Department reports state a man was walking to the door of his S...
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Atlanta police officer struck by car, killed
by The Associated Press
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ATLANTA — An Atlanta police officer was struck and killed by a car while helping another officer investigate an earlier wreck on an interstate ramp, authorities said. A suspect was taken into cust...
Three in jail after major drug bust in Cedartown
by Melody Dareing
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A major methamphetamine ring has been busted in Cedartown with three men in jail, more than $20,000 in the drug seized, and "a large quantity" of currency confiscated, according to police official...
Atlanta bus crashes, injuring 14 people
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ATLANTA — A spokeswoman for Atlanta's public bus system says 14 people including the driver have been hospitalized after a bus crashed on the city's southwest side. MARTA spokeswoman Cara Hodgson ...
Four face charges in Rockmart drug raid
by Melody Dareing
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Four people face charges after their arrests in a drug investigation in Rockmart, according to police officials. According to the Polk County Police Department’s Narcotics Enforcement Team (NET), ...
Recent Polk County arrests
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The following people were arrested on the listed dates and charges according to the Polk County Jail docket reports. The following are currently remaining in the Polk County Jail. Ashley N...
Motorist rescued from vehicle entrapment Friday
by Melody Dareing
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A motorist lost control Friday morning and ran into a ditch on Piedmont Highway in Polk County, flipping her pickup truck onto its side and becoming trapped. The motorist was not seriously hurt. S...
Young's Road resident offering award for information in burglary incident
by Melody Dareing
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A Young’s Farm Road resident whose home was reported burglarized Tuesday is offering a reward for information. Johnny Bryant of 272 Youngs Farm Road isn’t disclosing the amount of the reward, but ...
Firefighters report to Cobb Mountain blaze Tuesday night
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Firefighters battled a blaze at a Cobb Mountain home Tuesday night, according to the Polk County Volunteer Fire Department. The home was destroyed in the blaze, although volunteer firefighters wer...
After UN veto, US floats coalition on Syria (AP)

Syrians stand near the body of a man local residents say was an activist who was tortured to death by the Syrian government and dumped by the side of the road in Idlib, northern Syria, Sunday, Feb. 5, 2012. The commander of rebel Syrian soldiers said Sunday there is no choice but to use military force to drive President Bashar Assad's regime from power as fears mounted that government troops will escalate their deadly crackdown on dissent after Russia and China vetoed a U.N. resolution aimed at resolving the crisis. (AP Photo)AP - The United States proposed an international coalition to support Syria's opposition Sunday after Russia and China blocked a U.N. attempt to end nearly 11 months of bloodshed, raising fears that violence will escalate. Rebel soldiers said force was now the only way to oust President Bashar Assad, while the regime vowed to press its military crackdown.


Sun Feb 05 14:46:07 UTC 2012
Analysis: Romney win leaves rivals few options (AP)

Republican presidential candidate former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney speaks at his Nevada caucus night victory celebration in Las Vegas, Saturday, Feb. 4, 2012. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)AP - Mitt Romney's big win in Nevada four days after his breakthrough victory in Florida spells big trouble for his remaining rivals. Simply put: Is there any way to stop Romney now?


Sun Feb 05 13:01:00 UTC 2012
GOP race turns to Colorado, Minnesota (AP)

Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney greets supporters after speaking at a caucus night watch party, Saturday, Feb. 4, 2012, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)AP - Now it's on to Colorado, Minnesota and Maine.


Sun Feb 05 14:40:55 UTC 2012