Posted on January 24th, 2022

According to a Calhoun Police Department report, on Sunday, January 23rd, 2022, just after 3:00 p.m. an officer was dispatched to AdventHealth Gordon located at 1035 Red Bud Road in reference to a stab wound report. The victim advised the officer his ex-wife Taylor Lynn Thomas, 23, Calhoun, followed him to the parking lot of […]

Posted on January 23rd, 2022

According to the Georgia State Patrol, “These are the preliminary investigative findings, and this crash is still under investigation. On January 22nd, 2022, at 8:08 p.m., the Georgia State Patrol Post 5 Dalton was requested to investigate a vehicle versus pedestrian crash on GA-3 at Armstrong Road in Catoosa County. The preliminary investigation determined that the […]

Posted on January 23rd, 2022

According to a Whitfield County Sheriff’s Office report, on Sunday, January 23rd, 2022, at around 2:27 AM, a deputy heard Dalton Police Department officer attempting to stop a silver BMW for several traffic violations after leaving The Oyster Pub at 933 Market Street. The vehicle failed to pull over and fled from officers onto I-75. According to […]

Posted on January 21st, 2022

According to a Floyd County Police Department incident report, on January 13th, 2022, at approximately 7:51 PM, Officer Wade was dispatched to an address on Ridgeview Drive in Silver Creek, Georgia, in reference to a domestic. The officer met with the victim who was holding her mouth, and noticed a small amount of blood on […]

Posted on January 21st, 2022

According to a Floyd County Police Department incident report, Investigators continued to conduct proactive investigations to find child predators who use social media platforms to find children for sex. The Investigator reported, “[I] was posing as a 14-year-old girl online for the purposes of identifying child predators. While doing so, [I] began receiving messages from […]

Posted on January 21st, 2022

According to Floyd County Jail records, Gabriel Kendell Ragland, 40, of Rome, was arrested on January 12th, 2022, and booked into jail on seven counts of child molestation. According to the report, Ragland forced a woman’s seven underage children to watch the couple have sex. The report said the acts occurred between April 1st, 2018, […]

Posted on January 21st, 2022

According to a Floyd County Police Department incident report, on January 12th, 2022, 5:39 PM, K-9 Handler Lieutenant Christopher Hovers assisted Officer Harbin with a traffic stop he had conducted due to a suspended registration on the lot of Even Store on GA 20 west. Lieutenant Hovers reported, “[I] approached the driver identified as Ricky […]

Posted on January 20th, 2022

According to a Floyd County Police Department incident report, on January 5th, 2022, Investigators continued to conduct proactive investigations to find child predators who use social media platforms to find children for sex. The Investigator reported, “[I] was portraying a 14-year-old girl to identify people using popular apps and websites to lure children for sexual […]

Posted on January 20th, 2022

According to a Floyd County Police Department incident report, on January 8th, 2022, Investigators continued to conduct proactive investigations to find child predators who use social media platforms to find children for sex. The Investigator reported, “[I] was contacted by someone later identified as Devonte’ Rene’ Watkins, 28 of Rockmart. Watkins messaged that he found […]

Posted on January 20th, 2022

According to a Floyd County Police Department incident report, on December 16th, 2021, Investigators continued to conduct proactive investigations to find child predators who use social media platforms to find children for sex. The Investigator reported, “[I] was posing as a 14-year-old girl online for the purposes of identifying child predators. While doing so, [I] […]