Pinedale Drive Juveniles Admit To Damaging Truck

Last Saturday, a deputy responded to a call on Pinedale Drive in Trion regarding damage to a GMC pickup truck.  Once on the scene, the deputy spoke with the complainant, Tialaissa Edna Holmes, who identified two juveniles that had damaged her 1989 GMC pickup.  Ms. Holmes said that the youths had busted the windshield, all of the mirrors and damaged the front hood.  There were also holes in the door of the vehicle.  The report didn’t indicate how the juveniles damaged the truck, but the two suspects did admit to doing the damage when asked by the responding deputy – in front of their parents.  The complainant said that she was going to try to work out payment for damage with the juveniles’ parents, but wanted a report on file about the incident.

Rome Police Consider Homicide Charges In Vehicle Fatality

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Rome Police are considering homicide charges against an unidentified woman in connection with a vehicle fatality that happened on Sunday morning.  Rome Police say that thirty-three-year-old Milton Omar Medina, formerly of Honduras, was in his van when he was forced off the road by a vehicle driven by his girlfriend.  Medina’s vehicle crashed into a tree and exploded, according to the Floyd County Coroner’s office.  Medina was pronounced dead at the scene.  His body has been sent to the GBI Crime Lab for an autopsy.  Rome Police say that they are working the case as a “potential homicide”.

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Copper Wire Stolen From Cell Phone Tower

AT&T reported a theft of copper wiring to the Chattooga County Sheriff’s Office last week.  According to a report released on Tuesday of this week, Christopher Wood with AT&T reported that someone had cut through a chain-link fence at the AT&T cell phone tower off Butler Dairy Road and stolen an undisclosed amount of copper wiring. It is believed that thefts occurred in March as well as this past month at the site.  The incident was turned over to an investigator.

Dollar General Fined Again For OSHA Violations In Georgia & Alabama

Cartersville Man Crushed in Workplace Accident

Dollar General Corp and Dolgencorp LLC have been fined once again for what OSHA states as “putting its workers’ safety at risk.”

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LEMC Meeting Next Thursday

LEPC meeting Thursday, November 10, 2022 at 8:30 am. The location will be 40 Middle School Road, Summerville, GA 30747, this location is the Chattooga County Agricultural Building. North Georgia EMC will give a presentation at the meeting.

Blood Assurance SEC Championship Giveaway

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As of now, it’s unknown which two SEC schools will face off in the championship game on Dec. 3 in Atlanta, but what is known is that a Blood Assurance blood donor will be at Mercedes Benz Stadium to catch all the action on the gridiron.

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Arrest Report – Thursday – November 3, 2022

Here is the latest arrest report from the Chattooga County Sheriff’s Office for Thursday, November 3, 2022:

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Florida Land Developer Scammed By Tennessee Man In Summerville

Summerville Police were contacted by a Florida property developer regarding a scam this week.

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Sheep Killed On Saddle Club Road

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The Chattooga County Sheriff’s Department was called to a Saddle Club Road, Summerville address on October 28th concerning a sheep that had been killed.  Jerome Hartline showed a responding deputy where the animal had been attacked and killed.  The complainant believed that neighbor’s Husky dogs were to blame for the incident, but didn’t have any tangible proof.  The deputy advised Mr. Hartline of magistrate court proceedings.

Alabama Man Arrested In Northwest Georgia On Child Sex Charges

A forty-eight-year-old Alabama man was arrested by the Floyd County Police Department on Monday for multiple charges related to child molestation.

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