Sheriffs Department
Posted under Sheriffs Department on November 21st, 2008 by RomeNewswire
Two Model coaches who have been charged with sexual assault after alleged improper relationships with students have been released from the Floyd County jail after they posted bond Friday.
30 year old Daniel Brown and 28 year old Matthew Blanton were fired earlier this week after the allegations surfaced.
Both Brown and Blanton were basketball coaches at […]
Posted under Sheriffs Department, Police on October 25th, 2008 by RomeNewswire
Floyd County police officer Donald Holbrooks, city detective Joe Costolnick and Jailer Darrell Trotter received Blue and Gold awards from the Rome Exchange Club Friday.
Holbrroks was honored for being instrumental in at least four armed robbery arrests; Costolnick was recognized for his work in solving armed robberies at Five Guys Burger and Citizens First […]
Posted under Sheriffs Department, Police, Bartow County on October 20th, 2008 by RomeNewswire
The Bartow County Sheriff’s Office is continuing the investigation into the discovery of a body found on Grand Georgia Court this past Sunday.
According to Sheriff Millsap, preliminary information obtained during an autopsy Monday Morning at The Georgia Bureau of Investigation Crime Lab in Atlanta confirmed the victim died of a gunshot wound.
The preliminary results also […]
Posted under Sheriffs Department, Police, Emergency Management, health, EMS, SWAT on October 9th, 2008 by Hayden Jennings
(Above: Sydney Arthur, 9, of Rome gets her flu shot)
By RNW Reporter Hayden Jennings
Local Authorities along with many participants were left satisfied Thursday Morning after their flu pandemic exercise went off without a hitch.
The line which wound around the parking lot at times and across the front of the Floyd County Health Dept. on E. 12th St. went fairly quickly […]
Posted under Sheriffs Department, Public Service on October 2nd, 2008 by RomeNewswire
Blood Assurance will host a blood drive in honor of Fredy Lucas at the Floyd County Jail today on Calhoun Road from noon until 5 p.m.
Fredy was recently diagnosed with colon cancer and is currently undergoing treatment.
In previous years, Fredy has served as the blood drive coordinator for the annual blood drive held at the […]
Posted under Sheriffs Department, City of Rome, Crime, Police, Drugs, Metro Task Force on September 23rd, 2008 by RomeNewswire
The street value of drugs seized by Rome Floyd Metro task Force officers this year has totaled $167,100, down from the $259,000 worth of drugs seized through August of 2007.
Methamphetamine seizures are way down, but marijuana seizures are 75% higher than a year ago. ironically even though the seizures of meth is down this year, […]
Posted under Sheriffs Department, Drugs, Metro Task Force on September 17th, 2008 by RomeNewswire
Floyd Country Sheriff’s deputies discovered an operational meth lab Wednesday evening while attempting to serve an arrest warrant on Pullen Road in Southern Floyd County near the Polk County line.
In a rural part of the county where you are more likely to find a goat than a meth lab, Sgt Jeff Chandler with the Floyd […]
Posted under Sheriffs Department, Floyd County, Police, Government on September 9th, 2008 by RomeNewswire
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Floyd County Commissioners have approved amendments to their 2008 budget, adding another $25,000 for the Public Health Dept., and including enough money to start implementation of a public safety employee pay raise plan. A small tax increase will be required this year, but the […]
Posted under Sheriffs Department, Police, Drugs, GBI, Metro Task Force on August 28th, 2008 by RomeNewswire
The Rome-Floyd Metro Task Force, with the assistance of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), served 15 warrants today on individuals associated with the manufacture of methamphetamine. These arrests stem from a year-long investigation and the seizure of a meth lab in January, 2008.
(Top: photo of the working meth lab. Below: Components of the meth lab.)
The […]
Posted under Sheriffs Department, Crime on August 22nd, 2008 by RomeNewswire
One of Floyd County’s Most Wanted has been arrested on the Coosa River in Alabama, while a second suspect got away.
41 year old Melissa Collins was wanted for credit card fraud, while the male suspect, thought to be Jerry Parker of a Reynolds Street address, was wanted for forgery.
