By Southern Torch Staff FORT PAYNE, Ala. — From the Office of DeKalb County Sheriff Nick Welden: Two are in jail and another is currently being sought by the DCSO after…
Category: Crime
Stolen Motorcycle Recovered After Break-In
By Southern Torch Staff FORT PAYNE, Ala. — From the Office of DeKalb County Sheriff Nick Welden: On Monday (May 4th, 2020), the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office was dispatched to the…
Arrests Made After Pursuits, One Involving a Bicycle
By Southern Torch Staff FORT PAYNE, Ala. — From the Office of DeKalb County Sheriff Nick Welden: A man is in custody after leading a deputy on a chase while on…
Large amount of Meth, Marijuana, and Cash seized
By Southern Torch Staff DeKALB COUNTY, Ala. — From the Office of DeKalb County Sheriff Nick Welden: On Monday night, DeKalb County Deputies and Narcotics agents conducted a search on County…
Large Amount of Narcotics seized in Rainsville
By Southern Torch Staff FORT PAYNE, Ala. —From the Office of DeKalb County Sheriff Nick Welden: Last Tuesday (April 7, 2020) the DCSO seized a large amount of illegal narcotics in…
Rainsville Arrests Man for Burglary
By Southern Torch Staff RAINSVILLE, Ala. — Last night, the Rainsville Police Department was dispatched to the Farmers Telephone substation on Everett Road for a burglary. The suspect, Dalton Joshua Adams…
22 year old arrested for Rape, 2nd Degree
By Southern Torch Staff FORT PAYNE, Ala. — From the Office of DeKalb County Sheriff Nick Welden: A Fort Payne man was arrested on a rape charge last Friday (April 3,…
13 Ounces of Meth Seized
By Southern Torch Staff FORT PAYNE, Ala. —From the Office of DeKalb County Sheriff Nick Welden: Last week, DeKalb County Narcotics agents, Interdiction agents, and deputies seized a large amount of…