From the Office of DeKalb County Sheriff Nick Welden: FORT PAYNE, Ala. — An incident occurred on Sunday, January 28th that led to a DeKalb County man being charged with Attempted…
Category: Crime
Thirty Arrested During Friday Night's Saturation
From the Office of DeKalb County Sheriff Nick Welden: FORT PAYNE, Ala. — On Friday night, January 19th, DeKalb County Deputies, Investigators, and Drug Task Force, with the help of several…
Suspicious Vehicle results in arrest
From the Rainsville Police Department: RAINSVILLE, Ala. — In the early morning hours of January 16, 2019, officers of the Rainsville Police Department received a call of a suspicious vehicle. Officers responded to the area…
Meth Found in Fort Payne
From the Office of DeKalb County Sheriff Nick Welden: FORT PAYNE, Ala. — At approximately 10:30 pm, on the night of January 15th, DeKalb County Drug Task Force agents along with…
Student Caught at Sylvania with Marijuana
From the Office of DeKalb County Sheriff Nick Welden: FORT PAYNE, Ala. — A 17-year-old male was caught with a small amount of marijuana in the classroom at Sylvania School on…
Missing Juvenile Located
From the Office of DeKalb County Sheriff Nick Welden: FORT PAYNE, Ala. — Earlier today, Investigators with the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office located the 17-year-old missing female from Sylvania. The juvenile…
PHONE SCAM ALERT: New Scam Impersonates Sheriff’s Office
From the Office of DeKalb County Sheriff Nick Welden: FORT PAYNE, Ala. — A new scam is targeting citizens in the DeKalb County area, and is impersonating the DeKalb County Sheriff’s…
Justice Served
By Marla Jones, Managing Editor • marla@southerntorch.com FORT PAYNE, Ala. — On August 7, 2018, a resident on Valley View Avenue reported a suspicious truck in a neighbor’s driveway. The neighbor…