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UPDATE: Escaped work release inmate caught in Rome
October 17, 2017 by Southern Torch
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UPDATE: Escaped work release inmate caught in Rome

PHOTO: Last night, Jimmy Wayne Blair was caught in Rome after leaving a job site while on a work release program. (Cherokee County Sheriff's Office) By Staff Reports CENTRE, Ala. — According to…

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BREAKING: Police Chiefs get together to solve Henagar school burglary
October 16, 2017 by Southern Torch
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BREAKING: Police Chiefs get together to solve Henagar school burglary

PHOTO: Billy Blake, 40 of Fort Payne, was booked on charges related to the September 29 burglary at Henagar Junior High School (Mugshot not available as of print). By Tyler Pruett,…

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Cherokee Co. Deputies searching for inmate who left job site
October 16, 2017 by Southern Torch
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Cherokee Co. Deputies searching for inmate who left job site

PHOTO: (Cherokee County Sheriff's Office) By Staff Reports CENTRE, Ala. — According to Cherokee County Sheriff Jeff Shaver: Investigators and deputies are searching for a work release inmate who left the job…

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Another scam strikes DeKalb claiming to be the Sheriff's Office
October 11, 2017 by Southern Torch
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Another scam strikes DeKalb claiming to be the Sheriff's Office

(File Photo) By Staff Reports FORT PAYNE, Ala. — Over the last couple of weeks, the DeKalb County Sheriff's Office has warned the public of several scams. Late yesterday, the Sheriff's…

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Drug trafficker sentenced to 15 years
October 11, 2017 by Southern Torch
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Drug trafficker sentenced to 15 years

PHOTO: Candala Bridgett “Candy” Adams, age 41 of Leesburg was sentenced to 15 years in prison due to her 37 felony convictions and recent offenses while on probation.  (Cherokee County Sheriff's Office)…

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DeKalb Co. arrests twelve in two days during 'Saturation and Patrol'
October 5, 2017 by Southern Torch
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DeKalb Co. arrests twelve in two days during 'Saturation and Patrol'

PHOTO: (From top left to bottom right) Roy Lee Wilkes (35 of Sylvania), Kalop Wayne Peppers (28 of Fort Payne), Catherine Cheyenne Wells (32 of Rainsville), Ricky Lane Darwin (54 of Sylvania), Jason Cary Morris ( 41 of Fyffe), David…

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Ider man arrested after armed robbery of a Pharmacy
October 5, 2017 by Southern Torch
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Ider man arrested after armed robbery of a Pharmacy

PHOTO: Michael David Baxter, 35 of Ider was arrested on charges of Pharmacy Robbery after a high speed chase on I-59 that began in Georgia and ended in DeKalb County. (Jackson…

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Four in Henagar found in possession of meth, handguns
October 3, 2017 by Southern Torch
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Four in Henagar found in possession of meth, handguns

PHOTO: Christian Chase Holland, 20 of Pisgah, Michael Alexander Glass, 21 of Henagar, Hannah Leah Fordham, 20 of Griffin Ga and Courtney Danielle Priest, 21 of Griffin GA were arrested last…

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