MEDIA RELEASE For Immediate Release Date: March 4, 2022 From the Office of DeKalb County Sheriff Nick Welden: FORT PAYNE, Ala. — Eight were transported to the DeKalb County Detention…
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Be Aware of Phone Scams
Submitted by Judge Jeremy Taylor Recently it was reported to the DeKalb County Circuit Court that an individual received a phone call from someone claiming to be Michael Edmondson from the…
Sherrif’s Office Hard at Work
FORT PAYNE, ALA- The DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office stayed busy during January. Sheriff Nick Welden reports the following: 1/1/22, DeKalb County Deputies noticed a subject who appeared intoxicated in Kilpatrick. Deputies…
Man Arrested for Murdering Father
Submitted FORT PAYNE, Ala. — At approximately 5:30 pm on February 8th, DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office received a call of a possible homicide on County Road 155 in Higdon. When DeKalb…
Lickskillet Man Fired Gun Into Vehicle
Submitted FORT PAYNE, Ala. — Deputies with the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office and DeKalb County Special Response Team, responded to a residence in the Lickskillet Community after reports of shots fired…
Drug Charges and Stolen Items Recovered
Billy Ray Roe FORT PAYNE, Ala. — On Thursday, December 2nd, Deputies with the DeKalb County Narcotics and Criminal Interdiction Unit conducted a traffic stop on County Road 479 and County…
DCSO Interdiction Team nabs Gun Smugglers
Isaiah Khawme AlexanderNathaniel Jahiem Alexander For Immediate Release Date: November 29, 2021 From the Office of DeKalb County Sheriff Nick Welden: FORT PAYNE, Ala. — Two Texas men are in the…
Outdated Equipment- A thing of the Past
Marla Jones, Managing Editor marla@southerntorch.com FORT PAYNE, Ala. —In the Spring of this year, DeKalb County Sheriff Welden, hosted a meeting with DeKalb County Fire Departments, Rescue Squads, 911, Emergency Management…