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Rainsville PD now taking applications for next Citizen's Police Academy
January 4, 2018 by Southern Torch
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Rainsville PD now taking applications for next Citizen's Police Academy

PHOTO: Rainsville Police Chief Kevin Smith conducts a review at the final classroom session of the second . (Tyler Pruett | Southern Torch) By Tyler Pruett, Managing Editor  tyler@southerntorch.com  RAINSVILLE, Ala. — The…

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Rainsville Police Department: Three arrested after shooting
January 3, 2018 by Southern Torch
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Rainsville Police Department: Three arrested after shooting

PHOTO: Aaron Wilson (18), Amy Wilson (39), and Michael Gass (44 ) (no photo available), all of Rainsville, were arrested on Friday in connection to a shooting that occurred in Rainsville.…

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DeKalb County arrests seven in traffic stops over the weekend
January 3, 2018 by Southern Torch
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DeKalb County arrests seven in traffic stops over the weekend

PHOTO: Seven were reportedly arrested during traffic stops on drug charges from December 29th through the 31st. The sheriff's office reported there were no booking photos available at this time. We've…

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Two from Cherokee Co. arrested for doing drugs with a child in the car
January 2, 2018 by Southern Torch
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Two from Cherokee Co. arrested for doing drugs with a child in the car

PHOTO: Robert Daniel Borders, 40, and Virgil Todd Matthews, 51, both of Centre, were arrested last Thursday at a Driver's License Checkpoint in Glencoe after being found in possession of drugs with a…

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District Attorney gives life saving opioid antidote to Sheriff's Offices
January 2, 2018 by Southern Torch
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District Attorney gives life saving opioid antidote to Sheriff's Offices

PHOTO: Cherokee County Sheriff Jeff Shaver and deputies with Naloxone; an antidote to be used if first responders encounter a life-threatening dose of opioids. The DeKalb County Sheriff's will also soon be…

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Broomtown man charged with possessing and distributing narcotics
December 20, 2017 by Southern Torch
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Broomtown man charged with possessing and distributing narcotics

PHOTO: Anthony Yarborough (46 of Broomtown) is currently being held in the Cherokee County Jail after he was charged with possessing and distributing narcotics. (Cherokee County Sheriff's Office) By Staff Reports  CENTRE, Ala. — According…

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DeKalb Co. Sheriff announces four arrests in separate incidents
December 19, 2017 by Southern Torch
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DeKalb Co. Sheriff announces four arrests in separate incidents

PHOTO: (Left to right)Timothy Wayne Smith (45 of Fort Payne), Kimberly Dawn Haston (23 of Henagar), Christopher Justin Ray (37 of Ringgold, Ga), and Jessica Constance Gilreath (29 of Crawford, Tn). (DeKalb County Sheriff's Office) By Staff Reports …

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Two arrested for Drugs on Lookout Mountain after traffic stop
December 18, 2017 by Southern Torch
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Two arrested for Drugs on Lookout Mountain after traffic stop

PHOTO: Jason Lee Driskill, 35 of Fort Payne and Tara Whitney Peacock, 30 of Henagar were arrested on Thursday night after being observed throwing narcotics out of a vehicle during a traffic stop. (DeKalb County…

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