PHOTO: Two were arrested after a pursuit began in Cedar Bluff, Alabama and ended near Plant Hammond in Rome, Georgia. (Cherokee County Sheriff's Office) By Staff Reports CENTRE, Ala. — According to Cherokee County Sheriff…
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Two arrested after attempting to flee DeKalb County Deputy
PHOTO: Jose Guadalupe Perez, 28 of Albertville and Miguel DeJesus, 22 of Kilpatrick were apprehended after attempting to flee a DeKalb County Deputy early Thursday morning. (DeKalb County Sheriff's Office) By Staff Reports…
Deputies make arrest on burglary warrant, second arrested after running through fence in Fyffe
PHOTO: Kenneth Allen Gregory (Right) of Fort Payne was arrested last Thursday on multiple warrants stemming from a break-in. Aaron Bruce Weaver (Left) of Fyffe was arrested last Friday after running through a…
Three arrested after high speed chase with a child in the car
PHOTO: (Left to right) Cody Durham 28 of Trenton, Georgia, Jared Haggard 26 of Higdon, and Whitney Durham 26 of Higdon were arrested after a traffic stop led to a high speed chase near Higdon.…
Two from Fyffe arrested after high-speed chase, third from Flat Rock still at large
PHOTO: Nickolas Donavan Brooks 27 of Flat Rock, Jonathan Ray Gore, 38 of Fyffe, and Bailey Leeann Taylor, 21 of Fyffe. (Jackson County Sheriff's Office) By Staff Reports SCOTTSBORO, Ala. — Sunday, May…
Highway 75 chase and hostage situation ends with no injuries
PHOTO: A man broke into a residence in Sylvania and took two hostages on Tuesday night, leading police on a high-speed chase that ended in Henagar. (Tyler Pruett | Southern Torch)…
Cedar Bluff man arrested for drugs after brief pursuit
PHOTO: Adam Kane Wright, 18 of Cedar Bluff, led police on a brief pursuit before being arrested on ten different charges, including unlawful possession of a firearm and drugs. By Staff…
What justifies a high speed chase?
By Tyler Pruett, Managing Editor tyler@southerntorch.com RAINSVILLE, Ala. — At last Monday night’s regular meeting of the Rainsville City Council, Councilman Marshall Stiefel praised police chief Johnny Stewart for his quick…