2 Stabbed, 1 Critical in Bloody Robbery

Witnesses said a man with a knife entered the home near a Highway 41 flea market, stole money and stabbed two men.

Three people were taken to the hospital as a result of a Sunday robbery law enforcement officer said left a bloody scene. Two victims were stabbed, one critically, and the alleged assailant sustained injuries in what investigators describe as an armed robbery, burglary and aggravated battery case, the motive of which is unclear. Witnesses told detectives 48-year-old Herbert Eberhardt Drews, whose address is listed as a room of Crown Inn on North Tennessee Street, entered the Cartersville home near a Highway 41 flea market and storage business shortly before 10 p.m., stabbed a 70-year-old man and took an undetermined amount of cash. On his way out of the house, Drews is accused of attacking and stabbing a 41-year-old Cartersville man who …

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Robber Shook Hands, Apologized

A teen duo from White tried to track down a gunman through neighborhoods and woods near Cass-White Road.

Two teens—reported to police because they were driving around a Cartersville neighborhood, making frequent stops in driveways, and walking through the woods with flashlights—said they were trying to find a man who had pointed a gun at them and demanded money. Citing adrenaline, the 17- and 19-year-old men said they did not call 911 after the robber, to whom they provided a ride, asked their names, shook their hands and apologized before putting a gun to one's head and pointing it at the other. "I'm sorry," the gunman said before racking the slide on the gun, which the teens described as "one from the 007 movies," but smaller, possibly a Walther PPK. "Give me the money; I know y'all got some." The victims had given the man, who was drinking…

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Robbery Apparent Motive in Alleged Murder

Bartow County Sheriff's Office authorities arrested two additional people in connection with the death of Tim Buck.

Authorities have now arrested a total of three people in connection with a homicide on Harvest Way last month. Timothy Lee Buck, 46, of 132 Jackson Circle, Marietta, was found deceased and sitting on the front porch of a friend's home with a gunshot wound to the head. Sheriff Clark Millsap in a news release said two additional suspects have been arrested in connection with the case — Ted Debaise Robinson, 29, and Justin Cody Wise, 24, both of Cartersville, each face murder and armed robbery charges. Robinson is currently in another metro Atlanta jail on unrelated charges and will be brought to Bartow County jail once released. Wise is currently in the Bartow County jail. In June, investigators arrested Antonio Shamarr Linley, 22, of …

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shawna ashworth

12:03 pm on Friday, October 5, 2012

im sorry for ur familys loss but i kno the 3 guys the have didnt do it they all have familys of there own and would never kill any1   more ›

Store Is Victim of Armed Robbery, Again

A man walked in Banana Boat, exposed a gun and demanded money from the clerk and a customer.

Tuesday marked the third time in six months the discount grocery Banana Boat at 65 Maple Ridge near Walmart was the site of an armed robbery. According to the Bartow County Sheriff's Office incident report, authorities were called to the store about 5:30 p.m. The clerk, a 45-year-old Cartersville man, said a heavy man with bushy hair and a beard walked in, reached in his waistband and exposed a black, small-caliber gun. The 6-foot-tall man demanded the clerk's wallet and money from the business. He also asked for the employee's keys and cell phone, but took the business phone instead of the mobile phone. A 55-year-old Cartersville woman playing video games inside the store also handed over her wallet. She said the robber demanded it and …

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Tire Tools Recovered in Walmart Armed Robbery

Two men late Thursday attempted to rob the electronics desk clerk for iPhones, but got away with nothing.

Two men held up a Walmart clerk and tried to take $3,500 in iPhones from the store about 11:15 p.m. Thursday, according to Bartow County Sheriff's Office Sgt. Jonathan Rogers. But the pair, who had asked to see an iPhone, fled the store empty handed, dropping tire tools on the way. According to the incident report, the clerk, a 56-year-old Calhoun woman, said one of the men asked to see a phone and when she bent down to unlock the case, he jumped over counter, knocking her out of the way. The clerk was pushed to the floor and the other robber, who Rogers said had been standing beside the first, started grabbing cell phones. Three men inside the store heard the clerk scream and ran over to provide assistance. One of the witnesses said he …

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Teen Says He Was Robbed, Beaten

The victim said he did not want to prosecute to avoid court proceedings.

Bartow County Sheriff's Office deputies at 9:45 p.m. Friday were dispatched to a local home after a woman called to reported an armed robbery. The victim, a 19-year-old Cartersville man, told police two men he knew robbed him as he walked in the parking lot of Cassville Oaks Apartments on Roth Lane. One of the men bumped his chest, said "Give me your money," and the victim heard a cocking noise from a firearm. One of the men struck the victim in the head with the gun, knocking him to the ground, and the two robbers began kicking him. The victim said the men took his cell phone and left in a white SUV, which was stopped by deputies a short distance away, but the victim did not want to press charges. The teen said he did not want to go …

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Man Gets Life in Armed Robbery

Henry Antonio Taylor was found guilty of holding up the Metro PCS store.

Life plus 30 years — that's what the man convicted of the armed robbery of Metro PCS heard from a judge. The Daily Tribune News has the details.

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Man Reports Armed Robbery on Date

He said an unknown man pushed a Glock into the victim's head and demanded his wallet.

A 22-year-old Cartersville man called authorities Saturday around 2:15 p.m. to report he had been robbed at gunpoint. The man said he was on a date with a girl he knew from Facebook when the pair spotted another man walking along Cassville Road. They picked up the other man, drove around and eventually near the Dollar General on Cassville Road. It was there the victim said a gun was placed to his head and his wallet demanded. The girl pulled over near Cassville Road and Highway 293, and the victim got out of the car.

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Police and Fire

Reward Offered for Information on Armed Robbery

Crime Stoppers focuses on the robbery of Little Caesars.

Cartersville-Bartow County Crime Stoppers is offering a $500 reward for information about the armed robbery of Little Caesars Pizza in Cartersville around 10 a.m. Jan. 3. Tipsters remain anonymous and retrieve rewards anonymously at a bank using a personal identification number. Crime Stoppers accepts anonymous tips on criminal activity at 770-606-TIPS (8477).