Missing Goats, Potential Synthetic Pot Possession Monday in Cartersville

The following arrest information was supplied by the Bartow County Sheriff's Office and the Cartersville Police Department. It does not indicate a conviction.

The people listed on the Bartow County jail's intake report were arrested and booked into the jail but are not convicted, therefore are presumed innocent until the court system settles their cases. The documents, including incident and accident reports, were provided by the Bartow County Sheriff's Office and Cartersville Police Department. Cartersville Patch assumes the reports are error free and apologizes in advance for any incorrect information. Contact brande.poulnot@patch.com with questions about this police blotter. Coming to Cartersville Patch via mobile? Click here and scroll down to see the mug shots and reports. Tell us what you think in the comments, share your photos and videos, and don’t miss any of the local news you care …

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McDonalds Manager Reports Counterfeit Bills in Today's Blotter

See who was arrested and the crimes reported in our daily blotter. The following arrests information was supplied by the Bartow County Sheriff's Office. It does not indicate a conviction.

The people listed on the Bartow County jail's intake report were arrested and booked into the jail but are not convicted, therefore are presumed innocent until the court system settles their cases. The documents, including incident and accident reports, were provided by the Bartow County Sheriff's Office and Cartersville Police Department. Cartersville Patch assumes the reports are error free and apologizes in advance for any incorrect information. Contact brande.poulnot@patch.com with questions about this police blotter. Coming to Cartersville Patch via mobile? Click here and scroll down to see the mug shots and reports. Tell us what you think in the comments, share your photos and videos, and don’t miss any of the local news you care …

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Possession of Meth, Drug-Related Objects in Cartersville

See who was arrested and the crimes reported in our daily blotter. The following arrests information was supplied by the Bartow County Sheriff's Office. It does not indicate a conviction.

The people listed on the Bartow County jail's intake report were arrested and booked into the jail but are not convicted, therefore are presumed innocent until the court system settles their cases. The documents, including incident and accident reports, were provided by the Bartow County Sheriff's Office and Cartersville Police Department. Cartersville Patch assumes the reports are error free and apologizes in advance for any incorrect information. Contact brande.poulnot@patch.com with questions about this police blotter. Coming to Cartersville Patch via mobile? Click here and scroll down to see the mug shots and reports. Tell us what you think in the comments, share your photos and videos, and don’t miss any of the local news you care …

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Police: Bomb Threat was Hoax

Stores in the shopping center on East Main Street where The Dollar Tree is located were evacuated.

A spokesman for the Cartersville Police Department said that a bomb threat being investigated earlier tonight at The Dollar Tree on East Main Street appears to have been a hoax. Lt. Mark Camp said that words containing the threat were found written on a wall in a restroom at the store but that nothing was found during the investigation. Stores in the shopping center were evacuated while officers werer on the scene.

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Arts and Entertainment

Booth Hosts Doc Stovall Tribute Concert

Set for Saturday, April 21, Doc Stovall Remembered: The Tribute Concert is free and open to the public.

Booth Western Art Museum is set to honor the life, spirit and legacy of one of its own. Entertainer and museum manager Doc Stovall was killed last month in an early-morning, two-car crash. Police have not filed charges against the other driver. The tribute concert is set for Saturday, April 21, at 2 p.m. in the Booth Ballroom and free and open to the public. It will celebrate Stovall's influence in preserving the cowboy culture, and will include performances by members of his band, The Tumbleweed Cowboy Band, several people reciting cowboy poetry, and gun tricks and humor by Emcee Jim Dunham, who also serves as the Booth's director of Special Projects.    "Doc Stovall was very influential in passing along the love and interest in cowboy …

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Intoxicated Woman Struck by Train

She sustained a laceration to the head in the incident on Carter Street near Railroad Street, and her male companion went to jail on an outstanding warrant.

A woman who was hit by a train was responsive and walking following the  incident on Carter Street near Railroad Street, Cartersville Police Department Lt. Mark Camp said in an email. About 6:19 p.m., the woman and a man were near the railroad tracks, and she was hit by the train as it passed. Camp said the pair were intoxicated. Police found the woman, who apparently left the scene after sustaining a laceration to her head, at North Erwin and Carter streets. She was treated by emergency medical crews and taken to Cartersville Medical Center with an injury not expected to be life threatening. Her male companion was arrested on an outstanding warrant. Police have not identified the two, but expect tomorrow to release more information.

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Police Eye Charges in Fatal Crash

As Cartersville police wrap up an investigation of the two-car accident that claimed the life of local entertainer Doc Stovall, the community and Booth Museum begin to mourn.

Police, still investigating the traffic crash that claimed the life of Doc Stovall, say they'll determine if any charges against the other driver will be filed after the investigation is complete. The Booth Western Art Museum's Entertainment and Sponsorship manager and a Lithia Springs resident, Doc Gordon Stovall, 74, died following the two-vehicle accident early Wednesday morning. Despite emergency medical crews' efforts, Stovall passed away shortly after the 7: 15 a.m. crash at the intersection of Felton Road and North Tennessee Street. Cartersville Police Department Lt. Mark Camp said police have not released the other driver's name because the investigation is ongoing. A decision on charges in the crash will come at the conclusion of …

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Updated: Elderly Man Victim of Fatal Crash

Cartersville police had closed Felton Road eastbound from Jones Mill Road to Tennessee Street to investigate the two-car accident.

Updated 8:45 a.m. The accident scene is clear. Camp said the deceased is an elderly man. Updated 8 a.m. The fatal accident at N. Tennessee St. and Felton Road occurred about 7:15 a.m. and involved two vehicles, according to Camp. One of the drivers was deceased at the scene. Original Report Cartersville police are investigating a fatal crash at the intersection of Felton Road and Tenneessee Street, Lt. Mark Camp said about 7:30 a.m. Authorities have closed Felton Road eastbound from Jones Mill Road to Tennessee Street and say avoid the area. Camp said he expects to release further information in a couple hours, but confirmed one person was killed in a traffic accident.

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Police Offer May Citizens Academy

Participants learn about law enforcement operations with topics such as polygraphs, firearms and simulator training.

Cartersville Police Department is giving the public an opportunity to learn the hows and whys of law enforcement operations. In May, the agency is set to host a session of its Citizens Police Academy, a four-week program that is free to the public, but in which space is limited. “Participants will be exposed to traffic crash investigation, criminal investigation, evidence collection, the polygraph, law enforcement firearms and simulator training, as well as what it really takes to become a police officer,” Chief Tommy Culpepper said in a press release. To be held at the West Main Street department from 6 to 8 p.m. one night a week, tentative dates for classes are May 2, 9, 16 and 23.  For more information or to register, contact the …

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