Bartow County firefighters tend to two blazes, one that killed a person and another that heavily damaged a home.
Though deputies tried using less-lethal foam and pepper rounds, the GBI said the man pointed a gun toward authorities.
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A shooting recently claimed the life of a boy in Cartersville, police say.
A Cartersville man was sentenced after prosecutors say he used a stolen gun to shoot at officers after crashing his car.
The husband of DFCS Director Candice Broce is accused of driving under the influence and fleeing a crash with kids in the vehicle.
A substitute school bus driver in Bartow County was reportedly arrested on the job after having wine on the bus and being accused of a DUI.
The man is facing charges of aggravated battery and first-degree cruelty to children.
The nature of the disagreement prompted patrol units to be dispatched out of precaution to the Cartersville-White facility.
A death investigation is underway Friday in Cartersville.
Officers arrested a 65-year-old man in connection with the download of child sexual abuse material, Cartersville Police said.
Cartersville officers were conducting a welfare check, when they encountered a man who they say pointed a gun at them.
The woman was accused of firing a weapon at a Bartow County home before the deadly traffic stop that claimed her life.
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The 14-year-old boy who was shot was life flighted to Scottish Rite Hospital before later dying, police said.
Cartersville Police say a student shot at a BMW multiple times, then went to school and hid two guns in a bathroom.
An irate woman bothered by a vehicle sitting in a drive-through line and allegedly blocking her car throws a drink into the car, police say.
The Bartow County man, who was shot and killed by SWAT, was accused of threatening his wife, witnesses and authorities at the scene.
Bartow County deputies found a body inside of a burning car this week on Interstate 75 south.
Two suspects were arrested in connection with a Lee Street shooting and are in custody at the Bartow County Jail, police said.
Cartersville Police accused the woman of stabbing the man in a neck in a Collins Place apartment.
The Cartersville High School teacher is facing allegations he was involved in an inappropriate relationship with a student.
Traffic was backed up from Folson Road to near Cassville-White Road.
Police say the Savoy Lane museum was evacuated Friday due to the bomb threat.
Police said a man shot at two officers responding to a domestic disturbance call; and, the officers shot back, hitting two people.
Mark Mathison was charged after a week-long investigation into the sexual assault, authorities said.
The suspect had outstanding warrants for family violence both in Bartow and Floyd counties, authorities said.
The crash happened Thursday on GA-61 near Riverside Drive.
No one was injured in a Sunday police shooting in the area of Highway 41 South and Market Place Boulevard.
The man was arrested after a PIT maneuver was conducted on his vehicle during the Cartersville police chase.
The person and the train were heading the same way on the tracks, when the train hit the person near West Avenue and South Erwin Street.
Authorities said the man had shot at employees in a Calhoun business before leading police on a chase and shooting at officers.
The man was accused of refusing to drop the knife until a K9 Unit arrived.
The body of Lance Jay Banister was found on March 28, 2008, in Chatsworth, three weeks after he had been reported missing.
Police said the three people stole a total of 662 baby formula cans and were in possession of 12 stolen cans when they were arrested.
The boy's stepmother is accused in connection with his kidnapping.
The Cartersville man was arrested on drug charges.
The possible explosive was found Thursday while police were searching a car.
The shooting happened in the 1300 block of East Main Street, where officers say the man also refused to exit his car before they fired.
The accused gang leader received 40 years in prison while seven other people were sentenced to prison, according to the U.S. DOJ.
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