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UPDATE: These suspects were arrested this morning in Powder Springs by the Powder Springs Police Department. Powder Springs responded to the area when they received a call about suspicious persons. Robert Ray and David Ray are currently in custody in Cobb County. Warrants have been issued in Paulding against both persons for Obstruction of Law Enforcement. Additional charges are pending in Paulding County as well for yesterday's incident.
PLEASE CALL THE PAULDING COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE AT OUR 24 HOUR ANONYMOUS TIP LINE TO GIVE A LOCATION FOR EITHER OF THESE INDIVIDUALS770-445-5535
NAME: Robert Terry RayCHARGES: Parole Violation
Additional Charges being sought for today's incident
NAME: David Gene Ray
CHARGES: Charges being sought for today's incident
These individuals were involved in a brief pursuit that ended when the suspects ran on foot from a vehicle in the area of Hwy. 120 and East Paulding Dr. They are currently being sought by the Paulding County Sheriff's Office for questioning in reference to this incident. Robert Terry Ray had an active Parole Violation warrant prior to this incident.
PLEASE CALL OUR ANONYMOUS TIP LINE WITH INFORMATION ON THE LOCATION OF EITHER OF THESE PERSONS770-445-5535
YOU CAN REMAIN ANONYMOUS
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This is an active search for two individuals that fled from deputies. They are believed to have outstanding warrants for their arrest. We have set up a perimeter and are currently conducting a track with K-9. I will post details in the BOLO Blotter forum once they become available.
Suspects were described as white males in their 20's with multiple tattoos. One was reported as wearing a tank top. If you live in the surrounding area of Hwy. 120 and East Paulding Dr, please stay inside so that you do not distract the police dogs if they happen to be tracking around your property.
We do have a large "police presence" in the area and should have things returned to normal before too long.
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Please call the Paulding County Sheriff's Office ANONYMOUS TIP LINE at 770-443-5535 to give a location of any of these individuals. Your call can remain anonymous!
Visit Paulding County's Most Wanted Fugitives website
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The following email was received from a member of Neighborhood Watch. This email was forwarded throughout the Neighborhood Watch groups. The email was sent by the Neighborhood Watch coordinator in Overlook subdivision (off Hwy. 278 in Dallas).
From: Sandra
Sent: Sunday, August 10, 2008 3:54 PM
To: Sandra
Subject: NEIGHBORHOOD ALERT!
Attention ALL Residents!
From Neighborhood Watch Chair
FYI….please be aware that an incident occurred last night about 10:30 p.m. at the pool. We ALL need to be observant and cautious!
Do NOT hesitate to call 911 if you see something suspicious…but DON’T play “policeman” yourself!
Please share with your neighbors….they may not have email!
Request has already been made that all lights and timers be checked to be sure they are functioning properly!
Sent: Sunday, August 10, 2008 11:38 AM
To: sandra
Subject:
hi Sandra....listen there was something that happened at the pool area last nite...my neighbor was coming in from a movie and stopped to get their mail...there was to 2 black males sitting in their car and 1 sitting on the picnic table.(Polk county tags.) They were afraid to get out and check their mail..anyway they sat there for a few minutes...the guys came toward their car...they in turn called Dallas pd...they left...then a few minutes later before they could get to the mail box in comes another old van (Polk tag ) black males exit wait a few minute…resident turns on headlights…they get in their car and haul out of the area..in comes the PD..misses them...police checked the premises... PD said that with everything getting so bad in the area they could be using the play area as a drug drop or trade,,, they patroled the area to see if they would return....didn’t happen..anyway...the police said they might have been waiting to break in cabana or a house in the neighborhood and that was a nice dark place to start...it was about 10:30 sat nite....thanks for your help....DEB
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The following public information release was sent to the local media on July 10, 2008. I am posting here for those that may have missed it.
(DALLAS, GA) The Paulding County Sheriff's Office is dedicated to providing the professional services that the citizens and visitors of Paulding County have come to expect. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Paulding County is ranked as the 15th largest county in Georgia with a population estimate of 127,906 (as of July 1, 2007). With a population of this size, there are challenges that are faced and overcome each and every day by the dedicated men and women of the Paulding County Sheriff's Office. Currently, the Paulding County Sheriff's Office has 267 employees.
The following information represents the stats of the Paulding County Sheriff's Office for the first 6 months of 2008:
• Calls for Service 38,122
• Miles Patrolled 1,506,239
• Traffic Citations 5,629
• Arrest 2,352
• Accidents (private property and roadway) 1,302
• Burglary reports 433
• Pursuits (vehicle and on foot) 20
• Domestic Disputes 1,119
• DUI arrest 360
• Motorist assisted 817
• Prisoner pick-ups 1,043
• Check the Welfare calls 451
• Zone Patrols 331
I hope that the citizens of Paulding County find this information both helpful and informative in understanding the basic operations and crime fighting efforts made by the men and women that represent the Paulding County Sheriff's Office.
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(PAULDING COUNTY, GA) Attention to SUBDIVISIONS that have sections under construction/development:
There have been multiple thefts that have occurred in subdivisions that are still under development. This includes houses that are still being built and not yet occupied. If you live in a newer subdivision that has homes still under construction, we are asking for your help.
Please report all suspicious activity immediately to the Paulding County Sheriff's Office. This may include vehicles or people around construction sites late at night. Any construction type noise (i.e. bobcats, heavy equipment, etc.) that begins late at night should be considered "suspicious." Please report this as it is occurring so that a deputy can respond and check the area.
Thank you for your time and attention to this matter. Any help that you can provide will be greatly appreciated and it will contribute to your efforts of making your neighborhood a safer place to live.
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DRIVERS ARE CAUTIONED TO WATCH FOR CHILDREN
WHEN TRAVELLING IN SCHOOL ZONES
(PAULDING COUNTY, GA) With school starting back this month, the Paulding County Sheriff's Office is reminding drivers to remain alert when driving in school zones or around school buses to ensure the safety of our children who are being transported on the Paulding County roadways.
Lt. Col. Gary Gulledge, commander of the Field Operations Division, has said that deputies will be patrolling school zones as part of their daily operations. They will also be watching for drivers that fail to stop for school buses that are loading or unloading passengers. He is reminding drivers that Georgia Law requires them to stop in both directions for school buses that are displaying their red flashing lights and has the stop arm activated, except for on controlled access highways or when the highway is divided into separate roadways. After stopping, you may proceed only after the school bus resumes motion or the safety lights are no longer activated.
Deputies with the Paulding County Sheriff's Office urge drivers to use extreme care and to leave more space when travelling around a school bus, especially when following a school bus. "Driver's who are following school buses too closely are not prepared for the frequent stops made by the school bus," Sheriff Bruce Harris noted. "Drivers should always use extreme caution when following school buses and obey the posted speed limits in the school zones." The majority of fatal crashes involving school buses occurred when the school bus was struck by a smaller passenger vehicle. Sheriff Bruce Harris reminds drivers that a conviction for unlawfully passing a school bus carries six points on your driving record. "A conviction for passing a stopped school bus also carries a six month suspension of your driver's license for drivers under the age of 21," he added.
Lt. Col. Gary Gulledge also reminds drivers to be alert for children waiting for the school bus especially during the early morning hours when visibility is reduced. "Children are not always aware of their surroundings or vehicles that may be passing by and the dangers that they pose," he said. "Drivers should be prepared to stop when approaching children that are waiting for a school bus."
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I have not issued an "official" release about this incident as of yet. However, I did want to correct the information that has been posted about this incident. The call was dispatched as a shooting with one male victim shot in the leg. Once deputies arrived on scene, they found that no one had been struck by the gun fire. Again, we are investigating an alleged shooting; however, the victim was NOT hit. It is not uncommon for deputies to arrive on the scene of a call and find out that some of the details that the caller gave dispatch were not 100% accurate. That may have been the case with this situation.
The investigation into this incident is ongoing at this time. Additional information may be released later when it becomes available.
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Georgia's Child Safety Restraint Law
This should answer your questions about Georgia law on Child Safety Restraint.
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This is the press release that was sent out by the Governor's Office of Highway Safety.
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“THUNDER TASKFORCE” Wave One Complete:
18 DUI’s, 8 Fugitives, 45 Suspended Drivers Caught in 3 Days
“..and that’s just the start..”
(PAULDING-BARTOW HIGH-CRASH CORRIDOR) This week OPERATION ROLLING THUNDER lived up to its zero tolerance reputation for high-risk drivers. As it rumbled through Bartow and Paulding counties, the TASKFORCE swept-up 18 DUI’s, 51 speeders, 2 reckless drivers, and 45 violators on suspended licenses in just three days. Officers made more than a thousand contacts with motorists during the first enforcement wave.
“And that’s just the start,” says GSP Senior Trooper Jim Brown, Coordinator of the GOHS ROLLING THUNDER initiative. “These are the kinds of high-risk drivers THUNDER was designed to catch-- Motorists whose dangerous driving habits or illegal conduct behind the wheel put all of our families at risk every day on the road.” In the crime-fighting column, THUNDER TASKFORCE officers at 18 roadchecks also made a total of 11 felony arrests and 7 drug arrests, apprehended 8 fugitives and recovered one stolen car during the first three-day wave.
“I’ve been in law enforcement 33 years and this ranks right up there as one of the best police efforts I’ve ever seen to protect the public,” says Paulding County Sheriff Bruce Harris. “Just the sheer numbers of TASKFORCE officers we’re able to dispatch to patrol our roads should make high-speed and high-risk offenders aware that we’re not going to tolerate unsafe driving in Paulding and Bartow this summer of THUNDER.”
These neighboring counties are connected by more than a web of rural roads.. They share rising traffic fatality rates that ranked Paulding Number Seven and Bartow Number Nine in the state for highway deaths last year. So on Monday and Tuesday THUNDER TASKFORCE officers joined local Cartersville Police and county deputies to conduct day and night road checks here. Then on Wednesday, State Troopers followed-up with concentrated patrols targeting aggressive drivers along I-75 in this high-crash corridor. Wednesday was the day Troopers alone wrote 44 speeding tickets and 21 seat belt citations as part of this crackdown.
“The TASKFORCE mission is to target high-risk drivers with high visibility patrols and roadchecks to change their illegal driving behaviors. THUNDER is about raising survival rates, not revenue,” says Governor's Office of Highway Safety Director Bob Dallas. “When this TASKFORCE is gone, we want to leave local residents a legacy of safe driving habits and local law enforcement will get a proven playbook of enforcement strategies to sustain their lifesaving goals.”
“It’s our goal to do everything possible to make the roadways safer for everyone. If strict enforcement is the answer, then so be it,” says Carterville Police Chief Thomas Culpepper. During this strict enforcement wave TASKFORCE officers wrote a total of 143 seatbelt tickets, 41 child restraint citations, and 326 citations for infractions like expired driver license and tags, illegal window tint, and equipment violations. Georgia Motor Carrier Compliance officers conducted 62 big rig inspections and wrote 36 tickets to truckers.
“We’re out to catch the worst violators,” says Bartow County Sheriff Clark Millsap. “They won’t know when and they won’t know where to look for blue lights in their rear view mirrors. The TASKFORCE will be out there working unpredictable schedules and enforcement patterns during these ongoing roadchecks and concentrated patrols. Like the man says, the 90-day forecast in Bartow and Paulding calls for THUNDER this summer.”
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I included the first draft of our flyer for this event. We have been circulating a better flyer for this. Hopefully, many of you have seen it already. The file is too large to upload here so I had to upload the older version of the flyer.... Better than nothing.
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Any other Child Safety stuff going on?? I'm passing this along to the local Boys & Girls Club. Thought maybe they'd benefit as well.
There will be alot of information available in several areas pertaining to child safety. Information from seatbelt safety to internet safety. We will just about have it all. We will also have a crash simulator on site that will include a presentation on roll over crashes and how someone would be affected with and without a seatbelts. This should be a lot of fun as well as educational.
Thanks to whoever posted this for us.
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The attached THUNDER news release went out to Atlanta Metro Area and north Georgia news media. This was provided by the Governor's Office of Highway Safety Public Affairs office.
“THUNDER TASKFORCE” CRACKDOWN UPDATE
Bartow-Paulding Crackdown: Day Two Report
(PAULDING-BARTOW HIGH-CRASH CORRIDOR) On the second day of joint law enforcement operations, ROLLING THUNDER road checks have resulted in another 389 citations and 187 warning tickets to traffic violators. This is in addition to the 34 warnings and 190 traffic citations written during the kick-off of the 90-day enforcement campaign.
Day Two of THUNDER enforcement operations began at 2PM Tuesday and ran through midnight. TASKFORCE Team officers from the Georgia State Patrol, Georgia Motor Carrier Compliance Division, GOHS H.E.A.T. Units, local Cartersville Police and deputies from the Bartow and Paulding County Sheriff’s Offices deployed to cover four simultaneous and constantly mobile roadcheck locations in Bartow and Paulding Counties.
The TASKFORCE mission is to target high-risk drivers with concentrated police patrols and roadchecks and change their illegal driving behaviors. High traffic fatality numbers initiated the THUNDER mobilization here. At the end of 2007, Paulding County traffic deaths had climbed to 27 and traffic deaths in Bartow County totaled 31 for the year. When those Bartow-Paulding County area traffic deaths again began climbing into double digits in the first four months of this year, law enforcement authorities in the region asked the Governor's Office of Highway Safety to plan for THUNDER TASKFORCE enforcement support this summer. Since January, ten traffic fatals have occurred in Paulding County, with five more in Bartow.
Tuesday road checks generated 64 seatbelt tickets and 17 seatbelt warnings. Police cited 19 parents for failing to safely secure their children in child safety seats. “That’s some pretty scary stuff for parents to do, driving around with a car full of kids with no car seats to protect them against a crash or even just a sudden stop,” said GSP Senior Trooper Jim Brown, Field Coordinator of the GOHS ROLLING THUNDER initiative. “Kids need to be in age and size appropriate safety seats to survive a crash,” said Brown.
What’s scarier.. Police intercepted 29 motorists driving on suspended or revoked licenses. “These are the irresponsible drivers who’ve had their licenses taken away because they were caught before driving drunk or without insurance to pay your medical or repair bills if they crash into you. But THUNDER caught up with them,” said Trooper Brown.
ROLLING THUNDER also caught up with a dozen of the most dangerous drivers of all.. Drunk and drug-impaired drivers. Twelve of them in two days. “And those DUI’s went straight to jail,” said Trooper Brown. “In Georgia we call it Zero Tolerance. Over The Limit. Under Arrest. If not for these ROLLING THUNDER roadchecks, those violators could still be out on our roads menacing the good law-abiding Bartow and Paulding County drivers and they might never know it until it’s too late.”
In the crime-fighting column, THUNDER TASKFORCE officers made two more drug arrests, three more felony arrests, apprehended seven fugitives wanted on warrants and recovered a Jaguar stolen in Cherokee County (with body armor, bullets and a night scope inside.) It was driven by two young women who claimed to have borrowed it from a friend-of-a-friend.. before they were arrested. Bartow County investigators are now working to learn the identity of the friend with the body armor. Meanwhile, the forecast in Bartow-Paulding High-Crash Corridor continues to call for THUNDER.
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I received a call Cpl Gurley from a person in Cobb whose main thrust was seatbelts....now I do understand...but the accidents on 61N....were passing on the double yellow line and probably speeding. I can wear my seatbelt, show my DL...and give you and insurance card. That really to me is not the problem....will you catch a few yes....but we need to address the speeding and lane violations....and I just do not see this with roadblocks...I am all for this...glad that we are involved....but setting up is just not going to get it. We will write some tickets....and the revenue has to go somewhere...
Seat belt violations are one of many violations that will be targeted. According to the statistics given out by the Governor's Office of Highway safety, 63% of the fatalities on our roads were un-belted. It is our belief that many of those lives could have been saved if they would have been wearing their seat belts. We would rather see a victim from a crash leave in an ambulance with injuries rather than to have to notify family members of a death as a result of the crash. It would of course be even better if the crash were to never occur due to the safe driving tactics practiced by the public. With a county our size, we do not expect to do away with traffic crashes. We do intend to educate the public about seatbelt use and safe driving. Hopefully this will help save the lives of those that find themselves victims of a crash.
The safety check points are just one tactic being used during this operation. You will also see active patrols taking place during this time that will include several officers in different areas conducting traffic stops for various violations. Remember, we have several officer's in our area from different parts of the state. It would not be safe to ask them to go out and conduct traffic stops with no way to notify our dispatch center of their location or to request back-up if needed. This is another reason to bring the officers together at a location to perform safety checks. However, you will see the active patrols that include traffic stops incorporated into this operation as well.
Remember, buckle up and drive safe and you will have nothing to worry about.
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Some people on here have already posted accurate information about this topic. I appreciate the research they did and the effort to post accurate information. Let me just say again that our deputies are NOT in Bartow County patrolling. The Thunder Task Force is a task force put together by the Governor's Office of Highway Safety. Everyone involved in the task force met at Red Top Mountain yesterday morning. We only had a few deputies from our DUI task force and K-9 unit attend this meeting. All of the police officers from other agencies were part of traffic units that were started at their department by grant money provided by the Governor's Office of Highway Safety.
The officers left Red Top Mountain and formed a "rolling road block" on I-75 to bring attention to the aggressive effort that this task force will be taking to lower serious injury and fatality accident rates in Paulding and Bartow Counties. They travelled to the command post and were divided into 4 teams. Each county will have 2 of the teams assigned to their counties. The Paulding deputies were divided up on to the two teams that will be patrolling Paulding. The same goes for the Bartow deputies.
Over the past several months I have seen many post from people complaining about the danger of driving on Paulding roads due to so many fatalities. I have seen demands and pleas for stronger enforcement measures to combat this problem. The Governor's Office of Highway Safety recognized the problem with the high serious injury/fatality rate also. They put this task force together and brought it to us to help draw attention to this problem and our effort to correct it. This same task force was used last year in the Savannah area to lower their serious injury/fatality accident rate also. They were able to reduce those accidents by 58% that year. We hope for an even bigger reduction in Paulding County.
This high visibility patrol effort that you are witnessing in Paulding County is one step that we will be taking to ensure that the statistics of 2008 do not reflect the statistics of 2007. This operation will be cosidered a success if we can save just one life this year by causing someone to buckle up and slow down on the roads of Paulding County.
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I would like to let everybody know about our new Most Wanted website for the Paulding County Sheriff's Office. We have made some improvements to our website. We will be rebuilding our website over the next year, so please be patient with our progress. Please check out our Most Wanted at Paulding County Sheriff's Office Most Wanted to see if you recognize anyone on the list. If so, please contact the sheriff's office directly (770-443-3010) or you can leave a message on our anonymous tip line (770-445-5535).
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Have Police caught anyone?
Mr. Hughes contacted me the other day regarding this incident. I believe that he will be covering the story in tonights county news broadcast that should be posted later on the fastread page. Basically, there is one assault case of a female that is being investigated. No other similar incidents from that area have been reported to us. Look for Mr. Hughes' report later tonight.
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Let me take this time to clarify the information that was released earlier by Dep. Henson.
The firearm was not in the possession of any of the students when it was found. The firearm was not loaded. There were no rounds of ammunition found on the school grounds or on any of the students involved.
Immediate action was taken as soon as administrators and school resource officers were notified of incident. Because of this, the firearm was quickly secured before it could pose a further risk to students or faculty. The other details surrounding why the firearm was on campus is still being investigated. A preliminary investigation identified the suspects which resulted in the arrest of the two juveniles.
I hope this clears up the information that has already been released.
CAPTURED! Suspects in custody
in BOLO BLOTTER
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