Hometown Cherokee - Public Safety

Cherokee Deputies Graduate from Law Enforcement Academy

Mon, 04 Aug 2008 06:00:23 UT

Fivedeputies with the Cherokee Sheriff’s Office graduated from the North Central Georgia Law Enforcement Academy (NCGLEA) Friday...

Cherokee Sheriff Warns Citizens of Scam Artist

Mon, 28 Jul 2008 08:00:07 UT

The Cherokee Sheriff’s Office would like to warn citizens about an apparent scam artist that has been in Cherokee County recently and may still be in the area...

Cherokee Man Charged with Five Counts of Receiving Stolen Property

Fri, 25 Jul 2008 22:22:02 UT

Located on the property were three stolen Mercedes automobiles, a John Deer ATV, a Polaris ATV, two tags from other vehicles that had been reported stolen, and over 200 power tools and chainsaws...

Woodstock Sex Offender Arrested

Mon, 14 Jul 2008 22:55:33 UT

Cherokee Sheriff’s Office investigators arrested an absconded sex offender in Woodstock Friday afternoon...

Lt. Governor Casey Cagle: Lake Condition Has Produced Economic Hardships in North Georgia

Wed, 09 Jul 2008 22:03:46 UT

Today, a state House and Senate delegation will travel toWashington, D.C. to meet with Assistant Secretary of the Army (Civil Works), John Paul Woodley Jr, along with U.S. Senator Johnny Isakson, U.S. Senator Saxby Chambliss and U.S. Congressman Nathan Deal to press the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to allow Lake Lanier levels to increase as weather and rainfall permits...

Cherokee Man Struck, Killed by Truck

Mon, 07 Jul 2008 21:49:31 UT

On Sunday, July 6, 2008 near 3:00 P.M. Cherokee Sheriff’s Office responded to a call in reference to a person struck by a vehicle...

Softball Umpire Discovered to be Registered Sex Offender

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 02:05:16 UT

While investigating an alleged armed robbery of a softball umpire, detectives with the Cherokee Sheriff’s Office discovered the umpire was a registered sex offender and was in violation of the Georgia Sex Offender Registry Act...

Wandering Black Bear Killed on Hwy. 20 in Forsyth County

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 22:33:47 UT

Recent bear sightings in the metro Atlanta area underscore the importance of residents bear-proofing their garbage and making other non-natural food items such as birdseed and pet food inaccessible to bears...

Operation Community Shield Nabs More than 100

Sat, 28 Jun 2008 00:56:21 UT

More than 100 gang members and associates were arrested as a result of a state-wide initiative in Georgia led by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) special agents...

Letter to the Editor: Zero Tolerance Means No Warnings and No Excuses

Thu, 19 Jun 2008 14:03:11 UT

As Georgians begin making their vacation plans for the upcoming July Fourth festivities, please remember there are two activities that never mix well on our holiday social calendar: Drinking and Driving. Putting them together behind the wheel creates a deadly combination on our highways...

Persons in Custody for Assault, Burglary of Elderly Man

Wed, 28 May 2008 22:57:20 UT

Detectives with the Cherokee Sheriff’s Office Violent Crime Division have secured arrest warrants for two suspects involved in the robbery of a 79 year old man last month on Kellogg Creek Rd...

Arrest Made in Armed Robbery Case

Wed, 28 May 2008 22:53:02 UT

Detectives with the Cherokee Sheriff’s Office Violent Crime Division have made an arrest in the May 13th armed robbery of the Chevron located on Highway 5 at Sixes Rd...

Governor's Office of Highway Safety Issues Sobering Holiday Predictions

Sat, 24 May 2008 00:14:19 UT

It’s tragic to report, but fifteen of the twenty-two Georgia traffic fatalities from the 2006 Memorial Day holiday involved crash victims who weren’t wearing seatbelts...

Armed Robbery Suspect Sought

Tue, 20 May 2008 02:01:42 UT

Deputies with the Cherokee Sheriff’s Office responded to an armed robbery Tuesday night at the Chevron located at the intersection of Highway 5 and Sixes Rd...

Woodstock Home Invasion Suspect Sought

Thu, 15 May 2008 00:25:34 UT

Detectives with the Cherokee Sheriff’s Office Violent Crime Division are investigating a home invasion that occurred Tuesday in the 800 block of Cherrydale Lane in Woodstock...