Car Leaves Boat Ramp, Crashes Into Lake Allatoona

No one was injured when a silver Dodge Charger rolled down a boat ramp off Kellogg Creek Road into Lake Allatoona Monday afternoon.

The Cherokee Sheriff's Office is investigating what caused a silver Dodge Charger to roll off a boat ramp and crash into Lake Allatoona late Monday afternoon. Cherokee County Fire and Emergency Services responded to a call just before 4:45 p.m. Monday regarding a car that had gone into the lake off Kellogg Creek Road in southwest Cherokee County. According to a press release, Cherokee County E-911 received the call from a fisherman who stated the car was sinking into the lake quickly and there were people inside. However, when emergency personnel arrived on the scene, the owner of the car told first responders no one was in the car. The Cherokee County Dive Team was also dispatched to the scene to help in locating the car.  At around 6 p.m…

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Foot Chase Leads to 2 Arrests

Both suspects are from Woodstock. One is 17 years old.

Two suspects wanted in connection with auto thefts in Acworth's Twin Pines subdivision were arrested this morning after a foot chase with deputies. The Cherokee County Sheriff's Office received "numerous reports of theft from vehicles ... in the Twin Pines subdivision off Kellogg Creek Road in Acworth," said Lt. Jay Baker, the spokesman for the agency. The suspects, 17-year-old Andrew Birch and 21-year-old Dallas Walker, both of Woodstock, were each charged with burglary, nine counts of entering auto and possession of marijuana less than one ounce. Birch, who also was charged with obstruction, is in custody at the Cherokee County Detention Center on a $64,135 bond. Walker is in custody on a $63,455 bond. "Investigators have recovered a …

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