DALTON, Ga.
Police target drunken drivers
The Dalton Police Department today will kick off a campaign called Operation Zero Tolerance that targets drunken drivers, according to a news release.
The special program continues through the July 4 holiday weekend. The department will use concentrated patrols and random road checks to find and stop drunken or drugged drivers.
CLEVELAND, Tenn.
Wreck victim’s credit card stolen
A Bradley County man has been charged with stealing a credit card from the purse of a woman who was killed in a traffic accident last month.
David Andrew Woltz, 26, of Trewhitt Road has been charged with credit card fraud and theft, according to a news release from the Bradley County Sheriff’s Office.
In the accident on APD 40, a car driven by Elvia Hidalgo, a friend of Mr. Woltz, collided with a logging truck. Neither driver was seriously injured, and they got out of their vehicles to exhcange information, the release stated.
Then a second truck crashed into the wreckage, killing Ms. Hidalgo, the release stated.
Investigators from the sheriff’s office and Cleveland police say that Mr. Woltz found Ms. Hidalgo’s purse in the debris and took her credit card. Since then, $2,100 worth of charges were made on the card, the release stated.
Mr. Woltz is being held at the Bradley County Jail without bond.
Gang awareness seminar planned
The Bradley County Sheriff’s Office will sponsor a seminar on gang awareness Tuesday at the Judicial Complex, according to a news release.
Deputy Willie Espinoza will conduct the meeting. Parents, students, educators, church groups and business leaders are invited.
The meeting begins 6 p.m. in the north training room on the back side and near the north end of the complex.
Democrats set Monday meeting
The Bradley County Democratic Party will meet at 7 p.m. Monday in the County Commission room of the Bradley County Courthouse. The public is invited and asked to use the Broad Street entrance.
The Democratic Women will meet just prior to the regular meeting at 6:30.
RINGGOLD, Ga.
Commodities to be given out
USDA surplus commodity food will be distributed starting Wednesday at the Catoosa County Community Service center, 4053 Boynton Drive in Ringgold.
Distributions are set for 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily until the supply is gone.
Participants must have signed household eligibility criteria forms.
For more information, call 706-858-0928.
— Staff Reports