Wednesday, September 6, 2023–11:00 a.m.
-Floyd County Jail records-
Calhoun man accused of stealing truck, scrapping it
A Calhoun man was booked into the Floyd County Jail Tuesday on felony charges of theft by taking a motor vehicle and theft by conversion.
According to jail records:
47-year-old Larry Timothy Edwards stole a 2006 Chevy Silverado valued at $2,300 back in August.
He then started dismantling the vehicle and took it to a scrap yard.
Woman charged with identity fraud
A 42-year-old Rome woman was arrested Tuesday on charges of identity fraud, and 2nd-degree forgery.
According to Floyd County Jail records and an arrest warrant:
Tamela Dawn Brown drove a co-defendant to a bank on Martha Berry Highway where a bank slip order was obtained.
Brown and the other individual obtained $600 by using the financial slip order and the victim’s information at the drive-thru of the bank.
Brown is also charged with executing orders knowing the information is assigned to another account holder.