He was attempting to have sex with an 8-year-old girl, authorities say, but was met with Paulding detectives when he arrived.
His efforts to keep the sheriff's office up with the latest in crime-fighting technology in part earned him the award.
Authorities were investigating him in a narcotics case. A traffic stop led to a search warrant, leading to the drug bust.
She was leaving the bank when a teen came up from behind and hit her in the face. But her parents taught her to stand up to bullies.
Authorities say the gang started in the prison system then spread to the outside world.
There are 224 registered sex offenders recorded as living in Paulding County in 2019, seven being named sexual predators.
Matilde Gonzalez Hernandez, 42, was reported missing on Sunday, and nobody has seen her since Friday, says Paulding County Sheriff's Office.
After nearly 20 years, authorities got a full confession from the killer of two men who were found in the trunk of a burning car on I-20.
Deputy Seals served for 12 years as a courthouse security office, and was honored in a reception on Thursday.
Grace Campbell, 15, has been missing for three weeks from her home in the Hiram area: Paulding County Sheriff's Office.
If you've seen Laura Kate Wilson, the Paulding County Sheriff wants your call.
Paulding County first responders rescued motorist last weekend after crash on Highway 61 near Bartow County line: fire department.
The owner said the kittens are just over a month old and need their mother, who's been missing since early September.
Firefighters arrived to find the car fully engulfed in flames and found a body inside so badly burnt it was unidentifiable at the time.
Reports say the body was so badly burnt authorities couldn't tell the sex of the victim.
The Paulding County Sheriff's Office says they found the man suspected of the attempted crime, but he cooperated and has been cleared.
In January 2017, Mark Phillips was shot and killed in his own home during a fight with men who were waiting for him when he walked in.
The sheriff's office said the man raised a pistol at deputies, one of whom responded by shooting his shoulder and arm with a shotgun.
The Paulding County Sheriff's Office is asking the public's help in identifying the man show in these images.
Paulding County deputies have been teaching the D.A.R.E. curriculum since 1993.
K-9 Verro and Corporal Brandon Kilgore had been partners for over seven years while working together in Paulding County.
More than 520 pounds of methamphetamine were confiscated Wednesday from a home and vehicle.
Amanda Carter has been employed with Paulding County E-911 and the Paulding County Sheriff’s Office for 13 years.
Ann Marie Ballew died Monday afternoon after her truck ran off the road near East Paulding Drive and Reece Road.
Paulding County Superior Court Judge Dean Bucci sentenced Melvin Mitchell to 25 years, where he will serve 13 in jail.
A retirement reception was held in honor of Paulding's Sgt. Cox, Friday, in the jail conference room where he was surrounded by his friends.
Villa Rica police are asking for help to identify where a bullet came from that almost hit a mother and child.
A woman is in stable condition after being stabbed Sunday at a home in Paulding County, off Highway 61, police said.
From May 1 to May 24, the FBI said 231 missing and/or exploited children were located in Georgia.
A man has been arrested in a drug-related double murder that happened in Paulding County in 2002, police said.
Country music legend and Hiram resident Travis Tritt said his tour bus was involved in a crash that left two people dead Saturday.
A Paulding County man was shot while his home was riddled with gunfire, leaving the street littered with shell casings.
During an exam of his computer and other electronic devices, multiple images and videos of child pornography were discovered.
Agents seized approximately 97.6 pounds of marijuana and THC vape pens as part of a Hartsfield-Jackson smuggling operation.
Paulding Sheriff's Office suspects these guys of multiple entering auto cases in the Bakers Bridge Road and Sweetwater Church Road area.
No charges have been filed in the Friday shooting that happened in the Hiram Home Depot Garden Center during a fight between neighbors.
One man has been shot and one is in custody after a fight at the Hiram Home Depot Friday morning, police said.
Parents picking up children from school were surprised to see a building on fire at South Paulding High School Tuesday.
Police believe the man may have molested and produced sex videos with at least two victims in Paulding, Cobb and Douglas Counties.
Corporal Brett Whritenour conducts house visits to make sure all the 238 sex offenders in Paulding are in compliance with the law.