Cohutta Police Department

03/31/2026

SEVERE CRASH
Cleveland Highway at Wilson Caldwell Road. Highway shut down. Find alternate routes to detour. Lifeforce Enroute
Chief Greg Fowler - C1

03/24/2026

=Public Notice - Applications for Positions=
We are accepting on a continuous basis applications for peace officers for the Cohutta Police Department. You must have at least 1 year sworn experience in law enforcement with a GA POST PBLE number on file to apply. This is for full time, part time, and reserve positions. We keep applications on file, and as vacancies become available we reach out to applicants who have applied to seek interest and/or extend open positions to them as available. If you are interested in applying, then stop by our office and obtain paperwork Monday-Friday 9am-3pm - excluding Town of Cohutta Georgia holidays. Again, you must already be fully GA POST certified as a peace officer (police academy already on POST file) to apply. Our application cycle never closes. Any questions contact [email protected] via email.

Lt. Ryan Fowler #5

03/20/2026

Serious Injury Crash! Wolfe St/Mt Olivet Rd. Lifeforce will be landing downtown. Please avoid area. Georgia Department of Public Safety Post 5 handling reports. C1

03/14/2026

Georgia House votes to legalize tiny homes across state >> See the full article below ⬇️

03/03/2026

**PUBLIC NOTICE PLEASE SHARE**
Town of Cohutta Georgia Tornado Siren 🚨📣
There will be a tornado siren test at 12:00pm tomorrow, Wednesday, March 4, 2026. This is the auto test that will completed the first Wednesday of every month going forward starting this month since our siren company has now completed the auto testing updates. There are now signs posted on roadways leading into town making notice of the auto test the first Wednesday of each month.

Chief Greg Fowler
Cohutta Police Department

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02/13/2026

Great job this morning by 2 of our patrol officers who on 2 separate stops had 1 DUI arrest, and a vehicle stop with multiple felony arrests for possession of co***ne and fentanyl with intent to distribute and possession of Georgia dangerous drugs in our Town of Cohutta Georgia. One of these stops resulted in the accused wanting to fight with officers while being arrested, and it was too discovered post arrest the accused is on active supervision from the Federal Probation Office for a prior charge of possession over a kilo of narcotics.


Chief Greg Fowler

01/31/2026

If your out on the roads then please drive with care and not too fast for conditions. These photos were taken at 0415a by Sgt. Thornton on Cleveland Highway between Farrar and Strain Roads.

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01/22/2026

Greater Works and Providence Ministry in Dalton will have emergency sheltering of some form available during this weather event. Contact their offices for further information.

***The McGaughey Chapel Convenience Center near us accepts household garbage for no cost to Whitfield county citizens. We recommend taking your garbage there on weeks the trash cannot be picked up by the town.

12/18/2025

Good information written by a local law enforcement agency.

This only applies when operating a motor vehicle.
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We know y'all are faithful Youtube watchers and have seen all the videos of those very knowledgeable people that police encounter on a regular basis. We can only speak for Georgia so here it is.

There is some bad information going around out there by people who think they know the law, but just don’t. If you are pulled over for a traffic infraction, you are required by law to identify yourself. You must have your driver’s license with you to show to the officer. It really is that simple. If you want to record the interaction, we have no problem with that as long as you follow the orders of the officer. We’re recording too. If you refuse to identify yourself, the stop could go an entirely different direction. We'll cover that in a different post.

If the officer cites you for whatever traffic offense (s)he believes you committed, you will be issued a citation. The official name of that document is Uniform Traffic Citation, Summons, and Accusation. The officer will explain the citation and instruct you to sign the bottom as acknowledgment that you are accused of committing a traffic offense, that you have received the citation, and are being summoned to court. Signing the ticket in no way shape or form indicates you are guilty of the offense. It simply means that you will show up for your court date or pay the ticket. Arguing with the officer will not help. They don’t have to show you their radar of the speed you are accused of going, they don’t have to show you video footage of the alleged infraction. The place to argue is in the courtroom where the officer must present his case beyond a reasonable doubt. This is America, your innocence is presumed, you don’t have to prove it.

If you refuse to sign the citation, that tells us you are not going to take care of the citation and therefore the state’s view is you won’t show up for court. We can’t have that now, can we? That leaves us with limited options. You can post a cash bond for the offense but not to the officer. We don’t accept cash, checks, Venmo, CashApp, donuts or any other form of payment. You know who does? The jail. The most expedient way to accomplish posting a cash bond is to arrest you on that original traffic offense and take you to jail. If you can’t post a cash bond, you’ll sit in jail until the next court date when we can pick you up bring you to Municipal Court to be heard on the charge. They will provide you with three nutritionally balanced meals each and every day.

Does this sound confusing? Just sign the ticket, receive your copy, and be on your way.

12/09/2025

12/07/2025

Update: Crash during Christmas Parade
On Saturday evening, December 6, 2025 at approximately 1807 hours the Cohutta Police Department was participating in the annual Town of Cohutta Christmas parade handling traffic control. Chief Greg Fowler was positioned at the intersection of Wolfe Street and Red Clay Road with full emergency lights activated and in full reflective traffic vest. An approaching vehicle was given instructions by the Chief on where to travel. During the course of this action the driver as he turned his vehicle around struck the chief of police causing injuries that required transport to a local hospital. The Georgia State Patrol Post 5 Dalton was requested to handle the crash investigation. Sgt. Michael Best with GSP is the investigating trooper. The chief was transferred to the hospital by EMS and treated for injuries related to the crash. The chief is expected to be released from the hospital, but will require follow-ups with medical providers in the coming days and weeks related to his injuries. He is expected to be released to go home with family under doctor's orders and care. The family is currently requesting no visitors. All questions related to the crash should be directed to GSP Sgt. Best at phone 706-272-2200. Any well wishes or questions for the chief should be directed to the Cohutta Police Department command staff or on duty NCO by calling 706-222-0100 or via USPS to 5133 Red Clay Road, Cohutta Georgia, 30710. Open Records inquires should be directed to [email protected]

Thank you,
Major Darren Gleaton
Capt. Rodney Curtis
Lt. Ryan Fowler