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By: Sheriff Jim Ruth
There was a game boys used to play that we called "King of the Hill." The object was to stay on top of a hill of dirt or other place, while the boys around you would try to pull you down and occupy that position themselves. All was fair in this game. A particularly tough boy was almost impossible to dethrone. One would grab at his ankles, another would be at his back and others would try to stay out of the "King’s" peripheral vision near his sides. The objective of the boys was to push, knock or pull the "King" off the hill. It became a very heated and physical contest that would end in scrapes and bruises. But, a stubborn, determined, experienced, tough kid would prevail. |
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Last Updated ( Monday, 04 February 2013 )
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By Sheriff Jim Ruth
Those responsible for the processing and hiring for the various local companies will tell you that it can be a very frustrating experience. The reason is that many applicants falsify their job experience, education and recreational drug use.
When hiring a deputy, we do a rigorous background check that is followed up with a psychological exam, a medical exam and then a lie detector test. The applicant must then face a board made up of employees and sometimes a civilian to be evaluated by this give and take of an oral exam. |
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Last Updated ( Tuesday, 29 January 2013 )
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By Sheriff Jim Ruth
The old saying "No news is good news" is what I think about as we plan and strategize on our policies and proceduresto keep our residents from harm’s way. We are particularly focused on keeping our schoolkids safe. So, every daywithout news of an emergency or crisis with our children is a good day. At your Sheriff’s Office, we work every day in many different ways to keep the county safe. These actions take the form of Bradley County School Resource Officers being on high alert for any suspicious person or activity. Also, the deputies who have schools in their assigned areas of patrol are very much attuned to the potential for danger |
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Last Updated ( Tuesday, 22 January 2013 )
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By Sheriff Jim Ruth
That is the life of a deputy sheriff! One minute the patrol deputy is casually checking for any unusual activity in a neighborhood and, then, the silence is broken by the 911 Center. A dispatcher announces some emergency, which often is preceded by a loud alarm to get everyone’s attention.
The deputies’ heart rate increases as the adrenalin begins to pump and all the deputies’ mental faculties begin to focus on that emergency.
Then, the crisis ends and the deputy returns to his patrol assignment. |
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Last Updated ( Wednesday, 16 January 2013 )
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Investigation by detectives into last year’s death of John L. Penn has now resulted in a first degree murder indictment against his step-daughter. Icy Christina Reagan Cope, 35, of Horton Road, was arrested Wednesday and is being held in the Bradley County jail in lieu of a $150,000 bond. Penn, 66, was shot in the neck at his home on Keith Valley Road early on the morning of Good Friday, April 6. He was still hospitalized when he died two weeks later. Investigation indicated the shooting was the result of a domestic situation.
 Icy Christina Reagan Cope |
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Last Updated ( Thursday, 10 January 2013 )
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