An official report wasn’t available as of this posting about a pair of burglary arrests on Thursday, but two men remained in custody on felony charges following a fast response by officers to catch them in the act on Tallapoosa Highway.

Per jail reports, Troy Russell Emerich, 30, of 824 County Road 61, Fruithurst, Alabama, and Justin Ryan Hamilton, 29, of County Road 65, Fruithurst, were both taken into custody and remained in the Polk County Jail with bond denied on felony first degree burglary charges following an afternoon arrest on Thursday.

A full report on the burglary wasn’t yet available as of August 13, but police did provide some information online.

The Polk County Police posted the following about the case on Facebook on Thursday:

On August 12, 2021 at 14:37, the Uniformed Patrol Division of the Polk County Police Department responded to a residence on Tallapoosa Highway in reference to a Burglary In Progress Call. The caller advised Polk County E-911 that she confronted a male inside of her residence as she returned home from work.

The male fled the home on foot. While en route to the residence, Officer Lonergan (#829) spotted a male subject (later identified Troy Emerich of Nevada) walking down the road. Officer Lonergan proactively stopped the subject. Through the investigation, it was determined that Mr. Emerich had involvement in the Burglary.

While processing the scene, another caller contacted Polk County E-911, stating that another subject was walking in the area of Highway 100 / Treat Mountain Road. Detective Bowman (#810) and Officer Lonergan (#829) relocated to the area, and located another male subject (identified as Justin Hamilton of Alabama) walking down the road.

Through the investigation, both subjects were charged in the Burglary. They were taken into custody without incident. We also recovered the suspect vehicle on Highway 100. This is still an active investigation, with additional charges possible. We have information to believe that these subjects may be involved in other incidents in the area.

Anyone in the area with any additional information is encouraged to call Detective Crawford (#815) at (678) 246-5123, who is handling this case. We would like to thank the Cedartown Police Department for their assistance in this case.