A Dalton police officer was arrested for child molestation on Thursday.
By Rodney Harris
Officer Daniel Tolbert was
arrested by the Georgia Bureau of Investigation shortly after 5 p.m., according
to authorities.
The circumstances surrounding
the child molestation charge were not immediately made available.
The Dalton Police Department
placed Tolbert on administrative leave nine days prior to his arrest after
being told about the investigation by the GBI and Whitfield County Sheriff's
Office.
Dalton police said Tolbert was
still training after being sworn in on Sept. 16, 2014.
The department said that it
would start the process for Tolbert's termination immediately.
"I am very disappointed to
hear about this allegation, and upset about the discredit this will surely
bring on our department, and officers," said Dalton Police Chief Jason
Parker.
"We would never condone or
support the kind of behavior that would warrant this charge. The men and women
of this department hold ourselves to a very high standard of behavior, and we
know the community we serve expects our behavior to be beyond reproach."