Public Safety
Latest reporting from the Public Safety desk.
Public Safety
Latest reporting from the Public Safety desk.
Public Safety
Latest reporting from the Public Safety desk.
Public Safety
Cobb health officials warn of measles and West Nile risks
A measles outbreak at a Cobb County daycare has sickened at least 10 people, all unvaccinated or partially vaccinated, while an East Cobb woman's death from West Nile virus underscores a dual public health threat in the county.
Public Safety
Rescue seeks help finding kitten stolen from Cobb Petco
Cobb County police are looking for two people who stole a 5½-month-old tuxedo kitten named Peggy from a Petco adoption event at the Akers Mill Shopping Center on Sept. 19, and the rescue group is asking the public to help find her.
Marietta, GA
4:50 am, October 13, 2026
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Public Safety
Cobb health officials warn of measles and West Nile risks
A measles outbreak at a Cobb County daycare has sickened at least 10 people, all unvaccinated or partially vaccinated, while an East Cobb woman's death from West Nile virus underscores a dual public health threat in the county.
Public Safety
Rescue seeks help finding kitten stolen from Cobb Petco
Cobb County police are looking for two people who stole a 5½-month-old tuxedo kitten named Peggy from a Petco adoption event at the Akers Mill Shopping Center on Sept. 19, and the rescue group is asking the public to help find her.
Marietta, GA
4:50 am, October 13, 2026
60°F
Clear
Feels like 60° · 0% rain
Public Safety
Cobb health officials warn of measles and West Nile risks
A measles outbreak at a Cobb County daycare has sickened at least 10 people, all unvaccinated or partially vaccinated, while an East Cobb woman's death from West Nile virus underscores a dual public health threat in the county.
Public Safety
Rescue seeks help finding kitten stolen from Cobb Petco
Cobb County police are looking for two people who stole a 5½-month-old tuxedo kitten named Peggy from a Petco adoption event at the Akers Mill Shopping Center on Sept. 19, and the rescue group is asking the public to help find her.
Marietta, GA
4:50 am, October 13, 2026
60°F
Clear
Feels like 60° · 0% rain
Public Safety
Cobb officer back on job after third suspension, seven-year misconduct record
Cobb County Police Officer Jonathan Downey is back on patrol after his third suspension without pay, and Chief Dan Ferrell has ordered a review of department disciplinary policies following a WSB-TV investigation into Downey's record.
Public Safety
Washington man arrested for bomb threat against Cobb animal services director
Mativa James Taoipu, 36, of Washington state faces terroristic threats charges after allegedly emailing a bomb threat to the home of Cobb County Animal Services Director Steve Hammond, according to court documents and law enforcement officials.
Public Safety
West Nile virus leaves Marietta woman in ICU, Cobb family warns of mosquito risk
A 62-year-old Marietta woman is in intensive care with West Nile virus, and her family believes she was bitten by an infected mosquito in East Cobb, as state health officials confirm one death and eight cases statewide this season.
Public Safety
Code Orange air quality alert covers Cobb County Thursday
The Georgia EPD issued a Code Orange air quality alert for the Atlanta metro area, including Cobb County, for Thursday, Sept. 17, warning children, older people and those with heart or lung conditions to limit outdoor activity during peak afternoon and evening ozone hours.
Public Safety
Cobb Transfer Station closes Saturday for exit construction
The Cobb County Transfer Station will be closed to the public Saturday, Sept. 19 and Sunday, Sept. 20 for exit construction, with normal operations resuming Monday morning.
Public Safety
Georgia Supreme Court upholds Humphreys execution stay
The Georgia Supreme Court on Wednesday, Sept. 16, upheld a Cobb Superior Court judge's last-minute stay of execution for Stacey Humphreys, convicted in the 2003 murders of two West Cobb real estate agents, allowing a hearing under the state's new Survivor Justice Act.
Public Safety
Cobb police investigate serious-injury crash on Hickory Grove
A 41-year-old pickup truck driver was hospitalized with serious injuries after crossing into oncoming traffic and hitting two cars at Hickory Grove Road and Insdale Drive on Monday, Sept. 14, according to Cobb County Police.
Public Safety
Tennessee man charged with father's homicide after I-75 chase ends in Cobb County
Georgia State Patrol troopers used a PIT maneuver to stop a Tennessee man on I-75 near Chastain Road on Sept. 9 after he refused to pull over; he now faces a criminal homicide charge in his father's shooting death in Dunlap, Tennessee.
Public Safety
E-scooter crash kills Marietta teen on Cobb Parkway
Daniel Jimenez Gutierrez, 17, of Marietta died Sept. 4 after his electric scooter collided with a turning tractor-trailer at Cobb Parkway and Allgood Road; no charges have been filed as the Marietta Police Department investigation continues.
Public Safety
Fatal overdoses in Cobb County fell 26% in 2025, continuing multiyear decline
Fatal drug overdoses in Cobb County dropped 26% in 2025, falling to 89 from 121 the prior year, according to state health data, continuing a downward trend from 143 opioid-related deaths in 2022.
Public Safety
East Cobb man charged with assaulting mother, grandmother with gun
Cobb County Police charged Jordan Lieber, 22, of Highland Plains Court in Northeast Cobb with felony aggravated assault and elder exploitation after he allegedly pointed a gun at his mother and 79-year-old grandmother at their shared home.
Public Safety
Two Wheeler High School students face charges after gun found on campus
Two Wheeler High School students were arrested Thursday after a gun was found on campus; Principal Dr. Sara Fetterman confirmed the arrests and warned that the school uses gunpowder-detecting dogs and will pursue the harshest penalties for weapons violations.
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