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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
State recovers stolen crypto for Cobb County scam victim
Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr announced his office seized and returned cryptocurrency stolen from a Cobb County resident who lost hundreds of thousands of dollars to a fake trading platform, marking the second such recovery in two weeks.
Public Safety
Cobb commissioners approve $2.56M land buy for police annex
The Cobb County Board of Commissioners voted unanimously on Aug. 26 to purchase a 1.83-acre property at 550 Commerce Park Drive in Marietta for $2.56 million, earmarking it as a future special operations annex for the Cobb Police Department.
Marietta, GA
7:56 pm, August 28, 2026
83°F
Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Feels like 88° · 33% rain
Public Safety
State recovers stolen crypto for Cobb County scam victim
Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr announced his office seized and returned cryptocurrency stolen from a Cobb County resident who lost hundreds of thousands of dollars to a fake trading platform, marking the second such recovery in two weeks.
Public Safety
Cobb commissioners approve $2.56M land buy for police annex
The Cobb County Board of Commissioners voted unanimously on Aug. 26 to purchase a 1.83-acre property at 550 Commerce Park Drive in Marietta for $2.56 million, earmarking it as a future special operations annex for the Cobb Police Department.
Marietta, GA
7:56 pm, August 28, 2026
83°F
Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Feels like 88° · 33% rain
Public Safety
State recovers stolen crypto for Cobb County scam victim
Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr announced his office seized and returned cryptocurrency stolen from a Cobb County resident who lost hundreds of thousands of dollars to a fake trading platform, marking the second such recovery in two weeks.
Public Safety
Cobb commissioners approve $2.56M land buy for police annex
The Cobb County Board of Commissioners voted unanimously on Aug. 26 to purchase a 1.83-acre property at 550 Commerce Park Drive in Marietta for $2.56 million, earmarking it as a future special operations annex for the Cobb Police Department.
Marietta, GA
7:56 pm, August 28, 2026
83°F
Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Feels like 88° · 33% rain
Public Safety
College Park man indicted on 20 federal counts in armed robbery spree
A federal grand jury indicted Tracy Daryl Mingo, 33, on 20 armed robbery counts after he allegedly held up 10 stores across metro Atlanta, including a Marietta Subway, using elaborate disguises; he faces a mandatory minimum of 63 years if convicted.
Public Safety
Two accused in $90,000 tire theft ring at Marietta Mavis store
A former employee and the store manager at a Mavis Tires & Brakes on Chastain Meadows Parkway in Cobb County are accused of stealing 438 tires worth $89,579 over five weeks, with Flock Safety cameras helping police track the getaway truck.
Public Safety
Marietta man charged with vehicular homicide in fatal DUI crash
Carlos A. Garcia, 22, of Marietta faces first-degree felony vehicular homicide after police say he drove under the influence and without a license, crossed the center line on Sandtown Road south of Booth Road on Aug. 4 and killed passenger Keena Pierre, 41, of Atlanta.
Public Safety
Two more root-caused sewer spills hit East Cobb creeks
Two tree-root sewer overflows on Aug. 4 discharged a combined 500 gallons of wastewater into Walden Creek and Piney Grove Creek tributaries in East Cobb, bringing the known total to at least five root-caused spills in roughly two weeks.
Public Safety
Motorcyclist seriously injured in I-285 ramp crash in Cobb County
A motorcyclist was thrown from a bike and hospitalized with serious injuries after pulling into the lane of a Nissan Versa on an I-285 collector-distributor ramp Tuesday morning, Aug. 4, Cobb County Police said.
Public Safety
Cobb Clerk Taylor rejects plea deal, will fight felony charges
Cobb Superior Court Clerk Connie Taylor rejected a plea deal on Monday, Aug. 3, opting to fight seven felony charges alleging she ordered the destruction of financial records tied to more than $1.1 million in passport fee income she collected as personal pay.
Public Safety
Two charged with felony animal cruelty after Kennesaw turtle killings
Two 18-year-olds face felony animal cruelty charges in Cobb County after surveillance video captured them spending 21 minutes beating two red-eared slider turtles to death with rocks and a brick at a Kennesaw lake on June 2.
Public Safety
Cobb Schools doubles weapons-detection K-9s to cover every high school
Cobb County School District doubles its Vapor Wake K-9 fleet to 16 dogs, placing one weapons-detecting dog and handler at every traditional high school, including Walton, Pope, Lassiter, and Wheeler, starting the first day of school Monday, Aug. 3.
Public Safety
300+ Cobb firefighters join cancer registry, earning statewide first
Cobb County Fire & Emergency Services is now the largest fire department in Georgia to earn NIOSH's Gold Helmet designation, with more than 300 firefighters voluntarily enrolled in the National Firefighter Registry for Cancer.
Public Safety
Tandoor Tavern scores lowest East Cobb health grade with a 77/C
Tandoor Tavern on Gordy Parkway received the lowest score among seven East Cobb restaurants inspected the week of July 22–28, while Derek's Cafe on Canton Road earned a perfect 100.
Public Safety
New details emerge in Barrett Parkway motorcycle crash that left rider critically injured
A motorcyclist suffered life-threatening injuries on Barrett Parkway near Anderson Estates Court on Saturday, July 25, after separating from his bike, which continued northbound and struck a Toyota Corolla. Cobb County Police's STEP Unit is investigating.
Public Safety
Marietta woman charged after threatening to shoot, bomb Cobb courthouse staff
Natalia Seico of Marietta remains jailed without bond after threatening to shoot government staff and bomb the Cobb County courthouse during a July 17 phone call to the State Court Clerk's office, according to an arrest warrant reported by WSB-TV.
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