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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
8:02 pm, August 28, 2026
83°F
Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Feels like 84° · 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
8:02 pm, August 28, 2026
83°F
Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Feels like 84° · 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
8:02 pm, August 28, 2026
83°F
Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Feels like 84° · 33% rain
Public Safety
Smyrna teen pleads guilty in Capitol shotgun incident, child porn charge
Carter Camacho, 18, of Smyrna in Cobb County pleaded guilty Monday, July 27, to federal charges for carrying a loaded shotgun onto U.S. Capitol grounds and possessing child pornography, with sentencing set for December 8.
Public Safety
Cobb County distributes $5.8M in opioid settlement funds to 10 groups
Cobb County approved $5.8 million in opioid settlement funds for 10 organizations in March 2026, with the largest awards going to Harbor Springs Counseling Services, Davis Direction Foundation, and Cobb County Superior Court's Drug Treatment Court program.
Public Safety
Cobb County jail detainee dies after cardiac arrest at detention center
Robert Hardy, 64, died Monday, July 27, at Wellstar Kennestone after deputies found him in cardiac arrest at the Cobb County Adult Detention Center the day before; the sheriff's office has opened a standard internal review and the Medical Examiner will determine cause of death.
Public Safety
Motorcyclist hospitalized after Barrett Parkway crash
A motorcycle rider suffered serious injuries in a Saturday afternoon crash on Barrett Parkway near Anderson Estates Court in East Cobb; Cobb County Police are investigating but have released few details.
Public Safety
Austell Man faces federal charges after 100-Pound meth seizure
A 20-year-old Austell man faces federal drug charges after DEA agents, assisted by Cobb County Police and the Marietta-Cobb-Smyrna Narcotics Unit, seized more than 100 pounds of methamphetamine from his home and vehicle as part of Operation Take Back America.
Public Safety
Atlanta homicide suspect arrested at Smyrna motel on Cobb Drive
Aloni Evans, 26, was arrested Thursday, July 23, at the Motel 6 on Cobb Drive in Smyrna by APD's Fugitive Unit and the U.S. Marshals Southeast Regional Fugitive Task Force in connection with a June 24 fatal shooting in Atlanta's Vine City neighborhood.
Public Safety
Two plead not guilty in 2022 fireworks attack on Cobb construction office
Katie Marie Kloth of Colorado and Tyler John Norman of Wisconsin pleaded not guilty Friday, July 24, 2026, to federal charges stemming from a May 2022 fireworks attack on the Cobb County offices of Brasfield & Gorrie, a lead contractor on the Atlanta Public Safety Training Center.
Public Safety
Marietta Police commend multi-agency security for Trump's Cobb visit
The Marietta Police Department issued a public commendation on Thursday, July 23, praising officers and staff who coordinated with the U.S. Secret Service during President Trump's visit to Cobb County on Wednesday, July 22, which included stops at Dobbins Air Reserve Base and Wheeler High School.
Public Safety
Flood watch in effect through Friday night as repeated storms threaten Cobb County
A Flood Watch remains in effect for Cobb County through midnight Friday night, July 25, with the National Weather Service warning of multiple rounds of heavy storms, flash flooding risk, and triple-digit heat index values extending into the weekend.
Public Safety
Kennesaw man charged with battery, property damage in domestic violence case
Calvin Coffey faces family violence battery, criminal property damage and obstruction charges after Kennesaw Police say he beat a woman and used a frying pan to cause more than $7,000 in damage to her Chevrolet Malibu on July 15, with two children present in the home.
Public Safety
Grease blockage sends 330 gallons of sewage into Sope Creek tributary
The Cobb County Water System reported a 330-gallon sewage overflow into a Sope Creek tributary on Saturday, July 18, caused by grease buildup in a sewer main near Lakeshore Drive NE in Marietta. The same address had a similar spill less than a year ago.
Public Safety
Canton Road Thai restaurant fails health inspection with lowest score in Cobb
East Cobb-area health inspection scores for the week of July 10–16 ranged from perfect 100s at El Palenque Event Hall and Smoking Spoonful by Dogwood Catering to a failing 42 at Thai Taste on Canton Road, the lowest in Cobb County that week.
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