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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

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.

· 2 min read

A masked medical professional administers a vaccine injection to a young child's arm.

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.

· 1 min read

A young black and white tuxedo kitten sits upright against a plain gray background.

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.

· 2 min read

A masked medical professional administers a vaccine injection to a young child's arm.

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.

· 1 min read

A young black and white tuxedo kitten sits upright against a plain gray background.

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.

· 2 min read

A masked medical professional administers a vaccine injection to a young child's arm.

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.

· 1 min read

A young black and white tuxedo kitten sits upright against a plain gray background.

Marietta, GA

4:50 am, October 13, 2026

60°F

Clear

Feels like 60° · 0% rain

Public Safety

Driver seriously injured in Barrett Parkway crash with tractor-trailer

A truck and tractor-trailer collided Thursday evening on Ernest W. Barrett Parkway, leaving a driver with serious injuries. Cobb County Police are investigating but have released few details about the crash, the latest in a series of serious incidents on the busy East Cobb corridor in 2026.

Security camera image of a masked person in a blue sweatshirt near a store entrance.

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.

Booking-style portrait of a man in a yellow and white shirt against a background of stacked tires.

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.

A utility worker in a safety vest works near a manhole with a large corrugated hose.

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.

Woman with long brown hair in a red top, smiling against a gray background in a booking photo.

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

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.

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