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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
6:53 pm, August 28, 2026
87°F
Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Feels like 92° · 34% 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
6:53 pm, August 28, 2026
87°F
Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Feels like 92° · 34% 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
6:53 pm, August 28, 2026
87°F
Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Feels like 92° · 34% rain
Public Safety
Cupid: No authority to fire officer who shot family dog in Powder Springs
Cobb County Chairwoman Lisa Cupid responded to a viral video of a December 2024 police dog-shooting in Powder Springs by clarifying that officer termination falls under a civil service process outside her authority, while noting the department's internal review found the use of force within policy.
Public Safety
Marietta man charged in federal case after nearly 500 pounds of meth seized
A Marietta man and two Mexican nationals face federal conspiracy charges after agents seized nearly 500 pounds of methamphetamine across metro Atlanta, including 130 pounds from a Brookhaven vehicle and about 250 pounds from a Sandy Springs apartment.
Public Safety
Pedestrian hospitalized after being struck by car in Mableton
A male pedestrian was struck by a Toyota Corolla on Riverside Parkway near Premier Lane in Mableton on Saturday, July 19, and hospitalized with serious injuries, according to Cobb County Police.
Public Safety
Northeast Cobb man held without bond after road-rage gun incident on Canton Road
A Northeast Cobb man faces aggravated assault charges after allegedly pointing a handgun at two people near a Canton Road Chevron station on July 15; separately, vandals caused thousands of dollars in damage at Unity North Atlanta Church, and an East Cobb man is being held on a California fraud warrant.
Public Safety
Cobb deputy shoots veteran's service dog during warrant search, prompting review
A Cobb County sheriff's deputy fatally shot a veteran's service dog during warrant service on Forest Hill Road in Powder Springs on July 8; the sheriff's office released body camera footage July 11 and confirmed an Internal Affairs review is underway.
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