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
4:51 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
4:51 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
4:51 am, October 13, 2026
60°F
Clear
Feels like 60° · 0% rain
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.
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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