Crime & Public Safety

Crime & Public Safety January 27, 2026

Minnesota raises unprecedented constitutional issues in its lawsuit against Trump administration anti-immigrant deployment

by Andrea Katz, Washington University in St. Louis, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] A federal judge heard arguments on Jan. 26, 2026, as the state…

Crime & Public Safety January 21, 2026

Kimberly McCoy appointed to Georgia parole board

By Mark Woolsey A longtime Cobb County victim advocate has been appointed to the Georgia Board of Pardons and Paroles, according to a public information release from the board. Kimberly…

Detail of Cobb County Police Department STEP Unit vehicle in article about fatal accident on I-75

Crime & Public Safety, Traffic incidents January 19, 2026

Cobb police seek identity of pedestrian killed on Powers Ferry Road

By Mark Woolsey Cobb police say one person died In a car-pedestrian accident early Saturday. Sgt. E.D. Smith said in a news release that an unidentified Hispanic male was lying…

Marietta police SUV parked at the curb on Marietta Square

Crime & Public Safety January 18, 2026

Juvenile Suspect Turns Himself In After Marietta Theater Gunfire

By Mark Woolsey Marietta police have identified and arrested a 16-year-old male suspect in a case where shots were fired at a local movie theater last year. It happened just…

Crime & Public Safety January 15, 2026

ICE killing of driver in Minneapolis involved tactics many police departments warn against − but not ICE itself

by Ben Jones, Penn State, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Minneapolis is once again the focus of debates about violence involving law enforcement after an…

Crime & Public Safety January 15, 2026

Two Cobb police officers face unrelated charges involving abuse of minors

Two Cobb County police officers are facing criminal charges involving abuse of minors. In the first case, Officer Withman Benjamin, 47, of Canton is charged with one count of sexual…

Crime & Public Safety January 14, 2026

Man arrested by FBI for robbery spree suspected in Marietta armed robbery

By Mark Woolsey Police have identified the suspect in a Dec. 28 armed robbery in Marietta. [The Cobb County Courier has a policy of withholding or redacting the name of…

Crime & Public Safety January 10, 2026

Protests of killing of Minnesota woman by ICE agent planned for Cobb County

By Mark Woolsey The controversial killing of a Minnesota mother of three by an ICE agent is spurring multiple protests across the Cobb area. The Indivisible Cobb progressive grassroots advocacy…

Crime & Public Safety January 9, 2026

ICE killing of driver in Minneapolis involved tactics many police departments warn against − but not ICE itself

Crime & Public Safety January 9, 2026

Cobb police break in new firing range

By Mark Woolsey Top officials with Cobb County police got a chance to “break in” the department’s brand-new indoor firing range this week. Chief Dan Ferrell, along with command and…

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Immigration February 7, 2026

UPDATED: date and time: Progressive groups to rally outside Home Depot in Vinings, protesting ICE activity in store parking lots

[UPDATE: this event was postponed to Saturday, February 7 at 2:30 p.m.] According to a press release from Indivisible Cobb, coalition of progressive organizations plans to rally Saturday outside a…

Justice February 7, 2026

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Crime & Public Safety

Minnesota raises unprecedented constitutional issues in its lawsuit against Trump administration anti-immigrant deployment

Kimberly McCoy appointed to Georgia parole board

Cobb police seek identity of pedestrian killed on Powers Ferry Road

Juvenile Suspect Turns Himself In After Marietta Theater Gunfire

ICE killing of driver in Minneapolis involved tactics many police departments warn against − but not ICE itself

Two Cobb police officers face unrelated charges involving abuse of minors

Man arrested by FBI for robbery spree suspected in Marietta armed robbery

Protests of killing of Minnesota woman by ICE agent planned for Cobb County

ICE killing of driver in Minneapolis involved tactics many police departments warn against − but not ICE itself

Cobb police break in new firing range