Crime & Public Safety

A van wedged in the air between an embankment and a building

Crime & Public Safety, Traffic incidents October 15, 2026

Acworth van crash leaves vehicle suspended 10 feet above ground

Photos provided by the Acworth Police Department By Mark Woolsey It looked like something out of a car chase scene in an action movie. Acworth police say a driver was hurt…

Cobb County Police Department sign in front of headquarters

Crime & Public Safety October 14, 2026

Cobb Police Identify Man Killed on Six Flags Goliath Roller Coaster

By Mark Woolsey Cobb County police have identified the 42-year-old Atlanta man who died Monday after being ejected from the Goliath roller coaster at Six Flags Over Georgia. Authorities say…

Crime & Public Safety October 13, 2026

Cobb County Police Investigate Fatal Six Flags Roller Coaster Fall

By Mark Woolsey Cobb County officials and social media posters are expressing shock and sorrow-and are wondering what led up to the death of a man who flew off Six…

A young man entering a fast food outlet. Smyrna police are seeking help identifying him

Crime & Public Safety October 10, 2026

Smyrna police seek individual who may have information on a homicide

By Mark Woolsey Smyrna police who arrested a suspect in a July murder case this week are trying to nail down further information. Police say on July 28, they were…

Crime & Public Safety October 8, 2026

Handling of rape allegations at Cornell shows why so many assaults go unreported – victims don’t trust the institutions that are supposed to help them

by Kaitlyn M. Sims, University of Denver; Institute for Humane Studies, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] The drinking, drugging and sexual assault culture on American…

Crime & Public Safety October 7, 2026

Mableton selects Anita Allen as first police chief

Mableton has selected Anita Allen as its first police chief as the city prepares to launch its own police department, with full operations targeted for June 1, 2027. The Mableton…

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

Crime & Public Safety, Traffic incidents October 7, 2026

Cobb Police Investigate Fatal Multi-vehicle Crash on I-285

By Mark Woolsey Cobb police continue trying to untangle what happened in a multi-vehicle wreck which killed one person Saturday night. Investigators say a black 2006 Ford-150 was traveling east…

Awards of Valor winners along with Cobb Chamber officials

Crime & Public Safety October 6, 2026

Cobb Chamber honors 2026 public safety award recipients

[All photos provided by the Cobb Chamber: photo above, valor awards] A MetroAtlanta Ambulance Service field training officer who helped save a shooting victim and a Marietta firefighting company that…

Officers Dye and LeFave receiving honor from Lt. Vetter

Crime & Public Safety October 4, 2026

Acworth Officers Recognized for Lifesaving Aid to Stabbing Victim

Photo above: Lt. Vetter at podium honoring Officers Dye and LeFave (screenshot from Acworth Board of Alderman meeting video) At the Thursday, October 1 meeting of the Acworth Board of…

Crime & Public Safety October 2, 2026

Dozens of men failed to stop an alleged gang rape at Cornell – here’s the misperception that keeps bystanders from intervening and how to short‑circuit it

by Catherine A. Sanderson, Amherst College, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] As an undergrad student decades ago, I attended a dorm presentation describing the importance…

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Government & Politics, Local government November 10, 2026