Crime & Public Safety

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…

Crime & Public Safety October 1, 2026

FlyDubai incident: Airline safety expert explains how cockpits have become more secure – but only from outside threats

by Jeff Price, Metropolitan State University of Denver, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] An incident in which a FlyDubai pilot is said to have stabbed…

A drawing of an Automatic License Plate Reader

Crime & Public Safety October 1, 2026

The trouble with Flock cameras is the surveillance system’s architecture, not just some of its users

by Henry F. Fradella, Arizona State University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Wherever Marci Bakely went, her ex-boyfriend seemed to know. When the Georgia single…

Crime & Public Safety September 30, 2026

Criminal conspiracy to steal used cooking oil shows how trash can become treasure

by Edward D. Melillo, Amherst College, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Federal prosecutors recently described an interstate criminal enterprise with all the trappings of organized…

Cobb County Medical Examiner's building on County Services Parkway

Crime & Public Safety September 30, 2026

Autopsy Reveals New Details in Shanteria Mosley Killing

By Mark Woolsey An autopsy and police investigative work have brought out new details in the killing of Shanteria Mosley, whose dismembered remains were found at a Smyrna apartment complex…

a screenshot of the six districts in Mableon, with 1,2,3 to the south, 4, 5, 6 to the north

Crime & Public Safety September 28, 2026

Mableton to Mail First Public Safety Tax Bills Around Oct. 1

Mableton to mail first public safety tax bills around Oct. 1 The Public Safety Special Service District bills will be mailed to Mableton property owners on or about Oct. 1….

The sign in front of the Smyrna Police Department

Crime & Public Safety September 26, 2026

Smyrna Man, 18, Charged With Malice Murder in Ongoing Investigation

By Mark Woolsey [The Cobb County Courier usually omits the names of suspects of crimes unless the crimes are high profile enough that exoneration would be as well publicized as…

Sign for the Cobb County Adult Detention Center facility

Crime & Public Safety September 26, 2026

Detainee Attacks Deputy at Cobb County Adult Detention Center

By Mark Woolsey A Cobb County Sheriff’s deputy is recovering from “significant” injuries after he was attacked by a detainee at the county adult detention center. Authorities say the detainee…

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