Crime & Public Safety

Cobb County Police Department Crime Scene Unit vehicle

Cobb County September 9, 2025

Victim identified in decades-old Cobb cold case

By Mark Woolsey Cobb police Cold Case Unit investigators report significant progress in a more than 40-year-old homicide investigation. Police say the body of an unidentified white female was discovered…

Smyrna September 5, 2025

UPDATE Smyrna police and fire investigate fatal apartment blaze

By Mark Woolsey UPDATE: Smyrna police have identified a woman whose body was found inside a burning apartment early Wednesday. Police say they are treating the death of 32-year-old Mary…

Sign for the Cobb County Adult Detention Center facility

Cobb County Sheriff's Office September 4, 2025

Detainee search at Cobb jail unavailable due to systems maintenance

The Cobb County Sheriff’s Office announced that detainee search is unavailable due to systems maintenance, and that members of the public who need information on a detainee should phone (770)…

Marietta police SUV parked at the curb on Marietta Square

Marietta September 4, 2025

Arrest made in Marietta fentanyl overdose

By Mark Woolsey Marietta Police say they’ve made an arrest in a 2024 fatal fentanyl overdose case. Police say they were called to 1250 Powder Springs St. Sept. 1 of…

Cobb Courts August 31, 2025

Governor Kemp suspends Cobb Superior Court Clerk Connie Taylor

Governor Brian Kemp suspended Cobb County Superior Court Clerk Connie Taylor from office, after her indictment on charges of destruction of public records and violation of oath of office. In…

Marietta August 28, 2025

More information released about Tuesday’s fatal shooting in Marietta

By Mark Woolsey Marietta police are releasing more information about Tuesday afternoon’s fatal shooting at a Chevron Gas station. Police say the suspect in the case, a 24-year-old Savannah man,…

Cobb Superior Court Judge Kellie Hill, in a courtroom wearing judicial robe

Cobb Courts August 25, 2025

Judge Kellie Hill wins award from Girls Inc of Greater Atlanta

Photo above courtesy of Cobb County Marietta-headquartered Girls Inc. of Greater Atlanta named Cobb County Superior Court Judge Kellie S. Hill as the recipient of its 2025 BOLD Award at…

Cobb County August 22, 2025

Cobb Police arrest a suspect in the beating of a man in East Cobb on Wednesday.

Cobb Police arrested a suspect in the beating of an elderly man in East Cobb on Wednesday. A spokesman says officers responded to the report of someone possibly hit by…

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

Traffic incidents August 22, 2025

A two-vehicle collision in West Cobb left one person dead and another injured

By Mark Woolsey A two-vehicle collision in West Cobb left one person dead and another hurt. Police say a 2014 Nissan Sentra driven by 21-year-old Kristen Royster of Powder Springs…

Cobb Sheriff's Office vehicle at Cobb government office in article about evictions

Crime & Public Safety August 21, 2025

Cobb Sheriff’s Office praised two members of their Public Safety Cadet force for “swift and selfless “ action

By Mark Woolsey The Cobb County Sheriff’s Office is praising two members of their Public Safety Cadet force for “swift and selfless “ action in the wake of a serious…

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Health & Wellness October 8, 2025

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