Crime & Public Safety

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

Crime & Public Safety, Traffic incidents September 16, 2026

Kennesaw Area Crash on Hickory Grove Road Leaves Driver Seriously Injured

The Cobb County Courier has a policy of withholding the names of survivors involved in traffic incidents that are still under investigation County police are investigating a serious injury collision…

Sign for the Cobb County Adult Detention Center facility

Crime & Public Safety September 16, 2026

Caregiver Arrested After 3-Year-Old Found Alone in Marietta

By Mark Woolsey A 3-year-old boy is safe after being spotted wandering alone near a busy Marietta intersection Monday evening. Police say they were notified about 5:45 p.m. that the…

Crime & Public Safety September 15, 2026

How anti‑bribery laws apply to Trump’s promise of $5,000 payments if Republicans keep control of Congress

by Austin Sarat, Amherst College, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] In his keynote address to the Republican midterm convention on Sept. 9, 2026, President Donald…

A drawing of an Automatic License Plate Reader

Crime & Public Safety September 15, 2026

Former Acworth Officer Charged With Flock Camera Misuse

By Mark Woolsey A former Acworth and Emerson, Ga. police officer has been charged with misusing the Flock Safety camera surveillance system designed to read license plates and give vehicle…

A diagram of a microchip with the letters "AI" in the center

Crime & Public Safety September 14, 2026

AI is supercharging money scams – here’s what you can do to protect yourself

by Pawan Jain, University of Michigan Flint, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] The phone rings, and it’s your grandson’s shaken voice. There’s been an accident,…

Marietta police SUV parked at the curb on Marietta Square

Crime & Public Safety September 10, 2026

Teen Killed in Electric Scooter Crash on Cobb Parkway

By Mark Woolsey [The Cobb County Courier has a policy of withholding the names of survivors involved in traffic incidents that are still under investigation] Marietta police released details of…

Crime & Public Safety, Traffic incidents September 5, 2026

Cobb and Acworth police investigate fatal accident on Lake Acworth Drive

[The Cobb County Courier has a policy of withholding the names of survivors involved in traffic incidents that are still under investigation] Acworth and Cobb County police are investigating a…

Crime & Public Safety September 3, 2026

In Colorado and elsewhere, sexual assault peaks on campuses at the beginning of the school year – here’s what students should know

by Kaitlyn M. Sims, University of Denver; Institute for Humane Studies, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] With the start of the new fall semester, students…

Crime & Public Safety, Traffic incidents September 1, 2026

E-Bike Rider Seriously Injured in Mableton Crash

By Mark Woolsey An E-bike rider was seriously injured in a Monday morning collision with a car in Mableton. Police say shortly before 8:50 a.m., a gray 2008 Mercedes Benz…

Crime & Public Safety, Traffic incidents August 30, 2026

Driver seriously injured in I-75 crash near Shiloh Road in Cobb County

A driver was seriously injured early Saturday after a pickup truck hauling a car trailer left I-75 and struck several trees near Shiloh Road, Cobb County police said. The crash…

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Government & Politics October 21, 2026