Crime & Public Safety

Cobb County Police Department sign in front of headquarters

Crime & Public Safety June 7, 2026

Cobb police shoot and kill man after chase on Windy Hill Road

By Mark Woolsey Cobb police shot and killed a man who fled a traffic stop and then crashed his car Friday night. Police say it began with police trying to…

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

Crime & Public Safety June 4, 2026

Should AIs be required to report a human user contemplating violence?

by Anat Lior, Drexel University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] On Feb. 10, 2026, an 18-year-old woman, Jesse Van Rootselaar, killed eight people and herself…

Crime & Public Safety June 3, 2026

Cobb/Mableton police services agreement stalls over what court handles misdemeanor cases

By Larry Felton Johnson This is a breaking story, we will provide further information as it becomes available. The Intergovernmental Agreement between Cobb County and the City of Mableton over…

Cobb County Police Department Crime Scene Unit vehicle parked in a marked space

Crime & Public Safety June 2, 2026

Man charged with concealing death at closed Cobb Kroger

By Mark Woolsey Charges have been filed in the case of a body found in a closed-down former supermarket in Southeast Cobb. [The Cobb County Courier has a policy of…

Crime & Public Safety May 28, 2026

To ‘86’ occasionally means to kill but usually doesn’t: A linguistic investigation into the Instagram threat charge against James Comey

by Phillip M. Carter, Florida International University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] A federal grand jury in April 2026 charged James Comey with making a…

Crime & Public Safety May 28, 2026

Cobb police fatally shoot armed shoplifting suspect at Town Center Mall

By Mark Woolsey Cobb police fatally shot an armed shoplifting suspect at Town Center Mall on Wednesday. Police were called to the scene just before 2 p.m. A spokesman for…

Crime & Public Safety May 26, 2026

How community groups, activists and local media turned Camden, New Jersey, into a model of police reform

by John A. Shjarback, Rowan University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] In 2025, Camden, New Jersey – a city of about 72,000 residents that sits…

Crime & Public Safety May 26, 2026

Marietta man charged with first-degree vehicular homicide

By Mark Woolsey [The Cobb County Courier has a policy of withholding or redacting the name of suspects unless and until the person is convicted in a court of law…

The sign in front of the Smyrna Police Department

Crime & Public Safety May 22, 2026

Redirecting income taxes can benefit the Smyrna Police Department

Submitted by the Smyrna Public Safety Foundation: Smyrna taxpayers can now send some of their tax dollars to support the Smyrna Public Safety Foundation via the LESS Crime Act tax…

Cobb County Superior Court, a brick building with a steepled clock tower

Crime & Public Safety May 19, 2026

Cobb County Veterans Accountability and Treatment Court Graduates Three Veterans

Cobb County announced that the Cobb County Veterans Accountability and Treatment Court (VATC) graduated three veteran participants during a ceremony held Friday, May 15, 2026, at the Cobb County Superior…

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