Crime & Public Safety

Crime & Public Safety September 13, 2025

Former Cobb DA Joyette Holmes picked to chair the Georgia Board of Pardons and Paroles

By Mark Woolsey Former Cobb County District Attorney Joyette Holmes has been picked to chair the Georgia Board of Pardons and Paroles, officials announced Thursday. Holmes was selected for the…

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

Traffic incidents September 11, 2025

Pedestrian fatally struck by auto in Kennesaw

The Cobb County police STEP Unit is investigating the death of a pedestrian who was hit by a car in north Cobb this week. Authorities say the accident happened shortly…

Cobb County September 9, 2025

Cobb police seek suspects in Waffle House brawl

By Mark Woolsey Police are looking for the perpetrators involved in an East Cobb Waffle House brawl early Sunday. Witnesses told Cobb Police a group of apparently rowdy teenagers were…

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…

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