Crime

Crime March 9, 2023

GBI issues statement on the Cobb County police shooting of a man during an I-75 traffic stop

The Georgia Bureau of Investigation issued its initial statement on the shooting of a man by a Cobb County officer during a traffic stop on I-75 near Delk Road Wednesday…

Crime March 9, 2023

Cobb officer shoots man during traffic stop on I-75 near Delk Road

According to a public information release from Officer S.A. Barner of the Cobb County Police Department, a Cobb County police officer shot and injured a man during a traffic stop…

Crime March 7, 2023

Man sentenced to five years for computer-related enticement of a minor, child pornography charges

Terrance Deandre Stephens of Snellville pled guilty to one count of enticing a child for indecent purposes, one count of pandering to a minor, one count of furnishing obscene material…

Crime February 28, 2023

First offender status revoked for 2013 Cobb robbery after parolee goes on multi-state crime spree; new sentence of 20 years handed down

Cobb County District Attorney Flynn D. Broady, Jr. announced in a public information release that William Antonio Ellis has been re-sentenced in Cobb Superior Court to 20 years in prison,…

Marietta police SUV parked at the curb on Marietta Square

Crime February 28, 2023

Alabama man arrested for Marietta bomb threat

A 37-year-old Alabama man was arrested in connection with a device left in a pickup truck in Marietta in the area near the East Gate shopping plaza on Lower Roswell…

Crime February 25, 2023

Man sentenced in Cobb Superior Court to 25 years in prison for meth, violation of street gang terrorism and prevention act

According to a public information release from the office of Cobb County District Attorney Flynn Broady, Jr., Eric Devon Stidham was sentenced by Cobb Superior Court Judge Kellie Hill for…

Crime February 24, 2023

Man sentenced for firing shots into Mableton apartment

Cobb County District Attorney Flynn D. Broady, Jr. announced that a Cobb County man was sentenced for firing shots into an apartment in Mableton on Riverside Parkway. No one was…

Crime February 18, 2023

Fulton grand jury report on Trump 2020 election finds basis for perjury charges, no hint of voter fraud

by Stanley Dunlap, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] February 16, 2023 A Fulton County special grand jury is recommending that the district…

Cobb County Police Department Crime Scene Unit vehicle

Crime February 16, 2023

Two shot in Mableton this morning; both in stable condition

At around 1:30 a.m. this morning Cobb County police responded to reports of a shooting at the Premier Apartments on Premier Lane in Mableton (Austell post office address) and found…

Crime February 14, 2023

Judge to release partial Fulton grand jury report on Trump allies’ 2020 election interference

by Stanley Dunlap, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] February 13, 2023 The first details of a Fulton County special grand jury’s report…

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News Brief December 23, 2024

Report of active shooter at Cumberland Mall turns out to be unfounded

Police determine the incident was a fistfight By Mark Woolsey An active shooter report, which turned out to be unfounded, sent shoppers scrambling at Cumberland Mall Sunday night and led…

Politics December 23, 2024

Climate of fear is driving local officials to quit – new study from California finds threats, abuse rampant

by Rachel Locke, University of San Diego, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Threats and harassment are pushing some politicians out of office, scaring off some…

Science and Technology December 23, 2024

Octopuses and their relatives are a new animal welfare frontier − here’s what scientists know about consciousness in these unique creatures

by Rachel Blaser, University of San Diego, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] We named him Squirt – not because he was the smallest of the…

Economy December 23, 2024

Trump’s 2017 tax cuts expire soon − study shows they made income inequality worse and especially hurt Black Americans

by Beverly Moran, Vanderbilt University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, a set of tax cuts Donald Trump signed into…

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