Crime

Crime November 12, 2022

Caregiver sentenced to 20 years without parole for elder abuse in Acworth that resulted in shattered hip on 86-year-old woman

On November 7, Cobb County Superior Court Judge Angela Z. Brown sentenced Shelia Knight to twenty years to be served in custody for aggravated battery and elder exploitation. Knight was…

Crime November 6, 2022

Self-described gang member sentenced to 15 years for shoot-out in Powder Springs

A man was sentenced to 15 years in prison, with 10 of those years to be served in custody, for a March 9 shootout in Powder Springs. Taviair Dye was…

Crime November 3, 2022

Convicted serial robber sentenced to life without parole for eight 2018 robberies in Cobb County compared at the time to “Bonnie and Clyde”

Lashumbia D. Session was sentenced to life without the possibility of parole by Cobb County Superior Court Judge Kimberly Childs after Session was convicted of eight counts of armed robbery….

Crime September 7, 2022

Uninvolved motorist killed in crash during Cobb County police pursuit of suspect

Sgt Wayne Delk of the Cobb County Police Department announced in a public information release yesterday afternoon that Jonathan Denham, 41, was killed when an allegedly fleeing suspect in a…

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Crime September 6, 2022

October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month, and Cobb County has two events to focus on the issue

October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month, and in preparation there are two events in Cobb County in September to put a spotlight on the issue. The first is a program…

Crime September 2, 2022

Trump faces possible obstruction of justice charges for concealing classified government documents – 2 important things to know about what this means

By Clark D. Cunningham, Georgia State University [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] A court filing by the Justice Department just minutes before midnight on Aug….

Crime September 1, 2022

Man sentenced to life in prison for malice murder in the planned execution of his roommate

Santos Tomas Vasquez was found guilty of Malice Murder, Felony Murder, Aggravated Assault, and Armed Robbery on August 30 by a Cobb County jury after a three-week trial. Cobb Superior…

On Monday, Fulton County Superior Court Judge Robert McBurney denied Gov. Brian Kemp’s motion to quash a subpoena in the 2020 presidential investigation special grand jury. McBurney said that Kemp’s attorneys and prosectors should work out details on what information would be considered off limits before the governor testifies following his Nov. 8 re-election bid. Stanley Dunlap/Georgia Recorder (file photo)

Crime August 30, 2022

Kemp must testify in Fulton special grand jury proceeding after Nov. 8 election

by Stanley Dunlap, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission]August 29, 2022 A Fulton County judge has ordered Gov. Brian Kemp to testify in…

Cobb police SUV with "Crime Scene Unit" on side

Crime August 29, 2022

Cobb County police investigate homicide in Vinings

According to a public information release from Sgt. Wayne Delk of the Cobb County Police Department, detectives are investigating a shooting homicide at District at Vinings Apartments yesterday, Sunday August…

Crime August 27, 2022

FBI’s Mar-a-Lago search warrant affidavit reveals how Trump may have compromised national security – a legal expert answers 5 key questions

By Clark D. Cunningham, Georgia State University [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] The Justice Department on Aug. 26, 2022, released an affidavit written by an…

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