Criminal Justice System

Criminal Justice System November 24, 2021

Armed robbery suspect in Marietta incident still at large

According to Officer Chuck McPhilamy of the Marietta Police Department, as of yesterday evening, there had been no arrest in the attempted armed robbery at the El Ranchero restaurant on…

Criminal Justice System November 20, 2021

Suspect in Sandy Springs home invasion alleged to be man sought in Acworth double murder

The Georgia Bureau of Investigation issued a press release announcing they are conducting an investigation of the incident in which an alleged home invader in Sandy Springs was shot, and…

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Criminal Justice System November 19, 2021

How is the Sexual Assault Kit Initiative helping to solve cold cases?

The Cobb County District Attorney’s office announced earlier that an arrest had been made in a cold case from 30 years ago as part of the Sexual Assault Kit Initiative…

Criminal Justice System November 19, 2021

Arrest made in Cobb 30-year-old sexual assault cold case

Cobb DA Flynn Broady announced an arrest in a 30-year-old cold case of sexual assault. [The Cobb County Courier has a policy of withholding or redacting the name of suspects…

Criminal Justice System November 17, 2021

Canine CellMates launches Beyond the Bars

Canine CellMates is a program that pairs men caught up in the criminal justice system with rescue dogs, and teaches the participants to train the dogs. The Smyrna-based organization has…

Criminal Justice System November 17, 2021

Georgia Power donates $35,000 to Cobb Family Justice Center

The Cobb County District Attorney’s office distributed the following press release about a donation from Georgia Power to the Family Justice Center: Cobb County District Attorney Flynn D. Broady, Jr.,…

Criminal Justice System November 17, 2021

Second hit-and-run pedestrian fatality in Marietta within two days

Marietta experienced its second hit-and-run pedestrian fatality in a two-day period, this time on Delk Road, and like the incident earlier this week also resulted in an arrest. [The Cobb…

Criminal Justice System November 16, 2021

Pedestrian killed in hit-and-run on Cobb Parkway South

A pedestrian was killed while standing in the center turn lane on Cobb Parkway South waiting to cross, and the driver failed to stop and render aid and fled the…

Donna Carter, Wellpath’s Southeast Regional Director of Mental Health Services

Criminal Justice System November 15, 2021

24/7 mental health services for detainees takes effect at Cobb Adult Detention Center

With a press conference and a ribbon-cutting ceremony, the Cobb County Sheriff’s Office officially kicked off its program of providing 24-hour mental health services for detainees at the Cobb County…

Criminal Justice System November 15, 2021

Guilty plea in murder of Khristopher Dixon

Cobb County District Attorney Flynn Broady announced in a public information release that a guilty plea was entered in the 2017 murder of Khristopher Dixon , 22, of Austell. Corey…

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Education November 23, 2024

What would it mean if President-elect Trump dismantled the US Department of Education?

by Kevin Welner, University of Colorado Boulder, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] In her role as former chief executive of World Wrestling Entertainment, Linda McMahon…

Education November 23, 2024

Fast fashion may seem cheap, but it’s taking a costly toll on the planet − and on millions of young customers

by Paula M. Carbone, University of Southern California, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Fast fashion is everywhere – in just about every mall, in the…

Health Care cost November 23, 2024

Doctor’s bills often come with sticker shock for patients − but health insurance could be reinvented to provide costs upfront

by Michal Horný, UMass Amherst, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] You have scheduled an appointment with a health care provider, but no matter how hard…

Opinion November 23, 2024

Bookman: Trump deportations, tariffs will stifle Georgia’s farming and tax-subsidized EV industries

by Jay Bookman, Georgia Recorder, [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] November 21, 2024 On Jan. 20 a new administration takes power in Washington, and…

Disability November 23, 2024

Georgians With Disabilities Are Still Being Institutionalized, Despite Federal Oversight

This article by Sam Whitehead first appeared in KFF Health News, republished with permission. Sam Whitehead November 22, 2024 ATLANTA — Lloyd Mills was tired of being stuck in a…

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Armed robbery suspect in Marietta incident still at large

Suspect in Sandy Springs home invasion alleged to be man sought in Acworth double murder

How is the Sexual Assault Kit Initiative helping to solve cold cases?

Arrest made in Cobb 30-year-old sexual assault cold case

Canine CellMates launches Beyond the Bars

Georgia Power donates $35,000 to Cobb Family Justice Center

Second hit-and-run pedestrian fatality in Marietta within two days

Pedestrian killed in hit-and-run on Cobb Parkway South

24/7 mental health services for detainees takes effect at Cobb Adult Detention Center

Guilty plea in murder of Khristopher Dixon