Following a seven-year run as Smyrna’s Chief of Police, David Lee will retire on Friday, to be replaced by deputy chief Joe Bennett. The move was approved by a 7-0…
Following complaints from concerned parents, the Smyrna Police Department will be installing speed detection cameras at three local schools, and hopes to have them operational before students begin summer break….
The office of Cobb District Attorney Joyette Holmes announced today that a one-car auto crash on Cobb Parkway resulted in a meth bust in Smyrna, and a 20-year sentence for…
According to a public information release from Officer Sydney Melton of the Cobb County Police Department, Cobb police and the Smyrna Police Department have been jointly investigating a series of…
As part of our ongoing election coverage, the Cobb County Courier has sent a four-part Q&A to each Smyrna city council candidate in a contested race. This week and next,…
Reacting to a rapid rise in youth smoking, the Smyrna city council voted unanimously Tuesday night to ban the sale of tobacco to anyone under the age of 21. “The…
Natalie Ammons, the Public Affairs Deputy Director of the Georgia Bureau of Investigation issued the following press release about an officer-involved shooting in Smyrna. On Thursday, February 28, 2019,…
The Smyrna Police Department began using body cameras in 2015, and doubled down on the measure Monday night by agreeing to a five-year deal with Axon Enterprises to provide a…
In a news release yesterday, Marietta police Chief Dan Flynn published an article declaring two high-profile robbery suspects a modern-day Bonnie and Clyde. He wrote, “Their spree, however, ended in…
A standing-room-only crowd gathered at Cobb County Police Precinct 3 Monday night to discuss a recent string of auto thefts and thefts from autos in the area. The meeting lasted…