Cobb County Police Department

Snowy roadway and Chevron station at the intersection of Veterans Memorial Highway and Oakdale Road/Discovery Blvd. A highway road sign hangs over the intersection

Weather January 12, 2025

Winter storm kept police in Cobb County busy; travel danger still present

By Mark Woolsey Travel conditions eased across Cobb County Saturday after Friday’s snowstorm kept first responders and road crews hopping. Authorities warn that problems could still crop up in the…

Cobb County Police Department Crime Scene Unit vehicle

Mableton January 10, 2025

17-year-old dies after shooting on Riverside Parkway in Mableton

Sgt. Eric Smith of the Cobb County Police Department announced in a public information release that uniformed police officers discovered a 17-year-old male with gunshot wounds after residents called 911…

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News Brief December 30, 2024

Pedestrian killed crossing Canton Road

By Mark Woolsey Cobb police say a pedestrian is dead after being struck by a vehicle Friday. Investigators state that the pedestrian was walking eastbound across Chastain Road south of…

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

Powder Springs December 27, 2024

Pedestrian killed Monday Dec 23 crossing CH James Pkwy

[It is the policy of the Cobb County Courier to omit the names of people involved in traffic incidents that are still under investigation] A pedestrian was killed in a…

Cobb County December 16, 2024

Pedestrian killed Friday crossing Canton Road

According to a public information release from Officer Aaron Wilson of the Cobb County Police Department, the department’s Selective Traffic Enforcement Program (STEP Unit) is investigating the death of a…

Cobb County December 14, 2024

UPDATE: Motorcyclist receives life-threatening injuries in collision on East-West Connector near South Cobb Drive

[It is the policy of the Cobb County Courier to omit the names of people involved in traffic incidents that are still under investigation] According to a public information release…

Cobb County November 21, 2024

14-year-old arrested in connection with Allatoona High hoax call that triggered lockdown

Officer Aaron Wilson of the Cobb County Police Department announced in a public information release that a 14-year-old male student was arrested and charged following a hoax that triggered a…

Cobb County November 5, 2024

Cobb man sentenced to two life sentences for aggravated child molestation

Cobb County Superior Court Judge Kellie Hill handed down two life sentences plus 38 years for a man convicted of five counts of aggravated child molestation, four counts of child…

Austell November 5, 2024

Homicide on Linworth Boulevard

According to a public information release from Sgt. Eric Smith of the Cobb County Police Department, a homicide took place on Linworth Boulevard in the Austell area just after midnight…

Cobb County October 31, 2024

Fatal single-vehicle crash claims one life, another with injuries