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Victim Mitchell Jones holding his dog, in article about investigation using geofencing

Austell January 6, 2020

Geofencing technology leads to arrest and life sentence in Austell murder

Cobb County police detectives made use of a technology called geofencing to secure an arrest and conviction in a murder that occurred in Austell. Geofencing is a technology that uses…

Cobb County Police Department Crime Scene Unit vehicle

Cobb County December 28, 2019

Multiple injuries in gunfire on Ridenour Parkway

Gunfire on Ridenour Parkway Friday afternoon resulted in injuries to multiple victims. None of the injuries are thought to be life-threatening at this time, but four people, all in their…

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

Cobb County December 26, 2019

UPDATED: Pedestrian killed on South Cobb Drive

The Cobb County Police Department issued the following update for this story about the pedestrian killed on South Cobb Drive: The pedestrian was identified as 49-year-old Jennifer Denise Evans of…

Cobb County December 15, 2019

Arrests made in Cumberland Mall shooting

Two arrests were made in connection with yesterdays’ Cumberland Mall shooting. According to a public information release from Officer Sydney Melton of the Cobb County Police Department: On Saturday, December…

Cobb County December 14, 2019

More information on the Cumberland Mall shooting incident

In response to an email inquiry from the Courier, Officer Sydney Melton of the Cobb County Police Department provided this description of the Cumberland Mall shooting incident: At 1:18 p.m.,…

Cobb County December 14, 2019

Cobb Police: Cumberland Mall shooting not an “active shooter event”

The Cobb County Police Department sent the following tweets this afternoon about the reported gunfire at Cumberland Mall. The Courier will report more information as it becomes available. *No Active…

Cobb County December 11, 2019

Teen in critical condition after hit-and-run on Cunningham Road

According to a public information release from Officer Sydney Melton of the Cobb County Police Department, the Selective Traffic Enforcement Program (STEP) Unit is investigating a hit-and-run on Cunningham Road…

Cobb County December 7, 2019

Serious injury crash on Hiram Lithia Springs Road

An eight-months-pregnant woman was taken to Wellstar Kennestone Hospital as a precaution after a crash yesterday on Hiram Lithia Springs Road. The accident took place Friday at 8:43 a.m., south…

photo of Cobb Superior Court building from the front with a blue sky with clouds in the background

Acworth December 2, 2019

Acworth man sentenced to 100 years for child molestation

Cobb County District Attorney Joyette Holmes announced that an Acworth man was sentenced on November 20 to 100 years for child molestation, with 40 of those years to be served…

Cobb County November 27, 2019

Truck strikes pedestrian near Terrell Mill Road

A truck struck a pedestrian this morning at the entrance of the Sedona Falls apartment complex near Terrell Mill Road in Precinct Four, resulting in serious injuries to the pedestrian….

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