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Cobb County October 30, 2019

Teen faces multiple felony charges in fatal July Mableton Parkway collision

A teen faces multiple felony charges for a Mableton Parkway collision that resulted in one death. He was arrested without incident on October 28, and taken to the Marietta Regional…

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Smyrna October 25, 2019

Smyrna man convicted of 1998 rape

According to a press release from the office of Cobb District Attorney Joyette Holmes, a Smyrna man was convicted Thursday of aggravated sexual battery, and false imprisonment for the attack…

Town Center October 24, 2019

50 year sentence for attack on child at Town Center Mall

Danzell Mitchell, 28, of Alpharetta, was sentenced to 50 years by Cobb Superior Court Judge Ann Harris after admitting to an attack on a child at Town Center Mall in…

Cobb County October 22, 2019

Arrest made in 1991 cold case murder of Cathy Glass

Cobb District Attorney Joyette M. Holmes and Cobb Police Chief Tim Cox announced that an arrest has been made in the 1991 murder of Cathy Glass, due to the work…

Marietta October 19, 2019

Marietta man gets 60 years for child molestation

A Marietta man was sentenced to prison Thursday after being convicted in Cobb Superior Court for molesting the daughter of his girlfriend. Judge Ann Harris sentenced Edwin Moran, now 34,…

Cobb County October 15, 2019

Arrest made in homicide at off-campus student housing near KSU

An arrest was made in connection with the homicide that occurred in an off-campus student housing complex near Kennesaw State University on the weekend of October 6. According to a…

Cobb County October 7, 2019

Homicide in off-campus student housing near KSU

According to a public information release from Officer Sydney Melton of the Cobb County Police Department a homicide took place in an off-campus student housing complex on Hidden Forest Court,…

Cobb County October 3, 2019

Austell mother sentenced to 20 years in death of infant son

An Austell mother was sentenced to 20 years after pleading guilty to charges of involuntary manslaughter, cruelty to children in the second degree, three counts of heroin possession, and reckless…

Cobb County October 2, 2019

Cobb District Attorney Holmes issues statement on the capture of Richard Merritt

Cobb County District Attorney Joyette Holmes issued a statement on the capture of Richard Merritt, the disbarred attorney wanted in connection with the stabbing death of his mother in Stone…

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Acworth September 23, 2019

Acworth Middle School Investigation Leads to an Arrest

A school staffer has been charged with felony “Theft by Taking” following an Acworth school investigation on Thursday. Lindsey Waggoner, 38, of Kennesaw, Georgia, is accused of stealing medication from…

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