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Cobb County August 9, 2019

Life sentence in Windy Hill Road killing

A Riverdale man was sentenced to life in prison for a murder at a Windy Hill Road apartment in October of 2016. Cobb County District Attorney Joyette Holmes announced that…

Cobb County August 6, 2019

Bank robbery on Windy Hill Road

According to a public information release from the Cobb County Police Department a bank robbery took place on Windy Hill Road yesterday at 4:40 p.m. Investigators with the Crimes Against…

Cobb County August 2, 2019

Powder Springs man given 10 years for elder neglect

A press release from the office of Cobb District Attorney Joyette Holmes announced that a Powder Springs man has been sentenced to 10 years in prison after being convicted of…

Cobb County August 1, 2019

66-year-old woman arrested for bomb threat robbery in Cobb

A woman was arrested for allegedly attempting to rob a Wells Fargo on Powers Ferry Road by claiming to have a bomb yesterday. According to a public information release from…

Marietta, Marietta Police Department July 27, 2019

Two arrested in Marietta armed robbery

According to a news release from the Marietta Police Department, two armed robbery suspects were arrested Wednesday. At about 4:05 p.m. Wednesday Cobb 911 dispatch notified the Marietta police that…

Marietta, Marietta Police Department July 16, 2019

Powder Springs man sentenced to life for Marietta murder

Justin Lesean Cox, 41, of Powder Springs, was sentenced to life in prison for the murder of the mother of his three children. Last Thursday Cox admitted in court that…

video capture of the T-Mobile armed robbery suspect (photo courtesy of the Cobb County Police Department)

Cobb County May 31, 2019

T-Mobile offers reward for help in identifying Marietta armed robbery suspect

Officer Neil Penirelli of the Cobb County Police Department sent the following news release along with the accompanying photos. T-Mobile is offering a reward for information on an armed robbery…

Anthony and Cynthia Welch, the victims of the robbery and murder at Pappadeaux. (photo courtesy of the Cobb DA's office)

Cobb County May 16, 2019

Florida men convicted for 2016 murder and robbery at Windy Hill Road restaurant

Two Florida men were convicted in the armed robbery of a couple that resulted in the murder of the husband and the shooting of the wife. According to a press…

Smyrna March 28, 2019

Trucker convicted in South Cobb Drive road rage incident

According to a press release from Cobb Acting District Attorney John Melvin, Quantuse Jace Johnson, 46, a truck driver from Marietta, has been convicted of assaulting another driver in a…

Cobb County March 22, 2019

Man receives life without parole for rape on Windy Hill Road

On Thursday morning, Cobb Superior Court Judge Robert D. Leonard II sentenced Shian Alexander Martin, 41, of Atlanta, to life in prison without parole, plus 20 years on probation, for…

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