crime

Criminal Justice System May 15, 2022

More mass shootings are happening at grocery stores – 13% of shooters are motivated by race, criminologists find

Jillian Peterson, Hamline University and James Densley, Metropolitan State University [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] An apparently racially motivated attack at a supermarket in Buffalo,…

Cobb County Police Department February 18, 2022

Victim of I-75 shooting in stable condition; his dog found and being taken care of

According to a public information release from Sgt. Wayne Delk of the Cobb County Police Department, Jason Matton, who was shot by a motorist on I-75 Wednesday is in stable…

Cobb County February 15, 2021

Two Cobb shooting victims die, suspected shooter in critical condition

Two victims of a shooting on Peel Castle Lane, near the East West Connector in Cobb County, died of their wounds. The incident took place Sunday evening, and police arrived…

Marietta January 26, 2021

Fleeing Marietta suspects crash into five cars

Suspected gang members in a car with an allegedly stolen license plate crashed into five cars and a pole in Marietta, before three of the four were apprehended. [The Cobb…

Marietta December 7, 2020

Arrest made in homicide on Cobb Parkway

Officer Chuck McPhilamy of the Marietta Police Department issued a public information release regarding the homicide that occurred on Cobb Parkway near the Marietta campus of Kennesaw State University Sunday…

Marietta July 27, 2020

Attempted robbery on Roswell Road in Marietta

According to a public information release from Officer Chuck McPhilamy of the Marietta Police Department an attempted armed robbery took place in a parking lot on Roswell Road in Marietta….

Marietta June 25, 2020

Marietta police seek suspect in stabbing on North Fairground Street

Officer Chuck McPhilamy of the Marietta Police Department issued the following public information release about a stabbing that took place on North Fairground Street. The public information release described the…

Cobb County Police Department Crime Scene Unit vehicle

Cobb County June 24, 2020

Homicide on Mableton Parkway

According to a public information release from Officer S.A. McDonald of the Cobb County Police Department the Crimes Against Persons Unit is investigating a homicide that occurred on Mableton Parkway…

Austell May 29, 2020

Austell-area homicide thought to be accidental

According to a public information release Sgt. Wayne Delk of the Cobb County Police Department the Crimes Against Persons Unit is investigating a homicide that occurred on Wednesday, May 27,…

Cobb County May 19, 2020

Murder charge filed in traffic fatality Cobb police believe was intentional

According to a public information release from Sgt. Wayne Delk, the Cobb County Police Department has filed charges of murder and aggravated assault in a fatal traffic crash that happened…

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Elections November 17, 2024

Did The Polls Get It Wrong and How Do They Impact The Election?

By John A. Tures, Professor of Political Science, LaGrange College There’s a myth that the polls were wildly inaccurate in 2024, a common refrain that we’ve heard since 2016. Are…

Race Nationality and Culture November 17, 2024

Racism is such a touchy topic that many US educators avoid it – we are college professors who tackled that challenge head on

by Adam Seagrave, Arizona State University and Stephanie Shonekan, University of Maryland, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] It is not easy to teach about race…

Economy November 17, 2024

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