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scene of the homicide of the teen victim, police cars and aparment buildings

Marietta April 10, 2020

15-year-old charged in the death of Marietta teen

A 15-year-old has been charged in the death of a 14-year-old girl who was reported missing. The incident took place on April 8, and the body was recovered the morning…

Cobb County Police Department Crime Scene Unit vehicle

Cobb County March 26, 2020

Mableton man victim of Atlanta Road homicide

A Mableton man, Hubert Lamar Burtz, 41, was the victim of a homicide Tuesday at an Exxon station on Atlanta Road. According to a public information release from Sgt. Wayne…

Cobb County March 23, 2020

Armed robbery and homicide on Olive Springs Road

According to a public information release from Sgt. Wayne Delk of the Cobb County Police Department the Crimes Against Persons Unit is investigating an armed robbery and homicide that occurred…

Cobb County February 3, 2020

Auto breakins targeting Hispanics reported in Cobb County

According to a public information release from Officer Sydney Melton of the Cobb County Police Department the department is investigating a string of auto breakins that often target Hispanic residents….

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

Acworth January 31, 2020

Acworth man gets 50-year sentence for brutal sexual assault

According to a public information release from Kimberly Isaza, the Public Information Officer for Cobb District Attorney Joyette Holmes, an Acworth man was given a 50-year sentence for a brutal…

Marietta January 28, 2020

Alleged gang leader arrested in Marietta

Tony L. Menefee a/k/a “Brim Major” was arrested this morning at 6:00 a.m. at the Sedgefield Apartments. in Marietta. Menefee is suspected by law enforcement of being a leader of…

Cobb Sheriff's Office vehicle at Cobb government office in article about evictions

Cobb County January 17, 2020

Murder suspect arrested on Favor Road

According to a public information release from Deputy Glenn Daniel of the Cobb County Sheriff’s Office, a murder suspect was arrested on Favor Road yesterday. The public information release describes…

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…

Austell December 23, 2019

Two consecutive life sentences for man convicted of rape of child in Austell

Cobb County District Attorney Joyette M. Holmes announced in a public information release that an Atlanta man convicted of raping a child in Austell has been given a sentence of…

A hidden compartment in a Chevy Impala used for smuggling drugs

Marietta December 4, 2019

Convicted Marietta meth trafficker will get at least 25 years

Florentino Hernandez Jr., of Marietta, who was convicted on November 21 by a Cobb jury in Superior Court of trafficking meth, operating a vehicle with a secret compartment and possession…

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