criminal justice system

Cobb District Attorney Flynn D. Broady Jr with had raised speaking at a podium

Cobb County September 1, 2023

Cobb DA talks crime and the Family Advocacy Center at town hall

by Caleb Groves MARIETTA– The Cobb District Attorney reported lower violent crime rates since last year and updated attendees on the Family Advocacy Center at at Tuesday’s town hall meeting…

star of life symbol with snake wrapped around staff

Justice January 10, 2023

In PA County Jails, Guards Use Pepper Spray and Stun Guns to Subdue People in Mental Crisis

This article by Brett Sholtis, WITF, was first published in Kaiser Health News, republished with permission. Brett Sholtis, WITF January 9, 2023 When police arrived on the scene, they found…

Scales of Justice with the word justice over it.

Justice December 10, 2022

How financial barriers stifle formerly incarcerated people

by Melissa Hellmann, Center for Public Integrity This article was originally published by the Center for Public Integrity, a nonprofit investigative news organization based in Washington, D.C. December 9, 2022 PHILADELPHIA…

Cobb Police Chief Stuart VanHoozer and his family at the Cobb County BOC meeting

Cobb County May 11, 2022

It’s official: Stuart VanHoozer is the new Cobb County police chief

The Cobb County Board of Commissioners unanimously approved the recommendation by Cobb County Manager Dr. Jackie McMorris that Deputy Chief Stuart VanHoozer take over as police chief effective immediately. VanHoozer…

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

Crime April 23, 2022

Man sentenced to life without parole for murder of girlfriend in Marietta

According to a public information release from the office of Cobb County District Attorney Flynn D. Broady Jr., Willie Felix Thompson, 63, was found guilty in a jury trial of…

Smyrna April 14, 2022

Smyrna man arraigned in federal court for COVID-related identity-theft scheme

A Smyrna man, along with a partner in Michigan, was arraigned in federal court on charges of committing mail and wire fraud, mail fraud, and aggravated identity theft in a…

She is pictured above with the five graduates and accountability court team members.

Justice January 12, 2022

Cobb County’s Drug Treatment Court has five new graduates

Cobb County Superior Court issued a news release announcing the graduation of five new graduates from the court’s innovative drug treatment court. Cobb County has four such accountability courts that…

Marietta August 12, 2021

Marietta shooting victim identified

Correction: The name of the deceased is Quinton Eugene Mosely. The initial police public information release contained a misspelling. Our apologies to the family and friends of the deceased. According…

From left: Kit Cummings, Probation Supervisor Sharon Mashburn, A.C.E. CEO Kalique Woodbury, Judge Wayne Grannis, Asst D.A. Charlotte Lomnicki, and A.C.E. Counselor Kyrsten Sprewell.

Cobb County August 11, 2021

Cobb RISING gang prevention program honored at Chicago conference

Cobb County’s RISING gang prevention program, founded by Juvenile Court Judge Wayne Grannis in 2019, was honored with “Spirit” awards at the annual National Gang Specialist Training Conference (NGCRC) in…

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