criminal justice

Canine officer Atos with the drug haul spread on a Marietta police car

Marietta March 10, 2020

Marietta drug-sniffing canine finds makeshift drug store

Yesterday evening, Atos, a canine officer, and his handler Marietta Officer Johnson netted quite a haul of illegal drugs, allegedly being sold from a makeshift store in the back of…

2020 Elections March 10, 2020

Nick Simpson to run for Superior Court clerk

Business development consultant and Acworth resident Nick Simpson has announced his candidacy for Clerk of Superior Court of Cobb County. Simpson is one of three Democratic Candidates who have filed…

Jason Marbutt for article about his Superior Court candidacy

2020 Elections February 11, 2020

Jason Marbutt drops bid for state court to seek open Cobb Superior Court seat

Cobb County Senior Assistant District Attorney Jason Marbutt has dropped his run for Cobb County State Court to campaign for the Superior Court seat of Judge Stephen Schuster, who recently…

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 County Police Department Crime Scene Unit vehicle

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…

Acworth December 2, 2019

Acworth man sentenced to 100 years for child molestation

Cobb County District Attorney Joyette Holmes announced that an Acworth man was sentenced on November 20 to 100 years for child molestation, with 40 of those years to be served…

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Elections November 17, 2024

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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…

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

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