Georgia Bureau of Investigation

Georgia March 17, 2021

Jaret Usher, former Cobb ADA, to serve as GBI legal director

The Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) announced yesterday that Jaret Usher will be promoted to Director of the GBI’s Legal Division. Usher, a Cobb County native, began her GBI career…

Powder Springs March 1, 2021

KSU graduate promoted to Technical Leader of GBI Crime Lab Firearms Section

Emily Bagwell, a 2012 graduate in biology from Kennesaw State University, has been promoted to Technical Leader of of the Firearms Section of the Crime Lab at the GBI. She…

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

Cobb County December 19, 2020

Man killed by SWAT officer identified as Austell resident

The man killed by a SWAT team deputy during an attempt to execute a search warrant last Thursday has been identified as Johnny Bolton, 49, of Austell. The Georgia Bureau…

Georgia November 13, 2020

Marietta man arrested for threatening Georgia Secretary of State employee

According to a press release from the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, a 47-year-old Marietta man was arrested for threatening an employee of the Georgia Secretary of State’s office. According to…

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

Cobb County October 13, 2020

GBI announces meth bust in Cobb, Cherokee counties

The Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) announced in a press release that five people were arrested for alleged methamphetamine trafficking in Cobb and Cherokee counties. The arrest were the result…

Smyrna police headquarters in article about methamphetamine bust

Smyrna August 25, 2020

GBI investigates Smyrna officer shooting at reportedly stolen U-Haul

The Smyrna Police Department requested that the Georgia Bureau investigate an incident on Jonquil Road at Spring Road in which a Smyrna officer shot at at the occupants of an…

Austell July 15, 2020

Teen shot by Cobb County police officer dies

A teen shot by a Cobb County police officer in unincorporated Cobb County near Austell died yesterday. [The original headline and first line said “Man” rather than “teen.” A reader…

Austell July 14, 2020

GBI investigates officer-involved shooting in Austell

The Georgia Bureau of Investigation announced in a press release that the bureau is investigating the shooting of an as yet unidentified male on Riverside Parkway by a Cobb County…

Cobb County June 26, 2020

GBI Investigates lethal shooting of carjacking suspect by Cobb County officer

The Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) is investigating the lethal shooting of a suspect in a carjacking by a Cobb County police officer. The press release from the GBI decribes…

Cobb County May 10, 2020

Cobb police involved in officer-involved shooting

According to Sgt. Wayne Delk of the Cobb County Police Department a suspect in a series of alleged physical attacks was shot by police in an incident that began in…

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