Marietta Police Department

Marietta police SUV parked at the curb on Marietta Square

Marietta April 7, 2024

Marietta police suspect murder-suicide in bodies found after SWAT team standoff

Investigators believe that the two bodies found in an Amy Lane house after the Marietta and Cobb Sheriff SWAT teams were called in were the result of a murder-suicide. See…

Marietta April 7, 2024

2 dead after SWAT Team standoff in Marietta

Two people were discovered dead, including the suspect, after the Marietta Police Department and Cobb County Sheriff SWAT teams attempted to negotiate the surrender of a suspect in auto theft…

Marietta April 2, 2024

Suspect arrested in non-fatal shooting in Marietta

[The Cobb County Courier has a policy of withholding or redacting the name of suspects unless and until the person is convicted in a court of law or enters a…

Marietta February 7, 2024

Marietta police say four suspects in crime spree now in custody, a fifth sought

Officer Chuck McPhilamy of the Marietta Police Department announced that three adults and one juvenile suspected in a multi-jurisdictional crime spree are in custody, and a second juvenile is being…

Marietta February 1, 2024

Crash on I-75 results in critical life-threatening injury

Officer Chuck McPhilamy of the Marietta Police Department reported in a public information release that the department’s Selective Traffic Enforcement Program (STEP) Unit is investigating a crash that resulted in…

Marietta January 4, 2024

Arrest made in homicide on Cobb Parkway

According to a public information release from Officer Chuck McPhilamy of the Marietta Police Department, a suspect was identified and arrested in the homicide that took place yesterday morning at…

Official Photo of Marietta Police Chief Marty Ferrell

Marietta December 1, 2023

City to host public retirement celebration for Marietta Police Chief Marty Ferrell

by Larry Felton Johnson The City of Marietta will host a retirement celebration for Marietta Police Chief Marty Ferrell on Friday, December 15, 2023 from 2-5 p.m. at the First…

Marietta November 22, 2023

Marietta Police Chief Marty Ferrell to retire

Chief of Police Marty Ferrell is retiring from the Marietta Police Department after 33 years of service. “After 33 amazing years in law enforcement with the Marietta Police Department, I…

Doorway to magistrate court, the court which conducts eviction hearings

Marietta October 26, 2023

Probable cause found to charge Marietta man with stabbing roommate

by Caleb Groves On Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2023, A Cobb County Magistrate Judge found probable cause for a Marietta man to be charged with assaulting his roommate with a knife….

Marietta October 13, 2023

Expired license plate leads to arrest of Smyrna man for drug trafficking and firearms charges

According to a public information release from Officer Chuck McPhilamy of the Marietta Police Department, a 33-year-old Smyrna man was arrested and charged with drug trafficking after being pulled over…

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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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