Monday, December 17, 2012
Law enforcement agencies are assisting with patrols in the aftermath of the Connecticut school shootings.
Cobb County School District officials spent a busy weekend requesting law enforcement assistance and briefing school principals, teachers and staff about security measures in the wake of Friday's deadly school shootings in Newtown, Conn. On Monday, Cobb County police and law enforcement from other Cobb cities made safety rounds at schools. "Our precinct patrol officers are driving by all schools in their assigned beats," Cobb Police Department Spokesman Officer Michael Bowman told Patch. Cobb schools spokesman Doug Goodwin said the district has a 44-member full-time security staff that works out of high schools and middle schools but not elementary schools for "resource" reasons. He said the extra police patrols will continue on an …
Tuesday, September 11, 2012
The more than $370,000 that would be needed to buy the new vehicles and convert them to police work would come from capital reserves.
The Cobb County Board of Commissioners is expected to vote to approve the purchase of eleven new vehicles for the Cobb County Police Department during their Tuesday morning meeting. This is the first major vehicle buying proposal since the economy entered its downturn; in healthier financial times, the county would replace old and maintenance-heavy vehicles yearly. For the past four years, Cobb's police cars have had to soldier on with limited circulation of new vehicles. A typical police car is driven 96,000 miles a year, according to the county's public meeting agenda. Without the influx of new vehicles seen in previous years, maintenance costs are increasing and hurting the resale value of the older fleet vehicles. Fifty vehicles have …
Monday, September 10, 2012
The accident blocked all lanes of traffic on the interstate and has caused significant traffic delays.
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Monday, September 10, 2012
One man was killed in a traffic accident on Interstate 75 North near Barrett Parkway that saw significant traffic delays for commuters on Monday afternoon. According to Cobb County Police Sgt. Dana Pierce, at 4:14 p.m. Monday the driver of a car on Interstate 75 north at Barrett Parkway was being assisted by a HERO unit. Pierce said that the driver of the vehicle suffered a "medical issue" which caused him to leave the interstate. The car drove off I-75 and landed in a ravine, where it caught fire. The driver, the lone occupant of the vehicle, was killed. The accident brought six lanes of traffic on Barrett Parkway to a halt and caused significant gridlock on Interstate 75.
Thursday, September 6, 2012
The shooting was reported on Jamerson Forest Circle in East Cobb.
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Thursday, September 6, 2012
Update (12 a.m. Friday): According to Cobb Police, the man who was arrested outside the home on Jamerson Forest Circle was the man who called 911. "He did call 911. We do not know the relationship between him and the deceased female inside the residence," Sgt. Dana Pierce said to FOX 5 Atlanta. Update (11 p.m.): According to FOX 5 Atlanta, one person was taken into custody in the aftermath of the shooting. Additionally, the victim has been identified as a female. Cobb County Police are responding to a fatal shooting that was reported on Jamerson Forest Circle in East Cobb County. Cobb PIO Sgt. Dana Pierce is en route to the scene. Stay with Northeast Cobb Patch as more details become available.
Thursday, August 2, 2012
Fishermen discovered a man in the water near an Akers Mill Road Apartment complex; police are investigating as a homicide.
Cobb County police are asking for the public’s help to identify a body two fly fishermen discovered in the Chattahoochee River near an Akers Mill apartment complex around 7:30 a.m. Wednesday. The Crimes Against Persons Unit is investigating the case, as it is believed to be a homicide. Police describe the victim as a black male about 5’10” with numerous tattoos. Cobb County’s Public Information Officer Dana Pierce said the body is too badly decomposed to offer any other details about the victim’s features. “Typically what happens when a body gets in the water is it decomposes,” he said. “If the body initially goes down underneath the water and let’s just say for example it gets hung up on rocks it’s only a matter of time before the body …
Monday, July 16, 2012
Police reported to the crime scene at Ashley Drive, off Barrett Parkway and immediately arrested an 18-year-old.
Update (8:00 a.m., Tuesday): According to a news release from the Cobb County Police Department, Damian Cornell Purdue McElrath has been charged with aggravated assault and murder in the death of Diane McElrath. Update (10:25 p.m.): The victim has been identified as 58-year-old Diane McElrath. Her son, Damian Cornell Purdue McElrath, 18, has been charged with murder and aggravated assault. He is being held without bond in the Cobb County Adult Detention Center. Update (6:15 p.m.): According to Cobb County Police Public Information Officer Sgt. Dana Pierce, officers from Precinct 5 responded to the residence at on Ashley Dr. NW at 1:43 p.m. Monday. Upon arriving at the scene, a male was found near the mailbox and detained. Shortly …
Friday, July 6, 2012
Those wanting to attend must be 21 years old and residents of Cobb or work for the county government.
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Friday, July 6, 2012
The deadline to register for Cobb's next Citizens Public Safety Academy is Friday, July 20. This program provides an opportunity for citizens to get an inside look at the Cobb Department of Public Safety's three units: fire, police, and the emergency communications center. Classes for the free 13-week program are held every Tuesday at 6:30 p.m., and the location changes from week to week depending on what is being discussed or introduced to the class. The fall session is scheduled to begin on Tuesday, Sept. 4. Applicants must be 21 years old and residents of Cobb County or work for Cobb County government. The class is limited to 25 pre-screened applicants. If a person is not accepted into this session, they will be placed on a future …
Tuesday, May 22, 2012
Angela Williamson stole the money from her employer over the course of a decade, according to the charges against her.
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Tuesday, May 22, 2012
A 43-year-old Marietta woman was arrested Monday afternoon in Kennesaw on charges that she stole nearly $1 million from her East Cobb employer. Angela Lynn Williamson of the 2200 block of Sessions Street in Marietta faces 11 felony counts of theft by taking and is being held on $900,000 bond, according to Cobb County jail records. The May 16 warrant against her indicates that the thefts began in September 2001 and continued into 2011. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports that Williamson is accused of writing herself as many as 57 checks a year on the business accounts of employer InterContinental Marble, which is in the 2200 block of Northwest Parkway in East Cobb. The company realized last year that almost $1 million was missing, the …
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Sunday, May 20, 2012
Here's the crime report for Northeast Cobb for May 9 to 15.
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Sunday, May 20, 2012
The Cobb County Police Department reported the following incidents in Northeast Cobb from May 9 to 15. Just click on the pins on the above map to see the individual incidents. Don't miss important public safety news for Northeast Cobb. Subscribe to Northeast Cobb Patch's free email newsletter, like us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter.
Friday, May 11, 2012
Here's the crime report for Northeast Cobb for May 2 to 8.
The Cobb County Police Department reported the following incidents in Northeast Cobb from May 2 to 8. Just click on the pins on the above map to see the individual incidents. Don't miss important public safety news for Northeast Cobb. Subscribe to Northeast Cobb Patch's free email newsletter, like us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter.
Bill sparks
6:16 pm on Thursday, December 20, 2012
Well Grandpa, calling people "fools" and "pigs" will certainly fix the problem for your dear grandson. I have skin in the game because I have two daughters in middle and high schools. My solution is to hire military vets for protection. The money can be taken from our over-funded military budget. Military vets know how to fire weapons better than most teachers. How about tha grandpa? Is that … more ›