Category Archives: Crime

Overall Marietta and Cobb County are pretty safe, but we cover all areas of the community, including issues.

Marietta Police department’s alarm ordinance reduces false alarms, frees officers to patrol

March 17, 2010 – 8:28 am

The Marietta Police Department was honored March 10 for its alarm ordinance, which reduces the number of false alarm calls the department receives, allowing officers to spend more time on the streets proactively patrolling. “False alarm dispatches from police are the number one call for service in most cases,” Glen Mowrey of the Security Industry [...]

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Want to experience life as a Marietta Police Officer?

August 12, 2009 – 9:17 am

Now you have the chance this fall of 2009. The Marietta Police Department will offer citizens the chance to experience what it’s like to be a police officer when it hosts its Citizens’ Police Academy this fall. The department is accepting applications for the 11-week program, which will meet every Monday from 6-9 p.m. September [...]

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Security Cameras might be coming to a Marietta Park near you

July 15, 2009 – 6:31 am

In a move to crack down on illicit activity at city parks, Marietta officials are considering installing stationary surveillance cameras at Burruss and Wildwood Parks. “People who commit crime don’t want to be seen, they definitely don’t want the police to see them and they don’t want to be seen by the general public,” said [...]

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Chelsea Steele – Cheerleader is charged with robbing kids on July 4th

July 10, 2009 – 8:24 am

A Sprayberry High School cheerleader is in jail after police say she robbed children at a pool party in Marietta. Chelsea Steele, 17, was arrested after she stole a box containing $147 from a group of children, including a wheelchair-confined child, at a neighborhood pool on Sandy Plains Road, according to the arrest warrant. The [...]

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A massage therapist at WellStar’s Health Place Fitness at Kennestone Hospital goes too far

March 18, 2009 – 9:47 am

According to a story from the MDJ, “Officer Brian Honea, a Marietta Police spokesman, said Wilbert Gilmore has been charged with felony aggravated sexual battery. A woman filed a complaint with police after a March 8 massage session with Gilmore. The victim alleges Gilmore touched her inappropriately during the massage.

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A vehicle found with a suspicious package prompted authorities to shut down Cobb (U.S. 41) in front of the base, snarling the afternoon rush hour in Cobb County

March 11, 2009 – 8:28 pm

Cobb Parkway remained closed Wednesday evening as a robot kept a suspicious vehicle under surveillance at the Main Gate to Dobbins Air Reserve Base in Marietta.

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Jay walk on the Marietta Square and it’ll cost ya $110

March 4, 2009 – 3:37 pm

The Marietta Police Department will begin enforcing “Jay Walking” on the Marietta square beginning February 25, 2009. This effort is in response to observed violations regarding pedestrians not utilizing the provided cross walks.

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Employee of La Parilla Restaurant Shot In Marietta Park

January 23, 2009 – 7:41 am

According to the AJC, on Thursday evening a teen employee from our favorite La Parilla Mexican Restaurant was headed home from work when three people approached him and tried to rob him. The story goes on

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New Traffic light camera at the intersection of South Marietta Parkway and Powder Springs Road

December 12, 2008 – 9:14 am

We’ve all been through the light at the intersection of South Marietta Parkway and Powder Springs road. If you haven’t, then you don’t know just how dangerous this intersection can be to both vehicles and pedestrians.

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Cobb County now requiring Alarm Registration for all Homeowners or face a fine

November 17, 2008 – 4:43 pm

Cobb County has a nationally accredited police department, which demonstrates its commitment in providing outstanding law enforcement services to our community. But the ongoing problem of false burglar alarms is hampering police officers by wasting time and money.

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