Monday, April 15, 2013
Cobb Police Precinct 2 offers advice and tips on how to protect yourself and others during an "active shooter" incident.
Precinct 2 of the Cobb County Police Department, which serves the Smyrna-Vinings area, offers the following advice and tips on how to protect yourself and others during an "active shooter" incident. The mere utterance of the phrase “active shooter” sends chills down the spine of all good citizens. Fifteen years ago, this phrase didn’t exist in our lexicon. Now, it’s a reality. We’ve all seen the news footage of our country’s most recent and notorious active shootings in Aurora, CO and Newtown, CT. It’s not necessary to rehash the ugly details of such horrific events. No one wants to think about being caught up in a mass shooter situation, and I’m sure the folks in Aurora and Newtown, plus the students at Columbine and Virginia Tech never …
Sunday, April 14, 2013
Help keep your home and neighborhood safe from crime and fires with this helpful advice from the Cobb Police Department.
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Sunday, April 14
Cobb Police Department has offered the following crime prevention and safety tips with the spring in mind: Winter is gone and spring is here. We recently set our clocks forward for daylight savings time allowing the days to be longer but we must remember that it is still dark in the morning which means we have to look out for the children going to school. Watch your speed and watch our children. CRIME With the warm weather come good things as well as bad. The good is we save on our utility bills because we can now open our windows to let fresh air in. The bad is criminals know those windows and doors are open. When leaving your residence remember to lock your doors and windows. When going to the gym or park, remember to leave your …
Tuesday, February 5, 2013
In need of work? Check out the latest Local Job Alert.
Cobb County is looking to hire an officer for its police department.
Tuesday, January 29, 2013
The department's social media account began last week.
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Tuesday, January 29
The Cobb Police Department now has a Twitter account. The real-time social media account began on Wednesday, Jan. 23, and includes an update on an accident on Interstate 285. Users can also sign up by texting "Follow CobbPolice1" to 40404. Cobb PD created a Facebook page last year.
Tuesday, December 25, 2012
Luca Kosic of Marietta was killed in a two-car collision on Smyrna Powder Springs Road late Christmas Eve.
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Tuesday, December 25, 2012
A Marietta woman died late Christmas Eve in a two-car collision on Smyrna Powder Springs Road, and Cobb Police say poor weather conditions, including dense fog, were a contributing factor. Luca Kosic, 46, of Marietta, was pronounced dead at the scene of the accident at the intersection of Smryna Powder Springs Road and Trellis Oaks Drive, according to Cobb Police spokesman Michael Bowman. He said Kosic was a passenger in a gold 1999 Toyota Camry traveling southbound on Smyrna Powder Springs Road shortly after 10:30 p.m. Monday when it was struck by a maroon 1994 Toyota Camry heading northbound. Mara Tadic, the driver of the 1999 Camry, and three other passengers in her car, Andeiko Tadic, 23, of Acworth, Angelina Tadic, 27, of Acworth, …
Thursday, December 20, 2012
Investigators believe that alcohol and speed may have been contributing factors in this wreck that that left one man dead and three teens severely injured.
A fatal crash occurred Thursday afternoon on South Gordon Road in Austell, leaving one man dead and three others severely injured including a 19 year old from Smyrna, according to the Cobb County Police Department. Investigators said that the driver of a silver 1991 Saturn was traveling eastbound on South Gordon Road approaching Songwood Drive when the vehicle crossed the double yellow line and struck a concrete curb on the other side of the roadway. After striking the curb, the car began to rotate while continuing to travel in an easterly direction, and struck a tree before coming to an uncontrolled rest in the front yard of a residence, according to Cobb police. As a result of the collision, three occupants were ejected from the vehicle…
Monday, December 10, 2012
A 59-year-old man died after a Friday night crash where his Chevrolet was struck twice at the intersection of Cobb Parkway and Akers Mill Road.
Saturday, December 8, 2012
A man died after a Friday night crash where his Chevrolet was struck twice at the intersection of Cobb Parkway and Akers Mill Road.
Cobb authorities have released the identity of the deceased driver after notifying his next of kin. Warrren Thomas of Atlanta, 59, was pronounced dead upon his arrival at the hospital after the Friday night crash. The Cobb County Police Department is still investigating the fatal crash, and asks anyone with information to call 770-499-3987. A fatal crash occurred Friday evening at the intersection of Cobb Parkway and Akers Mill Road near Cumberland Mall in Vinings, according to the Cobb County Police Department. Investigators said that the driver of a gray 2009 Chevrolet Impala was attempting to turn right onto Cobb Parkway from Akers Mill Road on a red light when he was struck by a maroon 1999 Mitsubishi Montero. After it was hit, the …
Saturday, November 17, 2012
A 55-year-old Smyrna man was struck Sunday night on South Cobb Drive. No charges are expected to be filed, according to Cobb police.
Monday, November 12, 2012
A 55-year-old Smyrna man was struck Sunday night on South Cobb Drive. No charges are expected to be filed, according to Cobb police.
A pedestrian was hit on South Cobb Drive and later pronounced dead Sunday night, according to the Cobb County Police Department. Authorities say Jose Luis Zamarripa-Perez of Smyrna, 55, was attempting to cross South Cobb Drive near the intersection of Waldrep Circle at about 7:45 p.m. when he was struck by a black 1990 Jeep Cherokee. Preliminary investigation suggests that Zamarripa-Perez was walking westbound and not at a pedestrian crosswalk, and the driver, 63-year-old Nafisa V. Sheriff of Marietta, was traveling southbound on South Cobb Drive. Zamarripa-Perez was transported by ambulance to Wellstar Kennestone Hospital, but was pronounced dead upon arrival. The collision is still being investigated, but Cobb police say no charges are …
LAMON G. PRUITT
12:56 pm on Friday, February 1, 2013
COBB COUNTY POLICE: I LIVE ON DIANE DRIVE OF GRAY RD. AND CHURCH RD. IN COBB COUNTY, I USE GRAY RD. EVERY DAY AND EVERYDAY WHEN NORTON PARK ELEM. SCHOOL LETS OUT AT 220 PM VEHICALS START LINING UP ON GRAY RD. ABOUT 210 TO 220 PM. SEVERAL FROM BOTH DIRECTIONS. NOT MOVING TILL ABOUT 220 TO 230PM. GRAY RD. IS A COBB COUNTY RD. AND IS BLOCKED AND THERE IS A SMALL HILL THAT YOU CANNOT SEE OVER FROM … more ›