Update: Cobb Parkway Reopens

It had been closed due to a bomb threat.

Cobb Parkway has reopened, according to WSB-TV. It had been closed due to a supicious package in a shopping center near the intersection of Cobb Parkway and Akers Mill Road. The package was later detonated.  Cobb Parkway remains closed in both directions near Akers Mill Road due to a bomb threat. The threat was made at a AT&T store located in a shopping center near the intersection of Cobb Parkway and Akers Mill Road, according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Stay away from the Cumberland Mall area. Cobb Parkway is closed in both directions near Akers Mill Road. "Bomb threat," said Sgt. Dana Pierce, a spokesman for the Cobb County Police Department. "No information available yet due to it being an active situation." Stay with Smyrna-…

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Moms' Night Out at Cumberland Mall

In celebration of Mother’s Day, Cumberland Mall hosts Mom’s Night Out.

Updated: Fatal Crash Near Cumberland Mall

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 …

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Holiday Comes Early for Local Veteran

A local veteran and his family were surprised Monday at the Sears store at Cumberland Mall.

By Anna Tzinares For many military families, the holidays can be stressful rather than joyful. Sergeant First Class Charles Coleman is a soldier from the Atlanta area who finds himself in a difficult position: preparing for another deployment while coping with the challenges of his daughter recently being placed on the bone marrow transplant list. To make the holiday season easier for his family in particular, Sears Heroes at Home surprised the Coleman family with gifts from Sears, including a computer and a gift card to purchase items for their home. Over the past five years, the Sears Heroes at Home Wish Registry has raised $17 million through customer donations and has helped over 83,000 military families during the holidays.

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UPDATE: Man Gets Life for Cumberland Mall Murder

Rosano Wensley Bundel, 28, of Douglasville was found guilty of killing George B. Tabetando in a counterfeit money deal gone bad outside Cumberland Mall.

UPDATE: Man Gets Life for Cumberland Mall Murder

Rosano Wensley Bundel, 28, of Douglasville was found guilty of killing George B. Tabetando in a counterfeit money deal gone bad outside Cumberland Mall.

UPDATE: Rosano Wensley Bundel will serve life in prison without the possibility of parole for the murder of George B. Tabetando, the Atlanta Journal Constitution reported. Bundel was found guilty Monday of shooting Tabetando outside Macy's in Cumberland Mall during Thanksgiving weekend 2011.The AJC said that a DEA agent testified at Bundel's trial that he was also being investigated in connection with a drug smuggling operation. ORIGINAL STORY: A Douglasville man was found guilty of shooting and killing a Powder Springs man outside Cumberland Mall over Thanksgiving weekend 2011, the Atlanta Journal Constitution reported. In November, Smyrna-Vinings Patch reported that Rosano Wensley Bundel, 28, of Douglasville, met 29-year-old George B. …

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Cobb Police: Smyrna-Vinings auto break-ins a continuing concern

Precinct 3 officials remind citizens to help be the eyes of your neighborhood, and remind that those can be a pair of anonymous eyes.

Going back a week, here is a summary of the Southeast Cobb Police Precinct 3 PENS (Police Email Notification System) bulletin, which updates citizens on crime trends and related information. Located at 1901 Cumberland Parkway, Precinct 3 serves the Cumberland/Galleria, Vinings and Smyrna areas, but not in the city limits. Captain Dale E. Bolenbaugh and police say auto break-ins are a continuing concern.  Citizens have reported change, credit cards, wallets, CD players, GPS, speakers and tools, among other items, stolen from their vehicles. Culprits are looking for anything they can sell or pawn. Criminals begin by checking door handles in search of unlocked vehicles. The next step is to break windows or punch locks. Most of the crimes are …

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12:57 pm on Saturday, January 21, 2012

I just tried to sign up for the nixle and I can't seem to locate the cobb police subscription in that service any suggestions?   more ›

Sears Holdings to shut doors on 100-plus stores

Company announces that up to 120 Kmarts and Sears stores will close, but locations, including the Sears at Cumberland Mall, have not yet been disclosed.

The Sears Holdings Corp announced Tuesday that it will close between 100 and 120 of its namesake chains and Kmart stores, citing sagging consumer electronic and home appliance holiday sales as a reason. The Cumberland Mall Sears staff told Patch that the store will remain open and operate as usual until further notice is given. Sears, along with Macy’s and Costco, anchors the mall. Sears Holdings Corp. said it has yet to determine which stores will close but said it will post on http://www.searsmedia.com when a final list is compiled. The company would not discuss how many, if any, jobs would be cut. The company has more than 4,000 stores in the U.S. and Canada. "Given our performance and the difficult economic environment, especially for …

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Cumberland Murder Suspect Surrenders

Rosano Wensly Bundel is being held without bond in the shooting death of Powder Springs resident George Tabetando.

Douglasville resident Rosano Wensly Bundel, 28, surrendered at the Cobb County Adult Detention Center on Friday night at the advice of his attorney, Cobb County police announced. Bundel is being held without bond on a charge of felony murder in the shooting death of Powder Springs resident George Tabetando, 29, on Saturday night at Cumberland Mall. The Cobb County Sheriff’s Office Fugitive Unit and the U.S. Marshals Service worked with the Cobb police in searching for Bundel. The Cobb County Police Department has identified 28-year-old Rosano Wensly Bundel of Douglasville as a suspect in the Saturday night homicide of 29-year-old old George B. Tabetando. Police officials are asking for the public’s assistance in helping them to locate …

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Suspect Identified in Cumberland Mall Killing

29-year-old old George B. Tabetando was shot and killed Saturday night during an incident that began with a physical fight outside Macy's.

Update Dec. 1 10 a.m: The Cobb County Police Department has identified 28-year-old Rosano Wensly Bundel of Douglasville as a suspect in the Saturday night homicide of 29-year-old old George B. Tabetando. Police officials are asking for the public’s assistance in helping them to locate Bundel, who is considered to be armed and dangerous. Investigators have secured an arrest warrant for him. Anyone with information regarding Bundel is asked to contact their local law enforcement agency by dialing 9-1-1, or contact the Cobb County Police Department’s Crimes Against Persons Unit directly at 770-499-3945.  Original story: The Cobb County Police Department’s Crimes Against Person Unit is seeking the public’s assistance in locating a man …

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