Thursday, May 23, 2013
Marietta Police are investigating the crash that left the three hospitalized, one in critical condition and the other two in stable condition.
An Acworth man was one of three people injured in a serious crash in the southbound lanes of Marietta's North Fairground Street. The Marietta Police Department is investigating the Wednesday incident, which happened at 4 p.m. and involved a Cobb County Schools maintenance vehicle driven by Danny Roark, 53, of Acworth. The initial on-scene investigation revealed that a 1996 Honda Civic, driven by Jose Guadalupe Zamora, 18, of Marietta, was traveling northbound on Fairground Street, according to a press release from Officer David Auld. The Honda crossed over the double yellow line and into the path of a 2003 Chevrolet Avalanche, driven by Acie James Farrey, 31, of Morrow. The Chevrolet struck the Honda, causing the Honda to spin into the …
One was 14 years old. The other was 16.
An Acworth man is accused of breaking into an apartment, and bringing two teenagers along as his accomplices. Just after midnight May 12, Sebastian Phillip Huggins, a 14-year-old girl and a 16-year-old boy knocked on the front door of one of the units at the Wingate Falls apartments, according to a Cobb County criminal warrant. Nobody answered, and the boy allegedly kicked the door, which caused the door frame to break and the door to open. While the girl remained outside as a lookout, Huggins and the boy went inside the apartment and confronted two residents, one of them 16 years old. "An argument ensued over a missing cell phone," an Acworth police officer wrote in the warrant. "During the argument, said accused and the 16-year-old …
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Wingate Falls
4801 Baker Grove Rd NW, Acworth, GA
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Monday, May 20, 2013
Joseph Michael Pilgrim was arrested on a charge of criminal damage to property in the second degree.
A Northeast Cobb man has been arrested in connection with a brush fire behind an Acworth business. About 3:19 p.m. May 14, Cobb County Fire & Emergency Services responded to a brush fire behind Practix MFG LLC, 4000 Cantrell Road, that had been extinguished by employees. During the initial investigation, officials found "no identifiable accidental ignition in or around the fire origin," according to a Cobb County criminal warrant. When Cobb fire investigators returned to the scene on May 16 to interview Practix employees who discovered and reported the fire, Joseph Michael Pilgrim told them "that smoking was probably the cause of the fire," then led them to a pile of cigarette butts that "were not present at the time of the original …
Bartow County authorities arrested the 53-year-old Heritage Way resident on a charge of battery under the Family Violence Act.
An Acworth woman who said she had to hit her son to calm him down was arrested by Bartow County authorities Saturday. Bartow County Sheriff's Office deputies responding to a domestic violence call shortly before 10 p.m. arrested Heritage Way resident Mary Marlene Miller, 53. Her son first denied anyone had been arguing, but said Miller, his mother, had hit him after deputies questioned him about several red marks on his chest, shoulder and neck, according to the incident report, attached. Miller allegedly said "she had to 'calm him down' by hitting him," following a disagreement about furniture between her son and his son. "She stated that due to his size she had to lay hands on him," a deputy wrote in the report. "I did observe a large …
Sunday, May 19, 2013
Taken from County Line United Methodist Church, it contained equipment, including camping stoves, lanterns, propane tanks, tables, cast ironware, about a half dozen "chuck boxes" for cooking equipment, tarps, flags, a first aid kit, charcoal fire pans and
Saturday, May 18, 2013
The 70-year-old Heritage Way resident was arrested by Bartow County authorities and charged with disorderly conduct.
An Acworth woman who stumbled around a store and fell a few times prompted employees to take her keys and call police. But 70-year-old Delma S. Littrell said she just wanted to go home. Bartow County Sheriff's Office authorities responded Friday about 2:15 p.m. to the New Hope Church Road Dollar General after employees called 911 to report Littrell's alleged behavior, according to the incident report, attached. When police arrived, Littrell was trying to get into her vehicle. "Delma advised me she had been drinking today and she just wanted to go home," reported a deputy. "I asked Delma how much she had to drink today (and) she replied 1.5 pints of vodka. "Delma stated she had fell a few times while walking through the store." Dollar …
Friday, May 17, 2013
See tweets and photos from teams and attendees at the Relay For Life events happening in Paulding and Cobb counties.
Close to 4,000 people are set to gather in two counties to remember those who lost their battles to cancer, show support to those who survived it, and to raise money to fight the disease. Relay For Life of Cobb County will kick off at 7 p.m. at Jim Miller Park in Marietta. In the county next door, Relay for Life of Paulding County is being held at White Oak Park in Dallas, with the event’s opening ceremony set for 6:45 p.m. Related news: What is Relay For Life? We’ll be following the tweets from all of those involved in the two events, and you can follow along too. Check out the live Twitter stream attached to this article to follow the tweets from @PauldingRelay and @CobbRelay. We’ll also be following the tweets that you make from the …
Thursday, May 16, 2013
He is in the Cobb County Adult Detention Center in lieu of $50,000 bond.
Lawrence Peterson of Acworth became so angry with a woman for dancing at a club, he allegedly punched her, grabbed her hair, threw her down and dragged her through the Hometown Lodge parking lot. The alleged incident happened about 2 a.m. Sunday when the woman returned to the Baker Road extended stay hotel, and Peterson's 2-year-old daughter and 7-year-old stepdaughter witnessed it all unfold. It is not clear how Peterson and the woman are related. Because it is a domestic violence case, the Acworth Police Department would not release the report. According to a Cobb County criminal warrant, "(the woman) was able to run into the room of the witness. Accused then entered the room of the witness, grabbed (the woman) by the hair, threw her …
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Hometowne Lodge
3475 Baker Rd NW, Acworth, GA
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Wednesday, May 15, 2013
She was arrested Tuesday. Her husband was arrested early this morning.
An Acworth woman who worked at the Baker Road CVS Pharmacy has admitted to stealing thousands of prescription pills from her job and selling them. Trishanne Williamson was arrested late Tuesday on charges that include four counts of sale of methamphetamine, one count of possession of amphetamine and one count of theft by taking. Between Dec. 1, 2012, and May 11, 2013, Williamson told investigators with the Acworth Police Department she took 1,565 prescription pills from her job at 3513 Baker Road, Suite 500. According to a Cobb County criminal warrant, the thefts were caught on store surveillance and in pharmacy audits. Williamson took: During a search of Williamson's 2001 Ford Expedition, investigators found more drugs: four Hydrocone and…
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CVS Pharmacy
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Tuesday, May 14, 2013
The Dallas woman was arrested Monday on a charge of armed robbery.
A Dallas woman arrested in connection with an Acworth bank robbery and high-speed chase that forced authorities Monday afternoon to temporarily shut down Interstate 75 in both directions faces a new charge. Ancely Faye Green, 39, was arrested Monday on a charge of armed robbery, said Officer Mike Bowman with the Cobb County Police Department. According to a Cobb County criminal warrant, she now faces an additional charge of fleeing or attempting to elude a police officer for a felony offense. Other new details are outlined in the warrant, including the fact that the woman was "homeless" at the time of the incident. About 10:54 a.m. Monday, Green walked into Acworth's Brookstone Village branch of SunTrust Bank at 1755 Mars Hill Road, and "…
Patty Knapp
4:23 pm on Sunday, May 19, 2013
The employees should be commended for taking her keys. more ›