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Powder Springs mom faces felony charges after 5 kids found unbuckled during high-speed police chase
A Powder Springs mom is facing felony charges including aggravated assault after speeding off in a Dodge Charger during a police traffic stop with five young kids in the backseat, none of them wearing seat belts, a recent report by FOX 5 Atlanta said.
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'All for Lunch' nonprofit donated more than $100,000 to Atlanta schools to help pay school lunch debt
Alessandra Ferrera-Miller is calling her “All for Lunch” nonprofit’s decision to give more than $100,000 to metro Atlanta schools so families would not go into the holiday season with outstanding school lunch debt only the beginning in the group’s outreach, according to a recent report by FOX 5 Atlanta.
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'We entered the store and saw that our register has been taken full of cash': Marietta Square Pie Bar broken into on busiest day of the year
Marietta police are seeking help from the public in finding who broke into a popular bar shop on one of their biggest sale days of the year and made off with the cash register.
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Owens: 'That evildoer has stood before god and man and acknowledged what he did'
Christopher Golden has been sentenced to consecutive life sentences after pleading guilty to the murders of Cobb County deputies Jonathan Koleski and Marshall Ervin Jr. last September.
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'He's watching, looking, waiting for a victim': Marietta police charge man after attempt to kidnap woman from grocery store parking lot
Marietta police have charged a 34-year-old ex-con with kidnapping a woman at gunpoint from a Kroger Store parking lot.
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Police warn of mail fraud after mailbox theft: 'It is very brazen to do it in front of the post office'
Kennesaw Police are warning residents about sending checks in the mail this holiday season after checks were stolen from a blue mailbox outside the post office.
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'Bilardello's actions erode the trust the public places in law enforcement officers': Former Cobb County deputy sentenced in child pornography case
Former Cobb County, Georgia, Deputy Peter Bilardello, 52, will spend nearly six years behind bars followed by 10 years of supervised release after being convicted of possessing and distributing child pornography.
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Parents push for road safety improvements near Cumberland Parkway daycare: 'If you’re already speeding then you could be going anywhere from probably 50-60 mph'
A group of Cobb County parents has joined forces to make a stretch of Cumberland Parkway near their children’s daycare less dangerous by pushing for safety improvements.
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'Bilardello's actions prod the trust the public places in law enforcement': Former Cobb County Deputy sentenced after pleading guilty to child porn charges
Former Cobb County Deputy Peter Bilardello has been sentenced to nearly six-years behind bars after pleading guilty to distributing child pornography. on Dec 2nd.
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'We have 260 vacancies': Cobb County officials consider plan to use federal funding to fill public safety job openings
Cobb County officials are considering a plan that would see up to $20 million of the $147 million in federal funding injected into the community through the American Rescue Plan Act go toward filling a slew of public safety job openings.
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'The people of Mableton want to see real change': Voters make Mableton Georgia's newest city
Georgia voters recently decided to make the area of Mableton the state’s newest city, according to a Nov. 9 Fox 5 Atlanta report.
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Cobb County man sentenced to life in prison for rape, assault of girlfriend
A Cobb County, Georgia, Superior Court judge sentenced Frederick Woodard, 40, to life in prison for the rape and violent assault of his girlfriend.
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Powder Springs police performs CPR, revives man: 'Thankfully, this man will live to conquer the Silver Comet again another day'
A Powder Springs police officer is being hailed as a hero after reviving a man who had stopped breathing and had no pulse.
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More than 1,000 absentee ballots unsent in Cobb County: 'I am sorry that this office let these voters down'
Cobb County election officials are probing why more than 1,000 requested absentee ballots were never mailed out to voters.
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Cobb County 911 makes changes to attract new employees: 'We dispatch for Cobb police, the sheriff's office, city of Powder Springs police, Marietta police, we also have fire'
Cobb County 911 officials are actively making changes to the system in hopes of being able to attract new employees, emphasizing things like increased pay and an improved hiring process as part of their updated efforts to recruit more staffers.
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Walker speaks on Warnock at Hannity's town hall: 'I hope everyone watching the debate saw he came unprepared'
With just two weeks remaining before voters go to the polls, scores of Herschel Walker supporters recently turned out in Acworth for a town hall hosted by Fox News’ Sean Hannity, according to a recent report by FOX 5 Atlanta.
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'She was a wonderful daughter': Police identify body found at Acworth construction site
Police have identified the body of a woman found at an Acworth construction site as that of 40-year-old Amanda Sharpe, leaving her family devastated.
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'It was determined he had outstanding warrants out of Wisconsin': Marietta Police on suspect in Cobb County SWAT standoff
An overnight standoff at The Falls at Sope Creek Apartments in Marietta last week ended with SWAT team officers taking a man into custody.
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'Mad, angry disappointed and quite shocked': KSU students find racial slur on apartment complex wall
Cobb County police are investigating after Kennesaw State University students found a racial slur spray painted on the wall of their off-campus apartment building.
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Georgia Senate Committee heads debate on regulating 'third-party delivery apps'
A Georgia Senate Committee is studying whether to regulate food delivery from third-party apps, according to a recent report by FOX 5 Atlanta.