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Neighbor shot with BB gun trying to stop teens driving recklessly, deputies say
WSB Cox articles via Yahoo News· 2 years agoAn Acworth neighbor who tried to stop teenagers from driving recklessly was shot with a BB gun, the...
Police arrest man they said was posing as fake officer
WSB Cox articles via Yahoo News· 2 years agoPolice say they captured a fake cop who had emergency lights, a badge and a radio. Acworth police...
3 arrested after man shot 20 times with pellet gun in Cobb County park, police say
WSB Cox articles via Yahoo News· 2 years agoPolice say three people are in custody after shooting people at a Cobb County park with an airsoft...
Acworth woman among eight sentenced to federal prison for roles in execution-style murder
Marietta Daily Journal, Ga. via Yahoo News· 2 years agoDec. 1—An Acworth woman and alleged gang member previously convicted for her involvement in the murder of a 17-year-old in Bartow County has been sentenced to more than a decade in federal prison ...
Freedom Under Fire: 5 takeaways from AP’s series on rising tension between guns and American liberty
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 7 months agoIn a country shadowed by the threat of mass shootings and neighborhood violence, courts have...
Photo Essay: A surreal view of a nation unable to move on the cycle of gun violence.
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 7 months agoThere is no simple solution to America’s unique problem of relentless gun violence. It’s a surreal...
4th man charged after Cobb County home invasion left 19-year-old dead
WSB Cox articles via Yahoo News· 9 months agoFour men are facing murder charges in Cobb County after Acworth police say they are responsible for...
Cellphone video shows moment driver opened fire on Cherokee highway during road rage incident
WSB Cox articles via Yahoo News· 2 years agoNew cellphone video shows the moment a driver opened fire on another car on a Cherokee County...
Former Acworth Police Chief Wayne Dennard takes a look back
Marietta Daily Journal, Ga. via Yahoo News· 1 year agoApr. 20—Wayne Dennard has not spent his entire career as a police officer. He didn't sign up for the academy until 2003, when he was already 41 years old, in what he described as "almost a midlife ...
Police say Georgia teen’s death may be accident; Neighbors say shooter, victim ‘very good friends’
WSB Cox articles via Yahoo News· 10 months agoPolice in Cobb County responded to a shooting death on Aug. 6, finding a 15-year-old dead. The shooting, outside of Cobblestone Landing Apartments in Acworth, led police to victim Tayshawn Omari ...