Monday, April 22, 2013
The armed robbery at a residence in the 500 block of Stepney Court occurred in August.
An iPhone found on a Riverdale man with a history of arrests in Clayton and Fulton is the same phone that was stolen during an Aug. 15, 2012, armed robbery in East Cobb. According to a Cobb County criminal warrant, two masked armed robbers confronted a man about 2:05 a.m. Aug. 15 when he returned to his home in the 500 block of Stepney Court. At least one had a silver revolver. After the suspects fled the scene by car with the resident's handbag, wallet, credit cards and $600, a set of keys and an iPhone, he called 911. Despite a series of fraudulent transactions in Riverdale immediately after the armed robbery, Cobb only issued a warrant for the arrest of Vada Darnell Taylor of Riverdale on Thursday. He was arrested March 1 in Fulton …
Friday, February 8, 2013
A lone suspect held up the BP Connect location Thursday night.
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Friday, February 8
Cobb Police are investigating the armed robbery of an East Cobb gas station Thursday night. Police spokesman Michael Bowman said a man walked into the convenience store area of the BP Connect at 559 Johnson Ferry Road shortly before 10 p.m. Thursday, producing a gun and receiving an undisclosed amount of cash from a clerk before fleeing in an unknown direction. Bowman said nobody was injured in the incident, and described the suspect as a black male wearing a black hoodie, black pants and armed with a small caliber revolver. Anyone with information about the robbery is asked to call Cobb Police at 770-499-3945.
Thursday, January 10, 2013
He is accused of stealing prescription drugs the day before his arrest for killing his ex-wife in East Cobb.
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Thursday, January 10
John Kristofak, who is being held without bond for his ex-wife's murder in East Cobb before Christmas, is facing additional felony charges. Fayetteville Police say Kristofak stole prescription drugs from a pharmacy while a manhunt was underway for his arrest, according to multiple news reports Thursday afternoon. Kristofak, 59, is in the Cobb County Adult Detention Center for the murder of Donna Kristofak, who was stabbed Dec. 22 in the garage of her home near Walton High School and later died at WellStar Kennestone Hospital. In Fayetteville, authorities say Kristofak went to a Rite Aid store on Dec. 26 and gave a note to an employee saying he had a gun and demanded the stimulant Adderall. Kristofak, who was seen on store surveillance …
Sunday, December 30, 2012
Marietta Police said the suspect took cash from the register of the Delk Road location Thursday.
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Sunday, December 30, 2012
A Delk Road motel was robbed earlier this week and Marietta Police are seeking the public's help in identifying the suspect. Marietta Police spokesman David Baldwin said in a release issued Sunday morning that a man held up the Motel 6 Northwest Marietta, 2360 Delk Road, around 10 a.m. Thursday. The suspect is described as a black male, six feet tall and between 170-180 pounds. He has low cut hair and was wearing rimmed prescription glasses, according to Baldwin. Police said a man approached the motel's front desk, telling the clerk he had a gun in his jacket pocket and demanded money from the register. After handing over the cash, the clerk fled into an office area and out a back exit. The suspect then chased the clerk, who was able to …
Thursday, December 6, 2012
Cobb Police say the incident took place Wednesday afternoon.
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Thursday, December 6, 2012
Cobb Police are searching for a suspect who held up a CVS pharmacy on Powers Ferry Road Wednesday afternoon. A man entered the store at 2014 Powers Ferry Road around 4:30 p.m. Wednesday demanding specific prescription drugs and cash from a register, according to a release issued by Cobb Police spokesman Sgt. Dana Pierce. The suspect, who displayed a handgun in his waistband during the robbery, left with an undisclosed amount of cash and may have been driving a gold or tan full-size SUV, police said. Pierce said the suspect is described as a black male, six feet tall, and heavyset or muscular, between 40-50 years old. The suspect was wearing black plastic rimmed glasses, a black jacket and a skull cap, and hid his face with a surgical …
Cobb Police have distributed surveillance camera shots of a man they believe held up a Roswell Road store last week.
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Thursday, December 6, 2012
Cobb Police have released photos of the suspect in the armed robbery of an East Cobb Walgreens store last week. A man took undisclosed items at gunpoint after demanding them from an employee at the Walgreens location at 2464 Roswell Road last Thursday. The suspect was described as a white male, around 5-foot-9, in his teens to early 20s. He was wearing a black hooded jacket and blue jeans. The surveillance camera photos released Thursday show a man with that general description, and the suspect remains at-large. Anyone with information about the incident is asked to call Cobb Police at 770-499-3945.
Saturday, December 1, 2012
A man held up a store on Roswell Road Thursday afternoon.
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Saturday, December 1, 2012
Cobb Police are searching for a suspect who robbed an East Cobb Walgreens store on Thursday. Cobb Police spokesman Officer Michael Bowman said that a white male approached the registers at the Walgreens location at 2464 Roswell Road around around 4:20 p.m. Thursday, asking for merchandise behind the counters. When a Walgreens employee placed the items on the counter, the suspect opened a jacket to display a handgun, demanded the merchandise, and fled the store, Bowman said. Police don't know whether the suspect left on foot or in a vehicle. Bowman said the suspect is a white male, approximately 5-foot-9, and is in his late teens to early 20s. The suspect also is described as having a medium build, black hair and a slight mustache, and was …
Friday, November 30, 2012
The holdup occurred Thursday night; the suspect is still at-large.
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Friday, November 30, 2012
A Burger King restaurant on Sandy Plains Road was robbed Thursday night and Cobb Police are looking for the suspect. Cobb Police spokesman Officer Michael Bowman said in a release that the suspect is a male, race unknown, and was wearing all black clothing and a mask to hide his face during the incident. Bowman said the suspect entered the restaurant, located at 2716 Sandy Plains Road -- between East Piedmont Road and Post Oak Tritt Road -- around 9:30 p.m. Thursday, armed with a black semi-automatic handgun. The robber demanded money from the registers and the store safe and fled the scene after a few minutes in an unknown direction with an unknown amount of cash, Bowman said. Anyone with information should call Cobb Police at 770-499-…
Wednesday, November 14, 2012
A male suspect wearing a motorcycle helmet took prescription drugs from a Sandy Plains Road store Tuesday night.
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Wednesday, November 14, 2012
A man wearing a full-face motorcycle helmet stole an undisclosed amount of prescription drugs from an East Cobb pharmacy on Wednesday night. According to a release issued by Cobb Police spokesman Sgt. Dana Pierce, the suspect walked into the Rite Aid store at 1900 Sandy Plains Road around 8:45 p.m. Tuesday, jumped the cashier's counter and pulled a gun on an employee. Pierce said the suspect shouted "oxys" and "Xanax," then took the items from the shelves and left the store, heading down nearby Scufflegrit Road in the direction of Allgood Road. "Oxys" is a slang term for oxycodone, a generic analgesic used to treat moderate to severe pain. Xanax is the trade name for Alprazolam and is used to treat depression and anxiety disorders. Both …
Monday, September 10, 2012
Jerome George “Jerry” Cundy of Woodstock led Cherokee and Cobb authorities on a chase after he allegedly robbed a Woodstock convenience store Sunday morning.
The Georgia Bureau of Investigation has identified the man killed Sunday in an officer-involved shooting on I-75 as 53-year-old Jerome George “Jerry” Cundy of Woodstock. Cundy allegedly robbed a Woodstock convenience store Sunday morning, then led Cobb and Cherokee law enforcement on a chase from a Marathon station on Bells Ferry Road in Woodstock and down I-75, to just south of the North Marietta Parkway. Police stopped the vehicle there, and Cundy aimed his gun at officers, who shot and killed him, the Cherokee County Sheriff's Office said Sunday. GBI spokesman John Bankhead offered no other details in the case, which remains under investigation. Southbound I-75 traffic was halted at the North Marietta Parkway around 11 a.m. Sunday. …
Padussia
5:51 am on Monday, February 11, 2013
I'm so glad that pathetic robber didn't hurt the clerk. I know the clerk. It's a damn shame that people are too lazy to work for their own money and rather rob, steal from, or kill somebody else for theirs. The thief only got away with $109.00. He also robbed the Kroger, Walgreens, and Chucky Cheese's restaurant. Pathetic bastard! more ›