Wednesday, May 8, 2013
Dave & Busters also has been cited for selling to minors.
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Wednesday, May 8
Harry's Farmers Market and Dave and Busters are among six East Cobb businesses located in the city of Marietta that were cited for selling alcohol to minors during compliance checks in late April. Also failing alcohol compliance checks conducted by Marietta Police include the Mink's Package Store, North Marietta Elite Package Store and Racetrac location on Delk Road, as well as the El Ranchero restaurant at 562 Cobb Parkway South. They were among the 45 businesses visited, a number of them in the East Cobb and Northeast Cobb areas. The compliance check results were released to the public today. During the checks, underage buyers working with police attempted to purchase alcoholic beverages. Police said the buyers did not provide false …
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 …
Wednesday, June 6, 2012
The money raised to care for a dog injured on I-75 has paid for his surgical bills.
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Wednesday, June 6, 2012
The Marietta woman who helped rescue a dog hit by a tractor-trailer on Interstate 75 asked for public donations to help pay for his recovery. Patch talked to Dana Wachsmann in April about her fundraising efforts for Gravitt, a likely stray who was named after the Marietta Police officer who rushed the animal to emergency veterinary care. Several operations, including surgery to reattach the dog's pelvis to its spine, came to an estimated $7,500. Wachsmann contacted Patch this week to report that more than $8,000 in donations has been received for Gravitt's medical care. She also said that Marietta resident Deann Seckinger and her family, which took in the dog on a temporary basis, will be giving Gravitt a permanent home and assuming …
Saturday, April 14, 2012
Look out for teen parties popping up across the area.
Parents, beware of foam parties that are bubbling up across the area. The Marietta Police Department is warning of these popular, if not dangerous, parties that are luring teens in. A party full of soap must be good clean fun, right? Not exactly. Foam parties are held in business establishments, usually nightclubs, and include massive amounts of bubbles and foam for teens to splash in. These parties can lead to violence, underage drinking and lewd sexual acts, according to a press release. "Advertisements for teen parties will encourage all girls to wear bathing suits or minimal clothing regardless of their age," the release stated. "Lewd and vulgar sexual acts involving teens and sometimes adults occur overtly and publicly within teen …
Monday, February 6, 2012
Marietta police said two men posing as Fire Department employees for a nonexistent charity approached a business at East Gate Shopping Center on Friday.
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Monday, February 6, 2012
Beware of people in civilian clothes claiming to be fire officials. Two men pretending to be Marietta Fire Department employees reportedly solicited money Friday in East Marietta for a nonexistent charity, Marietta Public Safety said in a news release. The Marietta Police and Fire departments are searching for the culprits, described as heavy-set white men who appeared to be 5 feet, 10 inches to 6 feet tall and between 55 and 60 years old. Employees at a business in East Gate Shopping Center, at the intersection of South Marietta Parkway and Lower Roswell Road, said the two men arrived about 11:45 a.m. The men said they were collecting donations for a charity that benefits firefighters and their families. One of the men had a gold Fire …
Friday, November 11, 2011
After two unsuccessful manhunts this week in Marietta, the man wanted in the Halloween robbery of BB&T was caught in a standoff near Hiram.
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Friday, November 11, 2011
Marietta police say their investigation has found that McCrary spent time in Douglas, Henry, Paulding and Cherokee counties, as well as Cobb, while eluding capture for 10 days. The extended search for suspected “cross-dressing bandit” John Edward McCrary, 33, came to an end late Thursday when he was shot after a four-hour standoff inside a house near Hiram. Paulding County sheriff’s deputies opened fire on McCrary in a bedroom at 33 Bollen Lane when he pointed a handgun at them, Sheriff’s Office spokesman Sgt. Brandon Gurley said today. The man was taken by helicopter to Atlanta Medical Center, where he remains in critical condition. Charges in Paulding County are pending, and he faces robbery, aggravated assault and other charges in …
Monday, October 31, 2011
Marietta Police say a BB&T branch in Northeast Cobb was held up on Monday afternoon.
Marietta police are searching for a man who held up a BB&T bank in the Northeast Cobb section of the city Monday afternoon. According to police, the robber approached a teller at bank at 1901 Sandy Plains Road at approximately 1 p.m. The man handed the teller a note demanding money, then received an undisclosed amount of cash and left on foot. He was last seen running behind the bank. The robber is described as a skinny white man between 5-foot-7 and 5-foot-10, wearing a shoulder-length black wig, women’s clothing and sunglasses. Police ask anyone with information about the robbery to call 770-794-5300.
Tim
9:11 am on Thursday, May 9, 2013
Probably a good time to do this with the summer school break upcoming. I don't understand how this happens... as an almost 50 year old, a couple of the failing businesses frequently check my id when purchasing alcohol. "renenuers"... LOL. Good 'ole East Tea Party County... ;) more ›