Wednesday, May 22, 2013
He will spend the rest of his life in prison for the killing of his former wife in December.
Just days before his son's high school graduation, an Acworth man accused of killing his wife at her East Cobb home pleaded guilty to the crime. John Steven Kristofak, 58, was sentenced Tuesday to life in prison for the December 2012 murder of Donna Kristofak, according to the Marietta Daily Journal. It was the couple's youngest son who heard his mother's scream, ran outside and saw his father drive away from the scene on Tall Pine Drive, according to the MDJ. Harrison Kristofak, now 18, was also the person who called 911. When police arrived at the home around noon Dec. 22, 48-year-old Donna Kristofak was unresponsive. She later died at Wellstar Kennestone Hospital. Though a murder warrant at the time indicated that Donna Kristofak was …
Tuesday, May 21, 2013
The latest incident reports from Precinct 4 and selected areas of Precinct 3.
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Tuesday, May 21
Sunday, May 12 Criminal property damage was reported in the 1600 block of Gresham Road. Auto parts were stolen from a vehicle in the 2600 block of Morgan Road. Criminal property damage was reported in the 4300 block of Dunmore Road. Monday, May 13 A burglary via a forced entry was reported at a residence in the 3200 block of Catkin Court. A burglary via a forced entry was reported at a residence in the 700 block of Atlanta Country Club Drive. A burglary via a forced entry was reported at a residence in the 2800 block of Stacy Court. A theft by taking incident was reported in the 1600 block of Pintail Point. A theft by taking incident was reported in the 1800 block of Dorsey Road. A vehicle was reported stolen in the 1500 block of Terrell …
Thursday, May 16, 2013
Judge Rob Leonard sentenced Javin Rashad Andrews to the mandatory sentence of life plus five years, according to WSB-TV.
A Cobb County jury has found an ex-Wheeler High School student guilty in the November 2010 shooting death of a taxi driver at an East Cobb apartment complex, according to WSB-TV. Today's guilty verdict came nearly 2½ years after Ricardo Francois was found slumped over the wheel of his cab van on the morning of Nov. 21, 2010, in a parking lot of the Lincoln Hills apartments. He had just been hired several days earlier as a driver for Rayo Taxi. Cobb police Detective John Dawes said in court that police had few leads on the murder since there were no witnesses. Investigators got their break in the case after Javin Rashad Andrews, the former Wheeler student, was arrested last year in connection with alleged thefts at the East Cobb school. …
Tuesday, May 14, 2013
The latest incident reports from Precinct 4 and selected areas of Precinct 3.
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Tuesday, May 14
Sunday, May 5 A theft by taking incident was reported in the 1500 block of Nuthatch Court. A burglary was reported via a forced entry at a residence in the 600 block of Terrell Mill Road. Criminal property damage was reported in the 1900 block of River Forest Drive. A theft by taking incident was reported in the 2900 block of Shallowford Road. A theft by taking incident was reported in the 1500 block of Collingwood Drive. A theft by taking incident was reported in the 1800 block of Powers Ferry Road. Monday, May 6 A entering auto incident was reported in the 1700 block of Blackwillow Drive. An entering auto incident was reported in the 2500 block of Sandy Plains Road. An entering auto incident was reported in the 4100 block of Summit Drive…
Monday, May 13, 2013
About 10:54 a.m. today, the SunTrust Bank at 1755 Mars Hill Rd. was robbed, and a black woman drove away from the scene. Authorities pursued the woman all the way to Mt. Paran Road, where she wrecked her vehicle.
Monday, April 22, 2013
The latest incident reports from Precinct 4 and selected areas of Precinct 3.
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Monday, April 22
Sunday, April 14 A theft by taking incident was reported in the 2500 block of Hembree Road. A theft by taking incident was reported in the 1500 block of Jamerson Landing. Entering auto incidents were reported in the 2400 and the 2700 blocks of Windy Hill Road. An entering auto incident was reported in the 1900 block of Powers Ferry Road. Monday, April 15 A vehicle was reported stolen the 400 block of Wall Street. A burglary via an unforced entry was reported at a residence in the 1000 block of Powers Ferry Road. A burglary via a forced entry was reported at a residence in the 3500 block of Mooregate Drive. A burglary via a forced entry was reported at a residence in the 4500 block of North Landing Drive. An entering auto incident was …
Tuesday, April 16, 2013
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Tuesday, April 16
Sunday, April 7 A burglary via an unforced entry was reported at a non-residence in the 1300 block of Powers Ferry Road. A theft by taking incident was reported in the 800 block of Foxcroft Trail. A theft by taking incident was reported in the 2500 block of Shallowford Road. An entering auto incident was reported in the 1800 block of Kinridge Road. Two entering auto incidents were reported in the 2400 block of Alston Drive. An attempted burglary via an attempted forced entry was reported in the 1500 block of Terrell Mill Road. Monday, April 8 An entering auto incident was reported in the 2600 block of Nicholas Court. A burglary via a forced entry was reported at a non-residence in the 100 block of Dogwood Drive. An entering auto incident …
Saturday, April 13, 2013
Cobb County Government is accepting applications for its police officer positions.
Friday, April 12, 2013
"They will continue till the investigation is exhausted," Cobb County Police Capt. Wayne Pickett said. "The detective is working extremely hard on these cases."
The investigation into a series of nighttime residential burglaries in East Cobb is ongoing, and three acquaintances arrested in February learned this week that they each face seven additional charges in connection with the case. According to Cobb County criminal warrants issued this week, Jontavious Clark, 26, of Austell; Maloy Brooks, 48, of Atlanta; and Jaquoria Harris, 20, of College Park, each face three counts of card fraud, two counts of entering auto, one count of theft by taking and one count of identity fraud. "As the investigation continues," Cobb County Police Capt. Wayne Pickett said this evening, "additional charges are being made. They will continue till the investigation is exhausted. The detective is working extremely hard…
Tuesday, April 2, 2013
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Tuesday, April 2
Sunday, March 24 An entering auto incident was reported in the 3000 block of Wendwood Drive. A burglary via a forced entry was reported at a residence in the 1500 block of Terrell Mill Road. Monday, March 25 A theft by taking incident was reported in the 2900 block of Delk Road. An entering auto incident was reported in the 4800 block of Columns Drive. Criminal property damage was reported in the 4500 block of Shallowford Road. An entering auto incident was reported in the 900 block of Audobon Drive. A burglary via an unforced entry was reported in the 2000 block of Fairport Way. An entering auto incident was reported in the 2600 block of Morgan Lake Drive. An entering auto incident was reported in the 1600 block of Pinefield Way. A theft …
Liora Farkovitz
10:40 am on Thursday, May 23, 2013
Let's set aside the pretense. Cobb County has a long history of condoning family violence in divorce and custody cases. Its citizens elect the same judges and city officials, who helped to define the current nationwide system. A system which punishes a parent who reveals the personal dynamics of intimate violence and audaciously appeals for mercy. Your priority is financial. If you had held Mr. … more ›