Monday, March 25, 2013
The latest incident reports from Precinct 4 and selected areas of Precinct 3.
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Monday, March 25
Sunday, March 17 An entering auto incident was reported in the 4200 block of Roswell Road. A theft by taking incident was reported in the 1100 block of Highland Drive. A burglary via an unforced entry was reported at a residence in the 1500 block of Terrell Mill Road. A burglary via an unforced entry was reported at a residence in the 4900 block of Meadow Lane. Criminal property damage was reported in the 600 block of Yorkshire Lane. A theft by taking incident was reported in the 1200 block of Sandra Drive. Monday, March 18 A burglary via a forced entry was reported at a residence in the 4800 block of Chappelle Court. An entering auto incident was reported in the 3000 block of Shallowford Road. An entering auto incident was reported in the…
Wednesday, March 20, 2013
The judge who allowed John Steven Kristofak to be released in October on probation handed down a different sentence today.
An Acworth man indicted last month in the December 2012 murder of his ex-wife at her East Cobb home was sentenced Wednesday to 10 years in prison for violating the terms of his probation in a prior aggravated stalking case. Cobb Superior Court Chief Judge Adele Grubbs, who sentenced John Steven Kristofak to probation in October after he pleaded guilty in the earlier aggravated stalking and family violence simple battery case involving Donna Kristofak, revoked that probation today, according to the Marietta Daily Journal and theAtlanta Journal-Constitution. A Cobb County Grand Jury on Feb. 28 indicted John Steven Kristofak on murder and other charges. Donna Kristofak, 48, was found unresponsive when police arrived at her home on Tall Pine …
Tuesday, March 19, 2013
The latest incident reports from Precinct 4 and selected areas of Precinct 3.
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Tuesday, March 19
Sunday, March 10 Criminal property damage was reported in the 700 block of Powers Ferry Road. An entering auto incident was reported in the 2700 block of Harper Woods Drive. A theft by taking incident was reported in the 2400 block of Windy Hill Road. Monday, March 11 An entering auto incident was reported in the 3800 block of Roswell Road. A burglary via an unforced entry was reported at a residence in the 1900 block of Twin Branch Drive. A theft by taking incident was reported in the 4800 block of Woodspring Drive. A theft by taking incident was reported in the 4400 block of Roswell Road. An entering auto incident was reported in the 3300 block of Roswell Road (East Cobb Park). An entering auto incident was reported in the 2500 block of…
Saturday, March 16, 2013
A passenger is in critical condition following a two-vehicle accident at Johnson Ferry Road and Woodlawn Drive on Friday.
A Marietta man is in critical condition after the car in which he was riding slammed into a utility pole in a two-vehicle accident Friday at the intersection of Johnson Ferry Road and Woodlawn Drive. Kyle Lysaght, 22, was airlifted by Life Flight helicopter to the Atlanta Medical Center, according to Cobb Police Sgt. Dana Pierce. Police said Lysaght was a frontseat passenger in a gray 2007 Lexus heading southbound on Johnson Ferry shortly before 5 p.m. Friday. As the vehicle approached the intersection, it was struck by a white 2005 Toyota Tacoma pickup truck turning left onto Woodlawn from northbound Johnson Ferry. The Lexus then collided with a utility pole in a traffic island, seriously injuring Lysaght, Pierce said. The driver of the …
Tuesday, March 12, 2013
The latest incident reports from Precinct 4 and selected areas of Precinct 3.
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Tuesday, March 12
Sunday, March 3 An entering auto incident was reported in the 2800 block of Delk Road. Monday, March 4 A theft by taking incident was reported at Langley Oaks Drive and Paper Mill Road. A theft by taking incident was reported in the 600 block of Sibley Forest Drive near Paper Mill Road. An entering auto incident was reported in the 100 block of Johnson Ferry Road. A theft by taking incident was reported in the 2500 block of Morgan Lake Drive. A theft by taking incident was reported in the 1200 block of Johnson Ferry Road. An entering auto incident was reported in the 3100 block of Johnson Ferry Road. A theft by taking incident was reported in the 2200 block of Murdock Road. Tuesday, March 5 Two burglaries via unforced entries were …
The latest Precinct 4 PENS alert contains safety information with the current tax season in mind.
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Tuesday, March 12
The following safety information has been provided by Precinct 4 of the Cobb Police Department: Identity theft is a year round problem that often spikes around tax refund time. Identity thieves can use a taxpayer's personal information to fraudulently file a tax return and claim a refund and the unsuspecting victim may not become aware until their own refund gets denied. In other cases the identity thief may use the taxpayer's personal information in order to get a job. The victim remains unaware until the IRS sends out a notice indicating underreported income. Identity thieves can access your personal information by many different means including: Stealing your wallet or purse Posing as someone who needs information about you through a …
Tuesday, March 5, 2013
The latest incident reports from Precinct 4 and selected areas of Precinct 3.
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Tuesday, March 5
Sunday, Feb. 24 A burglary via a forced entry was reported at a non-residence in the 70 block of Hamby Road. A theft by taking incident was reported in the 5400 block of Conway Drive. An entering auto incident was reported in the 1000 block of Plainview Drive. A burglary via an unforced entry was reported at a non-residence in the 40 block of Hamby Road. Tuesday, Feb. 26 A theft by taking incident was reported in the 3000 block of Karen Lane. An entering auto incident was reported in the 1600 block of Barnes Mill Road. A burglary via a forced entry was reported at a residence in the 2400 block of Cedar Forks Trail. An armed robbery was reported in the 2700 block of Birch Grove Lane. Wednesday, Feb. 27 An armed robbery was reported at a …
Tuesday, February 26, 2013
The latest incident reports from Precinct 4 and selected areas of Precinct 3.
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Tuesday, February 26
Sunday, Feb. 17 Two entering auto incidents were reported in the 4800 block of Lower Roswell Road. A vehicle was reported stolen in the 2500 block of Delk Road. A burglary via an unforced entry was reported in the 200 block of Interstate North Parkway. Monday, Feb. 18 Cobb Police arrested Brittney Leshea Shoemaker, of the 2400 block of Pondside Place, for contributing to the delinquency of a minor, a felony. She was released on Feb. 20 on a $5,720 bond. A burglary was reported in the 4500 block of Club House Drive. A theft by taking incident was reported in the 2800 block of Windy Hill Road. An entering auto incident was reported in the 1600 block of Interstate North Parkway. Tuesday, Feb. 19 An attempted burglary via an attempted forced …
Tuesday, February 12, 2013
The latest incident reports from Precinct 4 and selected areas of Precinct 3.
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Tuesday, February 12
Sunday, Feb. 3 Auto parts were stolen from a vehicle in the 2600 block of Bentley Drive. An entering auto incident was reported in the 700 block of Paper Mill Road. A burglary via an unforced entry was reported in the 1200 block of Riversound Drive. Monday, Feb. 4 An entering auto incident was reported in the 1800 block of Jacksons Creek Drive. A theft by receiving stolen property incident was reported in the 400 block of Johnson Ferry Road. Tuesday, Feb. 5 A theft by taking incident was reported in the 2400 block of Stockton Drive. A burglary via a forced entry was reported at a residence in the 2500 block of Delk Road. An entering auto incident was reported in the 4900 block of Alabama Road. Wednesday, Feb. 6 A burglary was reported in …
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.
Leticia Dorofeev
5:04 am on Monday, April 1, 2013
A lil too late...don't you think?! What kind of system do we run when we allow this to happen. Should have given him jail time for stalking maybe he would had second thoughts before committing murder.   more ›