Crime & Safety

Woman Charged with Killing Father; Couple Indicted For Sex-Trafficking Juvenile

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- Marietta Patch

A 46-year-old Hiram woman was killed and her 14-year-old son was injured Wednesday in a three-vehicle accident in Cobb.

About 12:53 p.m. Wednesday, Delores Sibert of Hiram was driving eastbound on Dallas Highway when she attempted to make a left turned into the Village Green Shopping Center parking lot, said Sgt. Dana Pierce, the spokesman for the Cobb County Police Department. Marietta Patch has more on this story. 

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Two Hospitalized in Auburn Avenue Shooting - East Atlanta Patch

Two people were shot Wednesday in a late-night robbery attempt on Auburn Avenue, Atlanta police said.

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At 11:16 p.m., three men in a silver vehicle pulled up to 253 Auburn Ave. near Bell Street. All three jumped out of the vehicle and tried to rob the victims at the corner. East Atlanta Patch has more on this story. 

Ball Ground Woman Charged with Killing Father - Canton-Sixes Patch

A Ball Ground woman has been arrested for allegedly murdering her father after Cherokee County sheriff's deputies discovered his decomposed body inside the home.

Andrea Blanton, 45, remains at at the Cherokee County Adult Detention Center with no bond after she was arrested Thursday morning for the crime. Canton-Sixes Patch has more on this story.

Arson Suspect Arrested in North Carolina - Cartersville Patch

Phillip Rodger Bennett, 58, who is accused of torching his neighbor's Cartersville home may have been upset about more than an unsightly lawn.

Alleged victim Marion Corbitt, 26, said he was watching TV with his 3-year-old daughter about 3 p.m. Wednesday, when Bennett started banging on Corbitt's kitchen door, yelling for him to come outside and complaining about his grass being too high, according to the CPD incident report, attached, which was released today. Cartersville Patch has more on this story. 

Couple Indicted For Sex-Trafficking Juvenile from Buckhead Home - Buckhead Patch

A federal grand jury indicted a couple on charges of sex trafficking a juvenile and conspiring to do the same, running the operation from a Buckhead home.

“These defendants preyed on a young girl in need requiring her to have sex with men if she wanted to keep a roof over her head,” stated U.S. Attorney Sally Quillian Yates. Buckhead Patch has more on this story. 


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