Crime & Safety
August's Top Stories: Mom Shoots intruder | Good Samaritan Fatally Struck On I-75 | Charlottesville Suspect Arrested
Top stories this past month from the Cobb Patches included a mother defending her children against an intruder and the Kennesaw flag debate.

COBB COUNTY, GA — Here are some of the past month's top news posts from the Cobb County Patches, including Marietta, Smyrna, East Cobb, Kennesaw, South Cobb and more.
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Woman Home With 3 Kids Shoots Intruder Dead In Marietta: Police
Marietta Man Gets Life For Stabbing Grandson, Stepson Over Dirty Dishes
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Petition Seeks Removal Of Confederate Flag In Kennesaw
5 Things About Alex Michael Ramos: Georgia Man Tied To Charlottesville Violence

Mother Charged With Shaking Baby To Death In Marietta: Authorities

'Wow!' House: $729K Home In Marietta Features Granite Countertops, Firepit, Daylight Basement
Man Shot In Arm At Smyrna Gas Station
Mom Of Missing Vet: 'I Never Thought He Would Be in Brad's Backyard'
Canadian Man Flew To Atlanta To Have Sex With Marietta Girl: FBI
Motorcyclist Who Struck Fire Hydrant Dies Of Injuries: Cobb Authorities
'WOW!' House: $825K Marietta Home Backs Up To National Park Land
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