🌱 ECPD Charges Man For Sexual Assault + CCSD Denies CRT Allegations

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Here are the top three stories in East Cobb today:

1. Nicholas Tiliacos, the owner of Come-N-Get-It restaurant in Marietta, has been charged with sexual assault against two employees. The incidents occurred over two years, from 2020 to 2022, at the restaurant in Marietta and at Tiliacos' home in East Cobb. Cobb and Marietta police charged Tiliacos with multiple counts of sexual battery and cruelty to children against two individuals who worked at the restaurant. (Yahoo News)
2. On Jan. 19, the Cobb County School District said the allegations that it purchased curriculum materials promoting Critical Race Theory are untrue. Buying those materials would be against district and state education policies and Georgia law. Project Veritas, a conservative media outlet, released a video in which Dr. Quinton Bostic, a content manager with The Teaching Lab, was secretly recorded saying he sold CRT materials to the Cobb and Fulton school districts. Superintendent Chris Ragsdale said the Cobb school district "has no record of purchasing any product or service from The Teaching Lab or Quintin Bostic. We will continue to monitor the situation as appropriate, just as we would any other concerning allegation of state law, state board policy, or a policy of this board." (East Cobb News)
3. According to investigators, a burglary crew has been targeting Hispanic grocery stores in Cobb and Cherokee counties. Police in Kennesaw, Smyrna, and Cherokee County Sheriff's investigators are working together to find the four men caught on surveillance video in a Dodge Ram 2500. The crew's tactics have escalated, and investigators want to catch them quickly before it leads to "something violent." (Fox 5 Atlanta)

Today in and around East Cobb:

• Marietta Square Farmers Market At 41 Mill St. (9:00 AM)
• Free Day Pop-In For Family Fun: Board Games & Puzzles At Marietta History Center (10:00 AM)
• Cruise Ships Take You Away From It All! At Switzer Library (3:00 PM)

From my notebook:

• The Cobb County Courier’s Dog of the Day, selected from the Cobb Animal Shelter website, is a medium-sized tri-color male hound dog! His Animal ID is 642047, and his temperament is sweet. View the link to see a picture of the puppy. (Cobb County Courier)
• Mark your calendars for Monday, Jan. 23! East Cobb Library will host a special Lunar New Year Story Time at 10:30 a.m. (Cobb County Public Library)
• The "1000 Books B4 Kindergarten Completion Celebrations" are back! The next event is Saturday, Feb. 4 at 11:00 a.m. at East Cobb Library. (Cobb County Public Library)

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