Cops: Daughter Took $19K from Mom

An East Cobb woman is accused of stealing more than $19,000 from her own mother.

According to a Cobb County criminal warrant, Tjuana Melanie Smith went to her mother's apartment in Kennesaw in early March and allegedly removed $19,250 from her safe.

In a text message to a relative, Smith allegedly wrote that she took the money because she had nowhere to live and no food. She also wrote that her mother had given her permission to access the safe if she ever needed money.

The mother said she never told Smith that, according to the warrant.

After a search warrant was executed at Smith's residence at the Flagstone Village Apartments on Friday, a March 4 bank statement showing thousands of dollars had been deposited into Smith's bank account was found.

She was arrested Friday on a charge of theft by taking. She is being held in the Cobb County Adult Detention Center in lieu of $20,000 bond.