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Teen suspect sought in death of 12-year-old

Teen suspect sought in death of 12-year-old

MARIETTA, Ga. -- Cobb County police are looking for a 16-year-old boy accused of murdering another juvenile.

The incident occurred just before 9:30 p.m. Thursday, June 2 at the Eastside Mobile Home Park in Marietta.

Police received a 911 call about a shooting inside a trailer. When officers arrived on the scene, they found the body of a 12-year-old boy.

Detectives are now asking for the public to help them find Oscar Mondragon. Arrest warrants for him include felony murder, aggravated assault and possession of a firearm by a minor.

Mondragon is considered armed and dangerous. Anyone who sees him or knows his whereabouts is asked to call 911 or Cobb police at 770-499-3945.

Marietta police investigate multiple car break-ins

Marietta police investigate multiple car break-ins

MARIETTA, Ga. -- The Marietta Police Department is currently investigating multiple entering auto cases.

All of the incidents occurred around Powder Springs Road and Oregon Trail in the nighttime hours of Tuesday, May 31 and the early morning of Wednesday, June 1.

Approximately 12 cars and two garages were entered.

AUSTELL: Suspect in 2 deaths arrested

AUSTELL: Suspect in 2 deaths arrested

AUSTELL, Ga. -- Cobb County police have arrested a suspect in the deaths of two people found late Tuesday in a home on Clay Road.

Charles Robbie Giddeons Jr., 26, was arrested without incident in Columbia County last night. He was with his wife and children when he was found.

Public information officer Michael Bowman said police found the two bodies after first being called to one location, where they received information about suspicious activity at the Clay Road address in Austell.

Inside the house, officers found two men dead of apparent gunshot wounds.

Giddeons has been processed through the Cobb County Adult Detention Center. He has been charged with two counts of murder.

Anyone who has information that can help police identify the two victims in this case is asked to call Cobb police at 770-499-3945.

New police records system available to Cobb residents

New police records system available to Cobb residents

COBB COUNTY, Ga. -- The Cobb County Police Department recently completed its transition to a new records management system.

Citizens now have the capability of going online and searching the database known as P2C (Police 2 Citizen), which allows them to search for crime data in unincorporated Cobb County.

The types of crime available to search include burglary, entering auto, theft, trespass/damage, along with data on fraud and robberies.

An additional feature of the system is the user's ability to retrieve his or her own vehicle crash report.

Since P2C is computer based, it makes operations more convenient, efficient and accurate.

Check out P2C here.

Feds crack down on prescription drug trafficking

Feds crack down on prescription drug trafficking

ATLANTA -- A federal grand jury in Atlanta has charged a total of 13 defendants from two states with illegally trafficking in oxycodone and other prescription drugs.

The two cases arise out of intensified efforts to address Georgia's growing problem with prescription drug abuse.

"Prescription drug abuse is our nation's fastest-growing segment of illegal drug use, causing significantly more overdose deaths than cocaine, methamphetamine and heroin combined," said United States Attorney Sally Quillian Yates.

In the first incident, 11 Georgia residents were charged with conspiring to forge oxycodone prescriptions and sell the illegally obtained tablets.

Local masonry company cited with 13 safety violations

Local masonry company cited with 13 safety violations

LILBURN, Ga. -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited a Marietta-based company with 13 serious safety violations.

Proposed penalties for WLC Masonry Inc. total $51,300.

Action was taken after an OSHA investigator observed that workers building a brick sign and display were exposed to fall and scaffolding hazards at a work site on Lawrenceville Highway in Lilburn.

"Even on smaller jobs such as this one, employee safety must be a priority," said William Fulcher, director of OSHA's Atlanta-East Area Office.

Cobb police search for murder suspect

Cobb police search for murder suspect

MARIETTA, Ga. -- Investigators with the Cobb County Police Department are searching for a man suspected of murder in Marietta.

At 1:01 p.m. on Thursday, Apr. 28, Cobb County 911 received a call from a man who said that a group of people had forced their way into a house and fired shots.

Police established a perimeter around 3128 Big Shanty Trail NE. Within 30 minutes and with the help of a K-9 unit, they captured two suspects.

Adam Montrell Gober, 21, of Riverdale has been charged with felony murder and Violation of Georgia Controlled Substance Act.