Crime

2 suspects rob Austell Walgreen's

Submitted by Beth Sawicki, Where U Live Producer

Tuesday, July 15th, 2014, 6:55am

AUSTELL, Ga. -- Cobb County Police are looking for two men suspected of robbing an Austell pharmacy early Monday.

It happened shortly before 4 a.m. at the Walgreen's at Austell Road and the East-West Connector.

Cobb County Police Sgt. Dana Pierce said the two suspects approached a cashier as she opened her register to get change for a customer.

One of the suspects stole cash from the register drawer and also took a customer's wallet, while the other forced everyone inside the pharmacy to the ground, according to Pierce. Both men ran after receiving the money.

Witnesses described the suspects as two black men. One was about 5 feet 6 inches tall and sounded like a young teenager. The other was about 5 feet 10 inches tall and armed with a handgun. He was wearing a gray hooded sweatshirt, black and white bandana, jogging pants, and blue shoes with white stripes.

Anyone with information in this case is asked to call Cobb County Police at 770-499-3945.

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Submitted by Beth Sawicki, Where U Live Producer

Monday, July 7th, 2014, 10:20am

Motorcyclist dies in Powder Springs crash

POWDER SPRINGS, Ga. -- Cobb County Police are investigating an accident that killed a 42-year-old motorcyclist.

The wreck happened Sunday shortly before 7 p.m. on Richard D. Sailors Parkway at New Macland Road in Powder Springs.

A preliminary investigation revealed that Anthony Gaiter of Mableton was approaching the intersection on his Harley-Davidson FLHX when a GMC Acadia turned into his path.

Police said Gaiter's motorcycle collided with the right side of the Acadia. Gaiter was rushed to WellStar Kennestone Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

The Acadia driver, 39-year-old Oyin Mitchell of Lithia Springs, was not hurt. A child strapped into a car seat inside her SUV was also uninjured.

Cobb County Police said they expect to file charges in this case.

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Submitted by Beth Sawicki, Where U Live Producer

Monday, June 23rd, 2014, 8:25am

Man exposes himself to teen in Powder Springs Kroger parking lot

POWDER SPRINGS, Ga. -- Cobb County Police are working to identify the man accused of exposing himself to a teenage girl in a grocery store parking lot.

The 16-year-old victim told police it happened June 18 while she sold books in front of the Kroger at Macland and Lost Mountain roads in Powder Springs.

Cobb County Police said the suspect motioned for the victim to approach his van. The victim was talking to the suspect when she noticed he was exposing himself.

The victim said that as she walked away, the suspect watched her while circling the parking lot in his vehicle.

Cobb County Police worked with the victim to produce a composite sketch of the suspect. The victim described him as a white man in his 30's or 40's, with a medium build and thinning brown hair that is going grey.

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Submitted by Beth Sawicki, Where U Live Producer

Monday, June 16th, 2014, 10:47am

AUSTELL, Ga. -- A man has pleaded guilty to robbing a woman outside her Cobb County apartment.

Erico Alexander Williams' trial was scheduled to begin Monday. However, he confessed last week to the crime and was sentenced to 15 years, with 10 to serve in custody.

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According to information presented in court, on Nov. 10, 2012, Williams approached the victim as she talked on her cell phone while walking from her car to her apartment on Twin Hill Court in Austell.

"The victim feared for her life," Cobb County ADA Brendan F. Murphy said. "(Williams) told her, 'Hang up the phone and don't say anything if you want to live,' and later stated, 'This .45 is loaded.'"

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Submitted by Beth Sawicki, Where U Live Producer

Friday, June 6th, 2014, 6:31am

Realtor admits to stealing from homes for sale

COBB COUNTY, Ga. -- A Florida man has pleaded guilty to entering homes for sale and stealing from them while working as a real estate agent in Cobb County.

Ray Glen Greene, 49, admitted in court that he used his agent keycode to access the homes and take jewelry and other items. He was convicted of eight counts each of burglary and theft by taking, and was sentenced to 20 years, with eight to serve in custody.

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Several of Greene's victims attended his trial. Greene apologized to them and admitted he lost count of the number of houses he burglarized. He told the court that he did not sell a single home in more than a year and supported himself by pawning the stolen jewelry.

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Submitted by Beth Sawicki, Where U Live Producer

Friday, May 30th, 2014, 11:44am

(WXIA) -- A federal grand jury has indicted 17 members of a massive Mexican drug ring.

The defendants are accused of smuggling cocaine, heroin and methamphetamine to Georgia. Prosecutors said they also conspired to deliver a significant amount of drug money to Mexico.

According to information presented in federal court, Atenogenes Alvarado-Delgado runs the trafficking organization. His ring -- which includes his brother, Jose Alvarado-Delgado, and two associates -- used passenger buses to transport drugs from Mexico to the Atlanta area. Others would then unload the drugs and sell them in Georgia and Florida.

Since last October, law enforcement has seized much of the ring's wares in several busts, including:

* Oct. 8, 2013: 39 pounds of methamphetamine during a traffic stop in Doraville

* Oct. 11, 2013: 165 pounds of methamphetamine during a search of an apartment on Cleburne Parkway in Hiram

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Submitted by 11Alive News Staff

Tuesday, May 20th, 2014, 6:20am

AUSTELL, Ga. -- Two people were killed and two more were hurt in a Cobb County shooting.

The incident happened in the 2100 block of Cardell Road in Austell Sunday evening.

Monday afternoon, Cobb County Police identified the two deceased victims as 20-year-old David Blount of Smyrna and 24-year-old Ryan Christopher Bobbitt of Marietta.

Cobb County Police Sgt. Dana Pierce said investigators recovered the gun used, but the shooter has not been caught.

Police are searching for a fifth person involved in the shooting, but have not determined whether he is a suspect or a victim. They described the person as a man with dreadlocks who is wearing a gray hooded sweatshirt.

Investigators are speaking to witnesses and trying to piece together details of the case.

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