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Fla. man charged in Cobb County cold case murder

Submitted by Beth Sawicki, Where U Live Producer
Thursday, March 19th, 2015, 5:04am
Fla. man charged in Cobb County cold case murder

COBB COUNTY, Ga. -- A 63-year-old man has been arrested for the 1991 murder of an Atlanta woman.

George Gengarelly, of Hernando, Fla., was charged with murder, aggravated assault, aggravated sodomy, rape and possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony.

Investigators believe Gengarelly sexually assaulted and fatally shot 37-year-old Yvonne Weems. The victim's partially clothed body was discovered Jan. 12, 1991, in a recreational area off Lake Acworth Drive.

Cobb County Police used DNA evidence to link Gengarelly to the crime.

The suspect is being held in the Citrus County Jail, where he is awaiting extradition to Georgia.

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Teen gang member sentenced in shooting

Submitted by Beth Sawicki, Where U Live Producer
Wednesday, February 18th, 2015, 5:42am
Teen gang member sentenced in shooting

KENNESAW, Ga. -- An Acworth man pleaded guilty Monday to his part in a gang-related shooting.

Alexander Market, 19, was convicted of three counts of violating Georgia's Street Gang Terrorism and Prevention Act.

Prosecutors said Market and four codefendants shot at a house in Kennesaw's Legacy Park subdivision on Jan. 12, 2014. Several people were inside the house, but no one was hurt.

The shooting was in retaliation to a young man's decision to leave the Piru Bloods gang, according to prosecutors.

READ MORE | 5 men indicted in Kennesaw gang shooting

A Cobb County Superior Court judge sentenced Market to 20 years -- 15 in prison and the rest on probation.

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Sex offender gets life for assaulting teen

Submitted by 11Alive News Staff
Tuesday, February 17th, 2015, 5:51am
Sex offender gets life for assaulting teen

COBB COUNTY, Ga. -- A Norcross man will spend the rest of his life in prison after being convicted of sexually assaulting a 13-year-old girl.

David Christopher Roberts, 43, was found guilty Friday of child molestation, aggravated child molestation and enticing a minor. He was acquitted of rape and false imprisonment.

A Cobb County senior judge sentenced Roberts to life in prison without the possibility of parole. He has been a registered sex offender since 1992, when he was convicted of raping a teenage girl in Indiana, and also has two felony drug convictions.

The Cobb County incident happened Aug. 6, 2012, when Roberts spoke with his victim over a phone chat line and arranged to meet her on the playground at Pitner Elementary School near Acworth.

He was arrested in Tennessee by U.S. Marshals in July 2013. The victim provided police with the DNA evidence needed to track down Roberts, according to prosecutors.

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Ex-Cherokee elections director charged with theft

Submitted by Beth Sawicki, Where U Live Producer
Monday, January 5th, 2015, 6:49pm
Ex-Cherokee elections director charged with theft

CHEROKEE COUNTY, Ga. -- The former Cherokee County elections director was arrested over the weekend for stealing from the county.

Janet Munda, 55, was booked into the Cherokee County Adult Detention Center Saturday night. She was later released on $9,000 bond.

Munda, of Cumming, was charged with felony theft by taking after a six-month investigation by the Cherokee County Sheriff's Office. Sheriff's Lt. Jay Baker said Munda is accused of using her county credit card to pay for personal items.

Munda was fired from her elections director position in July 2014.

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Personal Safety Tips

Submitted by Sylvia Small on Thursday, November 27th, 6:00 pm
Personal Safety Tips

By Greg Norred, CEO, Norred & Associates

Over the course of your life, the chances of being the victim of a crime are at least one in three, higher if you live in a large city, and higher still if you’re a woman. The criminal’s objective is to maximize gain and minimize risk, and he’ll usually pick the easiest target with the most to offer. Given these odds, it pays to take precautions by following some basic safety rules:

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Salon owner sentenced for videotaping clients

Submitted by Beth Sawicki, Where U Live Producer
Monday, September 22nd, 2014, 11:06am
Salon owner sentenced for videotaping clients

COBB COUNTY, Ga. -- A Cobb County man admitted in court that he videotaped women using the restroom in his two salons.

Mark Allan Storch, 56, pleaded guilty to 25 counts of invasion of privacy. A Cobb County judge sentenced him to 20 years -- five in prison and 15 on probation.

Storch owned Salon Avenue Suites, a body waxing business with locations in Kennesaw and East Cobb. Police said he installed hidden cameras throughout both salons and used them to record footage of women undressing.

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Clever shoplifters use unique tools

Submitted by Kevin Rowson, 11Alive Reporter
Monday, August 18th, 2014, 9:38pm
Clever shoplifters use unique tools

ACWORTH, Ga -- Police believe they may have stopped a string of thefts when they arrested some pretty clever shoplifters. Acworth Police said they had all the tools, including one they have never seen before.

It all came about because of a very observant retired Cobb County Police officer. He noticed a man and woman inside the Best Buy on Cobb Parkway in Acworth who looked suspicious.

Captain Mark Cheatham said the retired police officer followed the couple into the parking lot where they got into a van with a driver. "He followed them outside and then followed them in their car and called police," Capt. Cheatham said.

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