Welcome to the March edition of the PENS Bulletin brought to you by the Cobb County Police Criminal Investigations Unit at Precinct Two.

Public Safety Topic(s) of the Month

Community Assistance and Patience with Crime Reporting and Police Response amid the Coronavirus Pandemic

In an effort to reduce exposure to our First Responders please follow the below guidelines:

Note: Emergency situations will continue to be handled as high priority calls.

• Non-emergency or low priority calls which officers normally respond too, now may be handled by a phone call from the officer.
• If you suspect you or a family member have been exposed to the Coronavirus, PLEASE advise the 911 dispatcher.
• If you need a copy of a report or to report suspicious activity, use our website
• If you are unable to achieve your request through the website, call Precinct 2 at 770-499-4182 or Cobb Police Headquarters at 770-499-3900 and speak with a representative before visiting either location.
• If you need assistance by the Criminal Investigations Unit, call 770-499-4469 prior to visiting the Precinct.

Win a Ring Doorbell

You have one month left to refer as many neighbors to sign up for PENS. The person with the most referrals wins a Ring Doorbell Camera. Make sure they select the Precinct 2 checkbox. Once they sign up, send me an email with your neighbor’s name to roger.nalls@cobbcounty.org.

Sign up for the PENS and select Precinct 2

Cobb County Camera Registry

The Cobb County Police Camera Registration program is a police/community video partnership that operates on a voluntary basis with homeowners, neighborhoods and business owners who own private video surveillance systems. We encourage both businesses and residents to register their cameras online by completing the form below.

This program is intended to let our officers know where cameras are active in the county in case a crime occurs. It is not intended for active surveillance, and officers will not have direct access to homeowners' cameras. Those who register a camera will be contacted if a crime occurs in the vicinity of that camera. Information provided by residents and businesses will be maintained in a secure database.

Fill out our Online Registration Form and find out more about the program.

Your Heroes at Work

Update on Officer Injured

On 2/12/20, one of your Heroes was shot while handling a call that involved someone discharging a firearm. Luckily, he suffered only non-life threatening injuries to his arm and hand. He has returned to work on a light duty status and is doing great. He wishes to express his gratitude to all those who sent words of encouragement and support.

FLOCK HIT-Stolen Vehicle Recovered

On 3/11/20, Officers were notified of a FLOCK camera stolen vehicle notification in the area of Riverside Pkwy at Factory Shoals Rd. Officers quickly spotted the vehicle at a local gas station and observed two males entering the vehicle. Officers acted quickly and detained both individuals without incident. Both subjects were charged and arrested

Criminal Investigations Unit

We would like to highlight the outstanding work of your Pct 2 Criminal Investigations Unit. They have been hard at work trying to solve their many active cases. Last month, they made 11 arrests solving several cases involving Theft, Entering Auto, Theft of Vehicle and multiple Burglaries. They would like to thank the citizens in our Precinct area. Due to your crime tips, your home video surveillance, the use of the Ring Neighborhood App and Facebook, you have provided valuable information that led to solving many of these cases. Keep it up!

Community Affairs Officers for Precinct 2

Officer Cole and Officer Hill are assigned as the Community Affairs officers serving the community in Precinct 2.

The Community Affairs Unit seeks to effectively engage the community and citizens to strengthen Public Safety and community partnerships, facilitate a joint effort in solving problems which affect our community, and foster enhanced trust, communication, transparency, and mutual respect.

Officers help foster a strong working relationship between the Department and the community it serves. Officers work with homeowners associations, community organizations, advocacy groups, public and private schools, faith-based organizations, and individual residents to promote partnerships that are mutually beneficial.

As a result of these working partnerships, the officers are able to develop pro-active crime fighting projects that are jointly undertaken by Department personnel and citizens.

If you have a concern effecting your area or would like more information regarding this unit, please contact Officer Cole or Hill.

Officers Cole can be reached via email at Rivion.cole@cobbcounty.org and Officer Hill may be reached at Michael.Hill@cobbcounty.org.

Police Athletic League

Cobb PAL focuses on juvenile crime prevention through athletic and recreational activities for Cobb County’s high-risk neighborhoods, primarily in South Cobb. There are many ways that you can help, whether it be spreading the word, getting your children involved, volunteering your time and resources or donating money. If you wish to assist this worthwhile program and make a donation, visit Ways to Help.

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If you have any questions or concerns feel free to contact us at Precinct2Pens@cobbcounty.org

 

Lieutenant R. Nalls, Jr. - Precinct 2 Criminal Investigations
Sergeant M. Nerbonne - Precinct 2 Criminal Investigations Unit (Day) 
Sergeant K. Clausen - Precinct 2 Criminal Investigations Unit (Evenings)