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Police looking for south Cobb robbery suspect
by Marietta Daily Journal Staff
11:48 AM, Thursday, May 23
Cobb County Police are asking for the public's help in locating on suspect who they believe robbed two separate stores at gunpoint over a two-week period in south Cobb.   According to a release from Sgt. Dana Pierce, the first armed robbery h...

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