Crime & Safety
Federal Agents Raid Home In East Cobb: Report
Federal agents on Thursday conducted a raid in a quiet East Cobb neighborhood.
EAST COBB, GA -- A man was arrested Thursday after federal authorities raided his home in the quiet East Cobb subdivision of Chestnut Springs, Patch has learned. Federal agents, including those in Homeland Security, descended upon the home before many neighbors even were out of bed, according to news reports.
The person that was arrested has not been identified, but authorities said the raid was in connection to a multi-state smuggling ring. (To get notified of more local news like this, click here to sign up for the Kennesaw Patch. Or find your Atlanta-area town here. Or, if you have an iPhone, download the free Patch app.)
Neighbors expressed shock at the raid. "They have always been fantastic neighbors," one told WAGA-TV. "To see something like that is very surprising."
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