Find Marietta Police Blotter

Marietta police blotter records are kept by the Marietta Police Department, which handles law enforcement in this Cobb County seat with over 63,000 residents. Marietta sits in the heart of Cobb County and borders several other cities that maintain their own police departments. The Marietta Police Department writes incident reports, arrest records, and crash data for events inside city limits. These police blotter entries are public records under Georgia law, and you can get copies through the department or state-level online tools.

Cobb County and Marietta Records

Marietta is the county seat of Cobb County. The Cobb County Sheriff's Office is based right here in Marietta and runs the county jail. When the Marietta Police Department arrests someone, the booking goes through the Cobb County Adult Detention Center. The arrest report stays with Marietta PD, but the booking record goes to the sheriff's office. Getting the full picture of a Marietta police blotter entry sometimes means checking both agencies.

Cobb County also has its own police department separate from Marietta's. The Cobb County Police Department patrols unincorporated areas. If an incident happened just outside Marietta city limits, the county police would have handled it, not Marietta PD. This distinction matters when you are looking for a specific Marietta police blotter record. If you are not sure which agency responded, call the Marietta Police Department first. They can tell you if the call was theirs. For more on county-level records, visit the Cobb County police blotter page.

Marietta Police Blotter Info

The Marietta Police Department patrols the city and handles all law enforcement calls inside Marietta limits. The department writes incident reports, files crash data, and processes arrests. Every report goes into the Marietta police blotter. The records division takes requests from the public during business hours. You can ask for copies of incident reports, accident reports, and arrest records.

To request a Marietta police blotter record, call (770) 499-3900 or visit the department. Bring the date and location of the incident. A case number makes the search go faster. Written requests are preferred because they start the three-day response clock under state law. The Marietta records staff can tell you the cost and how long it will take to get your copies.

Note: The Marietta Municipal Court handles city ordinance violations and traffic offenses. Those records are separate from the police blotter and kept by the court clerk.

Marietta Police Blotter Open Records

Georgia's Open Records Act at O.C.G.A. § 50-18-70 makes Marietta police blotter entries available to anyone. The law covers all records an agency creates or keeps. For the Marietta Police Department, that includes incident reports, arrest logs, crash reports, and dispatch records. You do not need to state a reason for your request. The right to access is the same for everyone.

Under O.C.G.A. § 50-18-71, the Marietta Police Department has three business days to respond to your request. Most routine Marietta police blotter requests get handled within that window. Copies cost up to 10 cents a page. The first 15 minutes of search time are free. After the first quarter hour, you can be charged at the hourly rate of the lowest-paid employee who can pull the Marietta records. A typical single-report request costs just a few dollars.

O.C.G.A. § 50-18-72 lists records that agencies can hold back. Active investigation files are exempt. Confidential informant identities stay sealed. But the initial Marietta police blotter entry for a reported incident is nearly always available. If denied, the Marietta Police Department must cite which exemption applies to the specific record you asked for.

Marietta Police Blotter Records

The EPORTS online system has state patrol reports from the Marietta area. Interstate 75 runs through Cobb County near Marietta, and state troopers work crashes and incidents on the highway. Crash reports are $5.00 through EPORTS. Incident reports cost $2.00. Citations are free for your first copy. State trooper reports are filed separately from Marietta city police records.

The GBI Records Request Center accepts open records requests for GBI case files. The GBI keeps the Georgia Sex Offender Registry, which is free to search for offenders living in or near Marietta. Criminal history access under O.C.G.A. § 35-3-34 requires the subject's consent, with an exception for Georgia felony convictions. You can also submit tips to the GBI online tip line if you have information about a case. The Georgia Department of Corrections offender search shows current state inmates, including those convicted in Marietta cases.

Marietta Police Blotter Fees

Fees for Marietta police blotter records stay within state guidelines. Standard copies cost up to 10 cents per page. Certified copies have a small additional charge. The DPS fee schedule details what Georgia agencies can charge for search time and copies. The first quarter hour of search time is free for any Marietta records request.

EPORTS charges $5.00 for crash reports, $2.00 for incident reports, and nothing for the first citation. These prices cover state trooper records only, not Marietta Police Department files. The Marietta PD sets its own fees for city records but must follow state law limits. Call (770) 499-3900 to check rates before you submit a request for Marietta police blotter records.

Marietta Area Sheriff Directory

The Cobb County Sheriff's Office is based in Marietta and handles all county jail operations. The Georgia Sheriffs' Association county directory lets you look up contact details for Sheriff Craig Owens and the Cobb County office. This is helpful when you need booking records tied to a Marietta police blotter arrest that went through the county system.

Confirm the sheriff office address and phone number through this statewide directory before contacting them about Marietta booking records.

Cold Case Resources Near Marietta

The GBI runs the Coleman-Baker Act cold case review program. The Coleman-Baker Act application page lets families request a review of unsolved homicide and missing persons cases. If a cold case in the Marietta area has gone unsolved, this program may provide a path to reopen the investigation. The application is available online and there is no fee to submit a review request.

The cold case program works with local agencies in Marietta and Cobb County to bring new eyes to older investigations.

Nearby Cities

These cities are near Marietta and each keeps its own police blotter records. If an incident happened close to a city line, the report could be with a neighboring department instead of Marietta police.