Cobb County's streets have gotten a little safer thanks to the sharp-eyed officers of the local police department's Violent Crime Bureau, which recently nabbed three men wanted in connection to separate murder cases across different jurisdictions, according to a report obtained by WSB-TV. In a relentless span from March 20 to March 28, the determined squad made a string of arrests; the first of the wanted suspects was captured during a traffic stop and found connected to a heinous double homicide in Douglas County, the scope of their work extended across county lines and included coordination with Homeland Security and other specialized units.
As FOX 5 Atlanta detailed in their report, this ace team operates under the umbrella of various specialized units within the police department, including the VIPER and Tactical Units, along with the Gang unit, with Lt. Stephen Nolen at the helm of the VIPER squad, having said, "Our main purpose and function is removal of crime guns Not just any gun, crime guns. Secondary mission is to help track down wanted fugitives."
The specialised team dubbed the Violent Crime Bureau which has been punching above its weight class since its formation in 2021 has put hundreds of illicit firearms out of circulation and is attributed with the arrest of numerous wanted murderers, pushing the boundaries to safeguard the community a report by FOX 5 Atlanta illuminated. Their recent apprehensions tally up to impressive detective work; after nailing the suspected double murderer, they tracked down another fugitive wanted in Clayton County through intel shared by the Gang Unit, and weren't slowing down as they located a third suspect at a local eatery, linked to an arrest warrant for murder charges in Philadelphia.
The vigilant bureau's success is a testament to the squad's unwavering commitment to community safety, with Nolen praising the dedication of his officers, "They want to help remove this violent element that comes into Cobb or occurs and want to keep it off the street. Many of my officers live, work and play in Cobb, and they all have families, and they want to make sure their families are safe as well as everybody else's families," Nolen told FOX 5 Atlanta in an interview.
