Kennesaw police report modest March changes: drug offenses up 4, fraud down 6; 850 dispatch calls
April 13, 2026 | Kennesaw, Cobb County, Georgia
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The Kennesaw Police chief briefed the mayor and council on March 2026 activity and highlighted several category changes.
"I'll start out with drug and narcotics offenses. We had an increase of 4 in that category," the chief said. He reported a reduction of 6 in fraud offenses and a reduction of 8 in intimidation, while simple assault increased by 5. The chief reported 850 dispatch calls for service, 89 arrests, 765 traffic citations, 704 traffic warnings, 11 accidents with injuries, 10 hit-and-runs and one instance of a person struck by a vehicle with injury.
One transcript line listing "self initiated activity" appears as "160669"; the figure is presented as spoken in the transcript and should be verified with department records for accuracy.
The mayor asked for questions; none were raised during the work session.
"I'll start out with drug and narcotics offenses. We had an increase of 4 in that category," the chief said. He reported a reduction of 6 in fraud offenses and a reduction of 8 in intimidation, while simple assault increased by 5. The chief reported 850 dispatch calls for service, 89 arrests, 765 traffic citations, 704 traffic warnings, 11 accidents with injuries, 10 hit-and-runs and one instance of a person struck by a vehicle with injury.
One transcript line listing "self initiated activity" appears as "160669"; the figure is presented as spoken in the transcript and should be verified with department records for accuracy.
The mayor asked for questions; none were raised during the work session.
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