Detail of Cobb County Police Department STEP Unit vehicle (photo by Larry Felton Johnson) Posted By: Larry Felton Johnson July 17, 2023 According to a public information release from Sgt. Wayne Delk of the Cobb County Police Department, an arrest has been made in yesterday’s fatal hit-and-run accident that happened at Cumberland Mall. Investigators describe the incident as follows: “25-year-old Paige Jenkins was severely injured when she was struck by a vehicle in the parking lot in the early evening. She was immediately transported to Kennestone after Cobb County Police and medical personnel arrived on the scene. Unfortunately she died from her injuries at the hospital. “Cobb County Police Department’s Selective Traffic Enforcement Program (STEP) unit and Crimes Against Persons unit both responded to the scene and began investigating.“ [The Cobb County Courier has a policy of withholding or redacting the name of suspects unless and until the person is convicted in a court of law or enters a plea of guilty. All suspects are innocent until proven guilty, and the internet has no effective way of removing reports of arrest if the person is exonerated. We do make exceptions in high-profile cases or charges against public officials where exoneration is likely
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Arrest made in fatal hit-and-run at Cumberland Mall – Cobb County Courier
