Cobb County

ROCK RAMPAGE: Man accused of using chunks of concrete to smash into a dozen businesses in Cobb

Taper Barbershop

MARIETTA, Ga. — A string of businesses were the target of a bizarre crime spree. Police say a man damaged more than a dozen businesses in Marietta by throwing rocks through the windows.

Channel 2′s Cobb County Bureau Chief Michele Newell was along Cobb Parkway, where police said the man caused more than $6,000 worth of damage.

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It wasn’t a smash-and-grab.

I found my windows bashed out when I arrived,” Taper Barbershop owner Maine Smith said.

Police say Daniel Coicou also smashed the front door and several car windows at a Mazda dealership and Enterprise, on Cobb Parkway.

Video from a ring camera shows Coicou walking in front of Taper Barbershop.

He appears to be carrying a bag of rocks, then tosses one right through the door.

What police say he got away with and what he left behind, NEXT on Channel 2 Action News at 4 p.m.

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Michele Newell

Michele Newell, WSB-TV Cobb County Bureau Chief

Michele Newell is a three-time Emmy award-winning reporter. She joined the WSB-TV team as a general assignment reporter in November 2021. She was promoted to Cobb County Bureau Chief five months later

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