The Cobb County Police Department is asking county officials for changes to local law that would enable them to crack down on camping and other behaviors associated with street homelessness.
The request, which also calls for greater collaboration across Cobb’s law enforcement agencies, came at a recent Board of Commissioners work session on homelessness.
Cobb Deputy Chief Ben Cohen said county police should have the same legal tools that the Marietta City Council recently approved for its police force, which targeted illegal camping, building fires and disorderly conduct…