06/11/2026
Is vacation time calling??
Before you head out on vacation:
*Ask a neighbor to keep an eye on your house.
*If you live in the city of Marietta, you can also request a home check while you are away. To do that, complete a “CITIZEN REQUEST” and ask for a “zone patrol” by following this link:
https://secure.mariettaga.gov/city/citizenrequest.aspx Choose “other” and then type your request, or you can email your zone major. More on that here:
https://www.mariettaga.gov/214/M-STAR-Zones
*Lock it up! Door, windows, cars, etc. Double check ALL of them.
*Stop the mail, the newspaper, and anything else you have delivered, like prescription medication. Don’t put your garbage cans out days early, see if your neighbor will put them out and bring them in for you.
*Make sure your house, yard, etc. don’t look like you are away. Don’t leave items laying around that could be used to break into your house.
Zone 1 is located in the southeast part of the city and encompasses Cobb Parkway South from South Marietta Parkway to the south city limits. It also encompasses Powers Ferry Road outside the Loop and Franklin Road outside the Loop. Barclay Circle is within Zone 1. Portions of the territory on South....
