Marietta police launch online sales safety program

MARIETTA, Ga. (AP) Police in the city of Marietta have launched a program meant to improve the safety of people looking to meet buyers and sellers of goods that have been posted online. <br /> <br /> Marietta Police say the department is also launching the free ``Meet, Screen, Exchange'' program to make sure that items for sale online aren't stolen and being resold. Authorities say the department is offering police headquarters are a neutral place for online buyers and sellers to meet and execute their transactions. <br /> <br /> The announcement comes after a Clark Atlanta University student looking to buy an iPhone 6 through Craigslist was fatally shot and robbed in Marietta. <br /> <br /> A Marietta couple looking to buy a classic car in January was also slain in Troup County after driving for hours expecting to meet the seller.

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