Police searching for accused DeKalb County murderer
DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. - Police in DeKalb County are searching for an accused murderer. Officers said they're searching for Jordan Finnissee in connection with the 2024 murder and robbery of Kendarius Spear. Spear was found dead from multiple gunshot wounds in the 5900 block of Sutcliff Drive on June 25,...
Man convicted, sentenced in deadly shooting at MARTA Arts Center station, DA says
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - A man was sentenced to life in prison for shooting a co-worker to death at the MARTA Arts Center station last year, according to prosecutors. On Friday, June 27, a jury found Xavier Mosley guilty of all nine counts against him including felony murder,...
DeKalb Auto Mechanics Face Federal Charges After Massive Meth Seizure
ATLANTA, GA – Two DeKalb County auto mechanics are facing federal drug trafficking charges after law enforcement agents seized approximately 2,500 pounds of methamphetamine from their vehicles. Daniel Santana-Lopez, 39, an illegal alien from Guanajuato, Mexico, was arraigned today on charges of conspiracy to possess...
WATCH: Police find meth on Walmart shelf in Suwanee, woman arrested
Body camera video shows Erin Steidle leading officers through the Walmart on Lawrenceville Suwanee Road to retrieve drugs she's accused of stashing in the home storage section.
Suspect charged with public indecency at The Battery
Caleb Curtis Robinson, 34, of Woodstock, is accused of exposing himself as he stood at the hostess stand of Sports and Social in the Battery Atlanta on July 7 at 1 p.m., according to an arrest warrant from the Cobb County Police Department. The victim was scared of what Robinson might do next and ran to find help...
Midtown bar fight reignites pleas for Atlanta police accountability
A Midtown bar fight involving Garrett Rolfe, the officer who shot Rayshard Brooks, has renewed calls for police accountability in Atlanta.
Opinion: Haynes Bridge Road, a vital artery not well known
Many roads in Georgia are named after early pioneers. Dirt roads connected farms with small communities. Sometimes we know a lot about the roads, especially when they are long and important. The histories of less significant roads are not often told. Haynes Bridge Road is just 5 miles long, too...
Suspect charged with arson at east Cobb gas station
Ian Robert Simmons Jr., 18, of Marietta, is accused of using a hammer to shatter the glass door of the Shell gas station at 2898 Johnson Ferry Road, Marietta, according to an arrest warrant from the Cobb County Police Department. Simmons admitted to using a Molotov cocktail to light fire to a trash can and chair...
Strike threatens trash collections for thousands of Alpharetta homes
ALPHARETTA, Ga. — A threatened strike by Teamsters Union Local 728 could leave thousands of Alpharetta residents without trash and recycling service. Since July 8, dozens of sanitation workers who do waste collection for Republic Services went on strike in front of the Cumming Republic Services facility complaining...
Driver told Sandy Springs police she was going 120 mph so she wouldn’t get...
Driver told Sandy Springs police she was going 120 mph so she wouldn’t get license suspended