Man Arrested Near Atlanta Airport Runway After Allegedly Using Bolt Cutters To Breach Perimeter
The Atlanta Police Department has released video footage showing the arrest of a man who allegedly used bolt cutters to break into a restricted area at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport last week, triggering a temporary halt to nearby flight operations. On July 9 the Airport Operations Center received...
Major police presence at DeKalb County apartment complex
Police are currently investigating a Saturday morning incident at a DeKalb County apartment complex.
Fulton County Jail performs shakedown, finds contraband
FULTON COUNTY, Ga. - The Fulton County Sheriff’s Office said corrections officers conducted a shakedown of inmates on Thursday, recovering several pieces of contraband. The sheriff’s office said it carried out the shakedown in an area of the jail where deputies have repeatedly found contraband. Inmates in that area...
Marietta man indicted on child molestation charges
A Marietta man was indicted on three counts of child molestation after police say he abused a juvenile for multiple years. Jorge Quib Pop, 31, is accused of child molestation between May 1 and May 2 at his apartment, located just off I-75, near Dobbins Air Reserve Base. According to Pop’s arrest warrant from the...
Police receive call about possible child neglect. Then, 2 Fulton County officers stepped in...
Two Fulton County police officers’ act of kindness may have changed one family’s life.
Family of homeless man killed when city worker ran over tent files lawsuit against...
City workers were clearing out a homeless encampment when Cornelius Taylor was crushed to death.
Tree falls on cars in Gwinnett County amid afternoon thunderstorms
An officer said everyone walked away without a scratch.
5-Year-Old Boy from Cumming Tragically Drowns in North Georgia Lake During Family Vacation
A tragic incident unfolded in Towns County, Georgia, where a 5-year-old boy from Cumming died after drowning in a North Georgia lake. According to a news release by the Towns County Sheriff's Office confirmed the boy had been missing for approximately 10 minutes on Tuesday before a family member found him in the lake...
History Beneath Our Feet: Marcus Garvey Met with the Klan and then Faced Prison...
Stand at the corner of Auburn Avenue and Jessie Hill Jr. Drive, and wait for the wind to blow. Admire the blue letters “Jesus Saves,” hanging like a benediction above Big Bethel AME Church. Steady your eyes and try to see him in the whirlwinds. It’s been raining lately in Atlanta, so maybe you will find him in the...
DeKalb Schools apologizes for asking families to pay tuition
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First/Decaturish) - More than 22,000 DeKalb County School District families received an “urgent” message on July 17 stating that DCSD’s new “attendance boundary verification system” detected that their student was out of the district. The sternly worded notice said parents who...