‘Sitting in Popeyes the entire time’: Man caused car crashes in multiple counties while...
"He was sitting in Popeyes the entire time,” a police officer said in body-worn camera footage. The post 'Sitting in Popeyes the entire time': Man caused car crashes in multiple counties while high on Xanax, then went for some fried chicken, police say first appeared on Law & Crime .
Decatur man arrested for Stone Mountain beating death last month
DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. - The DeKalb County Sheriff’s Fugitive Unit, working with U.S. Marshals, has arrested a Decatur man accused of beating another man to death at a Stone Mountain residence. What we know:. Investigators arrested 33-year-old Justin Scott Waters on Dec. 3 without incident. He is charged with...
Mistrial declared in excessive force lawsuit against former Clayton County sheriff
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — A mistrial was declared Friday afternoon in the civil trial of disgraced former Clayton County Sheriff Victor Hill. The judge declared the mistrial over the punitive damages portion of the trial, which began Monday. The jury had been deliberating on the damages all...
Woman accused of stealing packages off porches in metro Atlanta arrested
On Thursday, the Walton County Sheriff’s Office executed a search in the Loganville area after multiple reports of stolen delivered packages.
Students at Clark Atlanta Are Organizing to Save Black Mothers’ Lives
Georgia has one of the worst maternal mortality rates in the country, according to data from the National Center for Health Statistics: Black women are twice as likely to die from pregnancy than a white woman. Systemic barriers to health care access and social marginalization are just some of the...
1 in 5 people who moved to Georgia were from out of state
America saw fewer moves than ever in 2024, according to an analysis of census data published this fall. Driving the news: Roughly 1 in 9 people (11%) changed residences last year — a record low in data going back to 1948. That's down from around 14% a decade ago...
Ex-Verizon worker accused of opening fake accounts using non-customers’ identities in metro Atlanta
A former employee at a Verizon Wireless retailer was arrested for theft and fraud after using a false identity to secure his job and steal $12,000 worth of merchandise, deputies said.
Suspect forces his way into Cobb apartment with intent to murder 2 people, police...
Police are investigating a violent home invasion at the Laurel Hills Preserve Apartments in Marietta, where Yonathan Soto allegedly forced his way into an apartment with a knife, intending to murder two people.
DeKalb County seeks tougher laws for illegal tire dumping
DeKalb County is considering tougher laws against illegal tire dumping after cleaning up dozens of sites and making arrests this year.
Fight turns deadly among friends after night out; shooter refused to go home, police...
A man was shot and killed outside his home in Smyrna following a dinner gathering with friends on Thanksgiving weekend.
