Scammer posing as sheriff’s office steals $9,000 from woman
A woman from Fulton County said she lost $9,000 to a scam involving criminals impersonating sheriff’s deputies, highlighting a growing trend of such schemes. The victim, who wishes to remain anonymous, was contacted by a man claiming to be Lt. Christopher Butler from the Fulton County Sheriff’s Office, she told...
For $25, a chance at home ownership in South Fulton
UNION CITY, Ga. — This Christmas Eve could be a life-changing day for one lucky winner of a home raffle. Real estate developer Booker T. Washington, founder of Techie Homes, is raffling off a fully furnished home inside Union Park Cottages for just a $25 raffle ticket. "Immediately this...
1 dead, 1 injured after shooting outside event space in SW Atlanta
ATLANTA - A man was killed and another wounded in a double shooting late Sunday outside an event space in southwest Atlanta, according to police. Investigators believe an argument inside the venue escalated into gunfire in the parking lot just before 10 p.m. What we know:. Officers arrived at the...
City of Atlanta seeks funding for Southwest Atlanta park
The City of Atlanta is applying for a grant to turn a forested area in southwest Atlanta into a new neighborhood park. Through a sparse forest and down a hill, there’s a forest with a little lake tucked into a neighborhood off Campbellton Road. “The neighbors here that were...
Civil rights figure and former Black Panther H. Rap Brown dies in prison at...
He was known as H. Rap Brown during the civil rights era before converting to Islam and changing his name to Jamil Abdullah Al-Amin.
Clayton County Police issue Mattie’s Call for former Cobb County employee
CLAYTON COUNTY, Ga. — Officers in Clayton County have issued a Mattie's Call for a former Cobb County Police employee. Officers say they responded to a missing persons call in the 100 block of Indian Lake Drive. Family members told police that 63-year-old Machell Scandrett had not been seen...
Woman charged after shooting DeKalb County officer during hostage call
DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. - A woman who police say was injured after shooting a DeKalb County officer has officially been charged, according to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation. Shkinnia Patrice Thomas, 45, of Riverdale, was arrested in connection with a shooting involving police on Friday. The backstory:. Officers said...
JC Penney sued by federal government over claims of discrimination in Forest Park
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is suing JC Penney for allegedly violating the Americans with Disabilities Act by refusing to accommodate a warehouse employee with breast cancer, then firing her.
Abducted Georgia 2-month-old found hundreds of miles away, father arrested
Police activated a Levi’s Call, Georgia’s Amber Alert system, for a 2-month-old boy believed to have been abducted in Rex on Tuesday.
Man convicted in what prosecutors call one of the worst mass shootings in Atlanta...
The shooting occurred during a chaotic street-racing style intersection takeover combined with an impromptu fireworks show and gunfire in the summer of 2020.
