Officers bit, spit on while arresting Perimeter Mall shoplifting suspect
Police were responding to a shoplifting call at the Dillard’s at Perimeter Mall.
2 gang members convicted on drug and gang charges in Gwinnett County
The convictions stem from an investigation by a Gwinnett metro police drug task force that arrested both men in Lilburn for distributing methamphetamine.
Teens are targeting and shooting young boys with pellet guns from moving cars in...
Two teenagers in the Atlanta area are facing serious charges after police said they shot multiple people with an Orbeez pellet gun from a moving car, including two young boys who were walking through their own neighborhood.
Riverdale police searching for 2 arson suspects
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Riverdale police are searching for two people who allegedly set a vehicle on fire Thursday. Police said first responders arrived at parking lot located at 6335 Highway 85 around 1:30 p.m. Thursday and found a vehicle fully engulfed. The fire was put out...
Critically missing: 11-year-old reported missing in Atlanta found
ATLANTA - Atlanta police notified FOX 5 Atlanta around 8:40 a.m. Friday that the missing 11-year-old has been found and is safe. The 'Strange' Pillow Thousands Are Using to Sleep Through the Night With Less Sciatica PainSimple Fix Today |. ORIGINAL STORY. Atlanta police are asking for the public's help...
Rental scam: Facebook Marketplace fraud leaves Mableton mom displaced
MABLETON, Ga. - A Mableton mother faces an emergency relocation after falling victim to an intricate rental scam that cost her deposit and rent money. Natalie Turner discovered a Mableton home listed on Facebook Marketplace and contacted the person who posted it. When she arrived for a tour, a man walked her through an
Shooter freed because deputy said ‘police’ only after he was shot
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - More than year after police vowed to hold a gunman accountable for shooting a Fulton County Sheriff’s deputy, the Atlanta Police Department (APD) has closed the case without charging anyone. While APD investigators said surveillance video of the shooting drove their decision to...
Rape suspect arrested after hours-long standoff
Investigators say he raped a woman as she slept in her Stone Mountain home.
Cases of diarrhea-causing parasite surface in Georgia
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — A parasite that has caused diarrhea and other gastrointestinal illnesses across several states has been spotted in Georgia. Cyclospora can be contracted from contaminated produce or water. “We definitely have seen an increase in this over the past few months, there are several...
60-year-old man dies in apparent drowning in Lake Lanier
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — A 60-year-old man reportedly died in an apparent drowning in Lake Lanier on Thursday. Around 3:30 p.m., game wardens with the Georgia Department of Natural Resources (DNR) and Hall County first responders were called to a reported drowning at the Shoal Creek campground on the lakesho
