Atlanta police major demoted following DUI arrest
An Atlanta Police Department major has been demoted to captain following a DUI arrest by the Cobb County Police Department.
Raccoon tests positive for rabies in DeKalb County
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - A raccoon has tested positive for rabies in the Ellenwood area, according to DeKalb County officials. The raccoon was captured near Lincolndale Court, after which it was euthanized and tested positive for the virus, county officials said in a news release Wednesday. Georgia is...
Man on the sidewalk opened fire on car driving down Buford Hwy., so the...
A manhunt is underway for the shooter on the sidewalk.
DUI chase in Hall County ends at Waffle House, 72-year-old man arrested
A 72-year-old Atlanta man is in jail in Hall County after taking deputies on a low-speed chase that ended at a Waffle House.
Mableton Citgo theft: $12,500 taken, suspect caught on camera
Gerod Raymond Rivers of Atlanta is accused of entering the office area of the Citgo located at 6960 Mableton Parkway in Mableton, when an employee mistakenly left the office door ajar, on Aug. 6 at 11:05 a.m., according to an arrest warrant from the Cobb County Police Department. Rivers was captured on surveillance...
Mother charged with son’s death in April in Atlanta
ATLANTA - A woman has been arrested in connection with the death of a child earlier this year in southwest Atlanta. Atlanta police said 32-year-old Kandice Grace was taken into custody on Sept. 29. She is charged with second-degree murder and second-degree cruelty to children in the death of a juvenile male.
Four people shot while walking in their apartment complex
ATLANTA — Four people were shot while waking in their apartment complex in the Lindridge-Martin Manor neighborhood early Wednesday morning. According to a new release from the Atlanta Police Department, one woman and three men were hospitalized after gunfire erupted near 2157 Lenox Road NE. The woman suffered a graze...
Person shot in altercation at Atlanta gas station
ATLANTA — A confrontation led to one person being shot at a gas station in South Atlanta on Wednesday morning. Atlanta police said one person who was threatening another person with a knife was shot. That person's injuries were not life-threatening, police said. The altercation happened around 4:20 a.m....
Family of man shot, killed by Georgia trooper in 2020 settles lawsuit for $5.5...
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - The family of a man who was shot and killed by a Georgia state trooper in 2020 has reached a $5.5 million settlement with the state. Andrew Smyrna’s family initially filed a federal lawsuit in 2021, alleging the trooper used excessive force when he shot at Smyrna’s car nine times,...
Atlanta’s mayor unveils $5B neighborhood reinvestment plan
Mayor Andre Dickens announced the Neighborhood Reinvestment Initiative on Tuesday, a $5.1 billion plan to invest in south and west Atlanta communities.
