Decatur GA

STONE MOUNTAIN, Ga. — A man in Stone Mountain was arrested after trying to extort a cadet from the DeKalb County Police, according to a police report. Officers with the Stone Mountain Police Department were called to townhomes located in the 1100 block of Rankin Street on Nov. 9, around 5:54 p.m., after receiving a...

CONYERS, GEORGIA — The families of three teenagers who were fatally shot during an attempted armed robbery in 2019 have filed a civil lawsuit against the homeowner, arguing that he used excessive force when defending himself and others outside his home. Authorities had previously ruled the shooting a clear act of...

ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Police are looking for the person responsible after a man was shot multiple times in Decatur. It happened on Monday around 8:19 p.m., along the 3700 block of Lavista Road. Investigators said the victim called police and then drove himself to a location where officers were able to...

ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First/Decaturish) — Tire dumping has become a nuisance in DeKalb County, with 42 hot spots for illegally disposing of the material. The county commission is seeking to establish a penalty for this type of littering. Commissioners discussed the legislation during an Employee Relations and...

Conyers, GA – On Tuesday, November 25, 2025, the Conyers Police Department confirmed the arrest The post Conyers Police Lieutenant Arrested for Alleged Theft by Deception first appeared on Texas Herald News - Texas News, covers news and events in Houston, Austin, West Texas .

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...

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.

The shooting occurred during a chaotic street-racing style intersection takeover combined with an impromptu fireworks show and gunfire in the summer of 2020.

Across the vibrant state of Georgia, demographic shifts reveal crucial stories about urban transformation, economic pressures, and changing lifestyles. One prominent tale is unfolding in Sandy Springs, the Atlanta suburb identified as the fastest shrinking city in Georgia. Despite its commercial importance with...

More than two years after an apartment building burned down because of fireworks being shot from the roof, prosecutors have filed new charges.