Man in wheelchair falls onto tracks at Buckhead MARTA station
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — A man in a wheelchair fell onto the tracks at the Buckhead MARTA station Wednesday, the agency said. The agency said police responded to the station around 5:20 p.m. and found the man, who had fallen onto the southbound tracks. The man suffered...
Officials identify 2nd victim killed outside restaurant in DeKalb shooting spree
Authorities have identified a second person killed in a shooting spree that stretched across DeKalb County earlier this week.
Suspect heads to trial three years after Atlanta hospital mass shooting
ATLANTA (CN) — Nearly three years after a mass shooting unfolded inside an Atlanta medical facility, the suspect, Deion Patterson, is scheduled to go to trial Thursday. Patterson is accused of opening fire inside a waiting room at Laureate Medical Center just after noon on May 3, 2023, and shooting five women.
Woman arrested in deadly West Ridge Shopping Center shooting
ATLANTA - Atlanta police have arrested a woman in connection with a shooting at the West Ridge Shopping Center that left one woman dead and a bystander injured. Ashley Prater, 40, is charged with murder and two counts of aggravated assault for her involvement in the March 6 shooting. Prater...
Video shows arrest of babysitter accused in toddler’s death
ATLANTA - Atlanta police have released body camera footage showing the arrest of a 71-year-old babysitter accused in the death of 3-year-old Armani Lyons. Officers went to an apartment on Landrum Drive just before 8:15 p.m. Monday to find a wanted person. Video shows Barbara Edwards coming to the door before being handcuffed and led to a patrol car.
Member of popular Atlanta rap group accused in major electronics theft ring
Police say a member of a mid-2000s rap group is responsible for the theft of hundreds of thousands of dollars’ worth of items across metro Atlanta.
Police investigating metro Atlanta woman posing as state housing employee, taking money
CLAYTON COUNTY, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - Clayton County police detectives are investigating a woman for allegedly impersonating a state housing employee. The Georgia Department of Community Affairs (DCA) has also issued a statewide alert for what they said are “individuals posing as DCA staff in an attempt to scam applicants,” after an Atlanta News First investigation.
One person arrested after biting child’s face in Georgia
GEORGIA — A metro Atlanta woman is facing serious charges after authorities say she bit a child on the face and repeatedly beat him, according to an arrest warrant. Investigators said the incident left the child with a visible injury that is still healing. According to the warrant, Makiesha Lowe has been charged with first-degree […] The post One person arrested after biting child’s face...
Ex-employee accused of draining elderly woman’s bank account at metro Atlanta memory care facility
SMYRNA, Ga. — Police in Smyrna are searching for a former employee accused of stealing more than $3,000 from an elderly resident at a memory care facility. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks]. According to the Smyrna Police Department, the investigation began after staff at...
Police: Suspect swallowed fentanyl before arrest on I-75
James Lang, 38, of Dallas, is accused of trafficking fentanyl on April 3 at 11:30 p.m. at I-75 in Kennesaw, according to an arrest warrant from the Cobb County Police Department. Lang was found in possession of eight grams of fentanyl, two pills of gabapentin and one pill of alprazolam inside a bag that was hidden in his underwear. He alerted officers...
