Woman arrested for stabbing another woman in DeKalb County
DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. - A woman was hospitalized early Friday morning following a stabbing during an argument in DeKalb County, police said. Officers responded around 1:45 a.m. to a report of a stabbing in the 3300 block of Casa Linda Drive near Columbia Drive. When they arrived, they found a woman suffering from stab...
Man killed after being shot outside DeKalb County firehouse
NewsChopper 2 flew over the scene and showed a car with crime scene tape around it outside the firehouse.
Man killed in shooting in parking lot of Lakewood Diner
Channel 2 Action News has a reporter and photographer headed to the scene.
$5K stolen from Atlanta grocery store, police say
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - Atlanta police are looking for two men who allegedly robbed a southwest Atlanta grocery store. Police said officers responded to the Welcome Foods Store on McDaniel Street around 4:45 a.m. on July 13. An employee told police two masked man had walked in, held them at gunpoint and...
Podcast: Late bill, no power — Even for medical devices | Behind the Investigation
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - Tina Marsden depends on electricity to power the heart pump that keeps her alive. But when she fell behind on her utility bill, the city of Griffin cut her power. As she was being rushed to the hospital in an ambulance, a city collections...
Man facing charges in 2 separate deadly Atlanta shootings
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - A man is facing charges in connection to two separate deadly shootings that happened just miles apart from one another on Thursday, according to the Atlanta Police Department. Tavaris Williams, 36, was charged with murder, aggravated assault and possession of a firearm during the...
2 die in car crash on Fulton Industrial Boulevard, police say
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - Two people died in a car crash on Fulton Industrial Boulevard on Friday afternoon, according to South Fulton police. Police said a fatal collision involving four vehicles happened at the intersection of Fulton Industrial Boulevard and Robinson Drive around 4:15 p.m. Officers...
$300,000 of copper wire stolen from metro Atlanta factory sold for fraction of its...
A man is in custody after deputies say surveillance cameras show him stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars in copper wire.
Mexican Cartel Member Gets 10 Years for Atlanta Meth Trafficking
A high-ranking member of a violent Mexican drug cartel will spend the next decade behind bars after orchestrating methamphetamine sales in metro Atlanta. 🌎 The Big Picture: Pablo Tabares-Martinez, 50, was a mid-level operative in La Nueva Familia Michoacana, a cartel responsible for trafficking approximately 12 tons...
Atlanta’s drop in homicides outpaces U.S. as city makes fighting crime a priority
Atlanta sees 32% drop in homicides so far this year.
