Student arrested for bringing gun to school in Gwinnett County
Authorities say the student, who was not identified, faces charges.
Teens in police chase, crash also suspects in drive-by shooting
Dozens of police officers and state troopers responded to a wild chase involving three teenagers and ended with a crash on I-285.
Man fired randomly, was inches away from hitting sleeping couple, Gwinnett police say
Surveillance cameras captured the man firing shots into the darkness behind a business, police said.
DeKalb Jail reports two inmate deaths, offers no details
The DeKalb County Jail reported two inmate deaths this week, but offered no specifics about what occurred. “The DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office says that there have been two unrelated in-custody deaths at the DeKalb County Jail in the past several days,” a news release from the sheriff’s office said. “Details have not...
Gwinnett police arrest four men in year-long auto theft investigation
Investigators say the suspects are linked to over 400 incidents, including vehicle thefts, entering autos and related crimes.
Former Lawrenceville official indicted in multi-million-dollar bribery scheme
A former Lawrenceville city official is facing federal charges.
Early morning fire tears through home in Hall County
Hall County firefighters battled a blaze early Friday morning that gutted a house in Flowery Branch. At approximately 4 a.m., firefighters responded to reports of a residential fire in the 6200 block of Saddlehorse Drive. When the first units arrived, they found the single-story residence fully engulfed in flames,...
MARTA police chief: Crime is down on trains despite safety concerns
Concerns about crime on the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) remain an obstacle to getting some riders to return, but the agency’s police chief says the trains are safe — and getting safer. During a news conference at the Chamblee rail station on Aug. 21, MARTA Police...
Tanya Miller enters Georgia attorney general race, prioritizes safety and rights
ATLANTA, Ga. (WGXA) — Tanya Miller, the current representative for District 62 in southeast Atlanta, announced her candidacy for Georgia's attorney general on Monday. She has been in the law field for 20 years, prosecuting crimes against women and children, homicides, and then became a civil rights and criminal...
Judge finds persistent flaws in Fulton sheriff’s monitoring of women in jail with serious...
A U.S. magistrate judge has found the Fulton County Sheriff’s Office in breach of a settlement agreement for the second time in three years in a case related to the care that women with serious mental illness receive while in jail. Sheriff Patrick Labat’s office has said it has...
