Metro Atlanta moonshiner sentenced on drug trafficking, gun possession charges
CHEROKEE COUNTY, Ga. — A Cherokee County man was sentenced to more than seven years in federal prison for trafficking methamphetamine from a backwoods shed in which he also stored machine guns and explosives. Michael Ferrell Price, known as "Cheese," also operated an illegal moonshine still in a building...
Quick-thinking teller foils $4,300 check forgery scheme in Forsyth County
CUMMING, Ga. - Deputies with the Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office arrested four men on Tuesday after a quick response to a suspicious activity call at a Citizens Bank branch on GA-400. What we know:. Around 3 p.m. on Aug. 19, a bank customer was inside the branch reporting possible...
Norcross police investigating domestic-related homicide
NORCROSS, Ga. - The Norcross Police Department said detectives are investigating a domestic-related homicide that happened Friday night. A FOX 5 crew saw police and the Georgia Bureau of Investigation at a townhome complex on Pine Oak Drive around 11 p.m. Friday. The GBI said it was assisting Norcross police in...
Gwinnett tax commissioner warns of property tax bill delays
Most county residents should receive their bills by September 15.
ICE Relied on Gwinnett Sheriff’s Office to Fight Release of Spanish-language Reporter
The federal immigration case against a jailed, Spanish-language journalist has been bolstered by the help of a metro Atlanta sheriff’s office, public records show. Mario Guevara’s two-month confinement in immigration detention has drawn outcry from free press and immigration advocates. Immigration officials’ primary...
Man shot during attempted robbery at Dunwoody apartment complex
Dunwoody police are investigating a shooting that happened Saturday at an apartment complex.
24-year-old man arrested at Suwanee Walmart for upskirting
SUWANEE, Ga. - Suwanee police say a man previously banned from Walmart was arrested again after allegedly taking inappropriate photos or video – known as upskirting -- of women inside the store. What we know:. Officers responded to the Walmart on Lawrenceville-Suwanee Road on Aug. 17 after being notified...
Search for Georgia teen who has been missing for more than a year
GEORGIA, USA — The search for a 17-year-old who has been missing for more than a year continues. Isaiah Jesus Rico was reported missing on August 15, 2024, from the Cumming area, according to the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC). According to the Forsyth County Sheriff's...
$8 drug deal ends with Marietta teen dead, man sentenced to life
A Gwinnett County man has been sentenced to spend the rest of his life in prison for the 2020 murder of a teenager.
Shooting Near Rockdale County Gas Station Sends One Person to Hospital
Someone got shot near a QuickTrip gas station in Rockdale County, GA earlier this week, and police are still looking for the person who did it. The shooting happened around 4:13 PM on Highway 138. The Rockdale County Sheriff's Office says they got the call and rushed to the scene.
