Lawrenceville GA

JOHNS CREEK, Ga. — The Johns Creek Police Department has found a solution to its jail dilemma months after the closing of one of North Atlanta’s few jails. At a June 1 meeting, City Council members gave the department the go ahead to seek an agreement with the Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office for use of its jail.

Residents are organizing protests against a proposed liquor store at a former pharmacy site because 22 similar shops already operate within a four-mile radius, according to community members.

Police say a routine trip to a discount store on Centerville Highway near Snellville turned into a criminal case after a customer reported that a Family Dollar employee slipped a phone under her dress while helping her search for an item. Gwinnett County police reviewed store surveillance video and say the footage back

ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — The FBI launched its Most Wanted Fraudsters List on Thursday — and a Gwinnett County man made the cut. Christopher W. Burns is wanted for allegedly scamming dozens of people out of at least $10 million in a mail fraud scheme. He hasn’t been seen since he left home on Sept. 24, 2020,

ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Turtles are not known for their speed, but that does not stop them from going on the roads. A Flowery Branch police officer learned this the hard way in a video posted to the department’s Facebook page. The officer can be seen...

HOUSTON COUNTY, Ga. — A Lawrenceville woman accused of traveling the nation cashing fraudulent checks as part of a fraud ring was sentenced for identity theft in Houston County, according to federal and Houston County prosecutors. Tambria Davis was charged with identity fraud for fraudulently using a Robins Financial..

DeKalb County police are investigating after a shooting victim showed up at a fire station seeking help Thursday afternoon.

Gwinnett County, Ga. (Atlanta News First)— A former metro Atlanta insurance business owner who was the subject of an Atlanta News First investigation has been indicted on multiple felony insurance fraud charges after prosecutors said he took money from small business owners seeking insurance coverage and used it for pe

A man posed as a licensed doctor and sold fentanyl out of a health clinic, Gwinnett deputies say.

ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Firefighters rescued a child who fell into a creek while hiking with their family in Roswell on Thursday. Roswell Fire Department crews were called to Vickery Creek Park after learning the child had slipped and fallen down an embankment along Big Creek, which flows into the Chattahoo