Squatter locks out homeowner and calls it a “peaceful, hostile takeover”
FOX 5 Atlanta reporter Denise Dillon opens her recent report with a detail that makes every homeowner with a vacant property wince: the house had been on the market for months, and the owner thought it was simply sitting there, waiting for a buyer. Instead, Dillon says the homeowner learned a stranger had moved in...
Vinings arrest ends with self-inflicted gunshot
Three people are in custody following an incident at a Vinings parking garage that left one suspect hospitalized after he shot himself with his own gun, Cobb Police report. The incident occurred at approximately 11:14 p.m. Dec. 10 in the parking garage for a strip mall located at 3101 Cobb Parkway, near the...
Serial rapist targeted women who were homeless, DA says
The Fulton County District Attorney, announced Tuesday a serial rapist has been convicted.
Man accused of furnishing Marietta teen with obscene materials
Joshua Paul Aguon, 21, of Panama City, Florida, is accused of sexual exploitation of a child and furnishing obscene materials electronically to a 16-year-old on multiple dates at a Marietta residence, according to an arrest warrant from the Cobb County Police Department. Aguon possessed multiple images of the girl...
Cobb death row prisoner’s execution suspended just days before
Stacey Ian Humphreys was convicted of killing two Cobb County real estate agents in 2003.
Metro Atlanta health facility owners indicted for stealing over $1.4 million in Medicaid, AG...
The owners of a behavioral health facility have been indicted on charges of Medicaid fraud totaling over $1.4 million.
Second fire this year damages Southeast Atlanta home; neighbors say concerns ‘long ignored’
Atlanta firefighters have shut down an intersection as crews battle a house fire. The fire started just before 6:50 a.m. on Hill Street near Woodward Ave. in southeast Atlanta . A Channel 2 Action News viewer shared videos of the large house fire and multiple fire trucks on the scene. Other viewers who live near...
Christmas criminal roundup nets more than 60
A massive 7-day operation in the Metro East earlier this month involving federal, state and local law enforcement resulted in the arrest of 63 suspects, the seizure of 2.5 pounds of narcotics and $15,000 in cash. The operation also helped in locating the suspect wanted for shooting a Granite City Police officer on...
Atlanta’s iconic Peach Drop not happening. Here’s how we’ll ring in 2026
For decades, the iconic Peach Drop has rang in the new year for downtown Atlanta.
Mistrial declared for 3 charged in 16-year-old’s shooting death at graduation party
A Fulton County judge declared a mistrial for three men charged in the murder of 16-year-old Bre’asia Powell . Powell was shot and killed on May 28, 2023 in the driveway of Benjamin E. Mays High School, where nearly 100 people had gathered for a graduation party. The trial for three of the suspects, Jaquan Winters,...
