Smyrna approves task force to review Flock usage
Amid growing concerns surrounding the use of Flock Safety cameras and other public safety technology, the Smyrna City Council has established an eight-member Public Safety Technology Task Force to review the city’s use of the technology and recommend policies and safeguards. The council voted 6-0 Monday, with Councilma
Norcross Man Gets Life for Molesting 14-Year-Old, Jury Rules in 2 Hours
A Gwinnett County jury convicted 59-year-old Alejandro Rangel of aggravated child molestation, aggravated sexual battery and five counts of child molestation, capping a case that began when a 14-year-old girl told her family what had been happening to her. Rangel, a Norcross man, was sentenced to life in prison plus on
Jefferson police ask GBI to investigate shooting at Subway
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Jefferson police have asked the Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) to help investigate a shooting at a Subway sandwich shop on Tuesday, according to the police department. “The scene is active and there is no additional information available for release at this time,”...
Officer back on the job after slew of suspensions
A Cobb County Police officer is back on the job after being suspended without pay and this is not the first time he has been suspended.
Death investigation underway at The Works mixed-use development
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Multiple law enforcement agencies were investigating a death outside an apartment building Tuesday on Chattahoochee Avenue. The Georgia Bureau of Investigation is the lead agency on the investigation. The Fulton County Sheriff’s Office was executing a search warrant. It is not yet cl
Homeowner sued over undisclosed HOA debt | Behind the Investigation
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — In the latest episode of the Behind the Investigation podcast, Atlanta News First investigative reporters Anastassia Olmos and Ciara Cummings take listeners inside Whitehall Forest, a DeKalb County condo community where an undisclosed HOA debt has put one homeowner on the brink of fo
High-voltage metro Atlanta substation burns in early morning fire
The Gwinnett County Fire Rescue Department was out in force early on Tuesday to put out a high-voltage substation on fire.
1 of 3 men reported missing in metro Atlanta area still missing
ATLANTA - Authorities asked for the public’s help Monday night in locating three men reported missing in separate metro Atlanta cases. Since then, two of the men have been located. They are still searching for one of the men as of noon on Tuesday, Sept. 22. STILL MISSING. What...
Murder suspect dies after fall from Atlanta apartment balcony, GBI says
A body was found along Chattahoochee Avenue on Tuesday morning.
Additional round of heavy rain, thunderstorms return late this afternoon and evening
Some storms this afternoon and evening have the potential to produce locally heavy rainfall that could lead to flash flooding.
