Atlanta police search for shooter in botched exchange
ATLANTA - Atlanta police are searching for an individual accused of shooting a juvenile during an exchange on Garibaldi Street in February 2025. Officers responded to the 600 block of Garibaldi St. SW around 5 p.m. on Feb. 17, 2025, where they found a young man suffering from a gunshot wound.
Austell woman accused of selling $5M in counterfeit goods
Ojetorera Olabisi Akindele, 54, of Austell, is accused of advertising via Facebook the sale of counterfeit trademarked goods in February and March at 805 Revena Drive in Austell, according to an arrest warrant from the Cobb County Police Department. Akindele advertised goods such as purses, wallets, handbags and...
Gunman shoots toward 4 people at Atlantic Station, police say
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Atlanta police are investigating Thursday morning after shots rang out in Atlantic Station the night before. Officers who arrived at the scene in the 1300 block of Atlantic Drive NW at about 9:30 p.m. encountered four people who said a man shot at them as they were leaving a...
‘Serve me or get ready to die about some chicken’: Suspect accused of walking...
ATLANTA — Police are searching for a suspect accused of threatening to kill employees and stealing cash from an Atlanta Chick-fil-A restaurant. The incident happened Tuesday night at the Chick-fil-A at 875 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, police said. Investigators said the suspect took more than $200 after approaching...
Several well-known Atlanta restaurants shuttered amid economic challenges
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — A growing number of restaurant closures across metro Atlanta is highlighting the mounting financial pressure facing the industry, as rising costs and shrinking profit margins force some owners to shut their doors. A former Taco Mac location in Midtown now sits empty, with...
Homelesss man booked after reported damage at Wellstar Cobb Hospital
Isaiah Goodson, 28, listed as homeless, is accused of repeatedly picking up and slamming a hospital bed against the wall and floor after being discharged from Wellstar Cobb Hospital on March 10 at 6:30 a.m., according to an arrest warrant from the Cobb County Sheriff’s Office. Several pieces of the bed were broken...
18-year-old charged with burglary at Marietta Clubhouse
Vicente Juarez Perez, 18, of Roswell, is accused of breaking into Jackson’s Creek Clubhouse, 5522 Timber Ridge Road in Marietta, on March 8 at 1:16 a.m., according to an arrest warrant from the Cobb County Police Department. Perez admitted to hopping the security fence on the property to gain access to the closed...
Fake rideshare driver arrested in Kennesaw
A woman was arrested after Kennesaw police learned she was not a legitimate rideshare driver. Investigators discovered she had been stealing from those she picked up.
Sandy Springs arrest linked to deadly MDMA overdose at South Florida music festival
SANDY SPRINGS, Ga. - A Sandy Springs woman was arrested in connection with the overdose death of a Georgia woman that occurred during the Ultra Music Festival in Miami last year. Three others were also arrested in connection with the South Florida homicide. Arrests made in Ultra festival death. What...
Marietta maps out $965K vision for parks, tourism and remembrance
MARIETTA — The Marietta City Council has approved a plan to spend $965,000 supporting parks and tourism projects and an installation in remembrance of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. The money comes from leftover funds from the city’s 3% vehicle rental tax. Funds from the tax can only be used for tourism,...

















