Crime and public safety
Decatur, GA — Decatur Police on July 31 announced the arrest of a suspect in connection with a carjacking and armed robbery that occurred last week. “On Friday, July 30, 2021, after tireless work by members ...
Atlanta, GA — Neighborhood Planning Unit – O, which represents East Lake, Edgewood and Kirkwood met on Tuesday, July 27, and heard an update from the head of school at Drew Charter School about the ...
This story has been updated. DeKalb County Police sent the following update at 1 p.m. At approximately 7 a.m. this morning, the DeKalb County PD responded to Emory Decatur Hospital after staff observed an adult ...
By Ted Terry, DeKalb County Commissioner, Super District 6 A couple of weeks ago, DeKalb County was in the national news because of a New Yorker article, Why Did the Police Shoot Matthew Zadok Williams? ...
Decatur, GA — Decatur Police responded to an armed robbery on Friday, July 23, at about 1:13 p.m. in the 100 block of Kirk Crossing Drive. The police department believes this incident is related to ...
This story has been updated. Decatur, GA — Decatur Police have identified the suspect vehicle that was involved in a carjacking that occurred on Thursday, July 22, in the 100 block of Mimosa Place. The vehicle ...
DeKalb County, GA — DeKalb County Solicitor General Donna Coleman-Stribling received the award for Solicitor General of the Year 2021 during the Prosecuting Attorneys’ Council Annual Conference on July 18. The award is based on ...
This story has been updated. Decatur, GA — The man accused of burning down Java Monkey in November 2018 disappeared after being released from jail in September 2020. The suspect, Rickey Thomas, wrote the judge demanding ...
Atlanta, GA — DeKalb Fire Rescue says a huge fire at Reggie’s Salon in the 3000 block of North Druid Hills Road was caused by arson. They are now asking for the public’s help finding ...
This story has been updated. Decatur, GA — Decatur Police say they’ve arrested a suspect in connection with a July 14 shooting at a business on East College Avenue. Police responded to the call at Paint ...
