Crime and public safety
Two vehicles in Oakhurst had all of their tires stolen over Easter weekend. According to Lt. Jennifer Ross, “Officers … responded to two locations in Oakhurst this morning (March 27) regarding stolen tires/rims Tires/rims [that ...
Decatur Police will be registering bicycles at two upcoming events. Police will register bikes and scooters for no charge at the annual Touch a Truck event on Saturday Mar. 26 in the Calloway Parking Lot at 120 ...
From Decatur Police Lt. Jennifer Ross: On Saturday, March 12, 2016 at approximately 11:20 pm, Decatur Police responded to an armed robbery in the 500 block of West Howard Avenue. The victim reported he was ...
Avondale Estates will soon equip officers with body cameras, following a growing trend among law enforcement agencies. City Manager Clai Brown said the city will purchase the cameras from Taser International. The city will buy 13 body ...
A couple of readers alerted us to a fire that occurred Sunday evening outside of the Bank of America building in Decatur. “Police and Fire Personnel responded to a brush fire at 163 Clairemont Avenue ...
A local media outlet reported that pedestrian was hit by a vehicle at the intersection of Howard Street and College Avenue in Kirkwood, but the Atlanta Police Department has said that is not the case. ...
By David Schick, contributor You’re at work, school, or even your place of worship, and an active shooter arrives on the scene—what do you do? That was the question being discussed during the “active shooter ...
Emory University is creating a new Department of Public Safety and it’s putting Emory Police Chief Craig Watson in charge. The new department will include Emory’s Police Department, Fire Safety, and Emergency Medical Services. It ...
A group of female Decatur High seniors are being accused of participating in an assault on a younger female student from Atlanta that was captured on video. Decaturish, which first reported on the alleged assault, ...