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The DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office Fugitive Unit, working with the Atlanta Police Department, has arrested a suspect in the murder of a man at a Decatur funeral last month.

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Suspect arrested in Decatur funeral shooting

by Thom ChandlerJanuary 5, 2021January 5, 2021

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Here’s what Atlanta’s mayor is doing to combat crime in the city

by Thom ChandlerJanuary 4, 2021September 24, 2023

HARTWELL -- A Georgia firefighter has been arrested and charged with theft.

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Georgia firefighter arrested and charged with theft

by Thom ChandlerJanuary 4, 2021January 5, 2021

A 22-year veteran of the DeKalb County Police Department died on duty Saturday morning.

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DeKalb County police officer killed in line of duty

by Thom ChandlerJanuary 3, 2021January 3, 2021

The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a suspicious death that was reported in the 6000 block of Andrea Drive just before 5 p.m. Saturday.

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Officers investigate suspicious death of 40-year-old Georgia woman

by Thom ChandlerJanuary 3, 2021January 3, 2021

A band of purse snatchers is working grocery stores in the Rincon area and targeting elderly shoppers, according to the Rincon Police Department.

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Elderly shoppers targeted by purse snatchers at Rincon Kroger

by Thom ChandlerJanuary 2, 2021January 2, 2021

DUNWOODY -- Police in Dunwoody are asking for your help identifying the suspects in the Christmas Eve robbery at Macy's.

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Dunwoody police search for suspects in Christmas Eve robbery

by Thom ChandlerDecember 31, 2020December 31, 2020

The Atlanta Police Department has named a suspect in the fatal shooting of 7-year-old Kennedy Maxie near Phipps Plaza.

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Police search for suspect in shooting of 7-year-old girl

by Thom ChandlerDecember 29, 2020September 24, 2023

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Georgia police chief arrested on charges of aggravated assault

by Thom ChandlerDecember 29, 2020December 29, 2020

prison fence, razor ribbon, wire

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Officer wounded during shootout at Georgia prison

by Thom ChandlerDecember 28, 2020September 24, 2023

The 7-year-old girl who was shot by a stray bullet while riding with her aunt in a car outside Phipps Plaza has died.

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The 7-year-old girl who was shot outside Phipps Plaza has died

by Thom ChandlerDecember 27, 2020December 27, 2020

PEACHTREE CORNERS -- The Gwinnett County Police Department is investigating an early morning homicide that left one man dead at a local hotel.

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Police investigate homicide at Peachtree Corners hotel

by Thom ChandlerDecember 27, 2020December 27, 2020

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2-year-old in Critical Condition After Being Shot Christmas Day

by Thom ChandlerDecember 26, 2020October 10, 2023

ATLANTA -- Police are investigating the shooting of a 7-year-old who was riding in a car with a relative.

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7-year-old girl shot near Phipps Plaza

by Thom ChandlerDecember 22, 2020December 22, 2020

ADEL -- An arrest has been made in connection with the slaying of 41-year-old Valdosta resident Tenesha Mordon. Mordon's body was found in a wooded area near Adel Dec. 19.

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Arrest made in slaying of 41-year-old Valdosta woman found in woods

by Thom ChandlerDecember 21, 2020December 21, 2020

SOUTH FULTON -- The South Fulton Police Department reports a drug deal was busted by a park ranger at a local park Saturday.

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Drug deal at South Fulton park thwarted

by Thom ChandlerDecember 20, 2020December 20, 2020

The Cobb County man who was killed by a SWAT team early Thursday morning has been identified. According to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, the man was 49-year-old Johnny Bolton of Austell.

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Cobb County man killed by SWAT team identified

by Thom ChandlerDecember 19, 2020December 19, 2020

SMYRNA -- A Cobb County man was shot and killed early Thursday morning while a SWAT team was executing a search warrant at his apartment.

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SWAT team kills Cobb County man

by Thom ChandlerDecember 17, 2020December 19, 2020

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