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EAST POINT -- A College Park Police Officer was hospitalized after a shootout in East Point Saturday morning.

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College Park police officer wounded in shootout in East Point

by Thom ChandlerApril 4, 2020September 24, 2023

CLARKESVILLE -- Investigators with the Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner’s Office have determined that a vehicle fire in Habersham County was intentionally set. The fire occurred shortly after 7 a.m. on Thursday, April 2.

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Fire officials search for clues to vehicle fire in Habersham County

by Thom ChandlerApril 3, 2020April 3, 2020

An Atlanta man who was wanted for shooting his ex-girlfriend in front of their one-year-old child while dropping off diapers was found in DeKalb County and arrested Thursday night.

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Atlanta man arrested in shooting of ex-girlfriend in front of one-year-old child

by Thom ChandlerApril 3, 2020April 3, 2020

SAVANNAH A 16-year-old has been charged in the February 28 murder of an 18-year-old in Savannah.

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16-year-old charged in murder of 18-year-old in Savannah

by Thom ChandlerApril 2, 2020April 2, 2020

Two Crawford county residents have been charged with malice murder, felony murder, aggravated assault, tampering with evidence, armed robbery and possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony in connection with the shooting death of a 38-year-old man at his home in Fort Valley.

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Two Charged in Connection with Shooting Death of Georgia Man

by Thom ChandlerMarch 30, 2020October 10, 2023

A 35-year-old middle Georgia man was arrested and charged with sexual exploitation of children Friday after a GBI investigation.

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Georgia Man Charged with Sexual Exploitation of Children

by Thom ChandlerMarch 30, 2020October 10, 2023

A 9-year old girk was grazed by a bullet after multiple gunshots were fired into a home in Albany Saturday night.

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Child Shot in Albany

by Thom ChandlerMarch 29, 2020October 10, 2023

The DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office Fugitive Unit, working with the U.S. Marshals, today arrested 17 year-old Atlanta resident Staci Adams.

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17-year-old Arrested and Charged with Murder and Armed Robbery

by Thom ChandlerMarch 27, 2020October 10, 2023

An elaborate food poisoning insurance fraud ring that spanned six Georgia counties was busted by state investigators this month.

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Suspects Sought in Six-county Food Poisoning Insurance Fraud Scheme

by Thom ChandlerMarch 26, 2020October 10, 2023

Gwinnett Count Police are searching for an Atlanta man in on the run after police say he shot his ex-girlfriend while dropping off diapers at her Snellville home. Their one-year-old child was outside with them, according to police.

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Atlanta Man Wanted for Shooting Ex-girlfriend in Front of One-year-old Child

by Thom ChandlerMarch 25, 2020October 10, 2023

The Gwinnett County Police Department located a man wanted for murder in Florida after officers followed up on a vehicle that fled from a traffic stop.

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Gwinnett Police Nab Man Wanted for Murder in Florida

by Thom ChandlerMarch 23, 2020October 10, 2023

Atlanta police officers shot a woman they say came towards them with a knife Monday morning.

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Atlanta Police Officers Shoot Knife-wielding Woman

by Thom ChandlerMarch 23, 2020October 10, 2023

Law enforcement officials in Paulding County are searching for information that could help them find a suspect in the fatal hit-and-run death of 24-year-old Aaron Quarterman March 5.

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Police Search for Clues in Fatal Hit-and-run That Killed 24-year-old Georgia Man

by Thom ChandlerMarch 20, 2020October 10, 2023

An Atlanta man shot and wounded a suspect who was trying to break into his home late last night.

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Police: Gwinnett Resident Shoots Man Attempting to Break Into Home

by Thom ChandlerMarch 19, 2020October 10, 2023

A Douglas County inmate's attempt to escape while he was at a local hospital ended when the inmate allegedly accidentally shot himself, according to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation.

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GBI: Inmate Shoots Self in Botched Escape Attempt at Hospital

by Thom ChandlerMarch 14, 2020October 10, 2023

MARIETTA -- A Marietta Police K9 unit found what amounted to what police are calling a "makeshift mobile drug store" during a traffic stop Sunday evening.

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K9 Officer Sniffs Out ‘makeshift Mobile Drug Store’ in Marietta

by Thom ChandlerMarch 10, 2020October 10, 2023

TOCCOA -- This month marks the nine year anniversary of the murder of Robert Lee Simmons Jr. The Georgia Bureau of Investigation is seeking the public’s assistance with any information about Simmons’ last days and his murder.

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Georgia Investigators Are Still Working to Solve 2011 Murder of Robert Lee Simmons Jr.

by Thom ChandlerMarch 5, 2020October 10, 2023

SYLVANIA -- A 64-year-old Georgia man has been arrested and charged with four counts of Child Molestation and seven counts of Public Indecency.

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64-year-old Georgia Man Arrested on Charges of Exposing Himself to Children

by Thom ChandlerMarch 3, 2020October 10, 2023