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PAULDING COUNTY -- Law enforcement officials have arrested a man who confessed to a double murder in a cold case from 2002.

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Suspect confesses to double murder in 2002 cold case involving vehicle fire on I-20

by Thom ChandlerMay 23, 2019September 24, 2023

FRANKLIN, TENNESSEE -- Late Tuesday evening, police arrested a man accused of defrauding an Alpharetta woman he met on an online dating site.

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Man who defrauded Alpharetta woman of $80,000 after dating site romance arrested

by Thom ChandlerMay 22, 2019May 22, 2019

ALPHARETTA -- An Alpharetta woman met a man on an online dating website and was defrauded of more than $80,000.

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Dating site romance leads to $80,000 loss for Alpharetta woman

by Thom ChandlerMay 21, 2019May 21, 2019

MACON -- The search is on for a masked man who robbed a Goodwill store in Macon on Sunday.

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Police are on the lookout for a Goodwill bandit

by Thom ChandlerMay 20, 2019May 20, 2019

CHATSWORTH -- On Friday, May 17, the GBI arrested former Murray County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Levi Amos, 22, for Violation of Oath by Public Officer, Electronically Furnishing Obscene Material to Minors, and Computer Invasion of Privacy.

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Former Murray County deputy arrested on charges of electronically furnishing obscene materials to minors

by Thom ChandlerMay 17, 2019May 17, 2019

The DeKalb County Sheriff's office has made another arrest in the fatal shooting of a 7-year-old girl while she was at her foster parents' Ellenwood home.

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Arrest made in fatal shooting of 7-year-old girl

by Thom ChandlerMay 17, 2019May 17, 2019

ROSWELL -- The Roswell Police Department is asking for your help finding answers to the unsolved murder of an 8-year-old boy that happened more than 30 years ago.

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Roswell police are still searching for clues in the 1988 murder of an 8-year-old boy

by Thom ChandlerMay 15, 2019May 15, 2019

MACON -- Bibb County grand jurors voted Tuesday to indict a man and a woman in the January 2019 death of 1-year-old King Henderson.

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Two indicted in death of Georgia 1-year-old

by Thom ChandlerMay 14, 2019May 14, 2019

DUNWOODY -- The Dunwoody Police Department has arrested 28-year-old Antoin Thornton for Felony-Murder in connection with the overdose death of a 22-year-old man on March 18, 2019.

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A 22-year-old Dunwoody man died from an opioid overdose and his suspected drug dealer has been charged with murder

by Thom ChandlerMay 14, 2019May 14, 2019

MACON -- A Macon man was sentenced to prison Monday after he pleaded guilty to molesting a 4-year-old girl in 2016.

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Georgia man pleads guilty to molesting 4-year-old

by Thom ChandlerMay 13, 2019May 13, 2019

BUFORD -- Gwinnett County police are searching for a stealthy pickpocket who struck at the Bonefish Grille on Buford Drive.

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Crime Prevention Tip: Watch your purse when you’re eating at a restaurant

by Thom ChandlerMay 13, 2019May 13, 2019

BIBB COUNTY -- In response to a recent uptick of violence along the Houston Avenue corridor, The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office’s Gang Unit initiated a targeted enforcement action entitled Operation Southern Comfort.

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Operation Southern Comfort nets 23 arrests in effort to clean up violence in south Bibb County

by Thom ChandlerMay 11, 2019May 11, 2019

SAVANNAH -- The Savannah Police Robbery Unit needs your help identifying a suspect in the robbery of an elderly man.

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Police search for robber who snatched money out of elderly man’s hand

by Thom ChandlerMay 10, 2019May 10, 2019

ATLANTA -- On Sunday, May 5, 2019, agents of the GBI West Metro Regional Drug Enforcement Office arrested three individuals at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport. These arrests were part of an ongoing investigation into subjects smuggling contraband via domestic and international flights.

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GBI seizes 97 pounds of marijuana at Hartsfield-Jackson

by Thom ChandlerMay 10, 2019September 24, 2023

MCCAYSVILLE -- A fire at a chicken house in Fannin County has been ruled arson by the state fire commissioner's office.

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Fire that killed more than 8,500 chickens in Fannin County ruled arson

by Thom ChandlerMay 9, 2019May 9, 2019

SAVANNAH -- The Savannah Police Dept. has issued a statement regarding allegations of excessive force in the May 2 arrest of Zayd Jackson. The statement is presented below in its entirety:

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Savannah Police respond to allegations of excessive force

by Thom ChandlerMay 6, 2019May 6, 2019

A massive child pornography and child exploitation sting was carried out in eight Southeastern states called Operation Southern Impact III led to the arrest of 31 offenders from Georgia.

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31 Georgians arrested in child exploitation sting

by Thom ChandlerMay 3, 2019May 3, 2019

GLENWOOD -- A man is dead after fleeing officers who served him with a warrant and getting into a physical altercation with an officer.

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GBI: Georgia man who fled on four-wheeler after being served with warrant killed

by Thom ChandlerMay 2, 2019May 2, 2019

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