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An attempted robbery at a package store in Stone Mountain on New Year's Eve was thwarted by an off-duty Pine Lake police officer who shot and killed the suspect.

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Off-duty police officer thwarts robbery on Memorial Drive

by Thom ChandlerJanuary 1, 2019January 1, 2019

On Sunday, December 23, 2018, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation was asked by the Johns Creek Police Department to investigate an officer involved shooting.

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Johns Creek police officers shoot suspect who drove into patrol car

by Thom ChandlerDecember 27, 2018December 27, 2018

On Sunday, December 23, 2018, the GBI was asked by the DeKalb County Police Department to investigate a shooting incident.

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DeKalb police officer shot in friendly fire incident after hostage situation

by Thom ChandlerDecember 23, 2018March 17, 2019

On Saturday, December 22, 2018, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation was asked by the Atlanta Police Department to investigate an officer involved shooting.

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GBI investigates shooting of 25-year-old during marijuana-related arrest

by Thom ChandlerDecember 23, 2018March 17, 2019

The Gordon County Sheriff's Office is warning residents of a phone scam involving callers posing as sheriff's deputies attempting to collect a fine for missed jury duty.

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Scam Alert: Gordon County deputies don’t call to collect a fine when you miss jury duty

by Thom ChandlerDecember 23, 2018December 23, 2018

Bibb County police officers are searching for clues in the murder of an unknown man in the early morning hours on Friday.

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Bibb County police search for clues in murder of unknown victim

by Thom ChandlerDecember 21, 2018December 21, 2018

“Murderville,” a seven-episode crime podcast investigating a series of gruesome murders and a wrongful conviction in the small Georgia town of Adel, will be available on all podcast platforms starting Thursday, Dec. 20. Based on exclusive reporting by award-winning Intercept journalists Jordan Smith and Liliana Segura, this case is also being reported as a four-part feature series on The Intercept.

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New podcast series, ‘Murderville,’ takes a hard look at rural Georgia justice

by Thom ChandlerDecember 18, 2018December 18, 2018

Georgia's Attorney General is urging consumers to be on guard this Holiday Season and not to fall prey to telemarketing and imposter phone scams.

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Scam Alert: The Court of Appeals won’t call and ask you to pay a fine by phone

by Thom ChandlerDecember 17, 2018March 17, 2019

The Georgia Bureau of Investigation is investigating an officer involved shooting that occurred at a BP station in Gordon County that lead to the death of a 27-year-old woman.

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Officer involved shooting in Calhoun leads to death of 27-year-old Columbus woman

by Thom ChandlerDecember 14, 2018December 14, 2018

The Gwinnett County Police Department Robbery Unit needs your help identifying a man who is targeting a community in unincorporated Snellville.

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Police search for suspect in multiple robberies and a sex act against an elderly woman

by Thom ChandlerDecember 14, 2018December 14, 2018

Earlier this year, the State of Georgia launched its participation in See Something, Send Something, a smartphone app that directs citizen concerns to local law enforcement. See Something, Send Something operates nationwide, allowing citizens to report suspicious activity and join in the fight against terrorism and criminal activity. The City of Avondale Estates is participating in this effort.

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Avondale Estates among Georgia cities encouraging use of See Something, Send Something app

by Thom ChandlerDecember 13, 2018December 14, 2018

The DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office has arrested two suspects in the Nov. 30 murder of a man during an alleged armed robbery in Brookhaven. A third suspect in the incident, 34 year-old Pierre Gregory Singletary of Brookhaven, has been in custody since Dec. 6 after police issued an alert for assistance in locating his whereabouts.

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Police make two arrests in Brookhaven shooting where victims were found at Waffle House

by Thom ChandlerDecember 11, 2018September 24, 2023

The Bibb County Sheriff's office is searching for a man police say attempted a carjacking and later assaulted an employee at a veterinarians office, took her car keys and stole her car.

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Police search for suspect in Macon carjacking

by Thom ChandlerDecember 10, 2018December 14, 2018

A 7-year old who has been missing since Nov. 27 has been returned to DFACS and the suspect has been arrested, according to Gwinnett police.

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Missing child returned, suspect is in custody

by Thom ChandlerDecember 5, 2018December 14, 2018

The Gwinnett County Police Department is asking for your help locating a missing child. Police say they believe seven-year old Quamaine Finch is with 42-year-old Ricardo Medy.

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Police search for missing 7-year-old

by Thom ChandlerDecember 3, 2018December 14, 2018

Dawson's city manager Owen Wallace "Barney" Parnacott Jr., was arrested Friday.

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Dawson city manager arrested

by Thom ChandlerDecember 2, 2018December 14, 2018

A robbery suspect in Gwinnett County who attempted an early morning Black Friday heist didn't have the best luck when trying to rob a T-Mobile store.

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VIDEO: Bungling burglar leaves blood at crime scene and escapes with an empty box

by Thom ChandlerNovember 29, 2018December 14, 2018

The Bibb County Sheriff's Office needs your help locating 41-year-old Thelonius McAuthor Sumpter, who police say is wanted for questioning in connection with the homicide investigation of 35-year-old Ryan Lee Glover.

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Police search for person of interest in Bibb County camp site death

by Thom ChandlerNovember 28, 2018December 14, 2018