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NORCROSS -- A hostage situation ended with the arrest of the suspect in Gwinnett County shortly after midnight. Below is the report from the Gwinnett County Police Department.

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Arrest made in hostage situation, police standoff in Gwinnett

by Crime ReportsJanuary 18, 2022January 18, 2022

ACWORTH -- The suspect in a hit and run crash that killed a 7-year-old autistic girl in Acworth has been arrested.

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Arrest made in hit and run that killed 7-year-old Georgia girl

by Thom ChandlerJanuary 17, 2022January 17, 2022

CLAXTON -- A 15-year-old boy is dead after a shooting at a party in Claxton Saturday night.

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15-year-old Georgia boy shot and killed at party

by Thom ChandlerJanuary 17, 2022January 17, 2022

DULUTH -- City of Duluth police officers were dispatched to a business in Duluth, who recently terminated an employee and wanted the employee off their property Thursday.

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Terminated employee at Duluth business strikes police vehicle before crashing car

by Thom ChandlerJanuary 14, 2022January 14, 2022

ACWORTH -- Police in Cobb County are asking for your help finding a hit and run driver who struck and killed a 7-year-old girl Sunday night.

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7-year-old Georgia girl killed by hit and run driver

by Thom ChandlerJanuary 11, 2022January 11, 2022

LYONS -- A 17-year-old girl was injured overnight during a shootout with police after a chase in Toombs County.

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17-year-old Georgia girl shot during police chase

by Crime ReportsJanuary 9, 2022January 9, 2022

Election-year politics will play a major role in the 2022 General Assembly session starting Monday, with Republicans running in primaries this spring looking to score points with the GOP base.

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Here are the new laws Georgia lawmakers could consider this year

by Dave Williams | Capitol Beat News ServiceJanuary 9, 2022January 9, 2022

prison, prison cell, jail

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Inmate dies in Floyd County Jail

by Thom ChandlerJanuary 8, 2022January 8, 2022

The father and son convicted of murdering Black jogger Ahmaud Arbery nearly two years ago near Brunswick were sentenced Friday to life in prison without the possibility of parole.

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Ahmaud Arbery’s killers sentenced to life in prison

by Dave Williams | Capitol Beat News ServiceJanuary 7, 2022January 7, 2022

Former Pauling County District Attorney Dick Donovan has pleaded guilty to one count of unprofessional conduct and been sentenced to 12 months on probation, Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr announced Thursday.

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Ex-Georgia official pleads guilty in sexual harassment case

by Dave Williams | Capitol Beat News ServiceJanuary 7, 2022January 7, 2022

Authorities said Stonecrest Mayor Jason Lary, who has led the city in DeKalb County since 2013, pocketed hundreds of thousands of dollars from Stonecrest’s share of federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act funding.

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Georgia mayor pleads guilty to stealing COVID relief funds

by Nyamekye Daniel | The Center SquareJanuary 5, 2022September 24, 2023

The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a report of two people shot. The incident was reported to have occurred just after 10 p.m. Monday night , at a residence in the 2100 block of Adams Ave.

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Two men shot in Bibb County Monday night

by Crime ReportsJanuary 4, 2022January 4, 2022

NORCROSS -- Officials in the city of Norcross want residents to know that an unknown entity is pretending to be Norcross Power and calling customers telling them power will be cut off if payment not received.

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Scam Alert: Someone is impersonating Norcross Power

by Thom ChandlerJanuary 3, 2022January 3, 2022

A 70-year-old Georgia resident was shot in his home at about 11:42 p.m. Monday.

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70-year-old Georgia man shot inside his home

by Thom ChandlerDecember 28, 2021December 30, 2021

DUBLIN -- A 29-year-old Georgia woman was arrested Monday in connection with a homicide that occurred at a Super 8 Hotel in Dublin.

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Georgia woman arrested in Christmas Day homicide

by Thom ChandlerDecember 27, 2021December 27, 2021

ALPHARETTA -- A domestic violence incident in Alpharetta resulted in four people being shot with one of them dying from their injuries on Christmas Eve.

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Four people shot in domestic violence incident on Christmas Eve

by Thom ChandlerDecember 27, 2021September 24, 2023

According to the GBI, preliminary information indicates that at 1:04 p.m., a Walmart Loss Prevention Officer at the Walmart on Gresham Road, DeKalb County made contact with a man who was allegedly putting items in a large backpack and who had attempted to leave the store without paying for the items.

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Shoplifting suspect killed at DeKalb County Walmart on Christmas Eve

by Crime ReportsDecember 25, 2021December 25, 2021

BUFORD -- Two people have been arrested in a case involving the sex trafficking of a 12-year-old girl from Texas to Gwinnett County.

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Two arrested on charges of sex trafficking 12-year-old

by Thom ChandlerDecember 23, 2021December 23, 2021