Tommy Joe Byrd, who was arrested in connection with the death of Jerald Jerome Bowden earlier this month has been charged with Bowden’s murder, according to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation. Byrd and his brother Tommy Roger Byrd were arrested previously and charged with tampering with evidence in relation to the stabbing incident that killed […]
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19-year-old arrested and charged in Dunwoody homicide
DUNWOODY — A 19-year-old Dunwoody man has been arrested and charged with felony murder in the death of Spencer Lavest Foster. Foster’s body was discovered last week at the Dunwoody Village Apartment Homes. He was 39 years old. Police arrested, Kalijuan Hawkins, who was taken into custody on May 8 and is currently at the […]
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Georgia’s Attorney General calls for investigation into misconduct by local prosecutors in the Ahmaud Arbery case
Georgia’s attorney general Chris Carr has asked the Georgia Bureau of Investigation to look into possible prosecutorial misconduct in the handling of the Ahmaud Arbery case. The investigation centers around the District Attorney’s offices of the Brunswick and Waycross judicial circuits who initially handled the case and did not make any arrests. The GBI, on […]
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Fatal crash on Peachtree Industrial Boulevard kills motorcycle driver
BUFORD — A 37-year-old man was killed in a weekend crash on Peachtree Industrial Blvd after his motorcycle collided with an SUV. According to the Gwinnett County Police Department, officers were dispatched to an injury crash on Peachtree Industrial Boulevard at the intersection of South Waterworks Road in Buford Saturday shortly before 5 p.m. The […]
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In Georgia 80% of those hospitalized for coronavirus are black
New data showing COVID-19 is hitting black Georgians far harder than others is sparking an outcry among state leaders. Some politicians and activists are calling for bold reforms at the federal and state levels to redress long-standing inequities that continue to lead to disparate outcomes for people of color. “We’re going to have to go […]
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Need for Speed: Georgia driver arrested for speeding was clocked at 138 miles per hour
A driver was pulled over Sunday on I-16 in Candler County after sheriff’s deputies clocked the car going 138 miles per hour. The car was a Mustang GT. While the speeder was the fastest deputies caught this week, sheriff’s department officials say high speeds were not uncommon this weekend. “Deputies issued a number of citations […]
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Two men caught on camera trying to break into Albany home
ALBANY — The Albany Police Department is searching for two men who were caught on camera attempting to break into a home in the Albany area. The video shows the two men repeatedly attempting to kick the front door of a residence. Police are asking anyone who has any information to contact the Albany Police […]
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Cobb County police shoot 22-year-old involved in disturbance at Publix
A disturbance between a 22-year-old man and a Publix employee led to the 22-year-old being shot by police and a police officer sustaining injuries. The initial disturbance occurred at a Publix store near the intersection of Sandy Plains Road and Hwy. 92 in unincorporated Cobb County. According to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, preliminary information […]
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20-year-old arrested for terroristic threats against Ahmaud Arbery protestors
A 20-year-old Liberty County man has been arrested and charged with Dissemination of Information Relating to Terroristic Acts after a social media post related to the Ahmaud Arbery case. On Saturday, May 9, at about 11:55 p.m., the GBI was made aware of a Facebook post that contained a threat to future protests related to […]
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GBI confirms additional video footage in Ahmaud Arbery case but will not release it
In response to reports of additional video footage in the Ahmaud Arbery investigation, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation Saturday confirmed the existence of additional footage, but declined to release the video due to the ongoing investigation. “We are indeed reviewing additional video footage and photographs as part of the active case. It is important to […]