SAVANNAH — Savannah Police Violent Crimes detectives made a quick arrest in the homicide of a 70-year-old woman on Thursday, July 18. At about 9 p.m., officers responded to a residence on E. 49th Street to conduct a welfare check. Upon arrival, they located Nancy Hunt deceased with apparent injuries that were not self-inflicted. Sean […]
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Chamblee has a new smoking ban and it also applies to vaping
CHAMBLEE — Smokers in Chamblee will be prohibited from smoking or vaping in most public areas and in most buildings throughout the city. The Chamblee City Council on Tuesday evening passed a Clean Air Ordinance, which among other things does the following in the City of Chamblee: Bans smoking within: 1) Fifty feet of any […]
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Sheriff: Georgia mother arrested for shipping heroin to inmate sun
DOUGLAS COUNTY — A Douglas County mother has been arrested and charged with trafficking heroin after law enforcement officials from Douglas and Cobb Counties caught her shipping heroin to her son in the Cobb County jail. In early July, the Douglas Sheriff’s office Special investigations Division received information from the Cobb County Sheriff’s office about […]
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School starts August 1 in Paulding and the Sheriff’s Department is ready
PAULDING COUNTY — An early start to the school year comes with an early reminder from the Paulding Sheriff’s office that law enforcement will be watching — and ticketing — motorists who speed in school zones and fail to stop for school buses. With Paulding County Schools starting back Thursday, August 1, the Paulding County […]
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Five more arrests have been made in the killing of Hall County Deputy Nicolas Dixon
GAINESVILLE — The Georgia Bureau of Investigation has made five additional arrests relating to the killing of Hall County Deputy Nicolas Dixon. Immediately following the shooting, four people were arrested. The GBI, Hall County Sheriff’s Office and the Gainesville Police Department say the five new arrests that stem from other crimes committed by a group […]
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Grand Jury indicts 7 for Bloods-affiliated racketeering charges
EMANUEL COUNTY — An Emanuel County Grand Jury indicted seven members of a Bloods-affiliated racketeering enterprise Tuesday after receiving testimony from Special Agents of the Georgia Bureau of Investigation Eastman Office and the Washington County Multi Agency Gang Unit. The 44-count indictment, which includes murder, aggravated assault, drugs and firearms charges, as well as violations […]
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Second arrest made in killing of 15-year-old behind Buford gas station
BUFORD — The second suspect in the murder investigation of a 15-year-old who was shot and killed behind a Buford gas station has been arrested. On July 16, Savion Dillard was arrested by the Marshals Task Force in Green Bay, Wisconsin. Dillard does not have any additional charges in Wisconsin, therefore he will be extradited back to […]
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Do you have a past due traffic violation in Dunwoody? You can get the additional fees waived in August
DUNWOODY — Motorists who have past due traffic violations in Dunwoody have an opportunity to have the additional and contempt fees waived during the month of August. During the month of August, Dunwoody Municipal Court is holding an amnesty program for individuals with past due traffic citations or active bench warrants for failing to appear […]
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Man suspected of sexually assaulting his girlfriend’s child arrested at Hartsfield-Jackson
ATLANTA — A Lithonia man suspected of sexual assaults against his girlfriend’s minor child has been arrested at Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport by the Sex Offender Unit of the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office working in conjunction with U.S. Customs and Border Protection/Office of Homeland Security. Investigators took 29 year-old Marc Andrew Brooks of Lithonia into […]
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Northeast Georgia Medical Center opens Lumpkin County campus
DAHLONEGA — The hallways of a hospital closed less than one year ago are now filled with activity again, as Northeast Georgia Medical Center Lumpkin officially opened at 7 a.m. today. “This hospital first opened in 1976 and experienced ups and downs throughout the years, says Dr. Donna Whitfield, chief of Medical Staff at the […]
