The DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office has arrested a man in connection with the shooting death of Lecorey Jerrell Blevins on Sept. 18 in Decatur. Lawrenceville resident Charles Louis Gandy was arrested and taken into custody today on Graves Road in Norcross without incident. According to the arrest warrant, Gandy is charged with malice murder and […]
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Be on the lookout for a Snellville man wanted for rape and child molestation
The Gwinnett Police Department needs the public’s help finding 30-year-old Akeem Alleyne, of Snellville. According to police, Alleyne is wanted for, kidnapping, rape, aggravated child molestation and aggravated child molestation by sodomy. On Wednesday September 21, shortly after midnight, officers responded to a 911 call from the mother of a 15-year-old saying she had been assaulted. “The […]
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After long delay, Georgia is giving out its first two medical cannabis production licenses
The Georgia Commission for Access to Medical Cannabis voted this week to award licenses to Trulieve Georgia Inc. and Biological Sciences LLC to grow marijuana and convert the leafy crop into low-THC cannabis oil for sale to patients suffering from a range of diseases. Trulieve is building an indoor cultivation facility in Adel, while Biological […]
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Bibb County man arrested after shootout with deputies
A Bibb County man is in jail after a traffic stop that led to a shootout with deputies Wednesday. According to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, preliminary information indicates police conducted a traffic stop on a driver later identified as 31-year-old Dale Watson, of Bibb County for a traffic violation. GBI officials say Watson refused […]
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U.S. House passes Electoral Count Act. How did your representative vote?
The U.S. House passed on Wednesday a bill updating a 19th-century law in an attempt to prevent the subversion of future presidential elections. The Presidential Election Reform Act, which passed 229-203, is meant to deter a repeat of the insurrection on Jan. 6, 2021, in which the U.S. Capitol was attacked by a mob of pro-Trump supporters […]
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65-year-old Gwinnett resident Jean Connie Jackson-Williams has been missing since Sunday
LAWRENCEVILLE — The Gwinnett Police Department is asking for your help locating a missing woman with dementia. According to the Gwinnett County Police Department, 65-year-old Jean Connie Jackson-Williams was last seen on Sunday, September 18. She is about 5’05” and weighs about 130 pounds. Jackson-Williams has short grey hair with hazel eyes. Police say Jackson-Williams left […]
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Kemp to use $30 million in COVID relief funds to fight housing insecurity
Gov. Brian Kemp announced Wednesday the award of $30 million in COVID relief funds to organizations working to address housing insecurity in Georgia. The funds will be distributed among eight organizations. Atlanta’s BeltLine Partnership and Westside Future Fund will receive $3 million and $2 million, respectively. Westside Future Fund plans to use the funding to […]
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TikTok challenge teaches teens how to steal Kia and Hyundai vehicles
A TikTok challenge is causing problems for Georgia law enforcement officers, Kia and Hundai owers, and is landing teenagers in jail. On Friday and Saturday two vehicles were stolen in the Juliette area of Monroe County. Both vehicles were recovered, and a 14-year-old was charged with the theft on both vehicles as well as Entering […]
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The justice department failed to count almost 1,000 inmate deaths last year
The oversight committee, chaired by Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Ga., asked the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to conduct a separate analysis of jail and prison deaths. The GAO found that the DOJ had neglected to properly count 990 deaths in 2021. Data on those deaths was available in public records, yet the information was missing from […]