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Entrance to a Home & Pharmacy store with a blue sign above the automatic sliding doors. In front of the entrance, there are three concrete bollards, and a large pile of dark-colored clothing or fabric scattered on the ground. A shopping cart filled with items is positioned to the left side near a brick wall. A "No Parking Fire Lane" sign is mounted on the wall near the entrance. The ground is paved with interlocking bricks.

Crime

Suspect named in Chamblee Walmart arson case

by B.T. ClarkMay 3, 2026May 3, 2026

Suspect named in Chamblee Walmart arson case

Entrance to a Home & Pharmacy store with a blue sign above the automatic sliding doors. In front of the entrance, there are three concrete bollards, and a large pile of dark-colored clothing or fabric scattered on the ground. A shopping cart filled with items is positioned to the left side near a brick wall. A "No Parking Fire Lane" sign is mounted on the wall near the entrance. The ground is paved with interlocking bricks.

Fire

Chamblee Walmart closed after man sets fire inside store

by B.T. ClarkMay 2, 2026May 2, 2026

Map showing the general area of overnight fires in DeKalb County on April 26-27, 2026. The approximate incident area is marked with a yellow dashed circle with a 0.5 mile radius centered on Georgia State University Clarkston Campus. Key locations within the circle include Memorial College Avenue (initial call area for woods/brush fire), Parklane Drive, Hallford Stadium, and 827 North Indian Creek Drive (Masjid Al-Momineen Mosque Property). An inset map shows the location of DeKalb County in relation to Atlanta, GA. The map includes a scale bar in miles and is produced by the DeKalb County Fire Rescue Department.

Crime

Suspected arsonest arrested after string of fires near Georgia State University’s Clarkston Campus

by B.T. ClarkApril 29, 2026April 29, 2026

Fire

House Fire Turns Into Homicide Investigation in Dalton

by B.T. ClarkJanuary 10, 2026January 10, 2026

Crime

Man Arrested After Attempting to Set Fire Inside Georgia Target Store

by B.T. ClarkMay 18, 2025

Atlanta, Ga USA 06 07 20: Downtown Atlanta Georgia Atlanta Police car close up side door

Crime

Arson at Atlanta Construction Site Linked to ‘Cop City’ Protests: What We Know

by Thom ChandlerAugust 14, 2024August 14, 2024

Crime

61-Year-Old Woman Arrested in 2 Norcross Arson Cases

by Thom ChandlerJune 8, 2024June 8, 2024

Fire

Arson Suspected in Lawrenceville Business Fire

by Thom ChandlerNovember 15, 2023November 15, 2023

Crime

Georgia man charged in arson death of his mother

by Thom ChandlerMay 25, 2022May 25, 2022

Firemen and fire truck at an apartment fire

Crime

Arson suspected in Gwinnett County apartment fire

by Gwinnett Fire ReportsJuly 6, 2021July 6, 2021