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The Scoop: A Georgia State Patrol K9 officer named Figo was shot and killed by a suspect in a homicide case Friday. The suspect was subsequently shot and killed by police officers.

Crime

A Georgia K9 officer was killed in the line of duty. The suspect was also killed

by Thom ChandlerOctober 8, 2022October 8, 2022

Romance scams are a type of online fraud in which victims are targeted by individuals posing as potential paramours. The fraudsters create fake online dating profiles, often with photographs of attractive men or women, and use these fake personas to express strong romantic interest in the victims to entice them into sending money under false pretenses. Romance scams frequently target vulnerable individuals who possess significant financial assets, such as retired widows or widowers.

Crime

Georgia man who laundered millions from romance scams gets 25 years in prison

by Crime ReportsOctober 3, 2022September 24, 2023

JONESBORO -- A 7-year-old was killed in a hit-and-run crash in the early morning hours Sunday.

Traffic & Transportation

7-year-old killed in hit-and-run in Clayton County

by Thom ChandlerSeptember 4, 2022September 4, 2022

RIVERDALE -- An argument between two brothers ended in a shooting that left the older brother dead, police say.

Crime

Dispute between brothers leads to fatal shooting in Clayton County

by Thom ChandlerSeptember 1, 2022September 1, 2022

A Clayton County Police officer was hospitalized last night after she responded to a suicidal person call and was shot by the suspect, who fled to Atlanta.

Crime

Georgia woman shoots Clayton County Police officer

by Thom ChandlerJuly 28, 2022September 24, 2023

Quantavious Cedron Arnold and Ericka Brewster have been sentenced to federal prison for carrying out a two-week crime spree during which justice department officials say they robbed a bank and fled in a car Arnold had stolen at gunpoint just two days earlier.

Crime

Georgia couple sentenced for two-week crime spree

by Crime ReportsJune 21, 2022September 24, 2023

Larry Edward Foxworth has been charged with two counts of committing a federal hate crime and discharging a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence for repeatedly firing a pistol into two convenience stores last summer near his home in what prosecutors say was an attempt to kill victims based on their race, color or national origin.

Crime

Georgia man charged with federal hate crimes in two shootings in Jonesboro

by Crime ReportsMay 18, 2022September 24, 2023

MARTA's new rideshare service is expanding this month to include parts of Clayton County, North Fulton and Avondale Estates.

Traffic & Transportation

MARTA Reach rideshare service expands from Clayton County to North Fulton

by Thom ChandlerMay 10, 2022September 24, 2023

Kharli Dotson is described as a 17-year-old Black female with black hair and brown eyes. She is 5’02” in height and weighs about 115 lbs.

Have you seen missing 17-year-old Kharli Dotson

by Thom ChandlerApril 30, 2022April 30, 2022

One man is dead after a shooting in the parking lot of a College Park shopping center.

Crime

Man fatally shot in parking lot of College Park shopping center

by Thom ChandlerApril 3, 2022April 3, 2022

MARTA Reach is a six-month pilot research project with Georgia Tech to test an app-based, multimodal rideshare service designed to connect riders to MARTA bus and rail and help minimize waiting and walking.

Traffic & Transportation

MARTA Reach will bring rideshare service to Atlanta transit

by Thom ChandlerFebruary 21, 2022September 24, 2023

According to police officers, 15-year-old Naeva Daniel was last seen on February 12, at 10 p.m. at her home in Riverdale.

Have you seen missing 15-year-old Georgia girl Naeva Daniel?

by Thom ChandlerFebruary 14, 2022February 14, 2022

MORROW -- A Clayton County 911 dispatcher is being hailed as a hero by the Clayton County Police Department after she helped save a man's life in freezing weather.

Local Heroes: Georgia 911 dispatcher saves man’s life after Apple Watch alert

by Thom ChandlerFebruary 3, 2022February 3, 2022

Speeding ambulance

Crime

Mother of unborn baby who died in DUI crash dies in hospital

by Thom ChandlerFebruary 3, 2022February 3, 2022

Ambulance in motion

Crime

DUI crash kills unborn baby, mother hospitalized with life-threatening injuries

by Crime ReportsFebruary 1, 2022February 1, 2022

The Clayton County Police Department arrested two men in connection with the theft of a van used by the Clayton County School Police.

Crime

Two arrested for stealing Clayton County School Police van

by Thom ChandlerJanuary 22, 2022January 22, 2022

This event is planned to coincide with National School Choice Week 2022, which will feature tens of thousands of school choice celebrations across all 50 states.

Georgia students and robots will dance to celebrate school choice

by School ReportsJanuary 18, 2022January 18, 2022

JONESBORO -- Police in Clayton County are asking for your help finding a missing 14-year-old girl who was last seen at about 4 p.m. at her Mundy's Mill Road home.

Police search for missing 14-year-old Georgia girl

by Thom ChandlerJanuary 8, 2022January 8, 2022

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