A BB gun was intercepted at Trickum Middle after the district's new scanner raised an alert; the student faces maximum school discipline and police were notified. Parents were sent a letter from the principal.

Police arrested 19-year-old Jontavious Clark in a months‑long probe into a Nov. 25, 2025 Oliver Street shooting that left a man dead.

A Powder Springs man was sentenced to life after jurors convicted him in the killing of a man who had arrived for his first court-approved visit with his son.

A candlelight vigil at the Southwest Arts Center marked one year since Capt. Helio Garcia was killed in a head‑on crash. Family, officers and neighbors gathered to remember his service.

Parents at McNair Discovery Learning Academy say classrooms have been without working air conditioning for weeks as the district works to schedule repairs.

A Metro Atlanta buyer says she lost nearly $30,000 after buying a pickup that was later seized as stolen. Gwinnett detectives arrested five men and say the case fits a VIN‑cloning pattern.

A 63‑year‑old Conyers man who was driving a Monroe County school bus was arrested after deputies say the bus was swerving. No students were aboard and the district has opened a review.

An Evolv detector at Lilburn Middle flagged a loaded handgun; Gwinnett School Police arrested a student at the entrance. Officials say students and staff were not harmed.

Atlanta police say Alphonce “Cyco Black” Smith, a former Crime Mob member, is tied to a metro‑wide electronics theft probe that recovered six‑figure gear and halted overseas shipments. Investigators say the probe started after victims tracked stolen devices to a local business.

A celebration of life for 16-year-old Tianah Robinson is set for April 18 at Ebenezer Baptist Church as police continue to search for people of interest in the Piedmont Park shooting.

Paulding County is installing a $600,000 network of sensors in its jail to monitor vitals in high‑risk cells, paid with opioid‑settlement dollars. Officials say the pilot includes 62 fixed monitors.

Insignia filed a DRI to remake its 28‑acre Embassy Row campus in Sandy Springs into roughly 1,200 homes, plus office and retail, launching a state review.

Georgia’s Supreme Court will hear whether Conyers residents exposed to the 2024 BioLab fire can win court-ordered medical monitoring.