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Atlanta Housing says bullets pierced a bedroom ceiling and struck a dresser in the same West Atlanta unit — the second strike in about a month.
LaGrange police deployed about 40 officers on Friday in a targeted sweep across four neighborhoods, making 31 arrests and seizing one firearm during the operation.
A 19‑year‑old from Jonesboro drowned at Panther Creek Falls; authorities recovered his body from a deep pool and called the death accidental.
A 36-year-old man died after a shooting on Pelican Drive in Norcross on Friday. Gwinnett County detectives say the case is under active investigation.
An overnight blaze damaged multiple units on Joseph E. Boone Blvd NW in northwest Atlanta; firefighters reported no injuries and the cause is under investigation.
Surveillance footage shows four suspects in a May 21 Cleveland Avenue robbery during which an employee was struck in the face with a pellet or BB gun. Police are asking for tips.
A person was shot Sunday on the 2800 block of Mango Circle NW in northwest Atlanta. Officers rendered aid and police say the case is developing.
A small group waved a swastika flag during Athens PrideFest; organizers used a "hater blocker" and police monitored the parade. Attendees say solidarity kept the celebration on track.
A house party in Covington turned violent Saturday evening; two people were shot and one was seriously injured, deputies say.
A SWAT deployment surrounded a home on Windsor Street in southwest Atlanta and prompted a wide police perimeter along Ralph David Abernathy Boulevard. Authorities have not yet said what triggered the operation.
Police and the medical examiner were at a Johns Creek home Monday as authorities investigate a death in the 5300 block of North Hillbrooke Trace.
A suspect in a Midtown MARTA train shooting was arrested Sunday after a multi-agency manhunt; the injured rider is expected to recover.
Deputies in Taylor County say they tracked down suspects after a metal roof was stripped from a vacant Reynolds home; one man is in custody and more arrests are expected.
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