A South DeKalb youth coach was ordered held without bond after prosecutors say DNA from a tested 2008 kit linked him to an assault. The case remains pending in Superior Court.

Wesley Cooley, identified by DNA as a suspect in eight metro‑Atlanta cold‑case sexual assaults, is due in DeKalb court Thursday for a plea hearing, prosecutors say.

Roswell police say they closed an unlicensed care home and arrested operator Deborah Callaway after finding 10 adults living in cramped, makeshift quarters. Authorities allege financial exploitation and relocated the residents to licensed facilities.

Bags containing several decapitated birds were pulled from Lake Avondale on Sunday; DeKalb Animal Control secured the remains as police investigate.

A Kennesaw man says he found a girl wandering alone at Town Center at Cobb and discovered her siblings inside a running car; he alerted police and Channel 2 published video.

A woman fought off an attacker inside a Kroger restroom in Cherokee County Tuesday night. Deputies are circulating surveillance images and ask anyone with information to call 911.

A suspect wanted on aggravated‑assault warrants was arrested after a downtown Atlanta chase in which police say he tossed a gun and a satchel containing suspected pills and scales.

One man was killed and another injured in a shooting on the 3000 block of Calumet Road in unincorporated DeKalb County; detectives are asking witnesses to come forward.

A College Park man is on trial in the 2023 gas‑station killing of 23‑year‑old Jaden George as jurors view surveillance footage and hear family testimony.

Gwinnett County is installing Evolv AI weapons detectors across middle and high schools as part of a nearly $20 million security push. Officials say the rollout is working, though families report some false alarms and adjusted drop-off routines.

A police pursuit after an alleged Lululemon snatch‑and‑run last Friday ended in a rollover crash in Peachtree City. Two women are in custody and investigators say thousands in stolen goods were recovered.

A court receiver is auctioning off assets tied to the Drive Planning case — from a 70-foot yacht to registered Highland cattle — after the founder pleaded guilty in a $380M fraud. The unusual mix of items is being marketed to recover funds for investors.

A Cobb County elementary teacher who also coached at Allatoona High was arrested in a Special Victims Unit probe; investigators say the case involves a minor and remains active.