Atlanta police responded to reports of gunfire a few blocks from the Atlanta University Center on March 11; detectives were canvassing the Westside and seeking witnesses.

Thirteen people were sentenced after prosecutors said inmates ran a prison-based meth ring that funneled meth into metro Atlanta. Sentences range up to 25 years.

Three Toccoa teens were arrested after a reported shooting and alleged robbery on Monday in Hart County. Authorities say multiple firearms were seized during a traffic stop.

At least 74 evidence markers filled the 1100 block of Fair Street in southwest Atlanta as investigators processed a large crime scene early Wednesday. Police and forensic teams worked into the morning.

A 20‑year‑old wanted in a January Howell taxi carjacking was arrested in Georgia and faces first‑degree carjacking and aggravated assault charges.

Scott Elementary on Hollywood Road was vandalized overnight; local TV calls the incident developing as district and police assess damage.

A federal judge ordered former Stonecrest Mayor Jason Lary back to custody for a mental-health evaluation as questions mount about his fitness and qualifying paperwork. The decision pauses other hearings while officials pursue both federal and state tracks.

Surveillance footage shows a man police say assaulted an employee during a shoplifting. APD is asking the public to call Crime Stoppers with tips.

Gwinnett County’s DA will decide Tuesday whether to seek the death penalty after a Jan. 23 Lawrenceville shooting that left four relatives dead while children hid. The decision will set the case’s next legal steps.

Walton County deputies arrested two people after a March 7 dispute that led investigators to hidden firearms and a cache of pills, officials said.

A DeKalb County officer was stabbed at a Covington Highway gas station and is expected to recover. Police have identified and charged a 26‑year‑old suspect while the probe continues.

A 29‑year‑old Atlanta woman was booked on a sex‑trafficking charge; police say investigators allege the operation was being directed from jail and the probe is ongoing.

A Taylor County judge heard arguments about vacating the 2024 conviction of a Butler teacher in her husband’s 2017 death. Defense lawyers questioned jury selection and forensic evidence.