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DeKalb County police worked a shooting scene in Stone Mountain on May 29; the county medical examiner was seen at the location. Officials released few details as detectives processed the area.
Three people were arrested after deputies found a minivan and a pile of cut copper and fiber‑optic cables at Nelson Park; investigators estimate $30K–$50K in damage.
Two people were killed and a third was hospitalized after a helicopter crashed in heavy woods near Mt. Vernon Drive in Dawson County late Friday night.
A 38-year-old man was shot at the Crown Inn in Carrollton Friday; police arrested a 25-year-old suspect who faces an aggravated-assault charge.
Nathan Cooper, wanted in a March shooting that wounded a county worker, was arrested by U.S. Marshals in Norcross and is awaiting extradition.
Bodycam and dashcam released by Atlanta police show the May 22 arrest of 22‑year‑old Jermaine Edwards after an alleged shooting, police and local reporting say.
A predawn apartment fire in Lithia Springs displaced about 17 families after neighbors ran door-to-door to get people out.
Georgia State Patrol says a woman punched and kicked a trooper during an early‑morning Briarcliff Road stop; she was booked on DUI and related charges.
A gas alarm at a Georgia Tech research building on Atlantic Drive prompted a hazmat response Friday; crews found no active release and cleared the scene.
Five suspects are wanted after a Marietta Street music studio employee was attacked and robbed. Police released surveillance photos and urged tipsters to contact Crime Stoppers.
A Haralson County man was sentenced to life after pleading guilty to child molestation and aggravated sexual battery, authorities said.
A former Social Circle school nurse pleaded guilty and received a 10‑year sentence; court records say she must register as a sex offender and surrender her nursing license.
Gwinnett County officers say they seized more than $900,000 in counterfeit designer goods during a May 13 Lawrenceville search; two people were arrested and a firearm and vehicle were recovered.
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