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Atlanta police released surveillance images after a May 1 theft that took about $13,000, a passport and an ID from a parked car in southwest Atlanta.
Brian Graham, 49, pleaded guilty to wire fraud for falsified PPP and EIDL applications and was sentenced to 37 months and ordered to repay $441,546.87. Prosecutors say he used much of the money for personal benefit.
An Oakwood man was arrested after police say he bit his wife during an argument about him smoking meth; their teenage daughter recorded the incident.
A man was shot near a BP on Holcombe Road in Decatur Wednesday night and was hospitalized with moderate injuries. DeKalb police are investigating.
Robert Aaron Long is due in Fulton County court Thursday as judges weigh motions that could shape the death‑penalty case from the 2021 Atlanta spa killings.
Atlanta police are searching for a suspect after car break‑ins at a senior living community. Detectives are reviewing footage and asking for tips.
Arthur Lee Cofield Jr., accused of an $11 million prison heist, was reported missing from the Jesup federal camp and is the focus of a federal manhunt. Authorities say he walked away from the minimum‑security satellite camp.
An officer-involved shooting near Town Center at Cobb prompted a large law-enforcement response in Kennesaw and shuttered roads while investigators worked. Authorities say the GBI has been asked to investigate.
Human remains were found Wednesday on Treat Mountain Road in Haralson County. State and local investigators, including the GBI, are assisting as officials work to identify the man.
Federal prosecutors say a Valdosta inmate directed a multi‑county fentanyl and meth pipeline that reached Atlanta suburbs.
Atlanta police released surveillance images after a woman allegedly left a Wells Fargo with more than $4,000; Crime Stoppers may offer up to $5,000 for tips.
Atlanta police responded to a shooting at a BP on Lee Street SW Wednesday; the victim was reported alert and breathing as detectives processed the scene. Investigators are asking witnesses to come forward.
GBI agents arrested three people in Covington after a multi‑state investigation; one man faces a sex‑trafficking charge while two women were booked on drug counts.
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