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A French bulldog named Coco was taken from a Gwinnett County Kroger parking lot; a social-media clip helped police find the dog and two women were arrested.
A fast-moving fire tore through the Enclave Apartments on Greenhouse Drive in Roswell Thursday night; crews contained the blaze and no injuries were reported.
Troopers and multiple Clayton County agencies converged near Bouldercrest and Panola in Ellenwood Thursday while a police helicopter circled overhead.
A Pickens County man was arrested after deputies say he posted social-media threats that mentioned using a vehicle to harm people; he faces terroristic-threats and a probation-violation charge.
A Gwinnett man known as "Capone" was sentenced to 30 years after pleading guilty in fentanyl deaths. Prosecutors say phone records tied his "Capone, Inc." operation to transactions across 2023–24.
Two 14-year-old girls recorded a man exposing himself on a Peachtree City cart path; police arrested 23-year-old Jaden Gates and charged him with multiple counts, records show.
A 23-year-old accused in a November 2024 Augusta killing was extradited from Thailand and returned to local custody.
A 45-year-old inmate was found slumped in an Athens-Clarke County Jail cell on Easter Sunday; the GBI has opened an investigation and an autopsy is pending.
APD released video in the March 20 assault that left an elderly person unconscious in Southwest Atlanta; Crime Stoppers is offering up to $5,000 for tips.
A Tucker High junior accepted to a military academy was found shot and killed in South Fulton woods; his family tracked his phone and is asking for tips.
A driver fled a Georgia State Patrol traffic stop in Buckhead, ran a red light at Peachtree and Piedmont, crashed into another car and was arrested after a foot pursuit.
Atlanta’s E‑911 center deployed RapidSOS ahead of the World Cup, adding live translation and exact caller coordinates so crews can find callers faster. City officials will weigh keeping it after the tournament.
Tactical teams closed a stretch of Glenwood Road Thursday evening near the Midwood Glen apartments, halting traffic between Derrill Drive and Columbia Drive.
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