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A 29-year-old is in critical but stable condition after an early-morning shooting near Atlanta’s Old Fourth Ward. Police are investigating at 663 Boulevard NE.
A worker at Conyers Nissan was stabbed after a dispute with a co‑worker Friday. Police used license‑plate readers to locate and arrest a suspect; the probe is active.
A 63-year-old Dallas man, Patrick Ramsey, died after his bass boat struck a breakwater at Allatoona Landing late Friday; investigators say the death is under review.
GBI arrested 21-year-old Zakarie Ralston after a cybertip linked alleged child sexual abuse material to his Milledgeville home. The investigation began in January and remains active.
A late‑night police pursuit in southeast Atlanta ended in a fiery crash in Grant Park that killed a passenger and left the driver critically injured.
The GBI is investigating after a body was found Friday at a Braselton home on East Lake Drive. Officials have released few details as agents process the scene.
Sandy Springs police say three men were arrested after showing up to meet who they believed was a 15‑year‑old. Each now faces trafficking and related charges.
A GBI investigation led to the arrest of former Baldwin assistant police chief Justin Ferguson after money was found missing from the department's evidence room.
One person was killed and another hospitalized after a shooting and stabbing Friday on Vedado Way in Midtown. Police say the stabbing victim is stable as detectives investigate.
Quenisha Poole was convicted in the 2024 shooting death of her mother's boyfriend and sentenced to life with parole eligibility plus five years.
A Lenox man was sentenced to 15 years after prosecutors say he sextorted a 16‑year‑old he met on Snapchat. The FBI recovered child sexual abuse material from his phone.
Georgia’s attorney general says 11 missing children were recovered during a nationwide anti‑trafficking sweep. The operation identified victims across 30 states and opened new investigations.
A pedestrian was killed in a hit-and-run Friday night near Sidney Marcus Boulevard and the Buford Highway Connector in Atlanta. Police have not released the victim’s identity.
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