A Gwinnett County special‑needs bus driver was convicted after prosecutors said bus‑camera footage showed him masturbating while students rode; a judge gave him 20 years with five years in prison.

A 62-year-old Paulding County veteran is in critical condition after an alleged PadSplit renter attacked him, leaving him with a fractured skull and brain bleeding.

An accidental gunshot aboard a MARTA bus in Sandy Springs injured two; police located a man nearby and are searching for the weapon.

Flowery Branch police charged two men after multiple sexual‑assault reports at Tree Park Apartments; investigators say several victims met the suspects online and are seeking tips.

Hazmat crews and a specialized team responded to smoke at a commercial building on the 1400 block of Marietta Boulevard NW; officials reported no injuries. Traffic was blocked while crews evaluated the scene.

An early-morning shooting on Piedmont Road left a man hospitalized and a teen detained, police say. Detectives are probing what sparked the argument.

A traffic stop in Athens led to the arrest of a passenger wanted on an out‑of‑state murder warrant, police said.

A former officer was sentenced after pleading guilty in the 2024 Downtown Connector hit‑and‑run that killed 27‑year‑old Abari Meade. The judge ordered six years in prison and nine years’ probation.

A Cobb County man is jailed after allegedly pointing a handgun at two motorists at a Canton Road red light; police say they seized a sawed‑off shotgun and marijuana.

DeKalb County police say a person was shot Tuesday in Lithonia. Officers responded to a home on Holt Road and investigators are working the scene.

A speeding stop on I‑75 in Monroe County turned up more than nine pounds of ecstasy and a handgun; two Atlanta residents were arrested and booked. Authorities say the driver was clocked at 86 mph.

A woman was shot Tuesday evening on the 600 block of University Avenue SW in southwest Atlanta; she was alert and breathing. Police are asking witnesses or anyone with footage to contact investigators.

A 25-year-old allegedly opened fire outside an East Gordon home in Coweta County, wounding his roommate. Local authorities are investigating the incident.