A 20‑year‑old wanted in a January Howell taxi carjacking was arrested in Georgia and faces first‑degree carjacking and aggravated assault charges.

Scott Elementary on Hollywood Road was vandalized overnight; local TV calls the incident developing as district and police assess damage.

A federal judge ordered former Stonecrest Mayor Jason Lary back to custody for a mental-health evaluation as questions mount about his fitness and qualifying paperwork. The decision pauses other hearings while officials pursue both federal and state tracks.

Surveillance footage shows a man police say assaulted an employee during a shoplifting. APD is asking the public to call Crime Stoppers with tips.

Gwinnett County’s DA will decide Tuesday whether to seek the death penalty after a Jan. 23 Lawrenceville shooting that left four relatives dead while children hid. The decision will set the case’s next legal steps.

Walton County deputies arrested two people after a March 7 dispute that led investigators to hidden firearms and a cache of pills, officials said.

A DeKalb County officer was stabbed at a Covington Highway gas station and is expected to recover. Police have identified and charged a 26‑year‑old suspect while the probe continues.

A 29‑year‑old Atlanta woman was booked on a sex‑trafficking charge; police say investigators allege the operation was being directed from jail and the probe is ongoing.

A Taylor County judge heard arguments about vacating the 2024 conviction of a Butler teacher in her husband’s 2017 death. Defense lawyers questioned jury selection and forensic evidence.

Houston County has joined a 16‑agency Middle Georgia drug and gang task force, expanding investigators and tech as state overdose figures climb. Advocates say treatment must follow enforcement.

Rockdale deputies say they helped recover an inmate who escaped federal custody after an ICE transfer; officials have released few details about how it happened.

A 3-year-old was injured after finding a firearm at a home on Martin Luther King Jr. Drive; Atlanta police charged the child's father with aggravated assault.

Police cordoned off a Belvedere Park block after an early‑morning 911 call. Investigators found a handgun and questioned partygoers.