A Byron man pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 25 years after prosecutors say he bought a 13‑year‑old for sex. The plea closes a case that produced four convictions.

Georgia securities regulators issued an emergency order and roughly $1.5M in fines against Edward Zimbardi amid allegations he ran an international crypto Ponzi while investigators search for him abroad.

Brookhaven police found an abandoned U‑Haul packed with cut AT&T cable and have warrants for a suspect after AT&T says about $500,000 was taken along the Northeast Expressway corridor.

A Fulton County grand jury handed up an 80-count indictment in the 2007 killing of Nicole Alston; prosecutors say the suspect later used the victim’s identity and collected benefits for years.

Atlanta police are seeking tips after a 42-year-old man was found shot inside a downtown parking deck. The department is offering a $5,000 reward for information leading to an arrest.

Fulton County demolished the long‑vacant Knights Inn at the I‑20 interchange Friday, part of a $180M Renew the District effort to clear blight and attract development. Officials say more sites are next.

Police say officers found dozens of bronze vases, plaques and granite slabs allegedly stolen from Crest Lawn; investigators estimate the items total about $130,000. Suspects were arrested and released.

A South Carolina fugitive, Dennis Jerry Conner, was arrested in Franklin County after deputies followed a tip to a Pleasant Hill Road address in Martin, Ga.

Station 11 will move into Midtown’s restored firehouse at 30 North Ave NW, serving Caribbean-Asian breakfast to dinner with a Gilly Brew Bar coffee program and a planned speakeasy.

A Mobile man admitted to hijacking social accounts and extorting hundreds of teens and young adults, including a Kennesaw woman. Sentencing is set for May 27.

Forest Park will break ground March 6 on The Grapevine, converting a former Rite Aid into a food business incubator with restaurants, shared kitchens and offices.

Atlanta Gastroenterology Associates agreed to pay $4.75M to resolve DOJ allegations it accepted kickbacks and billed for unnecessary pathology tests.

Monroe police arrested a 30-year-old after search warrants at two homes turned up sexually explicit material involving juveniles; investigators say the case began with a GBI ICAC tip.