CRIME & SAFETY
Man shot multiple times in Gresham Park
ATLANTA - A 26-year-old man is in the hospital battling life-threatening injuries after being shot multiple times in Gresham Park. Atlanta police were called to the 3000 block of Will Rogers Place at 3:48 p.m. where the man was reportedly shot in the wood line. This story is developing. Check...
Reigning pageant king and 'good egg' shot in Columbus: Friends mourn the Atlanta man.
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WSYX) — A Georgia man visiting Columbus who was shot and killed near Ohio State's campus is being remember by friends and family as kind, authentic, and genuine. "He was a good egg, a really good egg," said comedian Flame Monroe, as he talked about friend Ronald...
Man wanted in grandmother's killing arrested in N.C.
RIVERDALE — A man wanted in the killing of his grandmother in Riverdale was recently arrested in western North Carolina, according to an alert sent by Clayton County Sheriff’s Office Sunday afternoon. As of Sunday, Takeem Rashad Moore, 33, was being held without bond in the Buncombe County...
Suspected Kidnapper Apprehended Near Sandy Springs Trail, Victim Recovered In Dramatic Arrest
A suspect in a harrowing kidnapping case was nabbed near a Sandy Springs hiking trail, and body camera footage has just been released by the local police department. The dramatic arrest occurred after the man, identified as 21-year-old Grayson Breaux, was located by officers using a license plate-reading device. Found with the victim in a dark hatchback at a parking lot near the East Palisades Trail, Breaux was detained after a previous incident involving a kidnapping outside a Waffle House, as reported by FOX 5 Atlanta.
Man found shot near campus of Georgia State
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - Police are investigating after a man was shot overnight near the Georgia State University campus downtown. The victim was found just after midnight on the 100 block of Piedmont Avenue. Police said the victim was hit twice in the arm and taken to Grady Memorial Hospital for treatment.
Man killed by vehicle in Athens, hit-and-run driver arrested
CLARKE COUNTY, Ga. - A 34-year-old man was struck and killed by a hit-and-run driver at approximately 3:40 a.m. April 30 in Athens, according to Athens-Clarke County Police Department. ACCPD says one of their police officers was on West Broad Street near Beech Haven Church when the officer heard the...
16-year-old shot in face as friends play with gun, police say
ATLANTA (WANF/Gray News) - Police say two teenagers playing with a gun at a friend’s home in Atlanta has left one hospitalized and the other facing serious charges. The incident happened around 9:15 p.m. Sunday on the 1100 block of Oak Knoll Terrace. Police say two 16-year-old friends were playing with a gun when one of them accidentally fired it, shooting the other in the face, WANF reports.
Women accused of stealing $1.4K in merchandise from Atlanta Nike Store, police say
ATLANTA - Police are asking the public for help identifying three women accused of stealing from an Atlanta shoe store. Officials say the theft happened on the afternoon of April 1 at the Nike Store on the 600 block of Ponce De Leon Avenue. According to employees, the three women...
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