CRIME & SAFETY
Horrific I-85 crash claims lives of 3 Indian American women from Atlanta
Atlanta, GA, April 27, 2024: Three Indian American women from an extended family in Conyers, Georgia, lost their lives in a horrific car accident along Interstate 85 on Friday. The incident, which occurred near Lakeside Road in Greenville at approximately 12:05 p.m., has left a community in mourning. The deceased...
LPD Reports: Woman punches a shopper leaving a Loganville shopping center and steals her purse
The City of Loganville Police Department reported the following incidents for the period March 16 – 31, 2024. Please note an arrest or charge does not constitute a conviction. March 16, 2024. A Greenwood, MS, male and female were arrested after the vehicle was stopped for a dark tinted...
GBI Probes Police Encounter in Snellville, GA After Rashawn Johnson Dies in Traffic Stop Incident
An investigation is underway by the Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) after a fatal encounter between a man and police officers in Snellville, GA, a quaint suburb east of Atlanta, as confirmed in an official release from the agency. The incident, which resulted in the death of 36-year-old Rashawn Johnson of Tucker, GA, occurred during a routine traffic stop gone awry in the early hours of March 22 and has stirred the community and initiated an independent review by state investigators.
Man’s shooting death during Gwinnett traffic stop now ruled suicide
The Gwinnett County medical examiner determined that a man who was killed in an exchange with police during a traffic stop in March died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, officials announced Friday.
Two people dead after crash in Walton County, GSP says
WALTON COUNTY, Ga. — Two people are dead after a crash involving a motorcycle in Walton County on Sunday morning, Georgia State Patrol said. According to GSP, troopers responded to a two-vehicle crash at GA 10 at Youth Monroe Road shortly after 11:30 a.m. A black Harley Davidson trike motorcycle was going east on GA 10, and a Chevrolet 2500 towing a trailer was stopped on Youth Monroe Road.
Snellville Family Escapes Unharmed as Home Catches Fire in Garage Mishap
A Snellville home was rapidly ablaze after a car being repaired in the garage caught fire Wednesday evening, leading to an emergency response from Gwinnett County firefighters. The incident occurred roughly at 8:30 p.m. on Crestside Ridge, no injuries were reported. According to FOX5 Atlanta, the mechanic working inside the...
87-year-old man with dementia missing in DeKalb County, police say
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - DeKalb County police are looking for a missing 87-year-old man diagnosed with dementia. Elmer A. Thomas left his home off Pepperdine Drive in Decatur on Friday near midnight, police said. He believes he’s going to his wife, who is in Virginia for a funeral.
‘Looks like they were trying to kill you:’ Bullet ricochets during Gwinnett road rage shooting
The incident started around 7 a.m. on April 11. That’s when the victim said someone in a white pickup truck cut him off near Peachtree Industrial Boulevard and Holcomb Bridge Road.
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