1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (373+ words) ATLANTA (WJBF) — Georgia law enforcement agencies are intensifying their efforts to dismantle criminal street gangs, with state officials saying the focus is on taking down entire organizations rather than making isolated arrests. According to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI),…...

4+ mon, 1+ week ago   (333+ words) Federal agents and Sandy Springs police arrested an international fugitive wanted for the murder of his wife in Brazil. Job Da Luz De Freitas-Junior was taken into custody Thursday following reports he may have been abusing another woman. The suspect…...

4+ mon, 2+ week ago   (34+ words) Sandy Springs police arrested three men in a proactive sting targeting child predators. The suspects allegedly traveled to meet who they believed was a 15-year-old child. All three men face charges of......

4+ mon, 3+ week ago   (398+ words) The family of 29-year-old Justin Tucker says they find "comfort" in the recent arrests of two men accused in his murder. Robert Destin, Tucker's uncle, described his nephew as a selfless man who was deeply committed to his mother and…...

5+ mon, 3+ week ago   (597+ words) A former employee of the Georgia Department of Community Affairs is facing felony charges in what prosecutors say was a $230,000 COVID-19 rental assistance scam operation. Prosecutors allege that while working for the agency between 2021 and 2022, Porsha Robinson submitted and approved…...

6+ mon, 1+ week ago   (122+ words) A Sandy Springs woman is accused of abusing an 87-year-old. Jeanine Pullins faces several charges in connection with the alleged abuse. Investigators said the incident happened on Huntingdon Chase. SANDY SPRINGS, Ga. - A Sandy Springs woman was arrested on Wednesday…...

6+ mon, 1+ week ago   (294+ words) Surveillance footage captured a man in Sandy Springs aggressively shoving two teenage boys off their moving bicycles. Police identified the suspect as Stephen Catterton and arrested him later that evening while he was attending a public concert. One of the…...

6+ mon, 3+ week ago   (328+ words) A 2-year-old child was shot and killed Wednesday afternoon at a Sandy Springs apartment complex. Police have arrested the child's father, Richard Willis. Willis is accused of murder and child cruelty. SANDY SPRINGS, Ga. - A toddler was shot and killed…...

10+ mon, 1+ day ago   (32+ words) SANDY SPRINGS, Ga. - A Sandy Springs police officer is recovering after being grazed by a bullet during a shootout and standoff that ended with the suspect’s surrender last month, authorities said....

10+ mon, 1+ week ago   (32+ words) Bella Culley, a pregnant British teenager held in Georgia over drug smuggling charges, has been freed. The 19-year-old from Billingham in Teesside was awaiting sentencing after she was accused of......