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State Rep. Brooks indicted by federal grand jury
State Rep. Tyrone Brooks Sr., D-Atlanta, was indicted Thursday by a federal grand jury for allegedly misappropriating almost $1 million in charitable funds, the U.S. Attorney’s office said. The grand jury had been investigating the Georgia Association of Black Elected Officials’ finances. Brooks has served as the organization’s president. The ...
Man, 38, dead in officer-involved shooting
A 38-year-old man was shot and killed Monday afternoon after allegedly hitting one police officer with a SUV, Gwinnett County police said. Two police officers fired shots at the man, identified as Rodney Oneil Pike of Buford, before he could strike a second officer, Cpl. Jake Smith said. None of ...
Police seek 3 men in NW Atlanta murder, home invasion
A slain northwest Atlanta home invasion victim may have been targeted Tuesday by a robbing crew that likely has pulled similar crimes, police said. Jerrick Jackson was shot multiple times in the torso early Tuesday morning as he tried to fight off a group of armed robbers trying to force ...
Duo accused of swiping cars, VIN numbers for profit
They didn’t just allegedly steal cars and recycle them for cash. They took it a step further by stealing VIN numbers from similar vehicles at scrap yards, according to police. The result: Recyclers didn’t know the vehicles were stolen. And two Atlanta area men are accused of pocketing the cash ...
Photos: Frantic 911 call leads to 3 missing women in Ohio
The woman's voice was frantic and breathless, and she was choking back tears. "Help me. I'm Amanda Berry," she told a 911 dispatcher. "I've been kidnapped and I've been missing for 10 years and I'm, I'm here, I'm free now."
Photos: Frantic 911 call leads to 3 missing women in Ohio
The woman's voice was frantic and breathless, and she was choking back tears. "Help me. I'm Amanda Berry," she told a 911 dispatcher. "I've been kidnapped and I've been missing for 10 years and I'm, I'm here, I'm free now."
Woman accused of stealing Girl Scout cookie money turns self in
The woman accused of stealing the cookie proceeds from her daughter’s Girl Scout troop turned herself in Monday, according to East Point police. MerTinya DeLoatch was arrested and charged with one count of felony theft by conversion, according to police. But the money DeLoatch allegedly took wasn’t returned because she ...
Cocaine, heroin suspected in Kris Kross rapper’s death
Former Kris Kross rapper Chris Kelly had taken a mixture of cocaine and heroin the night before his death and had a history of drug abuse, according to a police report released Thursday. Kelly, 34, was unresponsive on his couch and had no signs of life when paramedics arrived at ...
Murder trial begins in Starlight Drive-in shooting
Quentric Williams’ attorney said the gunshot that killed a man last May at the Starlight Drive-In Theater was only supposed to be a warning shot. “Was he attempting to protect himself and his girlfriend when he fired that gun?” attorney Russell Z. Hetzel asked the jury. “Quentric thinks the man ...
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