Georgia DOC officer arrested for sexually assaulting inmate

A lieutenant from the Georgia Department of Corrections, stationed at Lee Arrendale State Prison in Alto, was arrested May 1.

Light the Night: How you can honor fallen firefighters this weekend

This weekend marks the 25th anniversary of the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation and the National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Weekend.

Man shot during fight over drugs, dog in Atlanta, police say

An argument over drugs and a dog turned into a shooting that left one man in the hospital and three others in police custody, officials say.

Gun, laptop and more stolen from vehicles in west Atlanta

Atlanta police are looking for the person who stole a gun, camera, laptop and wallet from vehicles located in the 3200 block of Spreading Oak Drive DW near Lynhurst Drive SW in west Atlanta on April 25.

NC man charged with mailing threatening postcard with Nazi references to Georgia rabbi

The North Carolina man is accused of mailing a postcard with a reference to the poison gas Nazis used to kill more than 1 million Jews during World War II to prominent Macon rabbi.

Mariah the Scientist arrested after allegedly dragging woman in Atlanta club

Hip-hop artist Mariah the Scientist, who hails from Atlanta, has been released from jail following her arrest for involvement in a physical altercation.

13-year-old allegedly killed by 16-year-old Thursday on Buford Highway

A juvenile is dead after being shot Thursday in the 3500 block of Buford Highway near Briarwood Road NE, according to Brookhaven Police Department.

Police searching for man accused of sexual assault at Henry County home

Do you recognize this man? Police say he broke into a Stockbridge home, sexually assaulted the woman who lived there at gunpoint, and then stole her car.

Cherokee County woman defrauded of $200K in gold by international scam ring

The Cherokee County Sheriff's Office says one of its residents was taken for hundreds of thousands of dollars by a scam the likes of which it has never encountered before.

Liens placed on more than 90K Georgia vehicles because of school zone speeding tickets

The FOX 5 I-Team has learned more than 90,000 Georgia vehicles are blocked from renewing their license plate registrations because of unpaid speeding tickets issued by automated school zone cameras. Some drivers told the I-Team they didn't know they had unpaid tickets, because they didn't arrive in the mail, or someone else was driving the car at the time. Critics say the system tramples due process rights.

Newnan woman caught on camera allegedly plotting major theft at Dillard's

A Newnan woman found herself in trouble with the law when police said security cameras captured her allegedly staging dresses to shoplift at a Dillard’s department store.

Arrest of third suspect in deadly Athens toddler shooting

A third person was arrested in the deadly shooting of a 3-year-old boy at an Athens mobile home park in March.

Marietta Fire Museum vandalized by ax-wielding man

A man was booked into the Cobb County jail after police say he got inside the Marietta Fire Museum and went on a rampage, causing significant damage.