Man shot by Atlanta off-duty police officer Wednesday night identified

An officer working an off-duty assignment shot an armed man late Christmas Eve after responding to reports of a woman being chased and shot at an apartment complex in northwest Atlanta.

Former DeKalb jail worker accused of stealing coworker's paycheck

A former DeKalb County Jail employee has been charged after authorities say she altered a coworker’s payroll information to steal her paycheck.

Man shot on Kensington Road in DeKalb County on Christmas Eve

Officers responded around 10:30 p.m. Dec. 24 to a reported shooting in the 3800 block of Kensington Road, according to the DeKalb County Police Department.

FBI: Escaped inmates used rope to kidnap rideshare driver during Florida getaway

Escaped DeKalb County inmates Stevenson Charles, Yusuf Minor, and Naod Yohannes face federal kidnapping charges after allegedly terrorizing a Lyft driver during a getaway to Miami.

Argument over gun leads to Christmas Eve shooting in southwest Atlanta

A man was hospitalized after a Christmas Eve fight between neighbors in southwest Atlanta ended in a shooting over a disputed weapon.

ATM dragged through storefront in failed Christmas Eve robbery

Police are asking for the public’s help to identify two men who tried to steal an ATM on Christmas Eve by dragging it from a store with a metal cable.

2 Gwinnett women charged after 25 dogs seized, 13 found dead in cruelty case

Two Gwinnett County women are facing dozens of animal cruelty charges after police say 25 malnourished dogs were rescued and 13 dead animals were found stored in refrigerators inside a Snellville home.