Atlanta Police Department offers cash for guns at buyback event

The event happened Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Atlanta Civic Center on Piedmont Avenue. The police department offered $50 for any handguns and $100 for long guns and rifles.

Atlanta police hold gun buyback this Saturday

Atlanta police are sponsoring a gun buyback program this Saturday as part of the One Safe City initiative.

Atlanta police forced to evacuate airport office over rat problem

Atlanta police had to evacuate part of their airport precinct office after a nasty discovery: a 3-pound dead rat that left a horrible smell throughout the whole office. Police say they've complained for months about the rodents.

Atlanta police recruits help woman whose son was locked in the car

Three Atlanta Police Department recruits are being praised for their quick action in helping a mom whose son had become locked in a hot car.

Increase in rape cases post-pandemic, Atlanta police say

The Atlanta Police Department is investigating 12 incidents over the most recent 28-day period, according to Deputy Chief Timothy Peek.

Mayor Dickens wants your help picking the next chief of Atlanta police

While the city of Atlanta looks for its next chief to permanently lead the Atlanta Police Department, Mayor Andre Dickens says he wants your help in hiring for the job.

Criminals utilize a new creative crime in southeast Atlanta

Body camera video from an arrest shows a new way criminals are targeting southeast Atlant homes: U-Haul trucks.

Atlanta police recruits praised after rescuing child with special needs locked in car

Two Atlanta Police Department recruits are being praised for their actions in helping the mother of a child with special needs after her son became locked in a car.

Federal jury awards $100M in Atlanta panhandler's stun gun fall paralysis lawsuit

A federal jury in Atlanta has awarded $100 million to a panhandler who fell and broke his neck after an APD officer shocked him with a stun gun during a chase.

Atlanta officer, K-9 hospitalized from crash while responding to airport, officials say

An officer and police K-9 were hospitalized after a crash on Tuesday afternoon in East Point. Officials don't consider the officer's injuries to be life-threatening. The K-9 was evaluated and its condition is unknown.