DeKalb County

Gwinnett County Transit Bus hijacking: Man killed on bus identified

June 12, 2024 12:20pm EDT

A chase involving a Gwinnett County Transit bus is currently underway in metro Atlanta.

DeKalb County school board approves changing Cross Key's 'unacceptable' mascot

June 12, 2024 9:00am EDT

Cross Keys High School will now be home to the Phoenix after students, staff, and parents expressed concerns the previous mascot could "lead to offensive stereotypes."

Metro Atlanta kingpin sentenced to life for distributing Mexican drugs in Georgia

June 11, 2024 1:51pm EDT

The Atlanta leader of a drug trafficking operation accused of pushing millions of dollars worth of cocaine from Mexico to the U.S. will spend the rest of his life behind bars.

Fort Valley police 'shaken' after officer named as suspect in murder-suicide

June 11, 2024 5:51am EDT

Leaders of the Middle Georgia police department say they are shocked and saddened after learning one of their reserve officers is the main suspect in a murder-suicide in DeKalb County.

Burglary crew targets 9 businesses in Decatur, police say

June 10, 2024 10:53pm EDT

Investigators are searching for a crew of three people who broke into nine businesses in Decatur in a single night.

Missing Chamblee teen found on Sunday in Roswell

June 10, 2024 9:26am EDT

Paige Gallivan, 15, was found on Sunday at approximately 3:30 p.m. Police say that she caught a ride from a man at the Plaza Fiesta in Chamblee and confessed to him that she was a runaway. The man contacted Chamblee Police and they picked her up at the LaQuinta Inn in Roswell off of Old Holcomb Bridge Road.

Child nearly drowns in DeKalb County apartment pool

June 9, 2024 8:38pm EDT

A child almost drowned at a DeKalb County apartment complex pool on Sunday.

84-year-old Stone Mountain man goes missing

June 9, 2024 5:54pm EDT

DeKalb County police need help locating a missing 84-year-old man.

Suspect in DeKalb apparent murder-suicide identified as police sergeant

June 9, 2024 1:32pm EDT

The suspect in an apparent murder-suicide along Candler Road and Rainbow Drive Friday night has been identified as a member of the Fort Valley Police Department.

2 men dead half-mile apart along Candler Road appear to be murder-suicide

June 8, 2024 12:54pm EDT

DeKalb County police are learning more about the two people found dead just a half-mile apart from each other along Candler Road and Rainbow Drive Friday night.

2 men found dead a half-mile apart along Candler Road, Rainbow Drive

June 7, 2024 11:35pm EDT

Two people were found dead on Friday following an apparent shooting that covered a half-mile area along Candler Road and Rainbow Drive.

Justice4Veterans wants DeKalb DA to resign over shooting of veteran: 'Anthony Hill was an American hero'

June 7, 2024 10:00pm EDT

A veterans' organization is calling for the resignation of the DeKalb District Attorney following a judge's decision to grant bond to a former police officer whose conviction was recently overturned.

DeKalb police chief addresses surge in violence, officer shortage

June 7, 2024 7:11pm EDT

DeKalb County Police Chief Mirtha Ramos spoke in an exclusive one-on-one interview with FOX 5 after several violent incidents in the past few weeks.

Ex-Dunwoody police officer wins sexual harassment lawsuit against former supervisor

June 7, 2024 6:01am EDT

The former Dunwoody police officer claimed one of the former faces of the department took photos of him using a urinal and demanded sexual favors and intimate photos in exchange for more time off from work.