Georgia felon sentenced in mother-son multi-state fraud scheme involving identity theft, stolen vehicles
Police say the Douglasville woman and her son went on a "multi-state-criminal journey to Florida" with a loaded handgun in her waistband and a stolen U-Haul filled with fraudulently-obtained identities.
Children of fallen metro Atlanta officer get police escort on first days of school
Douglas County School System shared photos of law enforcement escorting Sgt. Jean-Harold Astree's first-grade son through the halls of Mason Creek Elementary School.
Where to find monkeypox vaccines in metro Atlanta
Vaccines are in limited supply or unavailable in most places. Here is how metro Atlanta health departments are distributing vaccines to patients.
Douglas County shooting victim crashes into car trying to get to hospital
Evidence markers at the scene Friday showed multiple rounds were fired during the incident.
Douglas County judge now facing record-setting 50 counts of alleged judicial misconduct
Some ugly moments in a March 2022 homeowners association meeting has Douglas County Probate Judge Christina Peterson in more legal hot water.
Man wanted for breaking into Douglas County car dealership
Investigators said the man cut his arm after breaking the window to get into the business.
Georgia correctional officer arrested for sexual involvement with inmate, sheriff says
The Douglas County corrections officer admitted to investigators that she had kissed and performed oral sodomy on an inmate in custody at the jail, the sheriff said.
Son, mother arrested in connection to murder of Douglasville teen at Jessie Davis Park
Joshua Blakely and Lakeisha Blakely were arrested Tuesday night.
Police investigate homicide near Jessie Davis Park in Douglasville
The circumstances surrounding the death have not been released.
2 arrested, 3 wanted after man found gunned down in Douglasville shopping center parking lot
Janaya Campbell, 29, and Ismael Gomez, 26, were both booked into separate south Georgia jails since the shooting late last Wednesday.
Man gunned down in Douglasville shopping center parking lot, gunmen on the run
A shooting in the parking lot of a Douglasville shopping center has left a man dead on the scene and officers searching for the gunman.
Douglasville organization aims to improve lives of veterans, first responders
Operation Not Forgotten is based out of Douglasville with the goal of help veterans and their families, who've fallen on hard times.
Douglasville police seek identity of auto repair shop burglary suspect
Douglasville police asks for the publics help in identifying a suspect who they say stole a safe from the Express Oil Change & Tire on Douglas Blvd.
Rabies alert issues for Winston area of Douglas County after fox attacks pet
The fox was found dead in the backyard of a home near Mann Road and Richardson Road on June 22 after the attack.
South Carolina man convicted of grooming, raping Georgia girl
A South Carolina man is facing life in prison after he was convicted of grooming and sexually abusing a Georgia girl whom he had known since birth.
Shootout with Douglasville police ends with suspect crashing car
A suspect is recovering in the hospital after they got into a shootout with Douglasville police officers and crashed a vehicle while fleeing, officials say.
Firefighters 'contain' Douglas County wood fire, smoke remain heavy day after it began
Douglas County firefighters said a wood fire raged with flames about 60 feet high on Tuesday, and it's still burning about 24 hours later.
Man beat woman unconscious before crashing her car while 'highly intoxicated,' prosecutors say
The Douglas County District attorney's office said 29-year-old Stanley Granger hit a woman until she lost consciousness, drove away in her car when she called police and crashed before he was charged with DUI.
Douglas County runaway teen missing for nearly 3 months
Terionna Danielle Dunn, 16, was last seen on March 17, the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office said. Investigators believed, at the time, she was in the Douglasville area.
Man found with about $264,000 in cocaine, 4 guns in search warrant
Law enforcement in Douglas County arrested Freddy Reyes-Martinez with 12 kilograms of cocaine, worth about $264,000, and four guns, including an AR-15.