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October 15, 2021

DEKALB COUNTY, GA – The DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office reports that two separate suspects are in custody in connection with unrelated murders that both occurred in Decatur in September. According to the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office Fugitive Unit, 19-year-old Jacquez LaJuan Freeman of Stone Mountain, Georgia surrendered to authorities at the DeKalb County […]

October 12, 2021

ATLANTA— Clarence Dean Alford, a former member of the Board of Regents representing Georgia’s 4th Congressional District, has pleaded guilty to Racketeering, the Office of the Attorney General announced. Chief Superior Court Judge Robert F. Mumford sentenced the Alford to 15 years. He will serve 8 years in prison and spend the remainder on probation. As […]

October 7, 2021

DECATUR, GA- DeKalb County District Attorney Sherry Boston announced a conviction by jury trial in the murder case against a Lithonia woman accused of killing her husband. Jurors returned guilty verdicts on Oct. 2 against 48-year-old Aimee Heyward on charges of Felony Murder, Aggravated Assault, Cruelty to Children in the First Degree and Possession […]

October 1, 2021

DECATUR, GA–DeKalb County District Attorney Sherry Boston announced today (Oct. 1) that a conviction by jury trial in the murder case against Randy Haynes, a 39-year-old Stone Mountain man accused of fatally stabbing Caritha Blanks, 43. Haynes was convicted on two counts of Felony Murder, Armed Robbery, Aggravated Assault and Possession of a […]

September 26, 2021

DECATUR, GA—The Georgia Bureau of Investigations is looking into a fatal shooting that occurred after the DeKalb County Police Department responded to a call around 8 a.m. on Sept. 26. DeKalb County Police spokesperson Michaela stated the following in a news release: An officer arrived on the scene where a suspicious man was […]

September 24, 2021

DEKALB COUNTY, GA –The DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office Fugitive Unit and the Sheriff’s Office S.W.A.T. Team have arrested a juvenile on a charge of First Degree Murder in connection with a drive-by shooting that injured one male victim and left one male dead in Clarksville, Tennessee, according to authorities. The 16-year-old suspect was wanted […]

September 22, 2021

CHAMBLEE, GA—Two people are dead after an early morning domestic violence incident that happened today (Sept. 22) in Chamblee. A Chamblee police officer fatally shot a man who was attacking a woman with a knife when police responded to the call at 6:30 a.m. at the Chamblee Heights Apartments, 136 Wiggins Way, authorities […]

September 21, 2021

DEKALB COUNTY, GA—The DeKalb County Police Department (DKPD) is seeking the public’s help in locating the man pictured. The suspect is wanted for the April 5, 2021 murder of Victor Adu, 25. On that afternoon, the victim and the suspect were in a physical altercation in the 2300 block of Peachwood Circle N.E. The […]

September 20, 2021

ATLANTA – Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner John F. King announced that a warrant was issued for Jasmine Bland, 30, of McDonough, for one count of Insurance Fraud. Bland is wanted for filing a fraudulent claim concerning an Uber car accident. “Ms. Bland is accused of initiating a fraudulent injury claim involving a car accident,” […]

September 12, 2021

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Two suspects in DeKalb County Jail in custody for unrelated Decatur murders

Former Board of Regents member Clarence Alford sentenced to 15 years for racketeering

Lithonia woman convicted in shooting death of husband, fatal shot heard during 9-1-1 call for help

Randy Haynes sentenced to life for murder of DeKalb County woman

GBI investigating DeKalb County police-involved shooting that leaves man dead

DeKalb Sheriff’s Office arrests teen wanted for drive-by murder in Tennessee

Chamblee officer fatally shoots man during domestic violence incident, woman fatally stabbed by suspect

DKPD seeks public’s help in locating murder suspect

McDonough woman wanted for fraudulent insurance claim in Uber crash

DKPD’s Unsolved Homicide: Demarco Williams, 18

Two suspects in DeKalb County Jail in custody for unrelated Decatur murders

City of Stonecrest SPLOST Advisory Committee Virtual Meeting, Oct. 19, 6:30 p.m.

Stonecrest Council members Cobble and Grimes to host ‘A Moment on the Mountain’

Two suspects in DeKalb County Jail in custody for unrelated Decatur murders

City of Stonecrest SPLOST Advisory Committee Virtual Meeting, Oct. 19, 6:30 p.m.

Stonecrest Council members Cobble and Grimes to host ‘A Moment on the Mountain’