atlanta crime
Community Activists Meet To Stop Gang Violence
ATLANTA (AP/WAOK) —Community activists met over the weekend to talk about ways to end gang violence. The meeting was held at Victory Outreach Church on Metropolitan Parkway and was spearheaded by WAOK Talk Show host […]
Holdsclaw Gets Ankle Monitor Told To Stay Away From Ex-Girlfriend
ATLANTA (WAOK)- Former WNBA player Chamique Holdsclaw made her first court appearance this morning in Fulton County. Holdsclaw turned herself into police Thursday after a warrant was issued for her arrest in connection with an […]
Second Suspect Surrenders In Beating Of Gay Man
ATLANTA (AJC/WAOK)-Atlanta police are still looking for one man in connection with a beating of a gay man two weeks ago. A second man connected to the videotaped beating of 20-year-old Brandon White is in […]
Victim of Beating Speaks Out
ATLANTA (WAOK)-The victim of a vicious beating outside of a neighborhood convenience store on Saturday said he hadn’t planned to report the attack to police, however after learning a video taken of the beating had […]
New Information in Disappearance of Stacey English
ATLANTA (WAOK)-Atlanta police released new information in the case of 36 year old Stacey English, a Suntrust Bank employee who has been missing from her Buckhead condo since Dec 26. Police met with the family […]
Atlanta Police Step Up Patrols For Holiday
The Atlanta Police Department will be increasing patrols during the holiday season, beginning with Thanksgiving night through the Chick-Fil-A Bowl in the Georgia Dome and Peach Drop on New Year’s Eve at Underground Atlanta. Zone […]
Mayor Announces Curfew For This Summer
Atlanta (WAOK) - Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed, Police Chief George Turner and MARTA officials put parents on notice today that this summer could be expensive to them if they don’t keep track of their children. City officials […]
Grandma Bandit Suspect Killed-UPDATE! She was a He
Atlanta (WAOK)-The suspected “Grandma Bandit” met a violent death Friday morning after being shot multiple times at the end of a police chase on North Druid Hill Road. DeKalb County police said the woman was spotted in […]
Atlanta Cop Cleared in IHOP Brawl
Atlanta (AJC)-The off-duty Atlanta police officer involved in a scuffle with several women at a Buckhead IHOP did not violate the APD’s maltreatment or excessive force policies, according to a report from the agency’s Office […]
Four City Employees Arrested
Atlanta-According to the AJC, four City of Atlanta employees, including a janitor at police headquarters, were arrested Thursday and charged with stealing municipal property. The quartet pilfered “anything basically metal that could be recycled,” said […]
