August 29, 2012
Officials are investigating a fire at filmmaker Tyler Perry’s Atlanta studios, the second blaze in the past four months at the filming complex. The fire was reported just before 11 a.m. Monday and there were no reports of injuries. Authorities …
August 15, 2012
Atlanta police have arrested two women they say were involved in a brazen plot to collect personal information from officers. Police say the women went to police precincts pretending to work for an insurance company. They told employees the city …
May 4, 2012
New signs alerting motorists to watch for motorcycles are going up in metro Atlanta, Ga., as part of an effort to reduce crashes. Authorities say the yellow, diamond-shaped signs are being installed this week at Peachtree Street and North Avenue. …
March 9, 2012
The Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) has selected the RoadRunner on-board video surveillance system and Vehicle Information Management (ViM) Software from Apollo Video Technology for its fleet of approximately 1,000 transit buses, trains and mobility vans. The surveillance system …
February 14, 2012
Investigators say 23 cars were damaged as high winds fueled a fire that spread to a car lot north of Atlanta, Ga. WSB-TV reported that firefighters discovered the flames at US Auto Sales in Forsyth County Sunday afternoon. Fire officials …
December 20, 2011
Atlanta, Ga., police are searching for a suspect who broke into at least two rooms of a retirement home in the Buckhead area and has been seen in at least one other home in the metro area. Detective James Polite …
December 13, 2011
About 45 people were displaced from their homes after fire roared through a Marietta, Ga., apartment complex. Authorities tell CBS Atlanta the blaze began shortly before midnight Sunday at the Ridge Point Apartments. Fire officials say at least 10 units …
November 22, 2011
The city of Atlanta has shelled out about $1.25 million since 2010 to settle damage claims related to broken water meter covers, potholes, sewer backups and other issues. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports that the property damage and personal injury claims …
October 27, 2011
Authorities say jewelry thieves struck two homes in north Fulton County neighborhoods within one week, stealing $70,000 in gold and other precious metals from one family. Homeowner Rick Vaughn tells CBS Atlanta that his wife came home from a vacation …
May 20, 2011
A federal civil rights lawsuit claiming that two Cobb County police officers broke a man’s nose during an arrest has been settled, according to court records. The case was dismissed Tuesday after a notice of settlement was filed May 6. …