A local government in Georgia agreed Tuesday to pay $500,000 to settle a lawsuit brought by the family of a Hispanic man who died in a struggle with police officers 2017. Columbus Council members met in closed session and approved …
Police in Georgia are rolling out increased enforcement patrols as part of their summer safety campaign. The 100 Days of Summer H.E.A.T. campaign is designed to reduce fatal crash counts from Memorial Day through Labor Day. The extra enforcement began …
Police in Athens, Ga., are trying to figure out who stole nearly $3,000-worth of toothpicks from the manufacturer. Police tell the Athens Banner-Herald reports that someone took six cases from Armond’s Manufacturing Company Inc. about two weeks ago, and another …
College Park police say they’ve broken up a major auto theft ring that involved several communities in metro Atlanta, Ga. Detective Dustin Matthews tells WSB-TV that some recent arrests have allowed the department to clear 16 cases of stolen vehicles. …