Latest reporting from the Public Safety desk.
Latest reporting from the Public Safety desk.
Latest reporting from the Public Safety desk.
Public Safety
Brookhaven resident Andres Jasso, Jr., 39, was sentenced to 15 years in federal prison after DEA agents found more than 700 pounds of methamphetamine hidden in cucumber boxes at a Gainesville warehouse.
Public Safety
Brookhaven resident Andres Jasso, Jr., 39, was sentenced to 15 years in federal prison after DEA agents found more than 700 pounds of methamphetamine hidden in cucumber boxes at a Gainesville warehouse.
Brookhaven resident Andres Jasso, Jr., 39, was sentenced to 15 years in federal prison after DEA agents found more than 700 pounds of methamphetamine hidden in cucumber boxes at a Gainesville warehouse.
Public Safety
DeKalb County Animal Services confirmed a second bat tested positive for rabies this summer, marking the county's fourth case in 2026, and is urging residents to vaccinate pets and avoid contact with bats.
Public Safety
Devon Marion, 38, died Saturday, July 25, after DeKalb County Fire Rescue responded to a drowning call on Mountain Oaks Parkway in Stone Mountain; the DeKalb County Medical Examiner's Office is investigating and has not released a cause of death or details about the circumstances.
Public Safety
DeKalb County Sheriff's Office fugitive investigators and U.S. Marshals arrested Robert L. Junior in Toney, Alabama, on Friday, July 24, on an outstanding child molestation warrant; he awaits extradition to DeKalb County.
Public Safety
Tyler Sieber, 26, was fatally shot Thursday, July 23, on I-285 near Buford Highway after following a hit-and-run driver to the next off-ramp, according to his family and DeKalb County police.
Public Safety
A federal jury found DeKalb County Sheriff Melody Maddox liable for creating a hostile work environment for female jail officers, ordering the county to pay $250,000 to six former staffers who alleged inmates sexually harassed them while broken cell locks went unrepaired.
Public Safety
A person was found dead near a white Chevrolet pickup truck on I-285 near the Buford Highway exit in DeKalb County on Thursday, July 24, shutting down lanes for hours; a witness reported a dispute between two drivers following a crash, but police have not confirmed details or identified the victim.
Public Safety
Three men face federal conspiracy charges after agents seized nearly 500 pounds of methamphetamine across metro Atlanta, including 130 pounds recovered from a vehicle abandoned at a Brookhaven shopping center in April.
Public Safety
DeKalb Public Health confirmed Wednesday, July 22, that two mosquito surveillance traps tested positive for West Nile virus, the county's first detection of 2026, with one trap in a ZIP code that includes parts of Dunwoody.
Public Safety
The National Weather Service's Peachtree City office has identified a 15 percent "slight risk" of localized flash flooding for Dunwoody and Brookhaven on Wednesday, July 22, as Tropical Storm Bertha's moisture interacts with a stalling frontal boundary over metro Atlanta.
Public Safety
The Brookhaven Police Department introduced K9 Recon on Monday, July 20, a Croatian-born Belgian Malinois certified in May 2026 for narcotics detection and patrol, paired with Officer Fikes following K9 Bane's retirement.
Public Safety
A Dunwoody resident's public records requests reveal a Flock Safety executive viewed a children's gymnastics camera feed at the Marcus Jewish Community Center as a "sales demo," raising questions about oversight of the city's 400-camera surveillance network one day after a DeKalb deputy was fired for misusing the same technology.
Public Safety
Brookhaven Police arrested Chunlei Wang, 65, and parlor owner Yun Pan, 47, after a June 21 investigation found Wang practicing massage therapy without a valid license at a business in the 2400 block of Briarcliff Road.
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