Crime & Public Safety

Georgia has recognized the success of mental health and addiction court programs in Fulton County, which people say are saving lives and money.

The daughters of the 90-year-old victim are suing after a jury found security guard Janet Denise Williams not guilty after just over an hour of deliberations.

Negotiations are still underway, but if the sale goes through, city leaders would likely keep a reduced staff and continue housing Atlanta’s detainees at the facility.

Fifteen young people celebrated their completion of the STRIDE program, which stands for “Stopping Trends of Repeat Incarceration with Diversion and Education,” on Monday.

Uber has settled a Georgia teen's sex trafficking lawsuit after losing its attempt to shield its CEO from being deposed in the case.

Nearly a week after a woman’s dismembered body was found at a Smyrna apartment complex, police said Tuesday that an autopsy revealed she had been shot.

Four have been charged in connection with a barrage of midnight gunfire in Macon that wounded a dozen teenagers at an impromptu birthday gathering in a park.

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security and ICE should learn from the Atlanta Police Department's reforms on use-of-force following the police killing of Rayshard Brooks.

A Florida sheriff arrested a woman accused of participating in a scam network through Georgia prisons and called for officials to put a stop to the scammers.

Three adults are facing felony child cruelty charges after an investigation revealed 15 children living with them in a two-bedroom apartment in Marietta, police said.