The basketball legend was promoted to the role after five years with the agency, Sheriff Reginald Scandrett announced.
Police say a man who shot and injured himself in a baggage claim area at the Atlanta airport is facing multiple charges.
A man was injured in a shooting that also injured a woman and killed her unborn child at the I-285 ramp in Atlanta, police say.
Gwinnett County Police say investigators are looking into a police shooting in Atlanta.
The Fulton County inmate used plastic trash bags and a plastic bag with Styrofoam food trays to ignite the fire, authorities say.
The crash occurred shortly before 3:15 a.m. Saturday on southbound I-75, Atlanta police said.
A Georgia lawmaker accused of fraudulently collecting $17,811 in pandemic unemployment benefits was arrested Monday.
Heavy flames tore through the roof of an eight-unit building, causing at least one person to be displaced in Atlanta.
A shift manager at a Bojangles is facing murder charges in connection with the shooting death of an employee's father in Georgia.
The Rockdale County sheriff said an inmate was on the run for 31 hours before ultimately being re-captured in Newton County.
A day after authorities say an inmate escaped from a hospital, they claimed he stole a second car before requesting an Uber to a GA home.
Georgia authorities are seeking the whereabouts of an inmate they say escaped from a hospital, stole a SUV and crashed it.
The Georgia State Patrol released new data to Patch, which showed where deadly crashes took place during the Thanksgiving travel period.
Authorities say, so far, 135 people are facing charges of driving under the influence during the Thanksgiving travel period in Georgia.
The metro Atlanta infant was thought to be in extreme danger when authorities say a dispute between his parents escalated to his abduction.
Police say an infant was kidnapped by his father, who is also accused of assaulting the child's mother before taking her car and fleeing.
A man, who was found suffering from gunshot wounds in a parking lot, has died, Atlanta Police say.
State authorities are seeking information relating to the death of a 50-year-old man near a Jonesboro intersection.
An apartment building gas explosion and fire a minute away from the Mercedes-Benz Stadium injured a person and displaced 40 people.
When the suspect confronted the operator who was preparing to tow his car, police say the two began arguing and gunfire erupted.
A Georgia judge has quashed three charges relating to filing false federal documentation against President Donald Trump, a report says.
Two men were killed in separate shootings in Atlanta, with police telling reporters one of the shootings was targeted.
A car hit a SUV in a head-on crash that killed one of the drivers in Fulton County, authorities say.
A Frontier Airlines passenger found a loaded gun magazine with 10 hollow point rounds while boarding a flight at the Atlanta airport.
Police released body camera footage in connection with the arrest of a murder suspect in Atlanta.
Flights were delayed nearly two hours at the Atlanta airport due to staffing shortages amid an ongoing government shutdown.
A police shooting injured a man after a brief chase, and an Atlanta officer suffered a leg injury, authorities say.
Officers investigated a bomb threat at the Georgia State Capitol, where troopers and K9 officers swept the state building.
The shooting injured a 19-year-old man, an 18-year-old man and a 17-year-old boy, Atlanta Police say.
Officers were conducting a welfare check when three people were found dead in an apparent murder-suicide, police say.
Sammie, a 38-year-old mainstream vocalist, still hit the ONE Musicfest stage after being arrested in Atlanta, media reports say.
SWAT found the teenage boy hiding in a wood line near a vacant property in Atlanta, police say.
A worker found a 'possible device' at the United States Postal Service facility, prompting a bomb threat investigation.
Booker T. Washington High School was forced into lockdown during a homecoming event Wednesday night, a media report said.
Family of the Cartersville man accused of taking an AR-15 assault rifle to the Atlanta airport is a businessman who wouldn't harm someone.
The suspected threats were made during a live stream viewed by family members, police say.
More than 200 passengers were aboard a Delta Air Lines California-bound flight that was diverted to the Atlanta airport.
The parents of 6-month-old Nnakai Pratt both face charges in connection with the infant's death. The child's body was found in a trash bag.
The parents of 6-month-old Nnakai Pratt are both due in court on Thursday, two days after police found the infant's body.
The body of 6-month-old Nnakai Pratt was found Tuesday following an extensive three-day search. His father was considered a suspect.
President Joe Biden delivers national proclamation on Flags ahead of Atlanta visit to now visit Asian-American leaders after spa tragedy.