The escape of 3 inmates at the DeKalb County Jail highlighted the facility's crumbling conditions and need for improvements, sheriff says.
The "armed and dangerous" inmates were discovered missing during a routine security check at the DeKalb County Jail, authorities said.
A mother, after noticing her 4-year-old son had a head injury, did not immediately notify authorities that he had become unresponsive.
The deadly incident occurred during a dispute, which authorities say led to the beating death of a man in Stone Mountain.
A DeKalb County man was out on bond in connection to rape and kidnapping charges when authorities say he skipped court the day of the trial.
A water main break impacting two high schools in Decatur prompted the closure of all schools district-wide.
Authorities say a verbal dispute led the shooting death of a 27-year-old man at a Decatur gas station.
A wrong-way driver hit a car on the I-285 exit ramp before crashing into a second car, killing two people, Doraville Police say.
The lawsuit claimed at least two dozen jail workers and medical contractors purposely disregarded the man's "pleas for help."
A man was found lying on the roadway and was later pronounced dead at a hospital, DeKalb County Police say.
An Army veteran's family says jail staff let the unresponsive man lie on the floor for more than three hours after he overdosed on fentanyl.
Police responded to the apartment complex after receiving a call about a person with a gun.
Illinois school board leaders say they are "deeply troubled and angered by these allegations" against the DeKalb school superintendent.
A man is facing malice murder in connection with the deaths of a woman and another man at a DeKalb County apartment.
A woman was accused of running over another woman with her SUV, killing her, in DeKalb County.
Manhole covers have also been stolen in Rockdale and Gwinnett counties, police say.
DeKalb County Police is asking for the public's help in identifying three suspects accused in a burglary and fatal shooting of a woman.
The inmate's death came nearly three weeks after another inmate died at the DeKalb County Jail.
Charges against the ex-DeKalb County jailer include possession of synthetic cannabinoid and marijuana or K2 with the intent to distribute.
A 49-year-old man who had been incarcerated since April at the DeKalb County Jail has died, authorities say.
DeKalb County Schools officials told Patch that "a student issue" was being investigated Friday.
Authorities say they have arrested two people in connection with unrelated deadly shootings in DeKalb County.
Adults are reportedly accused of harassing a 9-year-old metro Atlanta boy and coercing him into sending them explicit photos of himself.
DeKalb County Police are urging people to put their guns in a safe after a 5-year-old boy was shot to death.
The former DeKalb County detention officer was also charged with violation of oath of office by a public officer, authorities say.
A GA man was indicted after prosecutors say he used artificial intelligence to transforms ordinary images into child sex abuse material.
Dozens of people were arrested on warrants ranging from murder to robbery to rape and aggravated assault, DeKalb County authorities say.
Multiple agencies chased a man through DeKalb after he was accused of pointing a gun at officers and later shooting at an officer.
Ricky Hawk, whose 2015 song "Watch Me Whip/Nae Nae" went viral, was also sentenced to prison for the murder of Frederick Rooks.
The fatal crash happened on Interstate 285 north near Glenwood Road, police say.
A woman was awakened to an EMS worker assaulting her inside her car, DeKalb County prosecutors said Tuesday.
Police said the teen​ remains missing after disappearing with her child around Saturday in Decatur.
The fatal shooting happened in the 4800 block of Glenwood Road, DeKalb County Police said.
DeKalb County Police say they tracked a murder suspect to a home where they found guns, drugs and cash.
DeKalb County Police asked anyone with information on the case to notify authorities.
The 40-year-old man, who was accused of killing another man who had been reported missing, was arrested at a Flat Shoals Road motel.
DeKalb County authorities say the 35-year-old man was found unresponsive during a medical emergency at the local jail.
Georgia authorities said the children who were found were living in households where child sexual exploitation occurred.
The suspicious package, containing non-hazardous materials, was located at the DeKalb County Superior Court Clerk's Office.
Prosecutors say a constant dispute between a couple and their landlord led to the shooting death of a woman at a DeKalb home.
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