Crime & Safety
Coverage of public safety, law enforcement, criminal justice, and community safety initiatives across metro Atlanta.
BREAKING: Man Shot While Protecting Women During Attempted Robbery at Atlanta Gas Station
A man believed to be businessman Guy B. Duhon Jr. is in emergency surgery after intervening during an alleged robbery at a Chevron station near Moreland and United avenues in southeast Atlanta.
Atlanta Daily Staff
Atlanta Police Department Launches New Community Policing Initiative in Four Neighborhoods
The program will embed officers in community centers and require them to spend at least 30 percent of their shifts on foot patrol.
Jerome Watkins, Public Safety Reporter
Fulton County DA Announces Charges in Major Atlanta Drug Trafficking Ring
Seventeen people face federal and state charges following a 14-month investigation that authorities say dismantled one of the largest fentanyl distribution networks in Georgia history.
Jerome Watkins, Public Safety Reporter
Atlanta Sees Significant Drop in Car Thefts After New Anti-Theft Technology Program
A city-funded program that provides free steering wheel locks and GPS trackers to residents has contributed to a 22 percent reduction in vehicle thefts over the past six months.
Jerome Watkins, Public Safety Reporter
DeKalb County Police Arrest Suspect in String of Residential Burglaries
A 24-year-old man has been charged with 14 counts of burglary after police linked him to a series of break-ins in Decatur, Tucker, and Stone Mountain.
Jerome Watkins, Public Safety Reporter