Matt Bruce
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SWAT standoff draws heavy police response at Henry County hotel
Henry County sheriff’s deputies are on the scene at a McDonough to deal with a stand-off in one of the rooms, officials said Friday night. → Read More
WATCH: Atlanta officers dive into lake to capture fleeing suspect
Atlanta police officers took to land, air and sea recently to catch a suspected car thief who was determined to elude arrest. → Read More
Georgia man gets 15 years in prison for his role in deadly Canton bar fight
A judge ordered a Jasper man to spend the next 15 years in prison for beating a man to death during a brawl at a Cherokee County sports bar in 2019. → Read More
Austell man gets life in prison for masterminding roommate’s slaying
A Cobb County man who helped plan a “hit” on his roommate during the summer of 2018 has been sentenced to life in prison. → Read More
Cobb man arrested after pedestrian critically injured in NW Atlanta hit-and-run
A man was critically injured early Wednesday after a vehicle struck him in the Bankhead-Bolton neighborhood and fled the scene, according to Atlanta police. → Read More
Georgia deputy involved in shooting while investigating stolen vehicle, GBI says
A teenager who picked a fight with a Hancock County deputy was shot and had to be hospitalized Tuesday night, according to the GBI. → Read More
APD officer ‘relieved of duty,’ charged with DUI after crashing patrol SUV
An off-duty Atlanta police officer who crashed his patrol vehicle last week is facing a charge of DUI and has been relieved of his duties, officials said. → Read More
Roswell man gets 17 years for making sex videos with 13-year-old girl in 2012
A metro Atlanta man plied a 13-year-old girl he met on social media with drugs, alcohol and pills, and videotaped himself having sex with the impaired teenager multiple times over a three-week span in his apartment. → Read More
Suspect in April homicide at SE Atlanta complex arrested by DeKalb deputies
DeKalb County sheriff’s deputies on Thursday arrested an Atlanta man wanted in connection with a fatal shooting at a southeast Atlanta townhouse complex earlier this year. → Read More
Massive fire causes roof collapse at Walmart in Peachtree City
A fire broke out at the Walmart Supercenter in Peachtree City on Wednesday evening. → Read More
Hall County man accused of stabbing girlfriend to death, jailed on murder charge
Hall County deputies arrested a man Monday night on charges tied to the killing of his girlfriend, hours after she was found stabbed to death in the couple’s Gillsville home. → Read More
2-year-old Haralson girl hospitalized after struck by car in driveway
A 2-year-old girl is stable after being hit by a car in her family’s Haralson County driveway Friday night. → Read More
Pickens school bus driver faces DUI, other charges in crash with kids aboard
A school bus driver in Pickens County is in the hot seat after crashing into a ditch with dozens of students on board his bus late Friday afternoon, according to Pickens School District officials. → Read More
UPDATE: 20 dogs escape euthanization at overcrowded Clayton County animal shelter
Not only were all 20 doggies saved from being euthanized by Thursday afternoon, the shelter said a record number of animals were either rescued, adopted, or returned to their owners over a 48-hour span between Tuesday and Thursday. → Read More
Clayton animal shelter calls for emergency adoptions, rescues to save dogs
At least 20 dogs at the Clayton County animal shelter are at risk of being euthanized this week. Clayton County Animal Control issued an emergency plea late Tuesday asking dog lovers to make last-ditch rescues. → Read More
1 person injured after car crashes through window of Riverdale restaurant
Customers had to take cover Tuesday afternoon when a motorist accidentally drove through the front doors of a take-out restaurant in Riverdale. → Read More
Atlanta police release bodycam, defend officer’s actions during woman’s arrest
A cellphone video showing an Atlanta police officer taking a woman to the ground during a late-night arrest at a Buckhead park circulated widely online this week. → Read More
Police: Gwinnett woman dies following fight over love triangle; 2 arrested
A Buford woman is dead and two others are behind bars facing murder charges following a fight fueled by infidelity, according to Gwinnett police. → Read More
Police arrest man suspected of shooting rifle at MARTA train station
MARTA police have arrested a man who fired a rifle at a northeast Atlanta train station earlier this week, according to Channel 2 Action News. → Read More
DeKalb police arrest suspect in fatal gas station shooting
Authorities made an arrest Thursday in the homicide of a man was shot dead at a Decatur gas station last month after he intervened in a couple’s fight. → Read More