Atlanta officials have asked federal and state authorities to “disregard” a letter from the city’s Office of Inspector General (OIG) concerning open investigations. According to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution,

The investigators addressed the letter to various authorities, saying the City Council prohibited them from further conducting criminal investigations.

JONESBORO, Ga. — Jonesboro Mayor Donya Sartor is resigning, she announced in a special called meeting on Thursday afternoon. Sartor says the city council has called for a forensic audit of Jonesboro’s finances. While she says there have been no allegations of wrongdoing, she wants to cooperate with the audit by stepping down.

Two men have been charged for the murder of Brianna Long, more than a year after the 21-year-old Georgia college student was killed by a stray bullet.

GBI officials say Long County Commissioner Robert Donald Parker, 38, and business owner Tony Edward Fowler were arrested after an investigation into misappropriation of county funds.

The Georgia Bureau of Investigation activated an AMBER ALERT Sunday afternoon after a 5-week-old baby was abducted.

Brown, who has served as a federal agent for more than 19 years, has extensive expertise in weapons of mass destruction, terrorism, detainee interrogation, and cyber counterintelligence. Now, he’s calling the shots of the FBI’s operations in Georgia.

The Georgia Bureau of Investigation released the deputy dash cam video showing the interaction between Leonard Allan Cure and the deputy who ultimately killed him. (Credit: Georgia Bureau of ...

The deputy, Staff Sgt. Buck Aldridge, fatally shot Leonard Cure during a traffic stop in Georgia in 2023. Officials said the deputy used reasonable force.

Investigators believe the two alleged killers were in the area looking for “another person related to an ongoing gang dispute” when the shots were fired.

Diane Jordan Foster, 60, was charged with malice murder in the death of Joe Marvin Foster, 64, after an autopsy revealed “unexplained injuries” to his body, according to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation. She’s also charged with exploitation and ...

Shevoy Brown, a former Hapeville Police officer, has been arraigned on charges of excessive force after allegedly using a Taser on a handcuffed detainee. He faces additional charges for obstruction of justice.