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Atlanta Police Department increases security for Peach Bowl in response to New Orleans tragedy.

Atlanta Police Department collaborates with NYPD in investigating the shooting death of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. Suspected gunman believed to h...

Incidents of drugging and robbing young men in Atlanta's Buckhead neighborhood prompt safety precautions and ongoing police investigations.

‘I ain’t doing nothing,’ Johnny Hollman yelled in the footage. ‘Why are you hurting me like this, man?’

A lawyer says video showing an Atlanta traffic stop that led to the death of a 62-year-old Black deacon could be publicly released by Thursday

ATLANTA -- Downtown Atlanta over the years has played host to a plethora of high-profile sporting, music and cultural events, as well as huge protests and rallies. But the expected indictment of former President Donald Trump in Fulton County presents unique political, logistical and public safety challenges for law enforcement.

In Atlanta, dozens of activists who oppose a new police and fire training facility are being accused of domestic terrorism. That has alarmed civil liberties and human rights groups.

On May 31, 2023, the Atlanta Police Department deployed a SWAT team to arrest Marlon Kautz, Adele MacLean and Savannah Patterson. These three people weren’t fugitives from justice or drug kingpins, but rather volunteer board members of a local charity.

A 39-year-old woman was killed and four other women were injured after a gunman opened fire in a downtown Atlanta medical office building, police said.