DeKalb County is set to demolish another blighted property on Friday morning as part of its ongoing efforts to clean up the county. Crews will tear down a home at 618 Simone Way at 10 a.m. In photos shared by the county, you can see broken windows, damaged roof and junk scattered in the front […]
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DeKalb County police searching for missing 13-year-old girl
DeKalb County police are looking for a missing 13-year-old girl. Harmony was last seen leaving her home on the 6200 block of Hillandale Drive in Stonecrest on Sunday. She is described as five feet, eight inches tall, weighing approximately 160 pounds, with brown eyes, black hair, and was wearing glasses. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app […]
4 arrested, 5th wanted after 15-year-old girl trafficked for months in DeKalb, Fulton counties
A 15-year-old human trafficking victim is getting credit for helping police arrest a ring of suspected human traffickers. Atlanta police say the teen’s love of crime shows is the reason she compiled so much information and shared it with them. Police say that she was trafficked by Albert Wells at America’s Best Value Inn on […]
Persistent car break-ins within busy Dekalb County community has business owners frustrated
A string of car break-ins in one Dekalb County community has left business owners and workers frustrated. Police records show 18 in the past two months and 40 so far this year. It’s happening in a one mile radius around Snapfinger Woods Dr. and Interstate 20. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news […]
DeKalb County man arrested, charged with murder of manager inside of Ga. Little Caesars
A DeKalb County man has been charged with murder after being accused of shooting his manager inside of a Lee County Little Caesars restaurant, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation said. The GBI and the Lee County Sheriff’s Office arrested and charged Daquan Divonte Harris, age 28, of Lithonia with felony murder and aggravated assault in […]
Elderly man with dementia vanished in DeKalb County, thinks he’s going to Virginia
DeKalb County police are asking for help finding an elderly man suffering from dementia who walked away from his home earlier this week. Elmer Thomas, 87, left his Decatur home around 11:50 p.m. on Friday night and his family hasn’t seen him since. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks] Police say […]
Man shot and killed during argument at Food Mart in DeKalb County, police say
DeKalb County police are investigating a deadly shooting. Channel 2 Action News crews were on the scene Sunday night. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks] Police SUVs were in front of the Food Mart store on Flat Shoal Parkway. On Sunday at 7:19 p.m., police were called out to the Food […]
Second suspect arrested in connection to DeKalb shootout that injured 3 bystanders
DeKalb County police have arrested a second suspect in connection to a shootout in a gas station parking lot that injured three innocent bystanders. Officers arrested 17-year-old Malachi Giles on Friday night and booked him into the county jail Saturday morning. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks] Channel 2 Action News […]
39-year-old DeKalb man with dementia hasn’t been seen in nearly a week
DeKalb police are searching for a man who hasn’t been seen in almost a week. Ethan Williams, 39, was last seen at 3 a.m. on Sunday morning at a home in Stone Mountain. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks] They say he has dementia and is currently on medication for his […]
Judge denies bond for suspect in DeKalb County triple shooting at gas station, victim speaks out
A judge denied bond for a suspect accused in a shooting that injured three people at a DeKalb County gas station on Tuesday night. Darius Morris stood before a judge in magistrate court on Thursday. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks] Channel 2′s Tyisha Fernandes was live in DeKalb County on […]
DeKalb SRO allowed to stay on duty for week after excessive force complaint, records show
The DeKalb County School District allowed a school resource officer to remain on active duty for nearly a week despite facing allegations that he used excessive force on two students, a Channel 2 Action News investigation uncovered. Channel 2′s Michael Seiden filed multiple open records requests with the school district and learned that a student […]
Man wanted for killing 14-year-old in Ohio arrested in DeKalb County, U.S. Marshals say
An Ohio murder suspect is now in custody in DeKalb County, according to the U.S. Marshal’s Office. Ian Price, 21, was wanted by the Cleveland police for aggravated murder. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks] Investigators say that in August 2023, Price shot a 14-year-old boy several times. He eventually died […]