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Police searching for suspect who gunned down three people

Three people were killed early morning on Nov. 21 in a shooting at a DeKalb County apartment complex. The victims, two men and a woman, were found dead in a parking lot at the Crystal Point Apartments off Columbia Drive near Flat Shoals Parkway in De...

Teen girl charged in the killing of 2-year-old sister

A 13-year-old girl has been charged in the killing of her 2-year-old half-sister. DeKalb County police spokeswoman Mekka Parish said the teen has been charged with murder in the killing of Sasha Ray. The teen made her first court appearance Nov. 20 i...

Dunwoody Police looking for man who tried to entice child

The Dunwoody Police Department is looking for a suspect who attempted to entice a child while in the restroom of the Perimeter Mall. On Nov. 12 at approximately 7 p.m., a 15-year-old male was in the restroom when he was approached by the suspect, ac...

Plot thickens in Sneiderman's alleged conspiracy to murder husband

Andrea Sneiderman was allegedly having an affair with her boss Hemy Neuman; however, prosecutors suggested in court Nov. 16 that another man may have played a role in her alleged plot to murder her husband Rusty Sneiderman. Neuman later admitted to k...

Supreme Court upholds conviction of Lithonia woman

The Supreme Court of Georgia has upheld the conviction of a woman who hit and killed a child as he walked to school. The court issued its unanimous decision Nov. 5 that the conviction of Shirley Ogilvie, 44, of Lithonia, will stand, reversing a Cour...

County, residents partner to clean up crime haven

Solicitor General Sherry Boston’s office partnered with other county agencies to clean up an abandoned gas station that had become a dumping site and haven for crime. Photos provided
After a gas station closed near his neighborhood off Moreland Avenue, resident Vince Bowden said it was only a short time before he began hearing complaints from neighbors about criminal activity taking place at the site. Bowden, the president of a n...

Mistrial declared in rape trial of karate teacher

A mistrial has been declared in the case of Adrian Spellen, a karate teacher accused of raping a 9-year-old girl at his karate studio. DeKalb County Judge Clarence Seeliger declared a mistrial because the jury could not reach a consensus. Bond for Sp...

DeKalb names interim police chief

Interim Police Chief Lisa Gassner
  One of the four assistant police chiefs of the DeKalb County Police Department has been named its interim head. Lisa A. Gassner, assistant chief over the support services division of the police department, was appointed interim police chief, accor...

Man sought in four attempted sexual assaults

Hambrick Road Suspect sketch
  The DeKalb County Police Department is seeking assistance in identifying a man believed responsible for attempting to commit four sexual assaults.  The incidents occurred along the Hambrick Road corridor near Memorial Drive and Rockbridge Road Oc...

DeKalb County's Police Chief Retires

DeKalb County is looking for a new police chief. DeKalb County Police Chief William O’Brien will retire at the end of November, Burke Brennan, the county’s chief communications officer, confirmed Oct. 31. O’Brien made the announcement in August...

Trial underway for martial arts instructor accused of raping 9-year-old student

The 9-year-old victim of alleged rapist Adrian Spellen, 29, testified that the defendant raped her multiple times during a summer camp held at his karate studio in Lithonia. Spellen, a 2012 Olympic hopeful, was charged in July with two counts of rape...

Trial underway for martial arts instructor accused of raping 9-year-old student

The 9-year-old victim of alleged rapist Adrian Spellen, 29, testified that the defendant raped her multiple times during a summer camp held at his karate studio in Lithonia. Spellen, a 2012 Olympic hopeful, was charged in July with two counts of rape...

DeKalb Police searching for shooter of teen

DeKalb County Police are look for a suspect in the shooting death of a teenager Oct. 21. According to a media release, officers responded to the Vineyard at Flat Shoals Apartments, located at 2109 Vineyard Walk, after receiving a call at approximatel...

Cop-killer sentenced to life without parole

A jury sentenced cop-killer William Woodard Oct. 19 to spend the rest of his life in prison for murdering two DeKalb County police officers in 2008. Woodard admitted to shooting the officers but claimed he did it in self-defense after the officers pu...

Trial starts for karate teacher accused of rape

The trial of a Lithonia martial arts instructor accused of raping one of his students began Oct. 18. Adrian Spellen, 29, was indicted on two counts of rape and one count of child molestation for allegedly raping a 9-year-old girl. Spellen, the owner ...

Third Chamblee armed robbery suspect in custody

A third suspect in the armed robbery of a Chamblee cellphone store was arrested by law enforcement officials Oct. 17. According a media release by the Chamblee Police Department, three men burglarized the Wireless World cellphone store, located at 44...

UPDATE: Child abducted from New Birth Church found

A 2-year-old child abducted from a DeKalb Church has been located, police said.  Myrai Robinson was reportedly found at approximately 1 p.m. at Lithonia High School and appeared unharmed.  Police began their search after a caregiver left Robinson u...

Cop killer found guilty on all counts

A jury found William Woodard guilty Oct. 12 of murdering two DeKalb County Police officers while they were working off-duty security at an apartment complex in 2008. Woodard admitted to shooting the officers but claimed he did it in self-defense afte...

Jury begins deliberating accused cop killer's fate

Lawyers in the trial of accused cop killer William Woodard gave their closing arguments to jurors Oct. 11. The trial began Oct. 2 and included testimony from eyewitnesses, ballistics experts, crime scene experts and the DeKalb County medical examiner...

Accused Starlight Six shooter pleads 'not guilty'

Quentric Williams, 32, pleaded not guilty Oct. 8 to charges that he allegedly murdered a man at the Starlight Six Drive-In off Moreland Avenue earlier this year. Williams’ charges include one count of malice murder, two counts of felony murder, one...

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