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Pill mill leads to a dozen racketeering arrests

A dozen people have been indicted in metro Atlanta for their roles in a statewide “pill mill” operation that began in Chamblee a year ago. The indictments and arrests were announced on Nov. 15 by the DeKalb County District Attorney’s Office, Dr...

Teachers at Chamblee High express concerns over repeated break-ins

Several teachers at Chamblee High School are expressing concern after having their classrooms broken into and expensive equipment stolen for the second time in less than two months. Currently, Chamblee High is being rebuilt and during the next severa...

CDC employees arrested for alleged molestation of 6-year-old

Two employees of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have been arrested by DeKalb County Police on charges of child molestation. Thomas Joseph Westerman, 42, and Kimberly Quinlan Lindsey, 44, were both charged with two counts of chil...

Clarkston leaders focus on preventing crimes against refugees

Refugees and immigrants living in Clarkston are considered easy prey by criminals, said the city’s police chief during a recent meeting about crime prevention. “All of our violent crimes that we’ve dealt with in the past five years have been [b...

Judge delays Neuman trial

Hemy Neuman, who plans to plead guilty by reason of insanity for the November 2010 killing of a man outside of a Dunwoody daycare, will have to wait a little longer to get his day in court. The trial, which was set to begin on Oct. 17, has been delay...

Police search for suspects in three separate shootings

DeKalb police are searching for suspects in three separate shootings that left one person dead and four others wounded. All three incidents happened Sept. 26-28. William Smith, 51, a truck driver from Indiana, was shot and killed inside his truck at ...

Dunwoody daycare suspect to use insanity plea

Hemy Neuman, accused of the November 2010 killing of a man outside of a Dunwoody daycare, is changing his plea. Attorneys for the 49-year-old man filed a notice in court on Sept. 16 of Neuman’s intention to plead not guilty by reason of insanity. O...

County fighting Memorial Drive crime

Brannon Hill, a refugee-dominated condominium community plagued with financial problems for a decade, is one of five anchors for criminal activity along Memorial Drive being targeted by the county’s police department. “[Brannon Hill is] a problem...

Charges dropped in New Birth burglary case

Burglary charges have been dropped against one of the four men who earlier this year settled a lawsuit that alleged charges of sexual misconduct by New Birth Missionary Baptist Church lead Rev. Eddie Long. DeKalb County District Attorney Robert James...

Judge denies motion to suppress suspect’s interview

The four-hour interview of Dunwoody daycare killing suspect Hemy Neuman will be allowed in his trial, according to a judge’s ruling on Sept. 7. In denying the defense team’s motion to suppress Neuman’s statements, Superior Court Judge Gregory A...

County police to receive grant to fight child sex abuse

The U.S. Department of Justice announced Aug. 30 that it awarded the DeKalb County Police Department a $496,793 grant from its Child Sexual Predator Program (CSPP). These funds will be used to enhance the department’s ability to investigate child s...

Wife of accused Dunwoody daycare killer testifies at hearing

For the first time since his arrest in January, Hemy Neuman, accused of murder, saw his wife face to face during a pretrial hearing. Ariela Neuman testified that she learned from police officers of her husband’s arrest for the November 2010 death o...

Wife of accused killer in Dunwoody daycare case testifies at hearing

For the first time since his arrest in January, Hemy Neuman, accused of murder, saw his wife face to face during a pretrial hearing. Ariela Neuman testified that she learned from police officers of her husband’s arrest for the November 2010 de...

Allaben convicted of murder, sentenced to life in prison

A DeKalb County jury sentenced 47-year-old Dennis Allaben to life in prison for strangling his wife, then driving to Virginia with her body in the bed of his truck. On Aug. 11, Superior Court Judge Linda Warren Hunter sentenced Allaben to life in pri...

Judge denies defense motions in Neuman case

A Superior Court judge heard a series of motions Tuesday in the case of Hemy Neuman, who is facing charges related to the 2010 death of a Dunwoody man. Neuman is accused of malice murder and possessing a firearm during the commission of a felony...

Judge finds probable cause in molestation case

A Magistrate Court judge on Aug. 9 ruled there was probable cause in the molestation case against Casey Thomas and the case was advanced to DeKalb County Superior Court. Thomas, a former Miller Preparatory Academy instructor, is charged with sev...

Prosecutor: Allaben planned his wife's death

Assistant District Attorney Patricia Jackson told jurors Aug. 9 that Dennis Allaben lost control of his wife so he came up with a plan to “stop her dead in her tracks.” Allaben is accused killing his wife, Maureen, on Jan. 3, 2010, in their ...

Martial arts instructor indicted on child rape charges

A Lithonia martial arts instructor and a 2012 Olympic hopeful has been indicted on three counts surrounding the alleged rape of a girl at his school. Adrian Thomas Spellen, owner and head instructor of Powerkicks Martial Arts, located at 3026 Miller...

Former police officer indicted on teen sex charges

A former DeKalb County Police officer, who was indicted and arraigned on 16 charges related to the alleged rape of a 15-year-old female, has pleaded not guilty. Quevius Orion Thornton of Glendale Drive, is accused of five counts of statutory rape, fo...

Three detention officers arrested after inmate is mistreated

Three detention officers from the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office were arrested July 25 after being accused of mistreating an inmate. After an internal investigation, officers Nelson Seals, Jean Bruno and Deborah Grier were charged in connection to ...

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