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News update, May 14

DeKalb men charged in Social Circle killing Two DeKalb County men were arrested May 10 for the killing of a man whose body was found in Social Circle. Corey Thomas, 20, of Decatur, and Antonio Jones, 24, of Stone Mountain, were arrested and...

News update, May 11

SWAT standoff ends with two arrests, one suspect on the run Two burglary suspects were arrested Thursday, May 10, after DeKalb County Police Department’s SWAT team was called out to a Clarkston apartment complex. DeKalb police officers we...

News update, May 10

Doraville home intruders identified Khaleaf Silvera and Alfred Wilson are facing charges of aggravated assault, armed robbery, false imprisonment, kidnapping and felony murder after a Doraville home invasion that left one person dead. In th...

Owner of dogs that attacked Lithonia girl wants out of jail early

by Andrew Cauthen andrew@dekalbchamp.com   A Lithonia woman convicted after her dogs attacked an 8-year-old girl in 2010 wants to get out of jail after four months. An attorney for Twyann Vaughn said her client wants to be released because of “som...

Tricoli candidate for job at Florida college

One day after he resigned as president of Georgia Perimeter College, Anthony Tricoli applied for the  job of president at a college in Florida, according to the Naples Daily News. Tricoli was one of eight new candidates who applied just before ...

News update, May 9

Suspect killed during home invasion attempt One man is dead and three others are in jail after a shooting during a home invasion early May 8 in Doraville, according to police. Four men broke into a home on Doral Circle at approximately 5:30...

Decatur Police seeking man who tried to lure boy into his car

The Decatur Police Department is looking for a man who tried to lure a child into his car, department officials said. The incident occurred the afternoon of May 7. At approximately 5:30 p.m., the police department was notified that someone the child ...

News update, May 8

GPC President Tricoli steps down     Georgia Perimeter College president Dr. Anthony Tricoli has resigned, according to the University System of Georgia. Hank Huckaby, chancellor of the university system, announced this week that Trico...

News update, May 7

Police found missing elderly man A Mattie’s Call has been canceled for a DeKalb County man with Alzheimer’s disease. Rufus Holcomb, who left his residence on foot at 8:30 p.m. May 5, has been found and is in good health, according to th...

News update, May 4, Part 2

Decatur man sentenced for mail theft Decatur resident Shawn Edwards, 39, and two others were sentenced on charges stemming from a scheme to steal shipments of registered mail. Edwards was sentenced to three years’ probation for stealing r...