MARTA station shooting ‘disturbing’ for passengers, GBI continues investigation
Police added that the victim would not have been taken to jail for the marijuana cigarette if he had complied with officers.
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Bartow Co. mother has strong message for drug dealer found guilty of murdering her teenage son
Erik Ovalle gave her son Gabriel a lethal dose of Fentanyl, when he thought he was buying something else.
Atlanta suburb sees increase in car break-ins, police say they worry it may get worse
“They’ll actually go inside and sit in your car and close the door behind them because they’re trying to be less obvious to the other neighbors," said MPD.
Judge rules controversial Sterigenics plant can stay open in Cobb County
The company has long denied allegations that their facility emitted a chemical that the EPA says causes cancer.
Cobb County town hall crowd calls for new election on Mableton cityhood
Voters approved Mableton’s cityhood in November but some voters calling for a new election.
Mayor Andre Dickens believes more city park and rec activities could help prevent youth violence
Channel 2′s Justin Wilfon spoke with Dickens at an after school event, aimed towards improving teens’ mental health and keeping them off the street.
Atlanta loses major music festival, partially due to security concerns and fights over gun control
Georgia law says guns cannot be banned on public property.
North Ga. deputies not wearing body cameras when unarmed man was shot, killed, GBI says
According to a 2018 government study, only 47% of law enforcement agencies use body cameras.
Proposed walking, biking trail stirs controversy in one metro Atlanta city
Some neighbors fear the trail in Chamblee could bring crime.
‘We have to give them hope:’ Former Atlanta police officer discusses recent rise in youth violence
The former officer discussed with Channel 2 Action News the violent video of a fight that broke out on a Dekalb County school bus.
