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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...

DeKalb’s police chief retires

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, Brennan said. Currently, O’Brien is out of th...

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...