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News update, June 4

Underage alcohol sting nets 47 arrests A four-day underage alcohol sting by the DeKalb County Police Department called Operation School’s Out produced 47 arrests, according to police spokeswoman Mekka Parish. Those arrested were charged with f...

News update, June 1

Golf tournament to benefit Porter Sanford Center Commissioner Stan Watson will host the 15th annual Father’s Day Friday Golf Tournament  Friday, June 15, at Sugar Creek Golf Course. Registration begins at 8 a.m. with a shotgun start at 9...

News update, May 31

Decatur book festival appoints new board president The AJC Decatur Book Festival has appointed Judy Turner as its new board president. Turner, who is currently the vice president of the Private Bank of Buckhead, will begin her work for the ...

4-year-old accidentally shoots self

No charges are pending in the case of a 4-year-old boy who accidentally shot himself, according to DeKalb Police. The incident happened May 28 at a home at 3801 Cedar Trace Lane in Ellenwood at approximately 10:30 a.m. Police said the child went...

News update, May 30

Man to serve 25 years for murder of 11-year-old A Chamblee man was sentenced to serve 25 years in prison for the 2010 murder of an 11-year-old boy. Alexander Sidloskas, who was 19 at the time of the shooting, was sentenced to 50 years, with...

Supreme Court reverses murder conviction

The Supreme Court of Georgia has reversed the murder conviction and life prison sentence given to a man for shooting and killing a man he said he believed had been molesting his niece. In a unanimous opinion May 29, Justice Hugh Thompson wrote t...

News update, May 29

Police sergeant arrested, charged with interfering with investigation A DeKalb police sergeant has been arrest and charged with interfering with a police investigation. The DeKalb Police Major Felony Unit was investigating a reported case o...

News update, May 25

Keep DeKalb Beautiful hosts benefit Keep DeKalb Beautiful (KDB) is having a benefit night June 4 at 5 p.m. at Twain’s Billiards & Tap, 211 East Trinity Place in Decatur. KDB promotes environmental stewardship within DeKalb County. The...

Middle school teacher indicted on sex charges

A DeKalb County grand jury on May 24 indicted a Tucker Middle School teacher on 22 counts, including child molestation, statutory rape and sexual battery. Almarcus Thomas is accused of raping a 15-year-old girl while she was a student at Tucker ...

News update, May 24

Missing Dunwoody man located Andrew Lichtenstadter, 21, was located May 22 by Atlanta Police near Hartsfield Jackson Airport. He was later transported to Grady Memorial Hospital in good condition and is now with his family. Dunwoody Police said Licht...