Georgia crime news

A Gwinnett County Police Department investigation into a reported robbery has led to human trafficking and prostitution-related charges against a Gwinnett County man. Officers responded to a robbery call on …

MARTIN, Ga. — Jonathan Jordan, 25, of Dahlonega, was arrested Saturday after allegedly stealing two vehicles in Stephens County and Athens-Clarke County, authorities said. The Stephens County Sheriff’s Office responded …

A former Georgia state employee has been charged in connection with a $230,000 COVID-19 fraud scheme, according to the Georgia Attorney General’s Office. Porsha Robinson is accused of conspiring with …

JEFFERSON COUNTY, Ga. (WFXG) — A Jefferson County High School teacher is facing criminal charges in connection with multiple burglaries and thefts on the school campus, authorities said. Mitchell Vaughn …

A former Ludowici city clerk has been arrested on theft-related charges, according to booking records. City Attorney Luke Moses said Tina Skipper, who previously served as the city clerk, was …

ELLAVILLE, Ga. — The small South Georgia town of Ellaville is reeling after longtime City Manager Donna Lynn McChargue was arrested and charged with dozens of felony counts connected to …

ATLANTA, Ga. — A former Towns County deputy, Andrew Glass, has been arrested for allegedly stealing firearms from the Towns County Sheriff’s Office, according to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation …

HARRIS COUNTY, Ga. — Harris County Sheriff’s Office investigators have arrested a Columbus man in connection with a theft of $15,000 worth of tools from a Waverly Hall business. Deputies …

ROME, Ga. – A 78-year-old man was arrested this week after allegedly assaulting another elderly man during a dispute on Northridge Court, according to local police. Robert Dan Langford, a …

ATHENS, GA — The murder trial of Edrick Lamont Faust, accused in the 2001 killing of University of Georgia law student Tara Baker, has been rescheduled to begin January 26, …