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News Articles: Crime

Bystanders gather at the scene of a multiple fatality shooting at the Jefferson Gun Outlet in Metairie, La., Saturday.

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  • National

3 Dead, 2 Wounded In Shooting At Gun Store In New Orleans Suburb

The suspected shooter who opened fire at the store and shooting range in Metairie, La., is among the dead, according to police. Two others who were hospitalized for injuries are in stable condition.

February 21, 2021
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  • H.J. Mai
Governor Kemp announces anti street racing legislation

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  • Law

Kemp Announces Legislation to Curb Street Racing

Gov. Brian Kemp is throwing his support behind anti-street racing legislation.

February 19, 2021
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  • Rikki Klaus
In early December last year, a video captured part of a shootout and attempted carjacking. A retired firefighter died. Chicago police say one of the four suspects was 15 years old.

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  • National

Juveniles Part Of A Huge Increase In Carjackings Across The Country

In at least one case, the suspect was 11 years old. Police and cities want to enforce the law, but also offer help to juveniles on the wrong path.

February 10, 2021
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By:
  • Cheryl Corley
In this Jan. 6, 2021, file photo, Trump supporters gather outside the Capitol in Washington. As rioters converged on the U.S. Capitol building, the grounds normally hailed as the seat of American democracy became a melting pot of extremist groups. Militia members, white supremacists, paramilitary organizations and fervent supporters of outgoing President Donald Trump stood shoulder to shoulder, unified in rage.

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  • News

Georgia Today: Insurrection Shines A Light On Militant Groups

In the week since the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, the FBI has announced dozens of arrests, with many more to come. Some of the rioters have lost their jobs, with others placed on no-fly lists. Chris Joyner is an investigative reporter with the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. On Georgia Today, he discusses his reporting on Georgians swept up in the insurrection.

January 13, 2021
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  • Steve Fennessy and
  • Sean Powers
GPB News NPR

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  • National

Houston Police Rescue 26 From Alleged Human Smuggling Operation

Officers discovered 25 men and one woman inside a boarded-up house in the Houston suburbs. Many said they were being held against their will and had been there for up to a week.

December 04, 2020
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  • Jaclyn Diaz
President Trump holds a photo of LeGend Taliferro, a boy killed in Kansas City, Mo., during a White House news conference.

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  • Elections

How Trump's 'Law And Order' Message Has Shifted As He Seeks A 2nd Term

Trump campaigned in 2016 on a promise he would make cities safer. Now running for reelection, he vows to protect the suburbs from the cities.

August 27, 2020
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  • Ayesha Rascoe
Candles burn in front of a memorial for Lena Nunez, 10, on June 29 in Chicago. The child was shot and killed by a stray bullet while watching TV with her brother in her grandmother's home, reports say.

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  • National

Crime Has Declined Overall During The Pandemic, But Shootings And Killings Are Up

The pandemic has forced people to change their lives dramatically, which has contributed to the crime rate dropping. The bad news: an uptick in shootings and killings.

July 20, 2020
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  • Cheryl Corley
Julia Phillips will be at the AJC Decatur Book Festival on Sunday, September 1.

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Julia Phillips' Debut Novel 'Disappearing Earth' Reimagines Detective Fiction

Surrounded by mountains and the sea, Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula is extremely isolated; there aren’t even roads or rail lines to the area. In Julia...

August 20, 2019
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  • Virginia Prescott

Hate Crimes Continue To Go Unreported In Metro Atlanta

A recent report from the Associated Press has revealed that a staggering number of law enforcement agencies across the country have failed to report...

February 21, 2019
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  • Celeste Headlee and
  • Taylor Gantt
A razor blade is used to divide the contents of a five-dollar vile of crack, a smokable, purified form of cocaine, at a crack house in the South Bronx section of New York in 1989.

Police 'Crack Testing' Offer Makes Social Media Waves

An offer by a southwest Georgia police chief to test the purity of street drugs is making waves on social media.

January 02, 2019
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By:
  • Grant Blankenship
Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh meets Sen. David Perdue on Capitol Hill in Washington.

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  • Politics

Political Rewind: Georgia Politicians Come to Kavanaugh’s Defense

On this edition of Political Rewind, evangelical leaders and GOP politicians are continuing to voice their support for Supreme Court nominee Brett...

September 21, 2018
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  • Robert Jimison
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Savannah News Recap with Jim Morekis

Four seemingly unconnected homicides in three days have punctuated a seven-month stretch when Savannah's murder rate was down. Connect Savannah editor...

July 27, 2018
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  • Cindy Hill
A blighted home that was set on fire recently on Patterson Street in Macon.

String Of Arsons In Blighted Homes In Macon

A string of 32 arsons that began in January in Macon-Bibb County has almost doubled the pace of firefighting in the county. There were 11 arsons in...

April 30, 2018
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  • Grant Blankenship
Judge Harris Odell (left) and Police Chief Jospeh Lumpkin

Savannah Police Chief Accuses Judge Of Hurting Crime Prevention Efforts

UPDATE July 7, 2017: Contrary to reports on social media, Judge Odell did not release Jerry Chambers Jr. after he was charged in the 2016 assault and...

July 07, 2017
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By:
  • Gabrielle Ware
Joey Watkins was sentenced to life in prison in 2001 for a murder near Rome, Georgia

'Undisclosed' Podcast Investigates Georgia Murder Case

In 2001, a jury in Georgia convicted 20-year-old Joey Watkins to life in prison for a number of charges, including murder. His case caught the eye of...

October 05, 2016
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  • Adam Ragusea and
  • Sean Powers
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