Latest reporting from the Public Safety desk.
Latest reporting from the Public Safety desk.
Latest reporting from the Public Safety desk.
Public Safety
K.J. Biermann, 15, pleaded not guilty to seven felony charges in Fulton County Superior Court stemming from an alleged April incident at the Life Time Fitness on North Point Parkway in Alpharetta, while his defense team seeks to move the case to juvenile court.
Public Safety
K.J. Biermann, 15, pleaded not guilty to seven felony charges in Fulton County Superior Court stemming from an alleged April incident at the Life Time Fitness on North Point Parkway in Alpharetta, while his defense team seeks to move the case to juvenile court.
K.J. Biermann, 15, pleaded not guilty to seven felony charges in Fulton County Superior Court stemming from an alleged April incident at the Life Time Fitness on North Point Parkway in Alpharetta, while his defense team seeks to move the case to juvenile court.
Public Safety
Jonathan Mark Susor faces a federal charge of transmitting a threat in interstate commerce after allegedly posting on X a demand that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth attack a Chabad synagogue, according to a criminal complaint filed Sept. 25 in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia.
Public Safety
An Alpharetta police officer seized a Glock switch, morphine, Xanax and marijuana during a traffic stop Monday, Sept. 28, near Mansell and Old Roswell roads, leading to five felony and six misdemeanor charges against the unidentified driver.
Public Safety
Milton's seasonal outdoor burn ban lifts Thursday, Oct. 1, allowing AG-1 property owners on parcels of one acre or more to resume open burning through April 30, 2027, under strict safety rules outlined by Fire Marshal Johnathan Matyasich.
Public Safety
A Cobb County grand jury indicted four LaGrange residents on racketeering and shoplifting charges for allegedly stealing more than $23,000 from Ulta Beauty, TJ Maxx, Macy's and JCPenney stores across north Georgia, including Fulton County locations near Alpharetta's North Point Mall.
Public Safety
The Fulton County DA filed emergency motions seeking forensic interviews of additional minors and a bond modification in the K.J. Biermann sexual assault case, signaling the Alpharetta gym assault prosecution has expanded beyond the original alleged victim.
Public Safety
A Fulton County judge granted a $200,000 bond Friday to 15-year-old KJ Biermann Jr., who faces seven felony charges in an alleged sexual assault at an Alpharetta gym, imposing conditions including house arrest, virtual schooling and a GPS ankle monitor.
Public Safety
Milton police quietly extended Flock Safety license plate reader data retention from 30 days to 365 days, disclosed two internal misuse investigations for the first time, and a former Alpharetta officer faces a misdemeanor charge for allegedly searching colleagues' vehicles 85 times.
Public Safety
Two 17-year-old Alpharetta High School seniors launched a Change.org petition calling for the removal of Flock Safety cameras from their campus, citing privacy concerns after dozens of documented misuse cases by law enforcement, including an Alpharetta officer's resignation in August.
Public Safety
A Fulton County grand jury indicted 15-year-old Kroy Biermann Jr. on seven felony counts, including aggravated child molestation and aggravated sodomy, connected to an alleged April sexual assault at a Life Time Fitness in Alpharetta.
Public Safety
Alpharetta's Flock Safety camera network shares license plate data with more than 2,000 agencies nationwide and has grown 42 percent since June 2025, a WIRED investigation found, while an officer resigned in August after misusing the system.
Public Safety
A federal monitor's third report finds Fulton County Jail has made meaningful progress under a DOJ consent decree but warns that a 54% staffing vacancy rate, a non-operational fire alarm and an expiring detention center lease pose serious risks.
Public Safety
Georgia health officials confirmed four new measles cases on Aug. 28 linked to a metro Atlanta daycare, all in unvaccinated or under-vaccinated children, pushing the state's 2026 total to 11.
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