Alpharetta and Milton — your local wire.
Alpharetta and Milton — your local wire.
Latest reporting from the Public Safety desk.
Latest reporting from the Public Safety desk.
Latest reporting from the Public Safety desk.
Public Safety
A 30-year-old Oxford, Georgia, man was arrested Aug. 16 after allegedly slapping an off-duty Alpharetta police officer at a Milton Avenue bar, facing charges of simple battery on a law enforcement officer, criminal trespass and drug possession.
Public Safety
A 30-year-old Oxford, Georgia, man was arrested Aug. 16 after allegedly slapping an off-duty Alpharetta police officer at a Milton Avenue bar, facing charges of simple battery on a law enforcement officer, criminal trespass and drug possession.
A 30-year-old Oxford, Georgia, man was arrested Aug. 16 after allegedly slapping an off-duty Alpharetta police officer at a Milton Avenue bar, facing charges of simple battery on a law enforcement officer, criminal trespass and drug possession.
Public Safety
The Fulton County Sheriff's Strategic Enforcement Unit arrested James Anthony Zachery, 43, in Decatur on Friday, July 17, removing a sex trafficking suspect from the county's Top 10 Most Wanted list; Zachery faces charges including rape of a child under 10 and is held without bond.
Public Safety
The Fulton County Board of Health published a heat safety advisory on Thursday, July 16, urging Alpharetta and Milton residents to take precautions as temperatures approach 90°F through the weekend.
Public Safety
Alpharetta broke ground Tuesday, July 14, on a $3.3 million renovation and addition to Fire Station 81 that will add a carcinogen-cleaning room, upgraded apparatus bay, and renovated crew quarters as the city modernizes aging fire infrastructure to match its growth from 13,000 to roughly 67,000 residents.
Public Safety
Alpharetta Police charged Tracy Baptiste, a registered behavior technician at ABA Centers of Georgia, with first-degree child cruelty and battery following an alleged February 2026 incident involving a 16-year-old boy with autism; her attorney denies the accusations and the case is active.
Public Safety
Vitality Living Milton, a 94-unit assisted living and memory care facility on Webb Road, has operated on generator power since April 1 after a burst irrigation pipe destroyed the electrical panel; the company expects utility power restoration the week of July 27.
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