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
Milton firefighters and police officers visit Camp Joyful Soles every week during its seven-week summer session, giving 35 campers ages 13 to 22 with disabilities hands-on time with fire engines, gear and law enforcement outside of emergencies.
Public Safety
Milton is testing all 11 of its outdoor weather warning sirens on Monday, July 20, and Tuesday, July 21, in partnership with Meer Electric; test blasts last about 15 seconds, compared to three-minute blasts during a real weather emergency.
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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