South Fulton County Stories
A list of the most recent stories about South Fulton County.
I-285 reopens after hazmat incident
A truck leaking chemicals onto the pavement shut down all southbound lanes of I-285 near Washington Road at the height of the Wednesday afternoon rush hour. Contrary to initial reports, the spilled material was not toxic or hazardous, but slick. An East Point Police Department spokesman told Channel 2 Action ...
East point mayor, police chief clash on crime rates
In the first of several budget hearings, East Point’s mayor and police chief disagreed about whether crime is on the rise in the south Fulton County city. Mayor Ernestine Pittman said the police force is oversized for the city’s population and crime is down. Pittman wants to cut down the ...
East Point council to discuss cutting police jobs to balance budget
East Point city leaders will discuss potentially cutting police officer jobs during a city council meeting Monday night. Mayor Earnestine Pittman said there are no “sacred cows” when it comes to balancing the budget, and she believes the struggling suburb has too many officers for its population and tax base. ...
Police identify woman accused of driving over boyfriend
Channel 2 Action News has confirmed the identity of a woman Fairburn police said intentionally hit her boyfriend, who was thrown from the car she was driving after an argument Sunday morning. The woman has been identified as 30-year-old Sharees Dennard. She has been booked into Fulton County Jail on ...
New amphitheater draws thousands amid profitability concerns
It wasn't just concert-goers watching a festival at the brand new Wolf Creek Amphitheater. Critics of the state of the art facility in south Fulton County also had their eyes on the venue's first big shows- Funk Fest 2012. Those critics question if the amphitheater will ever prove to ...
East Point tackles 'eyesores'
The city of East Point is taking some drastic steps to clean up neighborhoods. Demolition crews used heavy equipment to tear down the abandoned Los Erken apartment buildings on Central Avenue. The action comes as part of the city’s worst properties program where the city seizes dilapidated properties if owners ...
College Park Walmart evacuated over suspicious briefcase
A Fulton County Walmart was evacuated late Tuesday night after someone left a suspicious package in the parking lot. A security guard at the College Park Walmart on Old National Highway told police that someone deliberately left a briefcase in the parking lot and drove off. Members of the Fulton ...
College Park police investigate auto theft ring
College Park police said they have busted a major auto theft ring that terrorized surrounding cities. Detectives have arrested three people and are searching for three others. "We've seen a big increase in auto thefts," Detective Dustin Matthews told Channel 2’s Tom Jones. But Matthews said the number of ...
Fulton County SWAT situation ends in arrest of 2 teens
Two teens are in police custody after a SWAT situation outside a south Fulton County home. Fulton County police said they went to the home on Louis the 14th Lane to serve a search warrant, but two teens inside wanted on several charges refused to come out. Police called the ...
Car crashes into pole; 2 killed
Georgia State Patrol investigators are looking into whether rain played a part in an accident that killed two people on Interstate 85 in South Fulton County. Crews shut down the northbound lanes near Senoia Road Sunday evening for about an hour after an SUV veered off the road and crashed ...
Gunman sought in wild apartment shooting
Police say at least one gunman is still on the loose after a shooting outside an apartment complex left two men injured. Residents at the Hickory Park Apartments on Delano Road said they were not sure where to take cover as a barrage of bullets began flying, just before 1 ...
Former police chief kicks off sheriff campaign
Former East Point Police Chief Frank Brown kicked off his campaign for Fulton County sheriff on Saturday. Brown told the crowd at his morning event that he is ready to clean up the Fulton County jail. "One of the things, if you leave people in a position too long, become ...
East Point detective accused of punching ex-girlfriend
An East Point detective is accused of punching his ex-girlfriend in front of their 8-year-old son. Clayton County police arrested Marcellus Wilcher on Wednesday and charged him with battery and child cruelty. Investigators said he drove his new girlfriend in an unmarked police car to his ex-girlfriend’s house on Isleworth ...
Toddler rescued after falling down 20-foot drain
The East Point Fire Department used its smallest firefighter to go into a storm drain and rescue a 1-year-old child who had fallen inside. East Point firefighters said Darnell Brown was sitting on the storm drain cover Sunday night and when he stood up, his foot slipped into the drain. ...
2 suspects wanted in officer-involved shooting
One suspect is recovering from an officer-involved shooting, while police are looking for two more. The Saturday afternoon incident started when officers spotted a black Honda Civic that belonged to a man who was just carjacked at gunpoint in an area strip mall parking lot off Fairburn Road in south ...
2 consecutive break-ins cause $1,600 in damage to church
Police said they are investigating the second break-in in as many days at a South Fulton County church. The latest break-in happened at 3 a.m. Wednesday at the Poplar United Methodist Church on Old Cascade Road. The burglar used a brick to break a glass door on Wednesday, after someone ...
East Point man accused of murdering roommate
An East Point man was arrested in Maryland and charged with murder for the death of his Atlanta roomate. Authorities said Kevin Middleton, 24, turned himself in and is being held in Price County, Maryland, awaiting extradition. He is accused of shooting and stabbing his East Point roomate, 27-year-old Javon ...
Charges upgraded for teen in crash that killed teacher
A teen faces felony charges in a wreck that killed a south Fulton County middle school teacher. Police said the teen was driving on Camp Creek Parkway when she hit another car carrying Sandtown Middle School teacher Shireen Haynes, who died in the crash. The 16-year-old was on a restricted ...
More than 2,000 attend airport job fair
Thousands of job seekers lined up at a job fair Monday for a chance to work at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport. Channel 2's Amanda Cook went to the Georgia International Convention Center in College Park, where more than 2,000 people showed up within the first hour of the first day of ...
Police: Union City fatal home invasion was not random
Police in south Fulton County said five home invaders that shot and killed a couple and critically injured their two sons targeted the family. The shooting happened on Tartan Court in Union City around 11 p.m. on Saturday. Union City police have identified the victims as Conswellow Bell, 39, and ...
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