Latest reporting from the Public Safety desk.
Latest reporting from the Public Safety desk.
Latest reporting from the Public Safety desk.
Public Safety
A raccoon that attacked a resident in the Sandy Springs/Dunwoody area on July 26 tested positive for rabies, prompting Fulton County health officials to issue a public advisory urging pet vaccinations and wildlife avoidance.
Public Safety
The DOJ announced Tuesday, July 28, that Guillermo Cruz Velazquez, 53, faces a federal firearms charge after his gun discharged on a MARTA bus near Roswell and Glenridge roads in Sandy Springs, injuring two people.
Public Safety
Sandy Springs Police closed all southbound lanes of GA-400 at I-285 for about two hours early Tuesday, July 28, for a crash investigation before confirming lanes had reopened by 3:13 a.m.
Public Safety
All six adults stranded on the Chattahoochee River near Sandy Springs' East Palisades Trail on Saturday, July 25, were rescued without injuries after Atlanta Fire Rescue deployed boats, drones, and ground teams.
Public Safety
Fulton County confirmed its first West Nile virus-positive mosquito trap of 2026 in Grant Park, and the CDC reports the earliest active national season since 2004, prompting county health officials to urge Sandy Springs residents to follow prevention measures.
Public Safety
Police say Cruz Velazquez Guillermo's gun accidentally discharged on a MARTA Route 5 bus at Roswell and Glenridge roads late Thursday, July 23, wounding two people; MARTA Police Chief Scott Kreher is now calling for TSA-style screening and a firearms ban on transit.
Public Safety
Sandy Springs City Council approved a $223,750 contract with Gresham Smith to study safety improvements along Roswell Road between Hammond Drive and Cliftwood Drive, a high-crash retail corridor just north of I-285.
Public Safety
The National Weather Service's Peachtree City office issued a Hazardous Weather Outlook for Sandy Springs on Wednesday, July 22, warning that moisture from Tropical Storm Bertha colliding with a stalled cold front could produce localized flash flooding, especially after 3 p.m. and before midnight.
Public Safety
A warrant reveals eight inmates already held on murder charges joined two others in a coordinated stabbing attack at the Fulton County Jail on June 1, using homemade knives on a fellow inmate. The attack occurred less than five months after Fulton County entered a federal consent decree to improve safety at the facility, which is funded by property taxes from residents across the county including Sandy Springs.
Public Safety
A federal drug suspect's vehicle launched onto a Sandy Springs Police cruiser during a chase near Colquitt Road on Saturday, July 18; the suspect was taken into custody and no officers were injured. Separately, Sandy Springs firefighters rescued a trapped driver from an embankment crash near Trowbridge Road on Friday, July 17.
Public Safety
The Sandy Springs City Council votes Tuesday, July 21, on a $223,750 Roswell Road safety engineering contract, a $300,000 Glenridge Drive sidewalk, and up to $597,900 for 12 new police vehicles.
Public Safety
Sandy Springs Police closed Lake Forest Drive at Steward Drive on Monday, July 20, after a tree fell onto power lines and blocked the roadway, with no estimated time for reopening.
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