CARROLLTON, Georgia (Atlanta News First) – Another metro Atlanta community will bury another police officer killed in the line of duty. Family and friends, as well as a large delegation of law enforcement officers from across Georgia, will gather Thursday for the funeral of Carroll County Sheriff’s Deputy Taylor Bristow. The 30-year-old was shot while […]
Editor’s note: This video is from a previous report. ATLANTA, Georgia (Atlanta News First) – A judicial emergency for Cobb County Superior Court has been extended for another month. The judicial emergency was originally scheduled to end on September 6, but was then extended until October 6. Chief Judge Gregory Poole declared the emergency in […]
ATLANTA, Georgia (Atlanta News First) – Three suspects have been arrested in connection with the murder of a young woman outside a Newton County gas station in July, the sheriff’s office said. According to the Newton County Sheriff’s Office, 18-year-old Damenica Roddy was killed shortly after 1 a.m. on July 21 outside a music studio […]
ATLANTA, Georgia (Atlanta News First) – A Georgia state trooper is alive thanks to an organ donor who donated his heart. The beating in Blake Shiver’s chest is a gift from a total stranger: a heart. Shiver said the only way he can say thank you is to live for two. “It’s my duty to […]
Editor’s note: The above video is from previous reporting. ATLANTA, Georgia (Atlanta News First) – Funeral plans have been announced for a Carroll County deputy who was killed in the line of duty. Detective Taylor Bristow, 30, was shot while serving an arrest warrant on Don Rich Drive in Carrollton on Tuesday. He spent several […]
CARROLL COUNTY, Georgia (Atlanta News First) – The Carroll County Sheriff’s Office is mourning the loss of one of its members. Detective Taylor Bristow succumbed to his injuries overnight. “You have to be brave, you have to be a hero to do this job,” said Shane Davis of West Georgia First Responders. Authorities said the […]
ATLANTA, Georgia (Atlanta News First) – A Carroll County deputy who was shot in the head during a search operation Tuesday has died, according to the sheriff’s office. Law enforcement shared the news about Investigator Taylor Bristow in a Facebook post early Saturday morning. “Tonight we mourn the passing of Investigator Bristow, who has left […]
ROSWELL, Ga. (Atlanta News First) – Forsyth County police dashcam video shows the arrest of a man accused of kidnapping a 4-year-old Roswell boy and his mother. A Levi’s Call, Georgia’s Amber Alert, was issued for the four-year-old child and his mother in Roswell early Wednesday morning. Video shows Forsyth County Sheriff’s officers pursuing the […]
ATLANTA, Georgia (Atlanta News First) – The former Douglas County judge accused of beating an Atlanta police officer at a Buckhead nightclub is expected in court Thursday. Former Douglas County Probate Judge Christina Peterson is trying to have the charges against her dismissed. On June 20 at around 3:15 a.m., police responded to a disturbance […]
ATLANTA, Georgia (Atlanta News First) – Atlanta Dream center Tina Charles moved into second place on the WNBA’s all-time scoring list during Wednesday’s game against the Phoenix Mercury, the team announced Wednesday night. Charles topped forward Tina Thompson with a three-pointer in the fourth quarter. Charles has been a member of the league for 12 […]
