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Georgia officials indict six charged in organized retail crime scheme
Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr and Blue Ridge Judicial Circuit District Attorney Susan K. Treadaway announced a new indictment in Cherokee County charging six people who allegedly worked together to operate an organized retail crime scheme targeting T.J. Maxx and HomeGoods locations in Georgia, Tennessee, Florida and Mississippi.


Atlanta to close Pryor Street homeless camp near Interstate 75/85
State and local officials will begin a comprehensive closure and clearing of the encampment located along Pryor Street near the Interstate 75/85 corridor. Officials said the closure will follow the recommendations of the 2025 Task Force on Homelessness Response, which established new procedures for how the City safely manages encampment closures. The Georgia Department of Transportation is partnering with the city of Atlanta on today’s closure. “Living in these encampments is not safe for the


Police top fire in Chief’s Cup during Smyrna Public Safety Foundation’s Fourth Annual Golf Tournament
The Smyrna Police Department was victorious over the Smyrna Fire Department in this year’s Chief’s Cup for the second consecutive year. The honor was bestowed at the Smyrna Public Safety Foundation’s Fourth Annual Golf Tournament at Brookstone Golf & Country Club. More than 100 people participated in the tournament, raising money for the Foundation to support the Jonquil City’s first responders. “The event was a great celebration of Smyrna’s first responders, and everyone who participated

