Three dangerous inmates escaped from DeKalb County Jail near Atlanta Monday. Authorities warn residents to avoid approaching ...

Police say the three men, one of whom is a murder suspect, may be armed and are considered dangerous.

The escape was discovered during a routine security check, which prompted internal security teams to search the jail, the ...

DECATUR COUNTY, Ga. (WALB) - The Decatur County Sheriff’s Office (DCSO) is alerting residents about a scam. The sheriff’s office said scammers are calling residents asking for payment over the phone ...

DECATUR COUNTY, Ga. (WALB) - A woman has been sentenced on two counts of child abuse. On Wednesday, May 22, Sydney Heard was sentenced to 18 months to serve in the Decatur County Jail. WALB previously ...

Three inmates, including one being held on a murder charge, escaped early Monday from a county jail east of Atlanta, authorities said. The escape from the DeKalb County Jail was discovered during a ...

Three inmates who had escaped from a county jail just east of Atlanta are back in custody, according to a news release Tuesday from the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office.

Jan. 13—Former Decatur police officer Mac Marquette — who spent no time in a jail cell after he was charged with murder in the shooting death of Steve Perkins, was granted an unusually low bond, and ...