5 unbuckled kids found in backseat of car after high-speed chase, Georgia deputies say
A Powder Springs mother is in big trouble with the law after officers find five unbuckled children in the backseat of the car she was driving.
Young athletes at greater risk of cardiac problems from chest trauma, experts say
Damar Hamlin’s collapse is turning the focus of many to a condition called Commotio Cordis. It occurs when athletes get hit in the chest so hard, it stops their heart’s electrical cycle.
3 arrested for robbing Coweta County delivery driver of cargo
Coweta County Sheriff’s investigators say one of the three men pointed at his waistband and told the driver not to do anything.
Cold fries guy, half-dressed shoplifters, 'fanny pack bandits': Odd metro Atlanta crimes in 2022
A few incidents and investigations caught metro Atlanta residents' attention. Here are examples of the strangest crimes in 2022:
Video shows man running from Coweta County deputies during traffic stop
Christopher Close was pulled over along Interstate 85 on Dec. 12 after Coweta County deputies say he was clocked at driving 90 mph in a 70 mph zone.
Coweta County man charged with child sexual exploitation
Tommy James Blevins was charged under Georgia's computer pornography and child exploitation act.
Couple uses children to hide shoplifted items, Coweta County deputies say
The Coweta County Sheriff’s Office released surveillance images showing the couple with three children.
Newnan hotel clerk accused of raping intoxicated hotel guest
Jermaine Oswald Soo-Tim, 31, was charged with kidnapping and rape.
Coweta County victim in burglary still searching for sentimental stolen items
Investigators believe Humphrey broke into Stacey’s house three times, stealing thousands of dollars in collectible toys as well as guns.
14 people arrested in Coweta prostitution sting
Coweta County Sheriff's deputies and U.S. Homeland Security agents say they have arrested 14 people in a prostitution sting and rescued 3 potential victims of human trafficking.
Body camera video shows man throw pistol from truck during traffic stop
Video shows deputies pull over 38-year-old Joshua Deleon, who tosses a pistol out of the window of the truck as he comes to a stop. Deputies said that's not the only gun they found in his possession.
Deputies hold active shooter training held at Coweta County church
The Coweta County Sheriff’s Office held training at Southside Church in Newnan this week.
Police: Woman steals over $1,000 worth of flu medication from Newnan Publix
While it is cold and flu season, Newnan police said one woman went overboard preparing for it in a local Publix. They said she was caught stealing approximately $1,300 worth of medications from the store.
Newnan Police Department fires officer suspected of DUI following crash
The Newnan Police Department said it terminated an officer who suspected of driving under the influence and crashing their police car on Friday afternoon.
Detention officers rush to save life of Coweta County inmate having heart attack
This is the second time since September the staff at the Coweta County Jail has had to rush in to save an inmate's life.
Clean battery manufacture announces new plant, 723 future jobs in Coweta County
Clean, next-generation battery developer FREYR Battery plans to hire 723 people and invest more than $2.57 billion in the plant through 2029.
Coweta County Sheriff's new internet crimes against children unit makes first arrest
Jason Leland Daugherty, 42, of Sharpsburg, was charged with four counts of possession of child pornography and child exploitation.
Man arrested in Alabama after violent multi-state crime spree, investigators say
Michael Butler was arrested in Leeds, Alabama and booked into the Autauga County Jail, just north of Montgomery, Alabama early Sunday morning.
3 women arrested, accused of stealing thousands of dollars’ worth of underwear
Investigators say their brief crime spree has come to an end.
'Fanny pack bandits' targets high-end fragrance counter in Coweta County
Investigators in Coweta County say fanny packs are back in style, but not in a good way. Two men are wanted for using the 90s-era pouches to make off with hundreds of dollars’ worth of fragrances.