East Point Police Department offering new benefits and incentives for officers
Current and incoming officers are set to receive higher salaries, educational pay incentives, and upgraded equipment.
Woman charged with shooting boyfriend to death in East Point apartment
The East Point woman called the police and told them that she had shot her boyfriend, officials say. He died from his injuries and she's charged with homicide.
Man fires rifle at passing cars in East Point, video shows
Joseph Washington, 19, was arrested in connection to the crime, police said.
Police wants to talk to man about deadly shooting at Piggly Wiggly in East Point
East Point police would like to speak with a man seen in surveillance images about a deadly shooting Monday at a popular grocery store.
Person shot dead in front of Piggly Wiggly in East Point identified
Police in East Point have released the name of the man found shot to death in front of a popular supermarket Monday afternoon.
Georgia woman celebrates 104th birthday with parade
Loved ones gathered in East Point to celebrate a momentous occasion, the 104th birthday of their family's matriarch Pauline Beasley.
Georgia warming centers: Where to find shelter during the winter storm
Several Georgia counties and municipalities announced they have opened warming centers for people without shelter or power during Sunday's winter storm.
Police: Suspects caught trying to sell stolen high-end camera lenses
East Point police say a smart business owner caught the suspects trying to sell four movie camera lenses worth over $71,000 that were stolen from another store.
Fire at East Point rooming house displaces over a dozen residents
Officials are searching for the cause of a fire at an East Point rooming house that displaced over a dozen people early Tuesday morning.
Christmas week off to sweet start at East Point’s Sammy Cheezecake
The team at Sammy Cheezecake in East Point is working harder than Santa's elves this week -- making sure everyone has a decadent dessert to enjoy after Christmas dinner.
New East Point police chief: 'It takes a community to have a safe city'
After two high-profile murders in just two weeks, leaders in the city of East Point updated the public on what steps they have taken to address violent crime.
Police search for car burglary suspect who shot, killed East Point man
Police in East Point released photos investigators said is of suspects wanted in connection to a series of car break-ins and the shooting death of a man trying to prevent it.
Burglars shoot and kill East Point man after he caught them breaking into his truck, family says
Those who knew 24-year-old Knox Panter say he was the type of guy who’d give you the shirt off his back.
'Don't do this to me': East Point woman on phone call with brother as gunman robs, kill him
Juan Lopez was shot and killed outside an East Point ATM on Black Friday. His sister was on the phone with during the call. Loved ones believes the criminals involved wanted his truck.
Man shot at gas pump in East Point, police say
East Point Police Department Officers went on Monday evening to 2067 Delowe Drive to investigate reports of a person shot. Police said the victim was at a gas pump when an unknown suspect approached him and shot him.
Giving Tuesday is 'Super Bowl' for Atlanta Community Food Bank
Staffers and volunteers at the Atlanta Community Food Bank call Giving Tuesday their "Super Bowl Day" and are hoping for a big response from the community.
Police: Man caught on camera promoting 'dangerous' East Point street race
East Point police are searching for a man who allegedly recorded himself in a Youtube video promoting a dangerous street racing event at one of the city's shopping centers.
Shooting of Jamarion Robinson: Police officers indicted in 26-year-old's death
Two law enforcement officials have been indicted in connection to the shooting death of Jamarion Robinson inside his East Point apartment more than five years ago.
East Point rallies behind principal battling stage four cancer
Participants will walk laps to raise funds in honor of Hamilton E. Holmes Elementary School Principal Adrienne Grainger Smith.
Massive tractor-trailer fire shuts down I-285 in East Point, 1 injured
A massive vehicle fire involving three tractor-trailers and a SUV shut down all lanes of Interstate 285 in Fulton County Thursday morning. Drivers should expect major delays.