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DeKalb County Commissioner Larry Johnson has sponsored a resolution for the Georgia General Assembly to support the passage of HB 426 (Hate Crime Bill).  The DeKalb County Board of Commissioners unanimously approved the resolution. The Georgia General Assembly is scheduled to reconvene on June 15, after suspending its session on March 14 due to the coronavirus pandemic. Commissioner Larry Johnson said the DeKalb County Board of Commissioners (BOC) is committed to preserving the rights of all crime victims and is expressly opposed to bigotry and prejudice in any form. “As county leaders we are the conveners and catalyst to help…

STONE MOUNTAIN—Freedom Middle School will be distributing USDA food boxes to Clarkston/Stone Mountain families on Wednesday, June 17, 9-12 noon at Freedom Middle School. Families can drive through to pick up food boxes.

No booking photo of the suspect available.  Authorities did not have a booking photo of Elijah Singleton available.    The DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office Fugitive Unit, working with the U. S. Marshals, has arrested a suspect in the assault of a woman and kidnapping of her child. Sheriff’s investigators  arrested Emmanuel Elijah Singleton, 26, of Scottdale, Georgia on Friday, June 12, on warrants charging him with Aggravated Assault, Kidnapping, and Motor Vehicle Theft. According to warrants issued on June 11, Singleton stabbed Morgan Alexander Byrd-Holmes several times at a Brockett Road apartment before stealing her vehicle with the victim’s…

Richard Rose, president of the Atlanta branch of the NAACP joined the state NAACP today in calling for immediate change in policing and public safety policies in Atlanta and accountability at the highest level in the shooting death of Rayshard Brooks on June 12 in a Wendy’s parking lot. “We demand that the City of Atlanta admit that the police force has a police brutality problem,” Rose said. “We call for the immediate termination of Chief Erika Shields who has demonstrated that she does not have the capacity to make systemic changes in her department to ensure a focus…

The DeKalb County Human Services Department announces the launch of its Youth Services Virtual Village, an online platform bringing resources, programs and activities to children and youth living in DeKalb County. Many children who normally attend recreational facilities and summer camps remain sheltered in place at home as a result of the current COVID-19 pandemic. The Virtual Village is an online platform that provides information, classes and activities to parents and youth from birth through 18 years of age. More than 30 classes and programs that are normally held in person have been converted to this virtual platform connecting instructors…

Event will be livestreamed Sunday, June 14, on Facebook   DeKalb County Police Chief Mirtha V. Ramos will host a Virtual Community Q&A on Sunday, June 14, 6 p.m.,  on the department’s Facebook page. Questions or concerns can be submitted on the Facebook event post beforehand or submitted live during the Q&A session. “I want the community to know that I hear and understand their concerns and frustration,” said Chief Ramos. “I’m hosting this Q&A to reaffirm my stance on honesty and transparency.”  The DeKalb County Police Department is the second-largest police department in Georgia. Chief Ramos is…

                                        State Sen. Emanuel Jones and DeKalb CEO Michael Thurmond ATLANTA — The DeKalb County Senate Delegation on June 11 voted unanimously to ask DeKalb CEO Michael Thurmond to provide frontline pay to 1,000 county poll workers. State Sen. Emanuel Jones, chairman of the DeKalb Senate Delegation, said poll workers are vital to our democracy and the voting process, and should receive frontline pay for their Election Day service during the June, August and November elections. Thurmond agreed to…

Rockdale County Supervisor of Elections Cynthia Willingham said outstanding ballots will now be counted on Monday, June 15, instead of today, June 12,  because of a myriad of problems and malfunctions across the state on Election Day. Willingham said absentee ballots, military ballots and provisional ballots must still be counted, which will determine who is in a runoff. In the three-way County Commission Chair race, incumbent Oz Nesbit had the lead over challengers Katrina McCollum Young and Brian Jenkins, who were in second and third place respectively. Nesbitt had 9,181 votes (51.92). McCollum Young had 6,270(35.46); and Jenkins…

On Monday, June 1, 2020, Marquez Chandler was the passenger and shooter in a vehicle involved in a drive-by shooting on Green Valley Drive in Conyers.  He is currently WANTED by the Conyers Police Department.   Tipsters will remain anonymous and are asked to contact Crime Stoppers with any information: Call: 404.577.TIPS (8477) Click: www.CrimeStoppersAtlanta.org

Tipsters will remain anonymous and are asked to contact Crime Stoppers with any information: Call:404.577.TIPS (8477) Click: www.CrimeStoppersAtlanta.org