Lithonia Crime

Crime, law and justice, and police blotter near Lithonia, GA or anywhere in the US.

Recent Crime News

• Man shot multiple times dies in Lithonia gas station...

  Tuesday | via Examiner.com 

  A man was shot to death early Tuesday morning in the parking lot of a Lithonia gas station, and police are trying to determine who did it and why.

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• Police: DeKalb sergeant 'boisterous' before arrest

  Tuesday | via Palm Beach Post 

  DeKalb County police Sgt. Jerry Banks was boisterous and disobedient last week when police detectives told him to leave the home of a woman they called his girlfriend, according to police reports.

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• DeKalb cop placed on leave after arrest

  Tuesday | via MyFoxAtlanta 

  Investigators say Sgt. Jerry Banks interfered as DeKalb police officers executed a search warrant at a Lithonia home on Browns Mill Ferry Drive on Friday.

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• Home hit by two dozen bullets

  Monday | via MyFoxAtlanta 

  A man came home from vacation to find his house riddled with bullets. He says police told him someone had a high-powered rifle and sprayed the place.

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• DeKalb cop released on bond

  Monday | via MyFoxAtlanta 

  A DeKalb County police sergeant is out on bond following his arrest on Friday. Sgt. Jerry Banks was charged with obstruction during the execution of a search warrant at a friend's home in Lithonia.

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• Clues sought in fatal Lithonia gas station shooting

  Monday May 28 | via WSB-TV 

  DeKalb County investigators hope surveillance footage from a gas station will lead them to the person who shot and killed a man early Monday morning.

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• Woman robbed in Myrtle Beach follows suspects, who a...

  Sunday May 27 | via The State 

  Two men, one from North Carolina and one from Georgia, were arrested early Sunday after a woman reported being robbed a gunpoint in Myrtle Beach.

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• Ex-teacher accused of having sex with student in his...

  Saturday May 26 | via Examiner.com 

  A former Tucker Middle School teacher allegedly had sex with a 15-year-old girl and spied on a co-worker as well as a female guest at his Lithonia home.

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• Police: Sergeant Arrested for Obstructing Officers

  Friday May 25 | via Patch.com 

  DeKalb County Police have arrested Sgt. Jerry R. Banks, who is charged with misdemeanor obstructing or hindering law enforcement officers during an investigation, the department said in a statement Friday.

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• First days of qualifying point to active election se...

  Friday May 25 | via Cross Roads News 

  The 2012 primary season is going to be busy for some incumbents, and for candidates seeking the open House District 93 seat.

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  Related Topix: Lithonia, GA, US Politics, US News, Representative Henry "Hank" Johnson, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Representative Hank Johnson

• DeKalb police sergeant arrested for obstruction

  Friday May 25 | via Palm Beach Post 

  A DeKalb County police sergeant whose wife was beaten and robbed earlier this month outside their home is himself in trouble with the law.

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• DeKalb police officer arrested for interfering with ...

  Friday May 25 | via 11Alive 

  TUCKER, Ga. - Police in DeKalb County arrested a fellow officer who they said interfered with a police investigation in Lithonia on Friday.

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• Robbery, standoff reported at Waffle House in DeKalb...

  Tuesday May 22 | via On Common Ground News 

  DeKalb County police were on the scene of a suspected robbery and standoff Tuesday afternoon that began at a Waffle House near I-20 and Evans Mill Road in Lithonia.

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• 4-hour standoff ends in DeKalb County

  Tuesday May 22 | via The Atlanta Journal-Constitution 

  More than four hours after the confrontation began, the second of two alleged DeKalb County Waffle House robbers was in custody Tuesday night.

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• Friend says DeKalb officer not responsible for wife'...

  Tuesday May 22 | via MyFoxAtlanta 

  Loved ones say the wife of a DeKalb County police sergeant is making a slow but steady recovery after a vicious attack last weekend.

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• Grandfather battling flesh-eating bacteria after acc...

  Tuesday May 22 | via MyFoxAtlanta 

  A grandfather is hospitalized in Macon after contracting a life-threatening flesh-eating condition.

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• 2 in custody after Waffle House robbery, hours-long ...

  Tuesday May 22 | via WSB-TV 

  DeKalb police have two men in custody after an armed robbery that led to nearly a 4 -hour standoff.

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• Suspect in custody after Lithonia standoff

  Tuesday May 22 | via 11 Alive 

  LITHONIA, Ga. -- DeKalb County Police have apprehended a robbery suspect after a five hour standoff on Evans Mill Road at Woodrow Drive.

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• Councilmember lives outside Lithonia city limits

  Monday May 14 | via MyFoxAtlanta 

  She's a council member who lives outside the city limits and pays no city property tax.

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  Related Topix: Lithonia, GA, Clayton County, GA

• DeKalb County police sergeant out on bond

  Jun 9, 2011 | via CBS Atlanta 

  CBS Atlanta News has learned new details about the arrest of a DeKalb County police sergeant and a female friend on Friday.

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