It’s been nearly three years since the fatal shooting of Jayvis Benjamin by Avondale Estates Police Sgt. Lynn Thomas. In May the DeKalb County District Attorney’s Office said it would ask a grand jury to indict Thomas. But ...
Avondale Estates Police warned residents about suspicious activity that occurred on the afternoon of Nov. 29. According to an alert from the police department, officers responded to a call about a suspicious person and vehicle ...
The Avondale Estates Police Department is asking the public to keep an eye out for a 1999 Honda Civic sedan that was recently stolen from the 3300 block of Covington Highway. It was reported stolen at 9:54 ...
Avondale Estates Police responded to a report of a stolen vehicle on July 9. Officers responded to the call at 8:15 p.m. in the 100 block of Lake Street. “Upon arrival and initial investigation, it ...
Avondale Estates Police say that on June 19 a resident reported someone had broken into their vehicle. The incident occurred in the 1000 block of Lakeshore Drive. Police responded to the call at 8:30 am. “Upon ...
According to Avondale Estates Police, a homeowner confronted a thief who was trying to steal a bicycle from her garage. Police aren’t sure if the suspect is the person responsible for recent thefts from carports ...
Avondale Estates police have received two reports of thefts from carports within the last seven days. The most recent report came in on June 2. According to police, officers went to a residence in the ...
The Avondale Estates Police Department has concluded that an armed robbery reported on March 25 is unfounded. In March, the Police Department sent out an alert saying police had responded to an armed robbery on East ...
The District Attorney’s Office has confirmed that it intends to ask a Criminal Grand Jury to indict an Avondale Estates police officer for his role in a fatal 2013 shooting. Sgt. Lynn Thomas fatally shot ...
Avondale Estates Police on Thursday afternoon got a call about an alarm going off at a residence on Covington Road. The call came in at 1:08 pm. “Upon arrival at the residence, responding officers discovered ...