Clayton County News

The top cop in Clayton County may soon be on the way out after allegations of corruption and mismanagement in the department.

Eight-year-old twins, Keshawn and Shamara Bellamy, whispered to each other as they looked over a table full of presents at the Clayton County Sheriff's Office in Jonesboro.

A 16-year-old boy has been charged in connection with a robbery at a BB&T Bank on Whitlock Avenue.

Family members said Wednesday night that a missing Clayton County girl was found safe.

Officials in Clayton County say a 90-year-old man died in a house fire, but five other people in the house managed to escape.

As Clayton County's top cop, Jeff Turner also has a reputation as a cop's cop. But this week the chief learned that he's got a chief ... county commission chairman Eldrin Bell.

Clayton County firefighters battled a fire at a house on Doncaster Road. Chief Landry Merkison said firefighters knocked down the fire quickly, but are still putting out hot spots.

The Clayton County Commission has given operational control of the county's police department to Chairman Eldrin Bell, and Police Chief Jeffrey Turner says the move undermines his authority.

A traffic stop in Meriwether County led to the capture of a drug trafficker wanted in Clayton County, said police.

Clayton County is eyeing land for its first county-owned industrial park, a move to spur more economic development in one of metro Atlanta's poorest counties.

Police on Saturday arrested a 20-year-old man accused of killing a teen last Sunday night at an Ellenwood apartment complex.

Clayton County police are asking for anyone who recognizes the suspect to call the Clayton County tip line at 770-473-5400. Bill Dowis says he was terrified.

A Clayton County parent wanted answers Wednesday night after her son was allegedly involved in an altercation with a teacher.

An elderly Clayton County, GA man reportedly used his handgun to fend off a pair of criminals who tried to rob him at gunpoint in his own home.

A three member panel will continue hearing testimony Friday concerning whether a Clayton County special education teacher should be fired.

An elderly Clayton County, GA man reportedly used his handgun to fend off a pair of criminals who tried to rob him at gunpoint in his own home.

A teenager was shot and killed at a Clayton County apartment Sunday night, police said.

Clayton County officials said they knew the generators were not working at the jail and were keeping their fingers crossed that the power didn't go out.

The employee of a Clayton County insurance agency is recovering from injuries she received during a Thursday night armed robbery.

A man in an elf suit is jailed after police in Georgia say he told a mall Santa that he was carrying dynamite.