ATLANTA - Operation Heatwave is kicking off its second year. Atlanta Police say the intense summer initiative is meant to crack down on guns, gangs, and drugs, but some things are different this year.

ATLANTA - Getting guns and drugs out of the hands of criminals and gang members is a top priority for police, Atlanta Police Chief Darin Schierbaum told the Atlanta City Council’s Public Safety ...

ATLANTA — As schools let out for spring break, Atlanta police are cracking down on crime. Officers are focusing on specific neighborhoods as they work to keep kids away from crime. A police captain ...

To fight violent crime in Atlanta, the Atlanta Police Department has officially launched Operation Heatwave, a 16-week effort to reduce homicides, shootings and armed robberies by targeting certain ...

ATLANTA — Officials provided an update on its "Operation Heatwave" Thursday evening. This is the second year of the initiative in an effort to combat gang activity within the city. Among the speakers ...

ATLANTA — Three-time Grammy-award winner Killer Mike is using his celebrity to encourage kids to stay away from guns, gangs and violence. The artist spoke to students at Tri-Cities High School in East ...

Some metro area Student Resource Officers are getting intensive training where they are learning to be ‘G.R.E.A.T’, which is an acronym for Gang Resistance, Education and Training. It’s a program ...

ATLANTA — FBI Atlanta says agents and partners with the Safe Streets Gang Task Force are carrying out arrests of suspected gang members across metro Atlanta and Athens. The operation is dubbed “Summer ...

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