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Atlanta Crime Down 14% This Year, but Transit Violence Keeps Public on Edge
Robberies, burglaries and car thefts have plummeted, yet a string of random attacks on MARTA has complicated the city's public safety narrative
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Fulton sheriff's office charges a detention officer and three inmates in a contraband smuggling investigation
A detention officer at the Rice Street jail is accused of smuggling in tobacco, Suboxone strips, and cell phones. Three inmates face related charges. The sheriff says more arrests are possible.
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Overnight flooding inundates parts of the Fulton County Jail as sheriff publicly criticizes the county's improvement plan
Heavy rain on Wednesday night sent water into parts of the Rice Street facility, deputies said. Sheriff Patrick Labat told reporters the county's plan to fix the jail has 'not worked.'