Atlanta Councilwoman Arrested for DUI; Mableton Man Charged in Grandfather's Death

Man Killed in Whitlock Avenue Wreck - Marietta Patch

Marietta Police are investigating a single vehicle fatality accident on Whitlock Avenue at Winn Street that occurred at 1:42 a.m. on Wednesday, May 8.

Initial on scene investigation reveals that a 2001 Jeep Cherokee was traveling east on Whitlock Avenue at a high rate of speed. Marietta Patch has more details on the accident.

Life Sentence For Starlight Drive-In Shooter - East Atlanta Patch

A DeKalb County Superior Court Judge sentenced Quentric S. Williams to life in prison Wednesday for the murder of Mitt-Chai Lenix, the Georgia National Guardsman and medic he shot to death last year.

Williams, 32, received an additional 15 years on top of his life sentence, meaning he will die prison. East Atlanta Patch has more on this story.

Atlanta Councilwoman Arrested on DUI Charges - Cascade Patch

Longtime Councilwoman, Cleta Winslow, representing District 4 was arrested around 11 p.m. Tuesday evening after she was observed committing traffic violations.

According to APD Public Affairs, "On 5/7/13 at approximately 11:14 p. m., an Atlanta Police officer patrolling the area of Oglethorpe Ave. SW and Peeples St. SW., noticed a gray Honda Accord commit multiple traffic violations. Cascade Patch has more on this story. 

Mableton Man Charged with Grandfather's Death - South Cobb Patch

A missing Lilburn man was found dead in Mableton tonight, and one of two people being held on a felony murder charge in connection with his death is his grandson.

Edward Smith, 78, had not been seen since Thursday, said Sgt. Dana Pierce, the spokesman for the Cobb County Police Department. He was reported missing on Sunday. Get the latest news on the investigation at South Cobb Patch.

- Brookhaven Patch

Two communities in Brookhaven and Chamblee are on rabies alert. 

DeKalb County Animal Services and Enforcement captured two raccoons in the Harts Mill Court area on April 26 and in the Ragley Hall Road area on April 30. Both raccoons tested positive for rabies. Brookhaven Patch has more on this story.