Chief Mirtha Ramos, the first female and longest-serving DeKalb County police chief in over 20 years, has stepped down after five years, with Assistant Chief Gregory Padrick serving as interim chief.

DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. - Outgoing DeKalb County Police Chief Mirtha Ramos says she was "completely surprised" when, on behalf of DeKalb County CEO Lorraine Cochran-Johnson, COO Zach Williams informed ...

Police say around 10:18 p.m. this evening, they responded to an armed carjacking in the 2900 block of Panola Road.

DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. — DeKalb County Police Chief Mirtha Ramos said she was blindsided when she was told she had less than three weeks to decide her future with the department. On Wednesday ...

DeKalb County’s first female police chief says the choice to step down was made for her. Mirtha Ramos was called into the chief operating officer’s office and told to step away from her duties ...

DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. — DeKalb County Police Chief Mirtha Ramos says she was given two choices: resign or face termination. Ramos sat down with Channel 2 investigative reporter Mark Winne and said ...

A DeKalb County woman is in custody after police say she attacked a man with a knife during an argument overnight.

DEKALB COUNTY — The DeKalb County Police Department are investigating a shooting where a man was shot multiple times. Police ...

Beginning today, hundreds of DeKalb County police officers are benefitting from a pay increase. DeKalb County CEO Lorraine ...

A man is dead after a shooting along Covington Highway on Thursday morning, according to the DeKalb County Police Department.

A jury convicted a man responsible for the deaths of two siblings in DeKalb County, more than three decades after the crimes took place.