DeKalb County has expanded its police department's high-speed pursuit policy, including training officers in the Precision Immobilization Technique (PIT maneuver) to address rising crime.

"We're also preparing for the possibility of a national recession," DeKalb County CEO Lorraine Cochran-Johnson said. The county receives approximately $346 million in federal funding, with its ...

DeKalb County CEO Lorraine Cochran-Johnson has been in office for 100 days. So far she has tackled increasing the water and sewer rates, improving police recruitment and retention and has made some ...

According to DKPD, they’ll be deploying new safety checkpoints in “high crime areas” to both deter crime and reduce traffic ...

DeKalb County’s chief executive officer said Thursday that she has frozen nonessential spending and the creation of new jobs to safeguard crucial county services amid uncertainty about federal funding ...

Dozens of water and sewer bills worth more than $500,000 are owed to both governments as they spend millions in system upgrades.

DeKalb County hosted a “Spring Forward” Beautification and Code Compliance Town Hall to encourage community involvement in maintaining cleaner and safer neighborhoods.

The DeKalb County Police Department announced Friday that homicides in the county were down almost 49% but they were taking new steps to deter crime in the community. According to DKPD, they’ll ...

DeKalb County CEO Lorraine Cochran-Johnson has implemented an executive order to temporarily freeze unneeded spending and the creation of new positions. Market crash not part of Trump’s strategy ...

In an executive order, Dekalb County CEO Lorraine Cochran-Johnson is temporarily freezing any new hiring and spending in precaution of any federal funding cuts. Trump-appointed State Department ...

DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. — The DeKalb County Police Department announced Friday that homicides in the county were down almost 49% but they were taking new steps to deter crime in the community.