DeKalb County news: Doraville makes interim police chief permanent

Charles D. Atkinson is now the full-fledged chief of the Doraville Police Department.

Atkinson had served as interim chief for the northeastern DeKalb County city since June 2019, when predecessor John King resigned for a job as Georgia's insurance commissioner.

Atkinson, who was raised in Doraville, was appointed permanent chief this week. He has been with the department for 26 years.

“This is home,” Atkinson, 50, said in a news release. “This city has meant a lot to my family. I have so many memories here, and it’s exciting to see how we are progressing as a city. The Doraville of today is not the Doraville of 30 years ago. I see great things ahead.”

Atkinson also became Doraville’s interim city manager on Jan. 1, 2020. He will continue in that role until a permanent city manager is hired from a search that is underway, officials said.

About the Author

Woman shot in head outside Loganville CVS; suspect caught in Lawrenceville.

Store temporarily closed during police investigation, officials say.

Argument between strangers ends in fatal shooting at Greenbriar Mall, police say

Officials found a 28-year-old man unresponsive and suffering from several gunshot wounds outside Greenbriar Mall in Atlanta.

Ahmaud Arbery’s parents relieved after court upholds hate crime convictions

A three-judge panel issued its ruling Friday, nearly two years after attorneys for the men convicted of Arbery's murder sought to have their federal convictions overturned.

The Latest

Credit: Channel 2 Action News

Woman shot in head outside Loganville CVS; suspect caught in Lawrenceville.

Ahmaud Arbery’s parents relieved after court upholds hate crime convictions

Busy DeKalb intersection reopens after train, tractor-trailer crash

Featured

Credit: Bloomberg via Getty Images

Prosecutor takes helm of Georgia case against Trump. But will he move forward?

A veteran Georgia prosecutor will decide the fate of Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis' election interference case against Donald Trump and his allies.

With some solar power tax breaks expiring, Georgians rush to catch the sun

Georgia solar installers say they’re seeing a surge of customers trying to install rooftop solar systems before federal tax credits go away at the end of the year.

‘Automatic for the People’: Weaver D’s still bonds Athens as era nears end

After feeding everyone from R.E.M. to Brian Kemp, and coining a phrase that went global, Dexter Weaver is preparing to close his storied Athens soul food restaurant.