Morning Notes for Oct. 27: Public safety, City Hall

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Public safety

• Deceased Child: 3507 Cardinal DR SW Preliminary information: On October 26, 2026, at approximately 7:20 p.m., Atlanta Police Zone 4 officers responded to a welfare check at 3507 Cardinal Drive SW. Upon arrival, offic (Atlanta Police Department)
• 816 incidents reported in Atlanta in the week to Oct. 27, 2026 Atlanta Police Department crime data (open data) lists 816 incident reports dated Oct. 21, 2026 to Oct. 27, 2026. Most common: All Other Offenses (133), Drug/Narcotic Violations (9 (Atlanta Police Department crime data (open data))
• Aggravated Assault reported on the 300 Block of Piedmont Ave NE, Downtown Atlanta Police Department crime data (open data): Aggravated Assault reported Oct. 27, 2026 on the 300 Block of Piedmont Ave NE (Downtown). Records row only; status as listed: not (Atlanta Police Department crime data (open data))
• Aggravated Assault reported on the 300 Block of Mcdaniel St SW, The Villages At Castleberry Hill Atlanta Police Department crime data (open data): Aggravated Assault reported Oct. 27, 2026 on the 300 Block of Mcdaniel St SW (The Villages At Castleberry Hill). Records row only; (Atlanta Police Department crime data (open data))
• Person Shot: 983 Ralph David Abernathy Blvd. SW Preliminary Information: On October 26, 2026, at approximately 1:30 p.m., a 26-year-old male victim with an apparent gunshot wound walked into the Zone 4 precinct at 884 York Ave. (Atlanta Police Department)
• Arrest Update: Homicide: 3751 Martin Luther King Jr. Dr. NW Arrest update: On October 24, 2026, Atlanta Police Zone 1 officers took Dorian Glover (10/2005) into custody during a traffic stop for outstanding warrants associated with the June (Atlanta Police Department)
• 2026 Week 43 Crime Report The 2026 Week 43 Crime Report has been uploaded. You may download this report and others in our Crime Statistics Page. (Atlanta Police Department)
• Aggravated Assault reported on the 1100 Block of Hank Aaron Dr SE, Peoplestown Atlanta Police Department crime data (open data): Aggravated Assault reported Oct. 26, 2026 on the 1100 Block of Hank Aaron Dr SE (Peoplestown). Records row only; status as listed: (Atlanta Police Department crime data (open data))

City Hall

• Mayor Andre Dickens to Host Ribbon Cutting Celebrating Deerwood Park Enhancements Mayor’s Office of Communications Media Advisory Mayor Andre Dickens to Host Ribbon Cutting Celebrating Deerwood Park Enhancements WHO: Mayor Andre Dickens… (City of Atlanta) Morning Notes is a daily digest of what Atlanta’s public bodies published, linked to the original. Have something for tomorrow’s Notes? Send a news tip.