Morning Notes for Oct. 29: Public safety, City Hall

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Public safety

• 778 incidents reported in Atlanta in the week to Oct. 29, 2026 Atlanta Police Department crime data (open data) lists 778 incident reports dated Oct. 23, 2026 to Oct. 29, 2026. Most common: All Other Offenses (121), Drug/Narcotic Violations (9 (Atlanta Police Department crime data (open data))
• Aggravated Assault reported on the 2400 Block of Martin Luther King Jr Dr NW, Florida Heights Atlanta Police Department crime data (open data): Aggravated Assault reported Oct. 29, 2026 on the 2400 Block of Martin Luther King Jr Dr NW (Florida Heights). Records row only; st (Atlanta Police Department crime data (open data))
• Aggravated Assault reported on the 1900 Block of Alison Ct SW, Fort Valley Atlanta Police Department crime data (open data): Aggravated Assault reported Oct. 29, 2026 on the 1900 Block of Alison Ct SW (Fort Valley). Records row only; status as listed: not (Atlanta Police Department crime data (open data))
• Aggravated Assault reported on the 0 Block of Harwell Rd NW Atlanta Police Department crime data (open data): Aggravated Assault reported Oct. 29, 2026 on the 0 Block of Harwell Rd NW. Records row only; status as listed: not given. (Atlanta Police Department crime data (open data))
• Person Shot: 2423 Martin Lurther King Jr Dr SW Preliminary information: On October 28, 2026, at approximately 8:19 p.m., Atlanta Police Zone 1 officers responded to a report of a person shot at Martin Luther King Jr Dr SW & Lar (Atlanta Police Department)
• Person Shot: 1935 Alison Ct SW Preliminary information: On October 28, 2026, at approximately 8:25 p.m., Atlanta Police Zone 4 officers responded to a report of a person shot at 1975 Campbellton Rd SW. Upon arri (Atlanta Police Department)
• UPDATE: 10/28/2026: 6:45 p.m.: Deceased Child: 3507 Cardinal DR SW Update as of 10/28/2026: Following the results of the autopsy, the Atlanta Police Department's Homicide Unit has charged 32-year-old Jasmaine Smoak with additional offenses, includ (Atlanta Police Department)
• Fatal Shooting: 5 Cleveland Ave. SE Preliminary information: On October 28, 2026, at approximately 1:33 p.m., Atlanta Police Zone 3 officers responded to a report of a person shot near 5 Cleveland Ave. SE. On the sce (Atlanta Police Department)

City Hall

• City of Atlanta Mayor’s Office to Hold NRI Impact Framework Council Work Session Mayor’s Office of Communications Media Advisory City of Atlanta Mayor’s Office to Hold NRI Impact Framework Council Work Session WHO: Courtney English, Chief of Staff… (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.