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Roswell police close Christmas Eve 2024 murder case

Roswell police closed the investigation into the Christmas Eve 2024 murder of Blanca Sauer after confirming her boyfriend, Roberto Dominguez Soto, died by suicide in Mexico and acted alone.

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Roswell couple dies after car hydroplanes on I-85

Khasan S. Umarov, 63, and Khalisa Umarovna Umarova, 61, of Roswell died Saturday after their Toyota Camry hydroplaned on I-85 in Franklin County and struck a tree, according to the Georgia State Patrol.

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A Flock automated license plate reader camera on a pole with a solar panel, a brick house visible behind it.

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Roswell says no vote planned on $237,500 Flock contract

Roswell's Flock license-plate camera contract costs $237,500 a year and has aided nearly 1,000 police investigations since 2023, city staff told residents at the Aug. 31 Open Forum, where the Grimes Bridge Road project delay and a Maple Street tree-removal violation were also addressed.

A uniformed airman administers a vaccine injection to a young child's arm.

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Fulton County urges vaccinations as Georgia measles cases reach 14

Georgia's confirmed measles count has reached 14 in 2026, with eight cases tied to a single metro Atlanta daycare involving unvaccinated or under-vaccinated children, prompting Fulton County health officials and a local congressman to urge Roswell-area families to verify MMR vaccination status.

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Roswell parks test negative for West Nile after spraying

Follow-up mosquito tests at Roswell Area Park and Garrard Landing Park came back negative for West Nile virus after a Fulton County contractor sprayed both sites Sept. 1–2, the city announced Sept. 9.

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Roswell tree hits home as storms cut power to 34,000

Severe thunderstorms hit Roswell on Saturday evening, Sept. 5, toppling a tree onto a home on East Addison Drive and prompting numerous emergency calls for downed trees, while more than 34,000 Fulton County customers lost power.

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Roswell's police and fire departments move into shared $14.3 million headquarters

Roswell's new Public Safety Headquarters at 1080 Holcomb Bridge Road co-locates police and fire for the first time in city history, purchased and renovated for about $14.3 million against a $54 million new-build estimate, while the vacated Hill Street site became the Hillrose Market development now under construction.

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Roswell assistant fire marshal climbs 78 stories for 9/11 tribute

Roswell Assistant Fire Marshal Ty Childress climbed 78 stories in full firefighter gear at the 9/11 Memorial Stair Climb in New Orleans on Aug. 23, continuing a personal tradition of more than a decade ahead of the 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks.

A Flock Safety license plate reader camera on a pole beneath a solar panel against a blue sky.

Public Safety

Roswell Sen. Albers joins task force on plate reader misuse

Roswell state Sen. John Albers, who chairs the Senate Public Safety Committee, announced Aug. 25 that he is joining a new task force to explore legislation curbing police misuse of Flock license plate reader cameras after at least 14 arrests statewide in 2026.

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