ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) – Four people have been caught while some got away after vandalizing pride flags near the Rainbow Crosswalk in northeast Atlanta overnight, according to police.

The incident started around 1:45 a.m., as police told Atlanta News First that a passerby called about vandals taking the flags from Blake’s on the Park bar located at 227 10th St. NE.

According to police, the vandals videotaped themselves while they cut the flags. When officers arrived, the vandals tried to get away on scooters but were caught. One or two others are believed to have gotten away.

Out of the four caught, three of them are adults while one is a juvenile. According to police, the vandals came from the Cartersville and Dallas areas.

APD has called the parents of the vandals and they are expected to meet with officers at police headquarters.

Atlanta News First has asked police about possibly charges, but that information hasn’t been specified at this time.

This is a developing story. Check back with Atlanta News First for updates.

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THOMASTON, GA — A metro Atlanta skydiver was found dead on an airport tarmac after her emergency parachute failed to open during a midair collision, Upson County Sheriff Dan Kilgore recently announced.

Kilgore said Jasmine Black, 48, of Locust Grove, died in the accident around 4:15 p.m. Saturday at Skydive Atlanta at the Thomaston-Upson County Airport.

Black was approaching a landing zone when her main parachute hit another skydiver’s parachute at low altitude, Kilgore said. She cut her parachute away from the other before attempting to deploy her emergency parachute, the sheriff said.

However, due to the low altitude, the emergency parachute did not open, and Black was found dead on the tarmac, Kilgore said. The status of the second skydiver was not immediately known.

Black was experienced and had at least 160 jumps to her name, Kilgore said.

ATLANTA –
Protesters took to the streets of Downtown Atlanta Sunday, expressing their disinterest in going to war with Iran.

At the same time, leaders in the Atlanta Jewish community praised the move.

What they’re saying:

There were a few dozen people holding signs, chanting and walking down major streets.

Protesters gather in downtown Atlanta on June 22, 2025 to protest the U.S. bombing Iran. 

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The protesters called the war “illegal” and “unprovoked.”

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Ashland Swann, an Iranian-American, said she doesn’t support Iran’s regime, but she believes the bombings put innocent people at risk.

“To be honest my family just got home a week and a half ago from Iran, so yeah realistically that’s something to worry about now and all these people caught up in it you know,” said Swann.

Dov Wilker, southeast regional director for American Jewish Committee, said the bombings actually make the world safer by taking away Iran’s nuclear capabilities.

“Really grateful for the role of the United States has played to set back and hopefully dismantle the Iranian nuclear threat,” said Wilker. 

The backstory:

The split reaction came as we learned more about the attack on Iran that took place Saturday. 

President Donald Trump said the bombings hit three nuclear sites spread out around Iran. 

U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth said more than 125 aircraft participated in the mission, including B-2 stealth bombers that dropped 30,000-poind ‘bunker buster’ bombs. 

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Iran says the U.S. “decided to destroy diplomacy” and the Iranian military will decide “timing, nature and scale” of its response.

On Sunday, Hegseth said “it would be a very bad idea for Iran or its proxies to attempt to attack American forces.”