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Cops: Banker steals $10K from 90-year-old customer
Mary Massey thought she was signing a slip to transfer money from her checking account into her savings account. Turns out, the 90-year-old was being tricked into signing a cash withdrawal slip, Atlanta police said Tuesday. And once the $10,600 was taken from Massey’s account, a bank employee deposited it ...
Teen suspect captured after hunt in Canton
A teenage suspect was arrested Tuesday night after a manhunt in Canton, police said.The search began when officers were dispatched to the Laurels of Greenwood apartment complex around 4:15 p.m. after reports of a man brandishing a gun near the tree line, Canton police spokesman Pacer Cordry said. When they ...
Small building collapses in Castleberry Hill
A small, abandoned building collapsed in Castleberry Hill on Tuesday afternoon, authorities said. Crews went to the scene to stabilize the building, located on Walker Street near Fair Street, Atlanta Fire Rescue spokeswoman Janet Ward said. The roof reportedly collapsed after a brick wall fell. No injuries have been reported, ...
Worker rescued at home of Falcons’ Julio Jones
A worker was temporarily trapped Tuesday afternoon when a retaining wall collapsed at the Gwinnett County home of an Atlanta Falcons player. The man, whose name was not released, was working in a ditch when the wall collapsed around noon, pinning him face down against a concrete wall at the ...
Parapro accused of having sex with special needs student
A parapro at a school for special needs was arrested after allegedly admitting she had sex with a student at her home, according to Gwinnett County police. Kari Lynn Bryan, 38, of Lawrenceville, was arrested Friday and charged with one count of sexual assault, Gwinnett County jail records show. Bryan ...
Testimony begins in trial of man accused of shooting wife 8 times
Prosecutors indicated in opening statements Tuesday that a close friend of a Sandy Springs man charged with shooting his wife eight times would contradict the defendant’s alibi.Instead, Deontae Robinson proved to be an unreliable witness, challenging the veracity of his own statements made to police concerning Michael Parson’s whereabouts on ...
State graduation rate improves but some metro Atlanta districts still struggle
The state’s graduation rate ticked up in 2012, but less than 70 percent of high school students graduated within four years, data released by the Georgia Department of Education today shows. At 69.72 percent, the state’s graduation rate is slightly higher than the 2011 graduation rate of 67.44 percent. This ...
Twister slammed Oklahoma schools
Some of the most heart-breaking scenes in the aftermath of the Moore, Okla., tornado of May 20, 2013, were from the Briarwood and Plaza Towers schools.
Child, in bed, hit by stray bullet in northwest Atlanta
Atlanta police continued to search Tuesday for the person responsible for shooting a child in the leg. The 8-year-old girl was struck late Monday night in the 1200 block of Gun Club Road, police said. The child was conscious and alert when officers arrived, Atlanta police spokesman John Chafee told ...
Off-duty APD officer seriously injured in crash
An off-duty Atlanta police officer was seriously injured Monday night in a two-vehicle crash on I-85 northbound, according to Gwinnett County police. The officer, whose name was not released, was on his city-issued motorcycle at the time of the crash, which happened near Beaver Ruin Road, according to Cpl. Jake ...
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