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Local Stories for December 2010
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Police catch suspect minutes after armed robbery
A man caught 15 minutes after after trying to steal a car Friday afternoon may have done the same thing two hours earlier.The suspect, whose name has not been released, has been charged with armed robbery and could face additional charges, Carlos Campos, spokesman for Atlanta police, said Friday night.The ...
Crash, debris snarl Ga. 400 northbound
A crash just after 6 p.m. seriously injured one person and closed all northbound lanes of Ga. 400 just north of the toll booth for about two hours, police said.The victim, who was taken to North Fulton Hospital, is expected to recover, Sandy Springs Police Lt. Steve Rose said.Rose said ...
Athens store clerk stabbed to death
Police spent Friday trying to identify a suspect or a motive after customers found a 25-year-old store clerk stabbed to death late Thursday night in Athens.Kejuan Charde Hall was stabbed multiple times inside the Golden Pantry Shell station on Atlanta Highway, Athens-Clarke County police Capt. Clarence Holeman told the AJC. ...
Fire Lt. arrested in shooting that wounded pregnant daughter
The Barrow County fire lieutenant wounded along with his daughter as they struggled for a high-powered hunting rifle was charged Friday with second-degree cruelty to children, a felony, and misdmeanor reckless conduct.Todd Orr, 46, was arrested for the Christmas Day incident at his home. It allegedly began with Orr saying ...
Fulton's revolving jailhouse door
Gregory Favors has a decade-long record of arrests and convictions but he had little fear from the Fulton County justice system until he was charged with murder this week.Before he was charged Tuesday with killing a state trooper, Favors had been arrested three times this year alone after trying to ...
Missing Roswell woman found safe
A Roswell woman was found safe Friday, hours after she was reported missing.Heather Brooks, 25, had some scrapes and bruises, but was otherwise fine, Roswell police Lt. James McGee said."She said she doesn't remember what happened," McGee told the AJC.Investigators were concerned when she was reported missing Thursday afternoon because ...
Atlanta man arrested for celebratory gunfire
A 20-year-old Atlanta man was arrested Friday after firing gunshots to celebrate.Manvel A. Britton was arrested on Laurel Avenue after a 911 caller reported shots fired, Sgt. Curtis Davenport with Atlanta police said. In addition to having a .357-magnum revolver, Britton also possessed suspected cocaine, Davenport said.Britton was charged with ...
Impact fees losing impact as development slows
Most local governments are looking for ways to create new streams of revenue, but in Cherokee, county officials decided to reduce fees for developers in hopes of spurring new growth.So-called impact fees are added as a way to offset the cost of building new roads, schools, sewers or other needs ...
Some Milton residents to benefit from upgraded fire safety rating
Some Milton residents may get a break of up to 40 percent on their homeowners insurance this year, thanks to a new safety rating announced recently.The Insurance Services Organization, an independent rating firm that serves the insurance industry, gave the city an improved safety rating of 4 based on its ...
Q&A on the News
Q: What happened with the six men who were found hiding in a cargo truck near Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport in Atlanta who were in the country illegally?-- Dr. Allan Gathercoal, NorcrossA: The matter is still being investigated, and there are no additional details to release, Barbara Gonzalez, Southern regional communications ...
Artist Pat Denman, 92, did a command performance for LBJ
Commercial artist Pat Denman was good at drawing faces, enough so that he got a request from a U.S. president to do a charcoal portrait of him.Mr. Denman was deeply moved by the assassination of John F. Kennedy and drew a striking charcoal portrait of the late president, which he ...
Report: Teen dies in accidental shooting
Dozens gathered Thursday night to remember 13-year-old Bartow County boy killed in a shooting accident.Robert Taylor III, of Cartersville, died Wednesday after being shot in a friend's home, the Rome News-Tribune reported.The shooting was accidental and the gunshot wound was not self-inflicted, Bartow County Sheriff Clark Millsap told the newspaper. ...
Troopers funeral drawing many from the law enforcement community
Four horses pulling a cassion carrying the body of Trooper 1st Class Chadwick LeCroy, followed by a riderless horse with boots in the stirrups facing backwards, left a Marietta funeral home around 12:15 p.m. Friday for a service to be attended by law enforcement officers from all over Georgia and ...
Privatization changing its ways
Five years ago Sandy Springs became the state’s sixth largest city overnight.Just as quickly, the north Fulton County city became something of a national poster child for a new vision of local government: a single private firm would provide most services except public safety.As the sun sets on that original ...
Stories for Thursday, December 30
APD reopens 1996 assault case after victim dies
Atlanta police have reopened the case of a Denver physical therapist whose death in September was blamed on injuries sustained nearly 15 years earlier during an attack at the Westin Peachtree Plaza.Pauline Cerasoli, who was in town attending an American Physical Therapy Association conference, was one of two women assaulted ...
Trooper shooting | Mayor, DA and APD request probe of Fulton system
The premature release of Gregory Favors, charged Tuesday in the murder of state trooper Chadwick LeCroy, underscores a "serious crisis" in the operation of Fulton County's Non-Complex Criminal Court Division, according to a letter signed by District Attorney Paul Howard, Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed and APD Chief George Turner.Favors, arrested ...
Son of Hawks assistant charged with murder
The son of Hawks assistant coach and former NBA All-Star guard Nick Van Exel was arrested Wednesday and charged with murdering a close friend.A Dallas police spokesman said Nickey Van Exel, 20, shot Bradley Bassey Eyo at a residence in the 6900 block of George Brown Drive in Garland, Tex. ...
Police (Off)Beat | Pabst and ruffies still a bad mix
A man drinking and dancing at a Buckhead pool hall was having a great time, he told police, until he noticed his watch, gold chain, rings, credit cards and license mysteriously vanished. He also noticed it was morning and he had been sleeping outdoors alongside Glenridge Drive. He thinks a ...
Taxi! Call, but allow plenty of time
If you’re trying to catch a taxi cab on New Year’s Eve, dial up your patience before calling the cab.Most metro Atlanta taxi cab companies will not take reservations for what is by far their busiest night of the year. One company, Atlanta Lenox Taxi, would take a reservation, but ...
Milton to consider intersection improvements study
The Milton City Council will meet Wednesday to consider $95,000-worth of consulting services for intersection improvements at Hopewell Road and Cogburn Road.The contract with Stantec Consulting Services includes all the design plans, right-of-way mapping and surveying necessary to proceed with the project. It also requires that the firm conduct two ...
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