Metro News | ajc.com http://www.ajc.com The latest headlines from AJC en-us Copyright 2009, Cox Newspapers Inc., AJC Fri, 3 Jul 2009 21:44:52 EDT Newspapers COXnet RSS Generator v1.0 http://img.coxnewsweb.com/C/08/17/52/image_1352178.jpg Metro News | ajc.com http://www.ajc.com 5 11 suspected blue jean bandits arrested http://www.ajc.com/services/content/metro/atlanta/stories/2009/07/03/bluejeanarrest_0703_web.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=13 http://www.ajc.com/services/content/metro/atlanta/stories/2009/07/03/bluejeanarrest_0703_web.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=13 Fri, 3 Jul 2009 19:32:26 EDT A tip led Atlanta Police on Friday to an arrest of 11 alleged bluej ean bandits and about $10,000 in stolen jeans, a police spokeswoman said. Water, crowds return to Lake Lanier http://www.ajc.com/services/content/metro/stories/2009/07/03/lake_lanier_holiday.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=13 http://www.ajc.com/services/content/metro/stories/2009/07/03/lake_lanier_holiday.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=13 Fri, 3 Jul 2009 17:28:07 EDT Buoyed by a sustained rise in the water level at Lake Lanier, Tom Helmka is now a glass-half-full kind of guy. One killed in wreck on I-20 http://www.ajc.com/services/content/metro/stories/2009/07/03/holiday_fatal_accidents.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=13 http://www.ajc.com/services/content/metro/stories/2009/07/03/holiday_fatal_accidents.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=13 Fri, 3 Jul 2009 15:01:32 EDT Georgia State Patrol Lt. Paul Cosper said the single-vehicle wreck happened shortly after 4 a.m. on I-20 between Lee Road and Ga. 92. A jury in a divorce case? Yes, in Georgia http://www.ajc.com/services/content/metro/stories/2009/07/03/jury_divorce.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=13 http://www.ajc.com/services/content/metro/stories/2009/07/03/jury_divorce.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=13 Fri, 3 Jul 2009 14:14:44 EDT The road to wedded bliss usually ends in the couple declaring their undying love before a judge or, in a religious setting, a man — or woman — of the cloth. Garage closed as collapse cause investigated http://www.ajc.com/services/content/metro/atlanta/stories/2009/07/03/parking_deck_collapse.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=13 http://www.ajc.com/services/content/metro/atlanta/stories/2009/07/03/parking_deck_collapse.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=13 Fri, 3 Jul 2009 13:56:13 EDT It may be weeks before the cause of the Centergy parking deck collapse at Spring and Fifth streets is determined, the company that operates the garage said Friday. Tears, relief as Sparkle Rai's killer gets death sentence http://www.ajc.com/services/content/metro/atlanta/stories/2009/07/02/hitman_clark_gets_death.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=13 http://www.ajc.com/services/content/metro/atlanta/stories/2009/07/02/hitman_clark_gets_death.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=13 Fri, 3 Jul 2009 10:29:18 EDT Sparkle Rai's father Bennet Reid wiped away a tear Thursday evening when he heard the sentence. Two wounded in SW Atlanta shooting http://www.ajc.com/services/content/metro/atlanta/stories/2009/07/03/atlanta_shooting_southwest.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=13 http://www.ajc.com/services/content/metro/atlanta/stories/2009/07/03/atlanta_shooting_southwest.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=13 Fri, 3 Jul 2009 08:27:57 EDT Two people were wounded by gunfire early Friday at an apartment complex in southwest Atlanta. Man's body found near Turner Field http://www.ajc.com/services/content/metro/atlanta/stories/2009/07/03/body_found_turner.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=13 http://www.ajc.com/services/content/metro/atlanta/stories/2009/07/03/body_found_turner.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=13 Fri, 3 Jul 2009 08:00:38 EDT An autopsy was planned Friday to determine the identity and cause of death of a man whose body was found before daybreak near Turner Field. Killer dragged from court after outburst http://www.ajc.com/services/content/metro/atlanta/stories/2009/07/02/clarke_trial_rai.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=13 http://www.ajc.com/services/content/metro/atlanta/stories/2009/07/02/clarke_trial_rai.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=13 Thu, 2 Jul 2009 22:55:32 EDT A Fulton Superior Court judge threatened to gag a convicted hitman if he could not promise to be quiet when he's sentenced for a 2000 murder for hire. Parking garage damage count: at least 45 cars http://www.ajc.com/services/content/metro/atlanta/stories/2009/07/01/cars_recovery_parking_deck.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=13 http://www.ajc.com/services/content/metro/atlanta/stories/2009/07/01/cars_recovery_parking_deck.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=13 Thu, 2 Jul 2009 21:31:34 EDT The damage from the collapsed Midtown Atlanta parking garage is more extensive than initially suspected, resulting in more crumpled cars and a longer search, firefighters said Thursday. Man who defrauded DeKalb church gets 10 years http://www.ajc.com/services/content/metro/cobb/stories/2009/07/02/dekalb_church_fraud_hicks.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=13 http://www.ajc.com/services/content/metro/cobb/stories/2009/07/02/dekalb_church_fraud_hicks.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=13 Thu, 2 Jul 2009 21:23:00 EDT A man who bilked a DeKalb County church and other investors out of about $450,000 has been convicted of racketeering and violations of Georgia securities laws. Recording studios rattled by violent incidents http://www.ajc.com/services/content/metro/atlanta/stories/2009/07/03/studio_security_atlanta.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=13 http://www.ajc.com/services/content/metro/atlanta/stories/2009/07/03/studio_security_atlanta.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=13 Thu, 2 Jul 2009 21:21:34 EDT DJ Montay rarely leaves the recording studio without having someone give the all-clear from outside, counting his blessings each time he's able to leave without any trouble. 'Paintfest' at city park to be tribute to vets http://www.ajc.com/services/content/metro/atlanta/stories/2009/07/02/centennial_park_vets.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=13 http://www.ajc.com/services/content/metro/atlanta/stories/2009/07/02/centennial_park_vets.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=13 Thu, 2 Jul 2009 21:10:27 EDT The Foundation for Hospital Art will sponsor a local "paintfest" to honor veterans from noon to 3 p.m. Saturday at Centennial Olympic Park. Man wounded in Johns Creek shootout dies http://www.ajc.com/services/content/metro/northfulton/stories/2009/07/01/off_duty_cop_shoot.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=13 http://www.ajc.com/services/content/metro/northfulton/stories/2009/07/01/off_duty_cop_shoot.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=13 Thu, 2 Jul 2009 21:02:47 EDT A Johns Creek man wounded in a shootout with an off-duty Atlanta cop and Johns Creek police officers has died, police said. Tenn. DA drops charges in alleged abduction-rape http://www.ajc.com/services/content/metro/gwinnett/stories/2009/07/02/rape_charges_dismissed.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=13 http://www.ajc.com/services/content/metro/gwinnett/stories/2009/07/02/rape_charges_dismissed.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=13 Thu, 2 Jul 2009 20:42:47 EDT Tennessee prosecutors have dropped charges against a Snellville man who was accused of kidnapping and raping an Atlanta stripper.