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2 suspects arrested in July 2012 killing
Nine months after a man was found shot to death on a southeast Atlanta sidewalk, two more suspects were arrested in the case. Dedrick Hale, 18, and Quinterious Hogans, 20, were charged with murder, felony murder, aggravated assault, criminal attempt to commit armed robbery and possession of a firearm during ...
Marietta man, 20, missing since February
Police are investigating the disappearance of a 20-year-old Marietta man last seen in February. Stephen Newsome, an Arts of Cobb volunteer, was reportedly on his way to see someone about buying a motorcycle when he left his Franklin Road apartment on Feb. 10, Marietta police spokesman Officer David Baldwin said ...
Police chase ends in crash on I-20
Authorities searched for the suspect who fled the scene after a police chase ended with a crash on I-20 Wednesday afternoon.A trooper attempted to stop a Dodge Charger for reckless driving around 4:50 p.m. on I-20 at McDaniel Street when the driver refused to stop, the Georgia State Patrol said. ...
Publix employee wins $550,000 on lunch break
A Publix employee had a lucrative lunch break recently. Angelia Salas, 50, of Smyrna won the top prize playing the instant game $550,000 Grand Money, the Georgia Lottery announced Tuesday. The supermarket worker purchased her lucky ticket while on her break at the store in the 5600 block of Roswell ...
3rd suspect arrested in toddler’s shooting death
A third suspect has been arrested for the fatal shooting of a sleeping 2-year-old girl in November, Atlanta police said.Marquez Thomas, 23, is charged with murder, felony murder, aggravated assault and reckless conduct. He turned himself in at the Fulton County Jail on Monday.Ty-Teyanna Motley was killed and her 1-year-old ...
Atlanta woman sentenced to prison for pimping teen
A 25-year-old Atlanta woman was sentenced to more than seven years in federal prison Monday for transporting a teenage girl across state lines for prostitution. Jessica Loren Posey pleaded guilty in February to transporting a 16-year-old to Tennessee, Kentucky and Ohio to have sex for money, the U.S. Attorney’s Office ...
Atlanta man, 20, reported missing
A 20-year-old Atlanta man has been reported missing by his family.Joel D. Chaney, who is reportedly slightly autistic, was last seen last Wednesday in the 400 block of Luckie Street, police said.He is described as 6-foot-1 and 195 pounds, with black hair and brown eyes. He was wearing a black ...
Smyrna man indicted for allegedly claiming $6M in bogus tax refunds
A Smyrna man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for allegedly stealing thousands of identities and claiming more than $6 million in fraudulent tax refunds.Mauricio Warner, 37, was arraigned Tuesday on 16 counts of wire fraud, 16 counts of aggravated identity theft, 16 counts of filing false claims, ...
Smyrna man indicted for allegedly claiming $6M in bogus tax refunds
A Smyrna man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for allegedly stealing thousands of identities and claiming more than $6 million in fraudulent tax refunds, the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Atlanta announced Wednesday. Mauricio Warner, 37, was arraigned Tuesday on 16 counts of wire fraud, 16 counts of ...
Man killed in Monday wreck identified
The Fulton County Medical Examiner’s office on Tuesday identified the motorist killed in a single-vehicle wreck on Monroe Drive as Michael Burton, 53, of Atlanta. Police were dispatched to the scene on Monroe Drive NE near Hillpine Drive NE around 5:15 p.m. Monday, Atlanta police spokesman Officer John Chafee said. ...
Arrest made in double homicide in Atlanta
A suspect was arrested early Sunday and charged with fatally shooting a man and a woman in northwest Atlanta last week.Michael O’Neal, 27, is charged with two counts of murder and is being held at the Fulton County Jail, police said.Two people were found shot to death Wednesday afternoon in ...
Suspect arrested in double fatal shooting
A suspect was arrested early Sunday and charged with fatally shooting a man and a woman in northwest Atlanta last week.Michael O’Neal, 27, is charged with two counts of murder and is being held at the Fulton County Jail, police said.Two people were found shot to death Wednesday afternoon in ...
Suspicious package on North Highland Avenue is harmless
A suspicious package in northeast Atlanta on Sunday morning was found to be no threat, Atlanta police said.SWAT units were called to the scene in the 1300 block of North Highland Avenue NE, Atlanta police spokesman Officer John Chafee said.Authorities investigated the report of a package near a trash bin ...
Person shot in Alpharetta
Police were investigating Thursday night after a person was shot in Alpharetta. The incident happened at a residence on Serenity Court, Alpharetta police spokesman George Gordon said. Authorities received a 911 call about an unconscious male around 6:25 p.m. and found him with a gunshot wound, Gordon said. He was ...
Person killed in I-285 wreck
One person was killed in a two-vehicle wreck on I-285 Thursday night, police said. The accident happened on I-285 northbound at Donald Lee Hollowell Parkway NW. One person died on the scene, while another was transported to a hospital, Atlanta police spokesman Sgt. Gregory Lyon said. Police do not yet ...
Search continues for gunman in fatal I-20 shooting
DeKalb County police continued to search Friday for the gunman who fired multiple shots into a Maybach on I-20 Thursday afternoon, killing a man inside luxury car. A spokeswoman for the DeKalb Medical Examiner’s office told the Atlanta Journal-Constitution at 9 a.m. Friday investigators had not positively identified the victim. ...
Atlanta weather | Tornado watch extended until 4 a.m.
A tornado watch was issued Thursday by the National Weather Service for the metro Atlanta area and most of north Georgia until 4 a.m. Counties include Fulton, Gwinnett, Cobb, DeKalb and Forsyth. The original watch was set to expire at 11 p.m.While more heavy rain was expected late Thursday into ...
Girl shot at DeKalb apartment complex in stable condition
A 12-year-old girl was in stable condition early Thursday after being shot at a DeKalb County apartment complex on Flat Shoals Road on Wednesday, Channel 2 Action News reported.The incident happened around 5:15 p.m. at the Highland East apartments.A man and woman were arguing when a shot rang out, striking ...
Canton drowning victim identified
Canton police Thursday identified a teenager who drowned while swimming with a friend Wednesday afternoon as Jon Thomas Bettis, 17, of Canton.Officers were dispatched to Hickory Log Creek Reservoir after the friend called to report a swimmer struggling in the water around 1:45 p.m. The friend reportedly tried to assist ...
Authorities identify man shot dead in NW Atlanta
A man was shot to death at a northwest Atlanta apartment building Tuesday night. Police responded to the scene in the 2900 block of Delmar Lane around 8:30 p.m. A man in his mid-20s was dead in the driveway, said Maj. Darryl Tolleson, head of the Atlanta police major crimes ...
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