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Aimee Copeland thanks Snellville
Fresh from a national TV appearance inspired by her harrowing fight with flesh-destroying bacteria, Aimee Copeland met Friday evening with friends and neighbors on the Snellville Town Green to thank them for their support through her ordeal. Speaking with Channel 2 Action News before taking the stage, Copeland said she ...
Police: Man, 68, dies after exchanging gunfire with burglars
A Henry County man shot Tuesday night in an exchange of gunfire with group of burglars in his home died Friday morning, police said. Ronnie Cantrell Sr., 68, died at 3:30 a.m., said Henry police Sgt. Joey Smith. One suspect in the shooting, 18-year-old Robert Price, is still sought by ...
Police: Man, 68, dies after exchanging gunfire with burglars
A Henry County man shot Tuesday night in an exchange of gunfire with group of burglars in his home died Friday morning, police said.Ronnie Cantrell Sr., 68, died at 3:30 a.m., said Henry police Sgt. Joey Smith.One suspect in the shooting, 18-year-old Robert Price, is still sought by police.Burglary suspect ...
Driver in wrong-way Gwinnett crash to enter drug rehab
A female motorist charged with causing a wrong-way crash in Gwinnett County allegedly while driving under the influence of a powerful sedative will be released on bond to enter a 12-week residential rehab program, Channel 2 Action News reported. The mother of Beverly Lynne Wilkins agreed to put up her ...
Police: Man shot by Gwinnett officer was armed with bb gun
Gwinnett County police said Thursday that Victor Charles Le, the 20-year-old man shot and killed by an officer after allegedly pointing a gun at police outside his family’s home, was armed with a bb gun. The incident happened shortly before midnight in the 3800 block of Southgate Circle, Lilburn, according ...
Hearing postponed for alleged stalker of Keyshia Cole
A hearing for a man charged with stalking R&B singer Keyshia Cole was postponed Thursday.Torey Webster had been expected to enter a guilty plea in Fulton County Superior Court, but Senior Judge Stephanie Manis put the hearing on hold because Cole was not available to give a statement and prosecutors ...
Cops arrest Gwinnett man for mother’s death
A Gwinnett County man accused of killing his mother was apprehended Wednesday evening, nearly 36 hours after fleeing in his parents’ car.Mark Raymond Wilson was taken into custody without incident, Gwinnett County police spokesman Cpl. Jake Smith said.An officer found the suspect’s vehicle about 6:40 p.m. at the QuikTrip at ...
Woman killed by train ID’d
A woman struck and killed by a CSX train in College Park was identified Thursday as a 63-year-old East Point woman, Channel 2 Action News reported.The Fulton County Medical Examiner’s office identified the victim as Francisca Ekame.Witnesses told police Ekame was crossing the tracks at Main Street as the freight ...
Feds: Woman stole IDs of disabled, homeless
A Stone Mountain woman used the identities of disabled and homeless persons to file fraudulent tax returns to steal money from the government, according to an indictment handed up by a federal grand jury. Cora Cadia Ford, 54, has been charged with mail fraud, aggravated identity theft and filing false ...
Teen dies after 911 call fails
A teen shot and mortally wounded in unincorporated DeKalb County was identified Wednesday as 16-year-old Frederick English, Channel 2 Action News reported.The incident happened about 8 p.m. Tuesday on a residential street near Lithonia, police said. English and some others were walking when someone in a black vehicle pulled up ...
Gwinnett man sought in mother’s stabbing death
Gwinnett County police obtained an arrest warrant for murder Tuesday night for a 42-year-old man after his elderly mother was found stabbed to death in their home.Mark Wilson, of 1139 Simonton Glen Way in unincorporated Lawrenceville, is wanted in the death of his 72-year-old mother, Phyllis Wilson, police said.The Gwinnett ...
Driver killed in fiery plunge off I-75 identified
The Cobb County Medical Examiner’s office Tuesday identified the motorist killed in Monday afternoon’s fiery crash on I-75 northbound as Kevin M. Stefanik, 39, of Woodstock.The incident happened shortly after 4 p.m. near the intersection with Barrett Parkway and may have been the result of a medical emergency, Sgt. Dana ...
Neighbors raise reward in SW Atlanta slaying
Neighbors of a man killed while walking home from a southwest Atlanta bus stop will be going door to door this weekend, seeking to raise $5,000 for a Crime Stoppers reward fund to find those responsible for the man’s death.Timmy Ashley was shot and killed around midnight Aug. 22 during ...
Cops: Roommate killed Cobb woman
A 65-year-old Cobb County man was charged with homicide and aggravated assault after calling 911 Thursday night and allegedly indicating he had fatally shot his roommate.Dennis Robert Bredar was being held Friday without bond at the Cobb County Adult Detention Center, according to police spokesman Sgt. Dana Pierce.Pierce said the ...
3 charged with bribing immigration agent
Two Georgia men and a New Yorker appeared in U.S. District Court, Atlanta, on Thursday on charges they conspired to bribe a federal officer in return for help on their immigration status, authorities said. A federal grand jury returned indictments on Aug. 21 against Hakeem Omar, 30, and Ibrahim Barrie, ...
Atlanta cops look for carjackers
A rash of carjackings in recent days has prompted Atlanta police to launch a major enforcement effort, with special patrols making safety checks on two southside streets overnight, Channel 2 Action News reported.Suspects armed with a gun stole a vehicle from a woman who was accosted as she was texting ...
Go-go dancer sentenced for prostituting teens
A former Atlanta go-go dancer was sentenced Wednesday to 80 years in prison and the rest of his life on probation after his conviction in Douglas County for trafficking in victims as young as 15 years old for prostitution, authorities said. Steven Donald Lemery was found guilty Aug. 24 of ...
Thieves hit East Point, again and again
Thieves broke into East Point municipal buildings multiple times in recent weeks, costing the south Fulton County city tens of thousands of dollars in losses, Channel 2 Action News reported.In the last week alone, the thieves targeted East Point Power, the municipal electrical system, and stole from seven trucks of ...
MARTA vending machines still not taking debit cards
MARTA ticket vending machines still were not accepting debit cards Thursday, as the transit agency continued to test a software fix for the problem.“We’re still in the same place we were the other day,” MARTA spokeswoman Cara Hodgson said late Thursday afternoon. “We have credit [cards] back up and operating. ...
Meth bust nets 5 pounds of ‘ice’
A Sandy Springs man was arrested in north Georgia and charged with trafficking in methamphetamine after authorities said they caught him with about five pounds of raw meth, or “ice,” with a street value of roughly $100,000.Alexis Renteria Maldonado was taken into custody Wednesday as Gordon County Sheriff’s officers assisted ...
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