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    A Marietta man recently turned himself in after police said he admitted to doing doughnuts in a parking deck at The Battery Atlanta for a YouTube video last month.
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    08/11/2020 - Norcross, Georgia - Gwinnett County poll manager Don Heaton (left) speaks with assistant poll manager Bob Portnoy during Georgia primary run-off elections at Norcross High School in Norcross, Tuesday, August 11, 2020. (ALYSSA POINTER / ALYSSA.POINTER@AJC.COM)
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    Authorities are investigating the in-custody death of a man who was arrested Friday afternoon after damaging a police car in the parking lot of a DeKalb County Burger King, police said.
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    Man dies following arrest outside DeKalb Burger King, cops say
    A 70-year-old man who was being held at Stewart Detention Center in Southwest Georgia died in a Columbus hospital from COVID-19 Monday, according to Stewart County Coroner Sybil Ammons. (AP Photo/David Goldman)
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    Two people were killed and two others were injured July 24 after gunfire erupted outside a house party on Sunset Avenue in northwest Atlanta's Vine City neighborhood, authorities said. "We know that address was an Airbnb and it was being used for a party," Atlanta police Lt. Pete Malecki told reporters outside the home.
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    Noah's Ark Animal Sanctuary in Locust Grove rescued more than 180 Chihuahua-breed dogs with the help of law enforcement from a property in Butts County.
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    A Gwinnett County deputy grabs a person who attempted to jump from the second floor of the courthouse following a hearing on Monday.
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    TUESDAY’S WEATHER-TRAFFIC: Afternoon storms to greet voters at the polls
    A group of home invasion suspects crashed their getaway car Monday afternoon during a police chase, Gainesville police said.
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    Police: 2 home invasion suspects arrested, 3 sought after crash in...
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    Cops: Fugitive arrested in Marietta after fleeing police, crashing car...
    Atlanta police have identified this man as a "person of interest" in an Aug. 2 homicide, but don't know his name.
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    Atlanta police seek ID of a person of interest in Woodruff Park homicide
    One of the firearms detected at a Hartsfield-Jackson checkpoint in May. Source: TSA
    Atlanta Airport Blog
    More guns caught at ATL airport security, even with fewer passengers
    08/10/2020 - College Park, Georgia - A nurse helps an individual administer a COVID-19 test at a drive-thru COVID-19 testing clinic located in a Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport paid parking facility in College Park, Monday, August 10, 2020. (ALYSSA POINTER / ALYSSA.POINTER@AJC.COM)
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    A Newnan man died over the weekend after crashing his motorcycle, troopers said.
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    Alcohol involved in crash that killed Newnan motorcyclist, troopers say
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    Suspect in Gwinnett business shooting may be linked to fatal stabbing
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    Man, child injured after boat engine explodes on Lake Allatoona
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    Bicyclist, 57, killed after truck hits him in Covington
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    Doraville teens charged in 2 armed robbery cases
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    Man shot during attempted robbery in West End has died
    Crime & Public Safety
    Man shot following Midtown traffic dispute
    A UPS driver prepares to deliver packages, Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2018, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
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    UPS announces higher holiday shipping surcharges
    Yogi Dalal hugs his daughter Jigisha after she arrived at the family food and liquor store and as his other daughter Kajal, left, bows her head after the family business was vandalized in downtown Chicago. Chicago’s police commissioner says more than 100 people were arrested following a night of looting and unrest that left several officers injured and caused damage in the city’s upscale Magnificent Mile shopping district and other parts of the city. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)
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    UPDATE: 100+ arrests, 13 officers injured after downtown Chicago looting
    A Gwinnett County fire engine responds to an apartment fire at the Corners at 1700 on Sunday evening.
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    14 displaced in Gwinnett after apartment grill fire, house blaze
    Police are investigating a deadly shooting in northwest Atlanta early Monday morning.
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    UPDATE: Officials ID teen shot, killed at NW Atlanta house party
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    Atlanta Weather
    MONDAY’S WEATHER-TRAFFIC: A hot and humid week with stormy afternoons
    Cox Automotive Mobility's Pivet Atlanta facility has opened a new electric vehicle charging station. Source: Cox Automotive Mobility
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    Electric vehicle charging station opens on southside
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    Shooting outside Buckhead lounge leaves several cars damaged
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    Man arrested after 2-year-old shoots himself in Atlanta home
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    36 displaced by fire at DeKalb County apartment complex
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    Owner offers $5K reward for puppy stolen outside Buckhead Whole Foods
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    Gainesville teen charged with murder in shooting at Gwinnett business
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