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5 things to know: Atlanta streetcars vandalized with graffiti

Police Tuesday were working to determine who vandalized several Atlanta streetcars overnight.The streetcars were spray painted with large graffiti while parked for the night at the streetcar maintenance barn under the Downtown Connector near Auburn and Edgewood avenues.The vandalism was reported to authorities about 3:30 a.m. Tuesday, according to Atlanta police dispatchers.

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Police Tuesday were working to determine who vandalized several Atlanta streetcars overnight.The streetcars were spray painted with large graffiti while parked for the night at the streetcar maintenance barn under the Downtown Connector near Auburn and Edgewood avenues.The vandalism was reported to authorities about 3:30 a.m. Tuesday, according to Atlanta police dispatchers.
By Staff reports
Sept 22, 2015

Five things to know Tuesday, September 22:

1. Someone broke in to where Atlanta's streetcars are kept and tagged them with graffiti. [See our photo gallery and check back throughout the day for updates]

2. He had not taught high school very long, but it was long enough to make an impact. Now Kennesaw is mourning his death. [Read our story about John-Michael Ritchey]

3. A robbery in the Akers Mill shopping center last night left a woman shot in the mouth. [Find out more details here]

4. New to Georgia? Here's how you pronounce some of our towns' names. [Click here to sound like a true Southerner]

5. It's the last day of summer. Will it feel like it? [Get your full weather forecast here]

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