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News Around the Region: Stabbing Goes Unnoticed, Body Found Behind Church and Mask-Wearing Man Scares Day Care Workers

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December 19, 2012

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Man Stabbed, Nobody Notices — Tucker Patch

A man who was stabbed repeatedly at a Fellowship Road apartment full of people had to make a phone call for outside help because nobody noticed or came to his aid.

Police responded to a call on Dec. 9 at around 8:30 p.m. from the victim's brother and on arrival found a man on the floor of the apartment's back porch, "with his shirt open, his cell phone in his left hand, a twenty dollar bill on the ground ... and empty beer cans all around him," a police incident report stated. "I observed several stab wounds to his chest and stomach area," the officer wrote.

Read more on Tucker Patch.

Body Discovered Behind Church — Midtown Patch

A body was located behind Morningside Baptist Church early Tuesday evening.

According to Atlanta police spokesperson John Chafee, an off-duty police officer was walking his dog in the vicinity of the church around 6 p.m. when he happened upon the body between a residential area and the church.

Midtown Patch has more on this story.

Mask-Wearing Man References School Shooting, Scares Workers at Roswell Day Care — Roswell Patch

The Roswell Police Department responded to a suspicious person Monday afternoon, Dec. 17.

Scott Baluss, a Lawrenceville resident, walked into a day care center wearing a surgical mask over his mouth and nose. He allegedly stated, "don't worry I'm not going to do a Connecticut thing here," and then started laughing.

For more on this story, visit Roswell Patch.

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