Friday, March 15, 2013
A look at top stories from Patch sites across Georgia.
Teen Steals Police Car, Barricades Himself in Home — Cascade Patch Police activity in and around the neighborhoods of Mozley Park Friday morning was due to a manhunt for a teen suspected of stealing an East Point police cruiser and crashing it near Mosley Place and Chicamauga Avenue. The teen was taken into custody after police used tear gas to coax him out of his home. Read more on Cascade Patch. 11-Year-Old Wins Pokémon State Championship — Douglasville Patch After a full day of head-to-head Pokémon Trading Card Game (TCG) battles, Keegan Abley earned the coveted title of Pokémon State Champion while competing at the 2013 Pokémon TCG State Championships held in Duluth on March 9. Keegan prevailed in the event which brought together …
Thursday, March 14, 2013
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Man Says Kool-Aid Drink Made Him Want to Kill — Cartersville Patch A man who was reportedly walking into traffic after midnight on North Tennessee Street said five men gave him a drink that made him want to kill three of those men. Tavaris Eugene Major, 25, of North Erwin Street in Cartersville, told police Wednesday about 12:02 a.m. that "sometime" that day two African-American men and three men from Mexico gave him a cup of Kool-Aid and told him to drink it. "Major stated that the drink must have been alcohol because 'it [expletive] me up!'" a Cartersville Police Department officer wrote in the incident report. Cartersville Patch has additional details. Head-On Collision Kills Two in Northeast Forsyth — Cumming Patch Two people were …
Wednesday, March 13, 2013
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Woman: Thief Shoved the Skeleton Into Car and Took off — Decatur Patch Nancy Wilkinson says grinches are stealing her holiday decorations — and her good spirits. Wilkinson, known around Decatur for going all out to decorate her house on Adair Street for Halloween, Christmas and other holidays, said a young woman stole a life-sized medical skeleton Monday afternoon. "This was bold," she said in an email. "The woman pulled into our driveway and ran up on the porch. Susan (her partner) saw her come up and was heading for the door when she saw the woman dash down the stairs with the skeleton. She banged on the windows and yelled, but the thief kept moving. Shoved the skeleton into the car and took off." Decatur Patch has additional details. …
Tuesday, March 12, 2013
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Cops: Man Poses as Doctor at Clinic — Douglasville Patch A Douglasville man allegedly posed as a doctor at his Smyrna clinic and sexually battered a woman who went to the clinic last month for a required immigration physical, according to a Cobb County criminal warrant. Patrick Ikponmwosu Ogbebor was arrested Friday on charges of aggravated sexual battery, sexual battery and practicing medicine without a license. According to the warrant, a woman went to the Mosthouse Lab Test & Healthcare Clinic on Feb. 21 to have an immigration physical, but Ogbebor "went far and beyond the standard set up by USCIS, Form I-693, Report of Medical Examination and Vaccination Record" when he administered a mammogram and a pelvic exam. Douglasville Patch has…
Friday, March 8, 2013
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Firefighter Dies After Collapsing at Scene of Auto Accident — Marietta Patch Marietta Fire Engineer Lonnie Nutt "succumbed to a medical issue he experienced after collapsing during a call" while providing aide to an injured motorist, according to a statement released by the Marietta Fire Department Thursday evening. At approximately 4:30 p.m. on March 7, the Marietta Fire Department responded to an automobile accident with a report of injuries on Whitlock Avenue. Read more on Marietta Patch. Day Care Van Catches on Fire — Stone Mountain Patch A day care van on S. Hairston near Wesley Chapel caught fire Wednesday afternoon. No children were on board the van, according to WSB. The name of the day care, listed on the side of the van, is "It…
Wednesday, February 20, 2013
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Wednesday, February 20
Bomb Threat Made in Bank Robbery — Duluth Patch Gwinnett County Police are looking for a man who is suspected of robbing a Chase Bank Monday, Feb. 18, after indicating that he had a bomb. According to a press release emailed Tuesday afternoon, police spokesman Cpl. Jake Smith said the robbery was reported at the Chase Bank at 3780 Old Norcross Road in unincorporated Duluth around 1:15 p.m. Monday. "The suspect gave a note to a teller indicating that he had a bomb and wanted money," Smith wrote. Visit Duluth Patch for more on this story. Police Seek Public’s Help in Search of Robbery Suspect Who Stole $20,000 — Cascade Patch Atlanta Police Investigators have released a photo of a key suspect in an armed robbery that netted $20,000. A …
Thursday, February 14, 2013
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Thursday, February 14
Metro Residents Excited Over Obama Visit — Decatur Patch Almost everybody in Decatur is buzzing over the president's visit. He'll arrive at Dobbins Air Force Base in Marietta in the late morning, stop at the Learning Center and make remarks at the Decatur Recreation Center before heading back to Washington in the afternoon. Decatur is a solidly Democratic town in Red State Georgia. Though the state went for Romney in the November election, Decatur residents overwhelmingly voted for Obama, with 77 percent casting ballots to re-elect the president. Read more about the President's visit on Decatur Patch. Group Loses Challenge to Block Walmart — North Druid Hills Patch The DeKalb Zoning Board of Appeals has rejected an appeal by a local …
Wednesday, February 13, 2013
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Wednesday, February 13
One APD Officer Among 10 Metro Area Officers Arrested for Protecting Drug Dealers — Buckhead Patch United States Attorney Sally Yates held a news conference Tuesday afternoon to inform citizens about 10 metro Atlanta officers who were arrested for their alleged involvement in protecting presumed cocaine traffickers. According to U.S. Attorney Yates, the charges, "arose out of an ATF investigation of an Atlanta area street gang in August 2011." It was in 2011, she said, that "ATF agents learned from an individual associated with the gang that police officers were involved in protecting the gang’s criminal operations, including drug trafficking crimes." Buckhead Patch has more on this story. 'Vampire Diaries' Scheduled to Film in Stone …
Tuesday, January 8, 2013
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Police Searching for McDonald's Armed Robbery Suspects — Dunwoody Patch Dunwoody Police are searching for two suspects in connection with an armed robbery that occurred early Monday morning at a McDonald's on Ashford-Dunwoody Road. While a driver of a dark sedan was at the drive through window ordering food, two suspects ran up from a hiding location behind the building toward the service window. "The first suspect pointed a dark colored pistol at the clerk," according to the statement. "Both suspects jumped through the window into the store and took an undisclosed amount of cash." Read more on Dunwoody Patch. Teen Receives 12 Years in Prison for Robbing Students — Douglasville Patch A Douglasville teen will serve 12 years in prison …
