Check out the week's top stories from area Patch sites.
Here are the top stories from Patch sites across metro Atlanta and north Georgia that were featured this week in the daily News Around the Region roundup. Subscribe to Barrow Patch’s newsletters, follow us on Twitter and “like” us on Facebook.
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Police Investigating a Trio of Armed Pedestrian Robberies — Midtown Patch According to Atlanta Police Officer Kim Jones, at approximately 4:45 a.m., officers responded to a call at 1280 Peachtree Street where a male victim stated that he had been robbed by several black males near the intersection of Peachtree and 12th streets. The victim reported that one of the suspects stuck a gun to his head and demanded his property. After taking the man’s undisclosed belongings, the suspects left the scene in a burgundy vehicle. While the officers were assisting the victim, who suffered a minor cut to the head, two more area pedestrian robberies came in through dispatch. Read more on Midtown Patch. Radio Shack Robbed at Gunpoint — Buckhead Patch …
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Rain and Wind Brings Down Trees and Power Lines — Buckhead Patch After 24 hours of heavy rain and some heavy wind, trees and power lines have been coming down throughout Atlanta. The steady rains have softened the ground enough that a brisk wind can cause trees to topple over and pull themselves from the ground with their roots intact. Buckhead Patch has more on this story. Fines for Passing Stopped School Buses Nets Metro County $58,000 in Fines in First Two Months — East Cobb Patch A program that fines motorists who zip by Cobb school buses without stopping generated more than $58,000 during its first two months. During this morning's Board of Commissioners meeting, which is scheduled for 9 a.m. at the County Building, 100 Cherokee St…
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Check out the week's top stories from Patch sites across north Georgia.
Here are the top stories from Patch sites across metro Atlanta and north Georgia that were featured this week in the daily News Around the Region roundup. Subscribe to Barrow Patch’s newsletters, follow us on Twitter and “like” us on Facebook.
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A look at top stories from Patch sites across Georgia.
NBA Star's Metro Atlanta Mansion up for Sale — Buckhead Patch NBA star Allen Iverson's Buckhead estate on West Paces Ferry is up for sale. The $2.8 million home is 10,000 square feet and features six bedrooms and six bathrooms. Iverson lived in the mansion with his wife and five kids after building it in 2009. Now that he and his estranged wife Tawanna Turner have now finalized their divorce, he is looking to find a buyer for the home. Read more about the mansion and see photos of the interior on Buckhead Patch. School Football Coach on Leave Following Arrest for Alleged Public Indecency — Sandy Springs Patch Head football coach Reginald Burnette remains on leave initiated by Mount Vernon Presbyterian School following his arrest on …
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Four Dead in Apparent Murder-Suicide — Johns Creek Patch Four people were found dead Monday in the Aylesbury Farms apartments on Abbotts Bridge Road, the Johns Creek Police Department reported. Police found the bodies of two adults and two children on Monday, Feb. 4, while conducting a welfare check, said Johns Creek's Communications Manager Rosemary Taylor, who added that all four bodies were found in one unit, No. 601. For more details, visit Johns Creek Patch. Man Struck, Killed by Train — Peachtree Corners Patch A man was struck and killed by a Norfolk Southern freight train Monday afternoon. The accident occurred on the 6900 block of Buford Highway in the City of Peachtree Corners. Cpl. Jake Smith, spokesman for the Gwinnett County…
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Robbery Suspect Killed in I-75 Chase – Canton-Sixes Patch A suspect who allegedly robbed a Woodstock convenience store Sunday morning was shot and killed by police on Interstate 75 near the North Marietta Parkway, leaving southbound traffic jammed for most of Sunday afternoon. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported the unnamed suspect led Cobb and Cherokee law enforcement on a chase from a Marathon station on Bells Ferry Road in Woodstock and down I-75, to just south of the North Marietta Parkway. Police stopped the vehicle there, and the suspect aimed his gun at officers, who shot and killed him. Read more on Canton-Sixes Patch. Police Investigating Whether Murder, Shooting Incident Are Connected – Stone Mountain Patch The City of …
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