Friday, March 1, 2013
Rounding up some of the top headlines in metro Atlanta for Friday, March 1.
A Woodstock woman who was hit by a truck in an alleged hit-and-run incident last month in Athens opened her eyes for the first time. According to the Bows for Bowman Facebook page, Emily Bowman opened her eyes around 9:30 p.m. Thursday night. Bowman, a former Kennesaw State University student, has been in critical condition at Athens Regional Medical Center since she was allegedly hit by a man driving a red Mazda pick-up truck while she was in the city to celebrate the birthday of a friend. Visit Woodstock-Towne Lake Patch for more. A Dacula woman is dead as a result of what police believe was a domestic dispute Friday morning. Gwinnett Police say the suspect in the case -- the husband of the deceased woman -- was the person who called 911…
Tuesday, December 4, 2012
Here are some of the day's top headlines from Patches across metro Atlanta.
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Tuesday, December 4, 2012
State Senator Chip Rogers (R-Woodstock) has announced his resignation from the Georgia Senate. The senator will formally step down on Wednesday from the position he's held since 2004. Rogers, 44, said in a statement he plans to accept a position with Georgia Public Broadcasting. GPB is launching a new initiative in which it will "facilitate coverage of economic development and jobs in Georgia," according to a press release from Rogers' office. Woodstock-Towne Lake Patch has details. A 60-year-old Cumming man was found murdered Sunday night in his deer processing business in Hancock County, according to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI). The body of Nelson Garner was found by a relative around 9:30 p.m. at Garner’s Grinder located …
Wednesday, November 14, 2012
A summary of top headlines from Cobb and metro Atlanta for Tuesday, Nov. 13.
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Wednesday, November 14, 2012
An Atlanta federal appeals court upheld the prison sentence of a 49-year-old Kennesaw ear, nose and throat doctor convicted of distributing child pornography. In March, Dr. Andrew Sutton was sentenced to eight years in prison. He challenged the length of the sentence, but the appeals court said Sutton's offense was “particularly serious because his actions bordered on production of child pornography." Kennesaw Patch has more on the story. Human remains and a skull found in Morgan County, Ga., last year have recently been identified as those of Jason Roark, a Snellville man and Army veteran, according to WSAV. Roard went missing in 2006, after serving two tours of duty in Iraq with the Special Forces. He was the only son of Terry and Ken …
Monday, November 12, 2012
A roundup of the top headlines from Cobb and metro Atlanta for Monday, Nov. 12.
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Monday, November 12, 2012
Norcross Police say Griselda Cibrian, a 14-year-old from Glennville, Ga., who was reported missing Sunday afternoon and found in Norcross on Monday morning, went voluntarily with 24-year-old Raymundo Aranda-Parra, and it was not an abduction. Raymundo Aranda-Parra has been charged with interference with custody and statutory rape, according to Norcross Police. He is being transferred from the Norcross Police Department to the Gwinnett County Detention Center where he will be held without bond. Get the latest from Norcross Patch. FOX 5 News anchor Amanda Davis faces multiple charges including DUI following a wrong way, head-on crash early Sunday morning on Piedmont Avenue in Midtown. According to an Atlanta police report, Davis allegedly …
Friday, November 9, 2012
Here's news from around the region for Friday Nov. 9.
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Friday, November 9, 2012
The Atlanta Police Department is investigating allegations that Waffle House CEO Joe W. Rogers Jr. repeatedly forced an Acworth woman to perform sex acts on him during her time as Rogers' personal assistant. Read More Charles Darwin may be dead, but he's still the Congressional choice for thousands of voters in Athens. Read More A 33-year-old man was struck by a car and killed on the Loop near Highway 316 Thursday night, according to an email release from the Oconee County Sheriff's Office and a post on the office's Facebook Page. Officials responded to the call about 11:18 p.m. Read More
Thursday, November 8, 2012
Here's a look at news from around the region on Thursday Nov. 8, 2012.
The former head of investor relations of a Midtown-based children’s clothing company was indicted Wednesday by a federal grand jury on charges of conspiracy, securities fraud, and wire fraud in connection with multi-year, multi-state insider trading schemes primarily involving Carter’s, Inc., stock. Read More As part of the Fiscal Year 2013 Budget, the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority's scheduled fare increase for Reduced Fare and Mobility fare products takes effect on Sunday, Nov. 11, 2012. Read more A U.S. District judge has sentenced a father from Conyers and his son, who is from the Stone Mountain area, this week to federal prison on several charges including armed commercial robbery, attempted bank robbery, and using and …
Wednesday, November 7, 2012
A sampling of the top headlines in Cobb and metro Atlanta for Wednesday, Nov. 7.
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Wednesday, November 7, 2012
Cleveland “L.A.” Brady, 22, of Marietta, is wanted for two armed robberies. On Nov. 2, Brady, along with an unidentified accomplice, robbed the Viva Mexico Restaurant on Powder Springs Road, according to Marietta Police. Police said Brady is also wanted for the robbery of a pizza delivery driver on Franklin Road, which occurred Oct. 30, 2012. The unidentified accomplice is a person of interest in multiple robberies along the Powder Springs Road corridor. Go to Marietta Patch for more details. A former pro boxer was wanted in Dunwoody for false imprisonment and battery related to incidents with his wife; a woman police say shot and killed him early Tuesday. Earnest Mahir Abdul-Mateen, who fought under the name Ernest Mateen, retired in 2006…
Saturday, November 3, 2012
A sampling of the top headlines in Cobb and metro Atlanta for Friday, Nov. 2.
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Saturday, November 3, 2012
Two Woodstock women were arrested this week in connection with multiple burglaries at assisted living facilities, one of them in Acworth. Candace Janet Ballard, 31, and Jayne Cherelle Phillips, 23, are in the Cobb County Adult Detention Center, each charged with three counts of burglary and two counts of credit card fraud, Cobb County Police Sgt. Dana Pierce said Friday afternoon in a news release. Cobb investigators were led to the suspects after a report of an Oct. 13 theft at Acworth's Heritage at Brookstone Assisted Living Facility, 5235 Stilesboro Road. Read more at Woodstock Towne-Lake Patch. According to the Johns Creek Police Department, missing Johns Creek teens Sean Mooney and Fea Raizes have been found unharmed in Savannah. …
Wednesday, October 31, 2012
The top headlines from Cobb and metro Atlanta for Wednesday, Oct. 31.
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Wednesday, October 31, 2012
Caris Ayala was last seen in a black Toyota T-100 with a Georgia tag BKM9384, according to Sandy Springs Police Capt. Steve Rose. She is wanted for the felony murder of a five-month-old boy. Ayala was the infant's babysitter. She and her husband Noe Castillo-Ramirez fled before a second police interview. They are traveling with their seven-month-old child. Police believe Ayala has left the country or is attempting to leave. Sandy Springs Patch has more details. Cobb police were informed Tuesday by the Cobb Medical Examiner's Office that Andrea Brantley of Smyrna has died from injuries caused by a head-on crash in September in Marietta. Brantley, 69, was driving west Sept. 18 in a 2012 Toyota Camry on Ridge Road when she collided with a …
Friday, October 26, 2012
The top headlines from Cobb and metro Atlanta for Friday, Oct. 26.
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Friday, October 26, 2012
An East Cobb jewelry store was robbed on Thursday afternoon, and Cobb Police are searching for the suspect and his accomplice. Police said the man walked into the Edward-Johns Jewelers and asked an employee to see a specific piece of jewelry. As the employee opened up the display case, the suspect pulled out a handgun and demanded that the item be given to him, Pierce said. The suspect fled the scene with the jewelry in a red Honda driven by a female occupant. More details come from East Cobb Patch. Fifteen people were injured when a school bus and a car collided at the intersection of Polk Street and North Marietta Parkway Friday morning. The accident occurred around 7:15 a.m. when a car (with a mom and her seventh-grade son) turning left…
