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Off duty officers shoot man while trying to break up fight
A melee outside a midtown Atlanta nightclub leaves one man critically injured after he was shot by police. A group of around 25 people began fighting in a parking lot at 13th Street and Crescent Avenue just after closing time. Witnesses describe a man being beaten by several women prompting ...
Athens man, 78, charged with killing Waffle House waitress
A 78-year-old Athens man has been arrested for allegedly killing a Waffle House waitress found dead last week along an Oconee County road. The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office Saturday afternoon announced the arrest of Talmadge Edward Powell. Powell was booked into the county jail just after 9 a.m. Saturday, charged ...
Stolen boat found in Gwinnett County
Gwinnett County Police have found the boat that was stolen over the Memorial Day. Mark Cooley and his family planned to get the boat ready so their son, who has struggled for three years with Leukemia, would be able to have some fun on Lake Lanier. The $35,000 boat was ...
Woman shot in head in NW Atlanta
A woman was in stable condition after being shot in the head Thursday night in northwest Atlanta, according to police. Investigators believe the woman and three men were traveling in a pickup truck on Joseph E. Boone Boulevard and Chappell Road, where they got into an altercation with a pedestrian, ...
Car thief takes northwest Atlanta mother, child on wild ride
Hilary Grotewold was taking her son to pre-K when she stopped at the Racetrac station on Marietta Boulevard in northwest Atlanta just before 8 a.m. Thursday to put air in a tire.That’s when Grotewold’s morning went from routine to a mother’s worst nightmare as a car thief jumped into her ...
Son charged with killing dad at auto parts business
A Stockbridge man is charged in the murder of his elderly father at their family owned auto parts store Wednesday. Henry County Police investigators say an argument between John Wesley Morgan Jr., 48, and John Wesley Morgan Sr. apparently led the younger man to shot his 79-year-old father. "During that ...
Hall County teacher accused of exposing himself turns self in
A Hall County teacher who allegedly exposed himself to another teacher surrendered Wednesday afternoon. The incident reportedly happened Friday at Johnson High School. Hall sheriff’s Sgt. Stephen Wilbanks said a female teacher approached school officials and reported that Tony Ray Wilson, 47, of Buford, had exposed himself to her in ...
Alpharetta Islamic center victim of vandalism
An Islamic center in Alpharetta was the victim of vandalism Sunday night. Someone used white paint to write “London justice” and “Where is justice” on a sign at the entrance of the Islamic Center of North Fulton, according to the Alpharetta Police Department. The phrases apparently are in response to ...
Shooting in SW Atlanta may have been over TV
A male was shot — possibly over a TV — in southwest Atlanta on Monday afternoon, police said. The incident happened in the 3000 block of Stone Hogan Connector Road around noon. One person was detained, Atlanta police spokeswoman Officer Kim Jones said. The wounded male, who is believed to ...
Atlanta police searching for rape suspect
Atlanta police are looking for the man accused of raping a woman in an abandoned house earlier this month. Authorities released a sketch of the suspect Sunday night. The man allegedly beat and raped a woman after taking her by force to an abandoned home on Forrest Hills Drive in ...
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