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Police Investigate Suspected Meth House; Bottle of Acid Explodes at Theater
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Oconee Investigators on Scene at Suspected Meth House - Oconee Patch
Oconee County law enforcement officials were at an East Haven Trail residence early Friday investigating a suspected methamphetamine lab, according to an email to media from Sheriff's Office Chief Deputy Lee Weems.
About 11 p.m. Thursday, a helicopter landed at Malcom Bridge Elementary School to transport a burn patient, Weems said. Investigators later determined the man had likely been injured while cooking meth. See Oconee Patch for more on this story.
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Tossed Bottle of Acid Causes Small Explosion - Cartersville Patch
The evening of Valentine's Day held a surprise for movie theater patrons in Cartersville. Police say a bottle of acid with foil wrapped around the opening was tossed outside, causing a small explosion.
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No injuries were reported. See Cartersville Patch for more on this story.
Police Looking for Suspect in Marshalls' Armed Robbery - Sandy Springs Patch
Dunwoody Police are looking for a suspect in a Feb. 1, armed robbery at Marshalls, in the Perimeter area near Sandy Springs.
Police say the suspect robbed the department around 9 pm, brandishing a chrome and black semi-automatic pistol.
"The suspect is described as wearing an all-black jogging suit with stripes on the pants and an 'S' on the sweatshirt with a scarf covering most of his face," police said. See Sandy Springs Patch for more on this story.
Kennesaw State Holds a Football Celebration - Kennesaw Patch
After offering the obligatory "Are you ready for some football?" exhortation, Kennesaw State University President Daniel Papp posed another question during a celebratory Thursday afternoon, and he had no intention of making it a rhetorical one.
"Why are we adding football?" he asked during the official launch of the school's varsity football program. "We are a major university in the South."
"And we are on the way to becoming a major national university as well." See Kennesaw Patch for more on this story.
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