Crime & Safety

Teacher Saves Lives During Vacation; Armed Robber Hits Fast Food Drive-Thru

Here are the top stories from around the metro Atlanta area and north Georgia.


Teacher Saves Lives During Vacation Hike – Holly Springs-Hickory Flat Patch

A middle school science and math teacher at ACE Academy in Holly Springs is being hailed as a hero after saving the lives of two victims of a lightning strike while on vacation in Montana.Learn more about the teacher's life-saving efforts at Holly Springs-Hickory Flat Patch.

Couple Learns Fast Food Drive-Thru Not Safe – North Druid Hills-Briarcliff Patch

A Northlake couple was robbed at gunpoint while ordering from the drive-thru of a fast food restaurant on Montreal Road Thursday night, DeKalb County police said. Learn what the gunman was nice enough to return to his victims at North Druid Hills-Briarcliff Patch.

Fatal Apartment Shooting Remains Under Investigation – Norcross Patch
The shooting death Monday of one man at the Celedon Apartments in unincorporated Norcross is still under investigation. Norcross Patch has additional information.

Burglary Suspect Flees Into Woods
 – Oconee Patch

A manhunt is under way in the area of Price Mill and Gober roads in southern Oconee County for a burglary suspect who's fled into a wooded area. Oconee Patch has running updates on the manhunt.

Double Homicide Suspect Caught – Duluth Patch

The Gwinnett County Police Department Homicide Unit has arrested Ki Song Kim, 45, of Duluth in connection with the double homicide of a Duluth couple found stabbed to death in their home Saturday (July 27) night. There are more details on the case at Duluth Patch.

Police File Charges Against Driver in Fatal Crash – Kennesaw Patch

Charges have been filed against a 21-year-old Powder Springs resident involved in a July 24 accident that killed a 56-year-old motorcyclist from Kennesaw, the spokesman for the Marietta Police Department said this morning. Kennesaw Patch has more information on the accident.


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