Friday, April 19, 2013
Here are the top headlines from Patch towns across the Atlanta region.
Person of Interest Identified in Dunwoody McDonald's Armed Robbery - Dunwoody Patch Dunwoody police have identified another person of interest in connection with the dramatic Jan. 7 armed robbery of a local McDonalds. Police want to question Devante Davis (aka Vante Dirty Dreads), in connection with the robbery. Two other suspects have already been arrested:Dejaun Anthony Simmons, 19, and Carlin Caleb Tibbs, also 19. Police believe Tibbs was the driver of a dark sedan that pulled up to the restaurant's drive-through window around 4 am on Jan. 7. Dunwoody Patch has more on this story. Second Case of Rabies Reported in Forsyth - Cumming Patch A fox that was involved with two dogs has tested positive for rabies, according to authorities. …
Wednesday, April 3, 2013
Top Patch headlines around metro Atlanta and North Georgia include a man wearing a motorcycle helmet who jumped the counter and robbed a pharmacy.
Woman Found Dead in North Forsyth House Fire - Cumming Patch Firefighters responding to a house fire early Sunday morning found a woman's body inside the residence, according to authorities. Division Chief Jason Shivers of the Forsyth County Fire Department said fire crews were dispatched around 1:08 a.m. to 5145 Shady Grove Road in northeast Forsyth County where a fire was burning a single-family house. "Upon the initial attack [of the fire] and initial search of the home our firefighters did find the body of a deceased 40-year-old victim," he said. Check Cumming Patch for more details and updates. Cobb Police Look for Rite Aid Robber - Kennesaw Patch The Cobb County Police Department is looking for the suspect in a Tuesday night armed…
The suspect followed an employee into the store, but left when she told him she couldn't open the safe.
A Von Maur employee got quite a scare when a man came into the store before opening hours and pointed a gun at her. The employee said she arrived at the store at 6:30 a.m. on March 27, walking through the employee door near the loading docks. It took a personal code to open the employee door, and she said she's sure she closed it behind her. A minute or two later a heavyset man who was wearing a dark hoodie and pants, with a camouflage mask covering his face entered the store. According to the incident report, the suspect pointed a black, semi-automatic handgun at her and asked, "Do you have the keys to the safe room and the code to the safe?" After a few questions of her own, she told the suspect she had keys to the safe room, but did no …
Wednesday, February 27, 2013
The Shell in Roswell and the Waffle House in Alpharetta were both hit.
Roswell Police believe the man who robbed two businesses within Roswell and Alpharetta over the course of one hour back in January is probably desperate and his crimes may escalate, according to a report by wsbtv.com. Shell on Holcomb Bridge Road has released its surveillance video of the gun-wielding man who demanded cash and cigarettes. (Click here to see the video on wsbtv.com) He apparently then left the gas station and drove north to rob the Waffle House on Mansell Road in Alpharetta. Police are still search for the man.
Friday, September 7, 2012
Here are some top Patch headlines not far from Alpharetta and Milton
Baby-Toting Robbery Suspect Arrested - Buckhead Patch A suspect in the Buckhead baby stroller robberies has been arrested, according to Atlanta Police. Brandon Lawson was identified as a suspect after APD released images of a man and woman with a stroller who were wanted in two armed robberies in Buckhead over the Labor Day weekend. Lawson was found and arrested in Macon based on tips from the public. Atlanta police say they expect him to be returned to Atlanta to face charges in the two robberies. In one instance, a victim told police he heard a crying baby in the carriage that the suspects had with them. Cobb Animal Control Finds Macaw in Marietta - East Cobb Patch You've probably seen countless ads on telephone poles searching for the …
Thursday, September 6, 2012
Here are some top Patch headlines not far from Alpharetta and Milton.
- NEWS
-
Thursday, September 6, 2012
Gwinnett Commissioner Sentenced to 33 Months - Duluth Patch Former Gwinnett County Commissioner Shirley Lasseter, 64, was sentenced to 33 months in federal prison without parole in federal district court in Atlanta Wednesday (Sept. 5) for accepting bribes. Lasseter pleaded guilty May 31 to accepting $36,500 in bribes during 2011 from an FBI agent posing as a South Florida real estate developer to support a proposed real estate development in her district. Lasseter resigned from her District 1 seat on the Gwinnett County Commission that day. She represented Duluth, Suwanee and Sugar Hill on the commission. Her son John Fanning, 34, of Dacula, and Carl “Skip” Cain, 65, of Flowery Branch, pleaded guilty in May to participating in the …
Wednesday, August 29, 2012
Check out these Patch headlines from communities not far from Alpharetta and Milton.
- NEWS
-
Wednesday, August 29, 2012
City Council Honors 8-Year-Old Hero – Johns Creek Patch The Johns Creek City Council on Monday recognized 8-year-old Cooper Davis for an "Act of Bravery." On July 2, Cooper, who was vacationing with his family in California, rescued an unconscious boy his own age by pulling him up from the bottom of a swimming pool. Cooper's father performed CPR on the child, and paramedics were able to revive him. For more on this story, including video from the meeting, visit Johns Creek Patch. Isaac May Affect North Gwinnett Football Event – Suwanee Patch The upcoming multi-team football event at North Gwinnett High in Suwanee may be affected by Hurricane Isaac, according to a published report. Pine Forest of Pensacola, Fla., which was to play …
Thursday, August 23, 2012
The 16-year-old had just arrived at North Point Mall to drive her dad home from work with the family car.
Chilling details have come out about a crime spree that started in Forsyth County before heading to Alpharetta and then Duluth, involving armed robbery, auto theft, carjacking and terroristic threats. A Gainesville man remains in Forsyth County Jail on charges stemming from the incidents. View the video that accompanies this article to hear more about this "chilling" and "brazen" crime spree from George Gordon, spokesperson for the Alpharetta Department of Public Safety. The crimes appeared to begin in Forsyth County's Ivey Walk subdivision early on Friday, Aug. 17. The suspect allegedly stole a family member's Chevy Tahoe and two handguns – one of which was recovered from the suspect when he was arrested several days later in Sandy …
34.068768
-84.279382
2775 Old Milton Pkwy, Alpharetta, GA
Carjacking ends with teen thrown to ground, left behind on Aug. 17.
/articles/alpharetta-police-say-carjack-suspect-beat-teen-with-handgun
/locations/7657882
34.048052
-84.298377
North Point Mall
1000 N Point Cir, Alpharetta, GA
Carjacking outside Von Maur at the mall at approximately 8:30 p.m. on Aug. 17.
/articles/alpharetta-police-say-carjack-suspect-beat-teen-with-handgun
1126605
/locations/7657883
34.08723
-84.26549
BeJewel
5530 Windward Pky, Alpharetta, GA
Armed Robbery at 12:45 p.m., Aug. 17.
/articles/alpharetta-police-say-carjack-suspect-beat-teen-with-handgun
1126762
/locations/7657884
Wednesday, August 22, 2012
Forsyth County investigators arrest a suspect wanted for allegedly stealing a family member's car and guns who also is wanted in Alpharetta for armed robbery and carjacking.
A 31-year-old man has been arrested and charged in connection with a carjacking and a separate armed robbery n Alpharetta last week, and on car theft and gun theft charges in Forsyth County. The armed robbery took place at BeJewel, a Windward Parkway business, on Aug. 17 at 12:49 p.m., according to George Gordon, spokesperson for the Alpharetta Department of Public Safety. The carjacking took place in the parking lot of a local mall on Aug. 17 at 8:40 p.m. Since then, the Alpharetta Department of Public Safety’s Criminal Investigative Division has been conducting investigations. They learned from other law enforcement agencies that the suspect was believed to be involved in other violent crimes in Forsyth County and in Duluth. The Forsyth …
Monday, August 20, 2012
Check out these Patch headlines from communities not far from Alpharetta and Milton.
- NEWS
-
Monday, August 20, 2012
3 Suspects Sought in Armed Robbery - Douglasville Patch The Douglas County Sheriff's Department is looking for three men who followed two women home from the Walmart on Thornton Road in Lithia Springs and demanded money from them at gunpoint, according to the Sheriff's Facebook page. While paying for their merchandise, a woman and her mother were watched by three black males, who waited for them to leave the store, the Facebook account says. The men followed the women to their residence. See Douglasville Patch for more on this story. Suspects in Holly Springs Home Invasion and Chase Arrested - Holly Springs-Hickory Flat Patch Three suspects who allegedly broke into a Amylou Circle home, forced the family in the home to get on the floor…
