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8-Year-Old Among I-575 Fatalities; Cartersville Man, Woman Charged With Murder

Here are some top Patch headlines from throughout the region.

8-Year-Old Among I-575 Fatalities - Kennesaw Patch

One of two people killed in a Monday afternoon crash that temporarily shutdown Interstate 575 South was 8 years old, the spokesman for the Cobb County Police Department said.

Just before 2 p.m. Monday, a Chrysler exited the left side of the roadway and entered into the southbound lanes. It was struck in the driver’s side by a commercial truck." .

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 - Cartersville Patch

Bartow County authorities arrested a Cartersville man and woman in connection with the death of a man found Sunday in Emerson.

Sheriff Clark Millsap said in a release that Bartow County Sheriff's Office investigators initially assisted Emerson police and the Georgia Bureau of Investigations with the case after 47-year-old Danny Lamar Gravely was found dead Sunday morning in the bed of his truck on Red Top Mountain Road in Emerson. Visit Cartersville Patch for more on this story. 

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Krystal at 14th Street and Northside Drive Robbed Overnight - Midtown Patch 

Atlanta Police Zone 5 investigators are looking for two suspects who reportedly robbed the Krystal fast-food restaurant located at 14th Street and Northside Drive around 3:30 a.m., Tuesday morning.

According to Atlanta Police Capt. Tim Peek, who spoke to 11Alive cameras from the scene, "two men walked into the restaurant, pulled a weapon on 3 of the workers and ordered them to empty the cash register and they entered the dropbox." .

Bad "Karma" for Vandalized Little 5 Points Boutique - East Atlanta Patch

Atlanta police investigators were still trying to determine if anything was taken from Karma, a Euclid Avenue boutique, following an early morning vandalism incident.

According to Officer Kim Jones, an Atlanta Police Department spokeswoman: "The front window was smashed out with large brick around 5 a.m. Tuesday morning." .

- Gwinnett Patch

Police have identified the shoplifting suspect in an officer-involved shooting March 18 at a Lilburn Family Dollar.

The man is identified as 62-year-old Louis Richardson, said Lilburn Police Chief Bruce Hedley. He has no known address.

Kennesaw Burglary Suspect Leaves Apology Note - Kennesaw Patch

Dalton Lee White, according to a Cobb County criminal warrant, recently came down with a case of burglar's remorse.

Authorities said White broke into a home in Kennesaw and took three blank checks, seven silver coins and a wedding ring set. He allegedly left an envelope containing the remaining blank check, $80 in cash and an apology letter in the homeowner's mailbox. A warrant has been issued for his arrest. .


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