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Man Kidnapped in Driveway; Two Dead After Carbon Monoxide Leak
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- Buckhead Patch
Atlanta Police Investigators are still searching for the two suspects that robbed and then kidnapped a man from his Buckhead home on Karland Drive around 2 a.m. Friday.
"The victim advised that he was outside his residence smoking a cigarette when two gunmen came up and demanded his wallet," according to Officer Kim Jones. The incident happened on Karland Drive, between Habersham Road and Roswell Road. See Buckhead Patch for more on this story.
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- Cascade Patch
Carbon monoxide is the expected culprit in the tragic deaths of a father and son who lived on Graywall Street near Headland Drive in the City of East Point. According to reports, a family member discovered the 2 bodies while doing a welfare check on the family Wednesday afternoon.
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There were two survivors in the accident. A 13 year old boy and a 2 year old girl were both survivors. See Cascade Patch for more on this story.
- Cartersville Patch
A pedestrian was hit and killed along Highway 41 Thursday evening.
According to the Cartersville Police Department, Lance Leston, 52, was driving on the southbound side of the highway when he struck 48-year-old Robert Patrick Johnson of Cartersville. See Cartersville Patch for more on this story.
Fraud Investigation Leads to Arrest of Ex-Kennesaw State Manager - Kennesaw Patch
Kennesaw State University's former executive director of environmental health and safety was arrested Thursday night in connection with a crime ring that allegedly defrauded the state of nearly $1-million.
The Georgia Bureau of Investigation and the Kennesaw State Police Department arrested Gerald Donaldson on a charge of conspiracy to defraud the state, according to a statement on the university's website. See Kennesaw Patch for more on this story.
Suit Over 'Girls Gone Wild' Video Gets Court's OK - Cartersville Patch
Cartersville resident Lindsey Boyd can sue two companies over the use of images taken of her that were used in a Girls Gone Wild video, the Georgia Supreme Court said in an opinion issued March 28.
Boyd sued MRA Holding and MANTRA Films in federal court seeking damages against the companies she claims are responsible for those images, shot when she was 14 years old. See Cartersville Patch for more on this story.
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