Friday, May 24, 2013
Here are some of today's top Patch headlines from around the metro area.
Area Funeral Director Dies in I-75 Crash in Emerson - Cartersville Patch An Interstate 75 crash in Emerson on Thursday claimed the life of a Paulding County funeral director. For more on this story, visit Cartersville Patch. Career Fair Coming to Duluth for UGA Alumni - Duluth Patch The UGA Career Center is sponsoring the career fair, which takes place 11 a.m.-3 p.m., June 12 at the Gwinnett Center in Duluth. For more on this story, visit Duluth Patch. East Cobb CVS Pharmacy Tech Arrested - East Cobb Patch An East Cobb CVS Pharmacy technician has been arrested in connection with the alleged theft of 500 Hydrocodone pills from her job. For more on this story, visit East Cobb Patch. Norcross Man Wanted in Forgery Scheme, Two Falcons Players …
Thursday, May 23, 2013
Here are today's top Patch headlines from around the metro area.
Woodstock Man Accused of Taking $4K From Kennesaw Company - Woodstock-Towne Lake Patch About $4,500 was stolen from a Kennesaw company, and a warrant has been issued for the arrest of a man who Kennesaw police believe was responsible for the theft. For more on this story, visit Woodstock Patch. IRS Wants Back Taxes from Job Woman Never Held - Alpharetta-Milton Patch A Milton woman is being asked by the IRS to pay back taxes, but she never worked for the Norcross company where the agency said she worked in 2011.For more on this story, visit Alpharetta-Milton Patch. Bank Teller Swindles $10K from 90-Year-Old Buckhead Woman - Buckhead Patch Atlanta Police arrested a bank teller after a 90-year-old Buckhead woman suspected he was stealing …
Wednesday, May 22, 2013
Here are today's top Patch headlines from around the metro area.
UPDATE: Alleged Handgun-Wielding Suspect Arrested; House Cleared -Canton-Sixes Patch The Canton Police Department and Cherokee Sheriff's office have conducted a sweep and cleared the house in the Hillcrest subdivision once thought to contain a man fleeing from police. For more on this story, visit Canton-Sixes Patch. Pair Plead Guilty, Get Prison Time in Law Office Robbery - Cartersville Patch Two armed robbers seen by several witnesses when their get-away car wouldn't start are set to spend years in prison in connection with the May 18, 2012, incident at the Kelley Law Firm. For more on this story, visit Cartersville Patch. One Man Dies, Pair Suffers Injuries in Two Accidents - Cumming Patch Two accidents in Forsyth County on Monday took …
Monday, May 20, 2013
Here are some of today's top Patch headlines from throughout the metro area.
Obama Rocks Morehouse in the Rain - Buckhead Patch President Barack Obama gave the 129th commencement address speech on a wet and rainy Sunday afternoon, May 19th, at Morehouse College. For more on this story or to re-read the live blog, visit Buckhead Patch. Loganville Area Church Robbed and Several Other Area Burglaries Investigated by WCSO - Loganville-Grayson Patch Walton County Sheriff's Deputies were called to Sharon Baptist Church on Wednesday, May 15, 2013, after church members arrived to find that the sanctuary and fellowship hall of the church had been burglarized. For more on this story, visit Loganville-Grayson Patch. Chattahoochee River: Unhealthy Bacteria Levels Increase After Heavy Rains - Roswell Patch While the danger of …
Friday, May 17, 2013
Here are today's top headlines from Patch towns across north Georgia.
Human Remains Belong To Jmaal Keyes - South Cobb Patch DNA testing has confirmed that human remains found last week in Hawkinsville belong to Jmaal Malik Keyes, the missing college student from Austell. "The identification of Keyes was obtained through DNA parentage testing with Keyes’ biological parents," GBI spokeswoman Sherry Lang told the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. South Cobb Patch has more on this story. State Rep. Tyrone Brooks Indicted For Misappropriating Nearly $1 Million - Midtown Patch State Representative Tyrone Brooks of House District 55, which covers a sliver of midtown Atlanta near Ansley Mall and stretches down to a larger portion of southwest Atlanta, was indicted by a federal grand jury on Thursday. According to a …
Thursday, May 16, 2013
Here are today's top headlines from Patch towns across the region.
Ball Ground Woman Charged with Killing Father - Canton-Sixes Patch A Ball Ground woman has been arrested for allegedly murdering her father after Cherokee County sheriff's deputies discovered his decomposed body inside the home. Andrea Blanton, 45, remains at at the Cherokee County Adult Detention Center with no bond after she was arrested Thursday morning for the crime. Canton-Sixes Patch has more on this story. Two Hospitalized in Auburn Avenue Shooting - East Atlanta Patch Two people were shot Wednesday in a late-night robbery attempt on Auburn Avenue, Atlanta police said. At 11:16 p.m., three men in a silver vehicle pulled up to 253 Auburn Ave. near Bell Street. All three jumped out of the vehicle and tried to rob the victims at the …
Wednesday, May 15, 2013
Here are today's top headlines from Patch towns across north Georgia.
Lawrenceville Father Pleads Guilty to Stabbing Sons To Death -Lawrenceville Patch On Tuesday, a Lawrenceville father pleaded guilty to charges he killed two of his children. Elvis Garcia-Nolasco pleaded guilty to two counts of murder and one count of aggravated assault according to WSB-TV. According to police, in February 2011, Garcia-Nolasco stabbed his three children at a home on Bridle Path Drive in unincorporated Lawrenceville.Lawrenceville Patch has more on this story. Updated: Teen Charged in Alleged Sun Glo Car Wash Robbery, Killing - Cartersville Patch The second suspect charged with killing Cartersville resident and Canton native Randall "R.J." Statler during the commission of a robbery has no criminal history, CPD Capt. Mark …
Tuesday, May 14, 2013
Here are today's top headlines from around metro Atlanta.
Teen Charged in Alleged Sun Glo Car Wash Robbery, Killing - Cartersville Patch Cartersville police have arrested and a charged a second suspect in connection with the alleged robbery and killing of Canton native R.J. Statler, 28, at Sun Glo car wash in December. Cartersville Patch has more information on the arrest. Jmaal Malik Keyes Case: Human Remains Found Near Murder Suspect's Home - South Cobb Patch Human remains have been found near the home of Robert Kane Rolison, the 17-year-old Middle Georgia State College student who was arrested last week in connection with the death of a fellow student from Austell. The remains were found at a Hawkinsville site last week, and the GBI will run tests to see if they belong to Jmaal Malik Keyes, …
Monday, May 13, 2013
Here are today's top headlines from around metro Atlanta and around the state.
Man Shot in Face at Midtown Party - Midtown Patch Atlanta Police Detectives are still piecing together events that occurred during the early morning hours on Monday outside of the Savannah Midtown Apartments on North Avenue. Sgt. Gregory Lyon told Midtown Patch that, "preliminary information is that a 23-year-old male was invited to a party at the location, 215 North Avenue." Midtown Patch has more on this story. Suicide, Stabbing Reported After Argument Near Rosebud-Centerville Road - Loganville Patch Police believe a man stabbed his girlfriend, then shot himself in the head after an apparent domestic argument early Sunday morning in unincorporated Gwinnett between Snellville and Loganville. The woman, who was stabbed in the back, …
Friday, May 10, 2013
Here are the top Patch headlines from around Holly Springs, metro Atlanta, and north Georgia.
Suspect Arrested in North Point Mall Bomb Threat - Alpharetta-Milton Patch A man has been formally arrested and will be charged with calling in a bomb threat that forced officials to shut down and evacuate North Point Mall in Alpharetta. Learn more about how officials responded to the bomb threat at Alpharetta-Milton Patch. Handyman Sentenced for Assault and Battery of Elderly Oconee County Woman - Oconee Patch On May 10, 2012, a handyman entered a 73-year-old Oconee County woman's Peacock Drive home and bludgeoned her while she was in bed. One year to the day later, he pleaded guilty to the crime. Find out how long the man will stay in prison at Oconee Patch. Suspected Buckhead Carjackers Arrested in a Home in SW Atlanta - Buckhead Patch…
