North Fulton County Stories
A list of the most recent stories about North Fulton.
Police: Man impersonated officer for prescription meds
A Hiram man faces charges after police said he posed as an undercover police officer at a Roswell pain management clinic . Police have charged Ted Hardison, 47, with felony impersonating an officer stemming from the April 2011 incident. Sheila Dilbeck, the officer manager at Bender Orthopedics, told Channel 2's ...
Wrong-way driver slams into street sweeper
A wrong-way crash shut down Ga. 400 for hours early Wednesday morning. All lanes near Northridge Road have reopened after emergency workers cut a driver from a mangled car. The car was going the wrong way when it crashed into a street sweeper truck and erupted into flames. “I saw ...
County tearing up Alpharetta sidewalks again
Fulton County leaders call it a scheduling conflict, but some Alpharetta homeowners said plans to rip up sidewalks already installed by state contractors is nothing but a waste of money. The Georgia Department of Transportation recently widened a portion of Kimball Bridge Road in Alpharetta, and as part of the ...
Teens charged after scrawling hate-filled messages across Roswell neighborhood
Two Roswell teenagers are face serious charges after police say the teens set fires and scrawled hate-filled messages in a local neighborhood. One of the two teens remained in the Roswell City Jail. Police said the teens started off their summer vacation with a bang. "I think it's ridiculous that ...
Thieves targeting unlocked car doors in Johns Creek
Two men who were arrested for stealing from cars in north Fulton County told investigators they targeted the city of Johns Creek on purpose. Ramin Ghafarian and Griffin Sexson are now charged with several counts of entering auto and prowling. Lt. Chris Byers told Channel 2's Erica Byfield an alert ...
East Point council to discuss cutting police jobs to balance budget
East Point city leaders will discuss potentially cutting police officer jobs during a city council meeting Monday night. Mayor Earnestine Pittman said there are no “sacred cows” when it comes to balancing the budget, and she believes the struggling suburb has too many officers for its population and tax base. ...
Big summer of music on tap around Atlanta
The summer music season is here, and that means plenty of the biggest bands on tour today passing through the Atlanta area in the next couple months. Jason Aldean, the Zac Brown Band, Dave Matthews, Jimmy Buffett, KISS and Drake are just a few of the musicians that have played ...
2 held in robbery, police chase
Police have made two arrests and are looking for a third suspect in a robbery that developed into a police chase across multiple cities. Sandy Springs police were called to a robbery outside a Bank of America shortly after 11 a.m. When officers arrived, a car carrying three men took ...
Storms dump hail across Atlanta metro
Strong storms with a lot of hail swept through the Atlanta metro area Thursday night, hitting Cobb County and parts of north Fulton County. In Cobb County, three trees fell in one neighborhood, causing significant damage. Channel 2's Tony Thomas went to a home on Converse court, where a 7-year-old ...
Police: Handcuffed suspect stole cruiser
Police say a suspect who had been shocked with a Taser gun and handcuffed stole a patrol car and sent officers on their second chase of the morning. Roswell police told Channel 2’s Sophia Choi they first tried to pull the man over for a traffic stop early Friday morning ...
HP invests millions in eco-friendly Alpharetta center
One of the world’s largest technology companies is making a multimillion dollar investment in Alpharetta, and city leaders are hopeful the investment will lead to new jobs. Hewlett-Packard, which operates a sprawling facility on Westside Parkway, gave Channel 2 Action News a firsthand look at its newest innovation, an eco-friendly ...
Police: Driver on cellphone caused fatal wreck
Alpharetta police now say a distracted driver on her cellphone caused a wreck last month on Georgia 400 that claimed the life of a 67-year-old Cumming man. Haleigh Davis Fine, 23, turned herself into police Wednesday morning on second-degree vehicular homicide and failure to maintain lane charges. Police said the ...
Police: Woman used daughter as cover for repeat shoplifting
Milton police are looking for a woman they say brought her preschool-age daughter along when she shoplifted from a Target store. Police showed Channel 2's Amy Napier Viteri surveillance video from the Target store on Highway 9 in Milton, which showed a woman putting items in a bag she had ...
Summer, a dangerous time for kids and teens
Robert Wright III will likely spend the rest of this summer with his left leg in a cast, unable to hone his skills on the baseball diamond. In a freak accident recently, the 14-year-old pitcher collided with the third baseman in a tournament matchup, and an X-ray at Children’s Healthcare ...
Milton mother charged with leaving 4-year-old home alone
A Milton mother is facing charges after police said she left her 4-year-old son home alone. Diana Garcia, 30, faces a reckless conduct charge. Police said a crew painting the building where she lives in the Camden apartments on Summit Boulevard noticed Garcia's son, Juan, climbing on the balcony behind ...
Man charged with peeping into woman's window
Milton police have arrested a Roswell man on charges he was peeping into a woman’s window, and Channel 2 Action News has learned it’s not his first offense. Michael David Quinn, 37, faces prowling, obstruction and voyeurism charges stemming from the incident Friday at the woman’s apartment off Morris Road. ...
Parents upset after elementary school tries to ban acronyms in yearbooks
LOL is a common acronym for "laugh out loud," but some Milton parents aren't laughing about an elementary school's attempt to ban the phrase and other slang from making it into student yearbooks. Now, school officials said it was all a big misunderstanding. Channel 2's Mike Petchenik learned about the ...
Ex-NFL player arrested in Ga. 400 crash
A former NFL player crashed into a guard rail on Georgia 400 on the first morning of the shoulder being open to drivers, police said. Sandy Springs police arrested Larry Roberts, a defensive end of the San Francisco 49ers from 1986 to 1993. Police said he was driving on a ...
MARTA debit card function still down
MARTA officials said it will be at least Monday before operations are back to normal at a handful of MARTA rail stations where debit cards could not be accepted. Seven rail stations were temporarily not accepting debit cards on Breeze card machines. The effected stations are North Springs, Dunwoody, Sandy ...
Students vying for world reading record despite dyslexia
A local school has partnered with 25 schools across the world with hopes of breaking a Guinness World Record for reading despite having dyslexia. Each and every word read by those students at Schenck School in Sandy Springs is a moment to be cherished. They all have dyslexia, a language-based ...
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