Stories for June 2011
Stories for Thursday, June 30
Armed, Masked Men Attack, Rob Gas Station Store Clerks
Two robbers are on the run after attacking two store clerks Wednesday night during a hold-up in northwest Atlanta.The robbery happened at a Shell gas station on Howell Mill Road, east of Interstate 75.The clerks told Atlanta police officers that two men wearing ski masks came inside and robbed them ...
Stories for Wednesday, June 29
Atlanta City Council Approves Pension Reform
In a rare show of unity, Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed, the City Council and city employees all reached an agreement on reforming the city's pension plan.The City Council voted 15-0 to approve the plan, which some experts said could save the city from financial ruin. Minutes later, surrounded by council ...
Pain Clinic Raided, Doctor Charged With Conspiracy
Channel 2 Action News arrived at a Bartow County pain clinic Wednesday to find law enforcement had already raided the clinic in connection with an indictment against five people who are accused of operating an illegal pill mill.Investigative reporter Mark Winne obtained the indictment charging a doctor and four other ...
Family Says Police Brutality Caught On Video
A metro Atlanta family showed Channel 2's Tom Jones cellphone video they said shows police using a stun gun on a relative, even though they said he wasn't resisting.Newnan police deny the allegations.Sparkle Willie showed Jones the cell phone video she recorded of her cousin, 26-year-old Samy LaPointe, during an ...
Warrant Roundup Leads To Chase, 14 Arrests
A warrant roundup in Clayton County netted more than a dozen people wanted by police.Channel 2’s Erin Coleman got exclusive access as deputies fanned out and went door-to-door searching for accused criminals.Officers caught one man on their list driving in the wrong direction on Riverdale Road. When police gave chase, ...
Sensitive Documents Remain At Abandoned Dealership
A Channel 2 Action News investigation uncovered a massive cache of confidential customer documents left unsecured inside a defunct DeKalb County car dealership.Diamant first went to the Premier Chrysler property on Church Street six weeks ago after getting a tip from a viewer who found several of the dealership’s doors ...
Site Of Deadly Meth Explosion Remains Eyesore
Pink hazmat posters and boarded up windows checker a Lilburn home, four months after a meth lab went up in flames, killing three children.Now neighbors on Spring Mill Drive tell Channel 2 Action News they want someone to take care of a house that is not only an eyesore but ...
Review: 'Transformers' is another loud bruiser
To his credit, Michael Bay does try to put more human touch into "Transformers: Dark of the Moon," aiming to make up for the clattering mess of overgrown kitchen appliances that duked it out in the franchise's last installment. Bay went to the far side of the moon and even ...
DeKalb School Administrators Suspended
Channel 2 Action News has learned that two DeKalb County school administrators are facing 10 days without their state licenses because of a book-selling scheme first uncovered by Channel 2.The school system told Channel 2's Richard Belcher that the case prompted some policy changes intended to head off similar incidents ...
ICE Agent Accused Of Drunken Driving
A driver spotted swerving on a Newton County road was a drunken Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent, police said on Wednesday.Covington police charged David Silka, 42, of Canton with DUI on Saturday morning.Police told Channel 2’s Erica Byfield another driver called 911 to report Silka swerving in a green pickup ...
Gwinnett Deputy Arrested On Suspicion Of DUI
A Gwinnett County sheriff’s deputy was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence.Melvin Robinson, 40, had a blood alcohol level of more than twice the legal limit, authorities said.According to a police report obtained by Channel 2’s Kerry Kavanaugh, Robinson was stopped by Gwinnett County police early Sunday morning ...
Man Shot In Stomach In Downtown Atlanta
Atlanta police are investigating the shooting of a man in downtown Atlanta.Police said they were called to the intersection of Peachtree Street and Trinity Avenue at about 3 p.m.Investigators said there was a report of a man shot there but officers in the area do not remember hearing any gunshots.When ...
Man Paralyzed After Police Taser, 10-Foot Fall
A father is demanding answers from a north Georgia police department after his son was hospitalized in a scuffle with officers. The son has since been placed in intensive care, paralyzed from the chest down.“I’m just trying to get to the truth. I want to know what happened,” Billy Walters ...
PETA Wants Center Shut After Monkey Escape
A national animal advocacy group says several Lawrenceville residents have filed nuisance complaints against an Emory research facility where a monkey escaped last week and are urging the center to shut down.People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, or PETA, said 18 residents have filed nuisance complaints with the Lawrenceville ...
Police: iPod Used To Film Under Women's Skirts
A Cobb County man has been arrested after police say he used his iPod to make movies under women's skirts without their permission. Man Accused Of Using iPod To Videotape Women Marietta police have arrested Stegall Jaquad Ponder, 23, of Marietta, last week after he was allegedly caught making the ...
Brothers Accused Of Being Serial DVD Thieves
A pair of Alpharetta brothers, who police are calling serial DVD thieves, were arrested Tuesday afternoon. 2 Brothers Arrested In Series Of DVD Thefts Roswell police said Alan and Keith Adams were caught in the act at a Roswell Target store on Woodstock Road.“They were running out with over a ...
Children's Restoration Network Back 2 School 2011- July 17th thru July 31st
Children's Restoration Network's annual Back 2 School Program seeks to provide homeless children in shelters and group homes in Atlanta with NEW book bags and all the necessary school supplies. This year, CRN will invite the 2,500 homeless children that live in metro-Atlanta’s group homes and shelters on any given ...
Man Found By Door In Fatal House Fire
A man died in a Decatur house fire Wednesday morning, according to the DeKalb County Fire Department. Man Found By Door In Deadly House Fire The home on West Indian Creek Circle was on fire shortly before 5 a.m.Firefighters said the 911 call came from within the house, but when ...
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