Local Stories for October 2011
Stories for Monday, October 31
Neighborhood warned about stray dog attacks
The Grant Park Neighborhood Association has issued an alert about two stray dogs that they call "a menace to pets and people." An alert from the neighborhood group says the canines, a female German shepherd with a limp, and a male Rottweiler mix, killed a flock of chickens in ...
Hospital backs guard accused of killing patient
A metro Atlanta hospital is standing behind a security guard who is charged in connection with the death of a patient. WellStar Cobb Hospital security guard Jerry Evans is charged with involuntary manslaughter and reckless conduct after a skirmish with a patient that left the man dead. Cobb County police ...
Powerball jackpot at $245 million
The Powerball jackpot climbed even higher on Monday, reaching an estimated $245 million. No one won matched all the numbers in Saturday’s drawing but three Georgia Lottery players won $10,000 each in the drawing. The lucky tickets were purchased in Atlanta, Jonesboro and Eton. The last Powerball jackpot winner was ...
Pimping suspects arrested in sting
Two Gainesville residents were arrested in a prostitution sting Friday. Luis Gustavo Rodriguez-Ventura, 23, and Erick Rodriguez, 29, were charged with pimping. According to the Hall County Sheriff’s Office, they negotiated a deal involving a prostitute performing sexual favors at a predetermination location. Rodriguez was also charged with driving unlicensed. ...
UPS driver discovers lottery win on Facebook
After logging onto Facebook after work, a UPS driver discovered he had won $20,000. “My phone started ringing, and people were congratulating me on Facebook,” said 31-year-old Casey Mattox. Mattox’s name was announced on television as the winner of the Georgia Lottery’s $3,000,000 Taxes Paid extra chance drawing Oct. 26. ...
Howard asks state to stop CRCT hearings
Fulton County District Attorney Paul Howard has asked a state commission to suspend its investigation into cheating at Atlanta Public Schools, Channel 2's Tom Regan has learned. Howard has asked the Georgia Professional Standards Commission to stop their investigation until mid-December because he says it may impede his criminal investigation. ...
Gunman sought in double shooting
Lovejoy police are looking for a gunman who shot two people in the backyard of a home. Officers sealed off part of Nicole Drive, where crime scene investigators were searching for clues. The shooting happened around midnight. “The only information we got was several people were walking back through the ...
Car fire spreads to home, apartments
A large fire near Piedmont Park in midtown Atlanta evacuated several families in the early-morning hours Monday. “There were flames probably 40 feet tall," witness Ross Alter said. A car sitting in a parking lot near 11th Street and Dickson Place caught fire, which spread to a two-story home and ...
Stories for Saturday, October 29
3 Firefighters injured in Fayette fire
Three firefighters were hurt after fighting a big fire just outside of Peachtree City Saturday. All three are expected to recover, but two were injured seriously enough to be airlifted to Grady Memorial Hospital. Fire commanders told Channel 2's Tony Thomas the two firefighters were going to be kept overnight ...
Police searching cemetery for missing man
Atlanta police are digging in a Civil War graveyard after receiving information that the body of a missing man could be buried in cemetery. Detectives had roped off the Old South Bend Historic Cemetery on Forest Park Road in southeast Atlanta on Saturday as part of their search for Michael ...
Two police officers involved in crash on I-20
A pair of police officers were involved in an accident on I-20 Saturday morning, an Atlanta Police spokeswoman said. The crash closed several lanes of Interstate 20 westbound at Maynard Terrace just before 10 a.m. The officers were traveling in seperate cruisers when one of the officers rear-ended the other ...
Police want to question man about hit-and-run
Police are searching for a driver who hit an elderly man who was walking his dog in south Fulton County. Authorities told Channel 2 Action News that 78-year-old Jack Turner was on Carlton Road Friday afternoon near the adult care facility where he lives. Two employees told Channel 2’s Eric ...
Stories for Friday, October 28
Gwinnett neighborhood fights graffiti problem
Some Gwinnett County residents say vandals are tarnishing their community's image by spray painting across their entire neighborhood. Homeowners who live off Cruse Road just north of Pleasant Hill Road told Channel 2’s Kerry Kavanaugh they can barely clean up the graffiti before it reappears. “I’ve done it at least ...
Students told bomb threat was a drill
Deputies say two 16-year-old students caused chaos when they phoned in a bomb threat from class and now parents are questioning why students were misled about the threat. The threat happened about 9:30 a.m. Friday at Charles Drew High School in Clayton County. Students told Channel 2’s Tom Jones they ...
Good Samaritan pulls injured man from train tracks
A Good Samaritan got a chance to meet the injured man he pulled out of the path of an oncoming train with just seconds to spare. Norb Krzak was on the way to a job in Elberton on Saturday morning when he saw a car flip over and land on ...
Failing museum costs taxpayers $700K per year
State records show Georgia lost an estimated $65 million supporting state museums and halls of fame. A Channel 2 investigation found lawmakers dumped one of these tourist attractions, but taxpayers still are paying $700,000 a year to fund it. The Georgia Museum of Agriculture is located off I-75 in Tifton ...
Bartow Co. mayor accused of chatting up minor
The mayor of a small town in Bartow County was arrested after an Internet sting operation by the FBI Thursday. Agents arrested Cary Rhodes, 57, when he allegedly tried to meet a minor to have sex. Instead he was met by FBI agents and members of the Northwest Georgia Child Safe ...
Car burglary suspects arrested after chase
Two people accused of stealing from cars were nabbed after fleeing from police and crashing, Douglasville police said. Channel 2’s Ross Cavitt went to the intersection of Midway Road and Highway 92, where officers were investigating the crash scene Friday morning. Police said they were looking for two men who ...
Overturned juice truck removed from interstate
An overturned juice truck briefly blocked a Clayton County interstate on Friday morning. The crash happened on a northbound ramp of Interstate 75 about 12 a.m. The truck was carrying 43,000 pounds of juice boxes. The rush was on to get the scene cleared before the morning drive time. About ...
Blind woman struggles to remove branch from home
A great-grandmother in southwest Atlanta was able to get a tree branch removed from her home after her story touches Channel 2 viewers. The 68-year-old is blind and doesn’t get around well, but she heard a crash Wednesday morning after a large branch fell through her bedroom wall and ceiling. She ...
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