Local Stories for February 2012
Stories for Wednesday, February 29
Friend of Sneiderman felt threatened after testimony
A woman who embraced the widow of a slain Dunwoody father after testifying in court was asked to describe the experience to the judge on Wednesday afternoon. Shayna Citron, a friend of Rusty and Andrea Sneiderman was called back to the witness stand late in the day after Judge Gregory ...
Bank promises to clean up meth house
There are new developments about a home that has been deteriorating for an entire year after a deadly meth lab explosion. Channel 2 Action News has learned the bank tied to the home is now promising to clean it up. But neighbors said the process never should have taken this ...
Man knowingly spreads HIV
A Carroll County man was convicted of knowingly spreading HIV. Jamarlos Dobbs, also known as Marlo, was sentenced to 10 years in jail for reckless conduct earlier this month. Carroll County Assistant District Attorney Vincent Faucette told Channel 2's Erica Byfield three women came forward in 2011 to say Dobbs ...
Emory custodian dies of TB
More than 400 people at Emory University were tested for tuberculosis after a school custodian died earlier this month. The school also sent out warning letters to everyone on campus. The custodian cleaned about nine buildings on the Emory campus, but none of them were student dorms. He died Feb. ...
Smartphone auto-correct puts school in lockdown
A wrong number and a word changed by a smartphone’s auto-correct feature put two Hall County schools on lockdown Wednesday, school officials said. The Hall County Sheriff’s Office said someone received an anonymous text message that read “gunman be at west hall today” and immediately called police to report it. ...
Police fatally shoot robber after carjacking, chase, standoff
Clayton County authorities shot and killed a man after he led investigators on a chase that stemmed from a carjacking and held himself up inside a home for a couple of hours. Investigators have not identified the man at this point. Police said the man robbed a Jamaican restaurant in ...
Ex-Clayton Co. Sheriff Victor Hill pleads not guilty
Former Clayton County sheriff Victor Hill pleaded not guilty to all 37 criminal counts against him. Channel 2’s Jeff Dore went to the Clayton County courthouse, where Hill’s arraignment hearing was held Wednesday. He faces charges that include theft, lying and racketeering. Lawyers spent most of the hearing arguing. ...
Google Privacy Guide
Google’s new privacy policy takes effect March 1. Google will not be gathering any new information about you, but it will be able to share that information across its many services, like Gmail, Google maps, Google Docs and YouTube. WHAT TO DO NOW: First, find out what information Google ...
Lawmaker accuses pro-life group of threats
Before Georgia lawmakers even began to debate a new abortion bill Wednesday, one Republican legislator said an anti-abortion organization threatened her with political retaliation if she didn't vote for it. The bill would restrict doctors from performing abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy instead of the current 26 weeks. State ...
Channel 2 investigation highlights racial discrepancies in marijuana arrests
A Channel 2 Action News investigation revealed that across the state, African-Americans are arrested on marijuana possession charges significantly more often than whites. "That is just a bad practice of applying the law unequally, that is, you are singling out a segment of the population," said state Sen. Ed Harbison. ...
Police called to fight between women outside Falcon's home
Police were called to the home of Atlanta Falcon’s running back Michael Turner after a fight between two women broke out in his front yard. A security guard at Turner’s subdivision in Suwanee told police Rasheeda Walker approached the guard gate and asked for access. The guard called Turner, who ...
Man dies in SW Atlanta house fire
A man pulled from a burning home died Wednesday morning. Channel 2's Michael Buczyner went to the home on Brewer Boulevard in southwest Atlanta, where firefighters were investigating. Atlanta fire investigators said the fire started in a bedroom at the back of the house. A firefighter told Buczyner the victim ...
Day care murder suspect's sister testifies about abusive childhood
Thursday morning, jurors heard from the sister of the man accused of gunning down and killing another man in front of a Dunwoody day care. Hemy Nueman’s sister, Monique Metsch, testified about their abusive childhood. She said their father, a concentration camp survivor, drank nightly and physically abused them. “It ...
Lawmaker wants to nix HOT lanes as they reach record-breaking prices
As the HOT lanes on Interstate 85 continue to break price records, one lawmaker wants to do away with any future HOT lane projects. According to the State Roadway and Toll Authority, in January, the daily fare for the HOT lanes averaged $1.26 in January. More than 11,000 drivers traveled ...
Neighbor alerts woman to burning home
A Gwinnett County woman is thanking her neighbor for saving her from a burning home. Neighbors said the fire at a home on Lake Valley Drive in Loganville moved very quickly. One moment it was a garage fire, and the next it was a major house fire, threatening nearby homes, ...
Grandmother: Bullied teen suspended for not reporting bullying
A Lithonia High School student says she was suspended for two days for not reporting that she was being bullied. Essance McDougald says she told her grandmother to report it instead, since she told teachers about the threats three weeks ago, but they never stopped. “There’s supposed to be no ...
Stories for Tuesday, February 28
Man sold hundreds of stolen cars on Craigslist
Investigators are still trying to pin down the number of stolen cars that a man may have sold to hundreds of people on Craigslist. Atlanta police investigators believe for the past two years, Marcus Haliburton stole cars, and then created ads to sell them on Craigslist using matching pictures he ...
More doom and gloom predicted for metro Atlanta homeowners
Home prices continue to fall in the Metro Atlanta market, and according to one price index, they fell further than in any other major city in the U.S. According to the Case-Shiller Index of 20 major cities, home prices in metro Atlanta fell 12.8 percent from December 2010 to December ...
DeKalb approves $2M to replace faulty air packs
DeKalb County firefighters are one step closer to moving away from what they call faulty air packs. County commissioners voted on the side of the firefighters at a budget meeting Tuesday. Commissioners voted 4-3 on the county’s budget, which included a line about money for new breathing equipment. “I’m very ...
Police: Man arrested after fleeing traffic stop
Sandy Springs officers nabbed a man who ran from a traffic stop Tuesday afternoon, police said. Sandy Springs police Lt. Steve Rose said the man ran into a wooded area near Georgia Highway 400 and Pitts Road. The man disappeared in the woods, but was later spotted and fled, Rose ...
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