Local Stories for June 2012
Stories for Saturday, June 30
2nd UGA worker faces online prostitution charges
The Oconee County Sheriff's Office says another University of Georgia employee was arrested this week after authorities used postings on the Backpage.com website in a prostitution operation. Bobby J. Stanton, identified as an academic professional in the Department of Chemistry, was charged Thursday with pandering after he allegedly offered a ...
Fire damages 11 homes in Stockbridge subdivision
Eleven homes in Henry County were damaged by fire Saturday, with at least five destroyed, after flames broke out at one residence and spread to the others, fire officials said. The fires occurred in the Flippen Woods subdivision in Stockbridge, near Watercress Court and Goldenrod Drive. The tops of ...
15-year-old accused of molesting 7-year-old girl
A 15-year-old boy is in jail without bond for allegedly molesting a seven-year-old girl, Douglas County Sheriff's Office officials said. Officials said the teen faces two charges – child molestation and aggravated child molestation – for offenses that happened over a one-year period at a home in central Douglas County. ...
Woman injured in I-75 drive-by
Police are investigating a drive-by shooting on I-75 north near downtown that left a Los Angeles woman wounded in the face. The woman, who was driving a rental car, was traveling with her husband around 2 a.m. Friday after leaving Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport when the shooting occurred, according to a ...
Pedestrian struck, killed in Cherokee County
Authorities say a pedestrian was struck and killed by a vehicle Friday night in Cherokee County. The incident happened on Ga. 92 west of Wade Green Road at about 9:30 p.m. Herrera Mendez, 52, was crossing the highway in a dimly lit area and not using a crosswalk when he ...
Scorching temps to linger for coming days
Channel 2 meteorologist David Chandley expects Sunday's temperature to top out at 103 before slipping to 99 Monday. He expects Tuesday and Wednesday to return closer to normal, with highs around 94 and a 30 percent chance of some relief from afternoon thunderstorms. The forecast comes after a record-high ...
Stories for Friday, June 29
Police handling of state rep warrant under scrutiny
Channel 2 Action News has learned a state legislator turned herself in after finding out there was a warrant for her arrest. But now, some are questioning the way police handled her case. The scrutiny came about because the police officer who told state Rep. Roberta Abdul-Salaam about her warrant ...
Bath Salts addict recalls terrifying hallucinations
A man in a Norcross drug treatment program said he became addicted to hallucinogenic bath salts, which mimic the mind bending effects of cocaine, LSD, and methamphetamine. "It's awful. It almost cost me my life," said Joe. The patient, who didn’t want his full name released, spoke Friday with Channel ...
Georgia Power watches electricity use amid heat wave
Georgia Power is monitoring power use across the Southeast as temperatures reach triple digits for the first time in five years. But the utility company said Friday it's still well below the all-time power usage record. "We're about 2,000 megawatts below our all-time summer peak, which we set in ...
90-year-old fights for work
A 90-year-old Atlanta man who was laid off from his job Friday says he'll never stop working. He told Channel 2’s Diana Davis he's been on the job since he dropped out of school in 10th grade. “I have no temperament for retirement. I've got to contribute something,” said ...
Suspicious man reported around Alpharetta pool
Parents are on high alert in Alpharetta after reports of a suspicious man lurking near a community pool. Channel 2's Mike Petchenik obtained an email circulating among parents of Alpharetta Sharks swim team members warning about an incident at the Wills Park Pool Thursday. "One of our parents witness (sic) ...
Police: Man killed in self-defense shooting
Gwinnett County police are investigating a self-defense shooting in Lawrenceville. It happened at about 5:45 p.m. on Mill Shyre Way. Investigators said the homeowner and another man got into an argument and the homeowner shot the other man. The homeowner said the man attacked him with a wooden dowel about ...
Poll: Support for TSPLOST slipping before election
A new poll indicates support for a regional transportation sales tax is dropping one month before voters decide the issue. A Rosetta Stone Communications poll conducted for Channel 2 Action News found only 38 percent of voters in 10 metro counties support the proposed tax, while 49 percent oppose the ...
Tourist shot heading to Marietta hotel
A couple visiting Marietta for a baseball tournament was shot at on their way to a hotel, Atlanta police said. “Based on their story, the incident appears to be a random act of violence,” Atlanta police spokeswoman Kim Jones told Channel 2 Action News. The pair arrived in Atlanta on ...
Record heat prompts policy changes for transporting children
A heat wave arrived in metro Atlanta, bringing record high temperatures forecast to continue throughout the weekend. Temperatures Friday afternoon hit 103 degrees, ecplising the previous record for the day set in 1936. "Inside the city today we absorbed a tremendous amount of radiation. All this concrete and the roads ...
UGA running back arrested on felony weapons charges
A sophomore running back for the University of Georgia's football team was arrested Friday morning on two felony weapons charges. Isaiah Crowell, 19, was booked into the Athens-Clarke County Jail at 3:37 a.m. on charges of carrying a concealed weapon, possessing a weapon in a school zone and an altered ...
Teachers say they're being bullied by principal
A group of teachers at a metro Atlanta school want their principal removed before the start of the school year because of bullying. Current and former teachers at Canby Lane Elementary School in Decatur say their principal, Anita Stokes-Brown, uses intimidation tactics and created a hostile work environment that affects ...
Witness: DeKalb police told man to drop gun before shooting him
A man is in critical condition after police opened fire at a DeKalb County apartment complex late Thursday night. The shooting happened at the Bryton Hill apartments on Skyland Drive. DeKalb County police said officers were in an apartment talking to a woman when a man walked in from another ...
Stories for Thursday, June 28
Community holds fundraiser to help Prince family
A day after divers found the body of a missing teen in Lake Lanier after a deadly crash, a Gwinnett County community came together to raise money to help his family. Divers found the body of 13-year-old Griffin Prince Wednesday evening. His 9-year-old brother Jake also died in the boat ...
Woman talks about robbery that led to officer shooting teen
The Clayton County District Attorney said teens accused of participating in a burglary where police shot and killed a 13-year-old boy could face murder charges. The GBI has identified the teen as Trevion Davis of Jonesboro. Clayton County Police said Davis and several other young men broke into a home ...
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