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Tax preparer charged with stealing $200K from state
A local tax preparer is in jail, accused of cheating the state out of at least $100,000. Channel 2's Amy Napier Viteri was the only reporter with state investigators and the Fayette County DA's Office as they pulled boxes of documents, computers and confiscated cars from the woman's home Friday. ...
Man shot on the way home from Braves game speaks to Channel 2
For the first time, Channel 2 Action News is hearing from the Braves fan shot walking home from a game. Saman Balkhanian, 22, told Channel 2's Amy Napier Viteri he had no idea any anything was wrong until two young men pulled out a gun. Balkhanian was taken out of ...
Alert neighbors hold suspect at gunpoint in Canton neighborhood
Canton police arrested a wanted man with the help of an alert neighbor. Investigators took 17-year-old Damien Fowler into custody after reports he was waving a gun behind the Laurels of Greenwood Apartment Complex. They tracked him to a home in the Hillcrest subdivision. A woman in a home in ...
Metro woman describes waiting to hear from parents in Moore, Okla.
Metro Atlantans with family in Oklahoma are paying particular attention to new developments coming out of the areas affected by Monday's storm. Also, many organizations are gearing up to send help to the Oklahoma City area. The Southern Baptist Convention Disaster Relief told Channel 2's 2 Amy Napier Viteri that ...
Man carjacked at gunpoint by teens who asked for ride
Atlanta police are looking for two teenagers who they say carjacked a man in northwest Atlanta after asking him for a ride. Brian Farnsworth told Channel 2's Amy Napier Viteri he won’t be offering to help anyone with a ride after what he experienced. He said the teens approached him ...
DeKalb schools turn down offer to restore K-9 unit
Channel 2 Action News has learned DeKalb County School leaders declined an offer to have their K-9 unit return to schools at little to no cost to the county. September emails and letters from a K-9 officer to school leaders said, "The K-9 Unit would like to offer our services ...
Police make meth bust worth $2 million in Gwinnett Co.
Police in Gwinnett County tell Channel 2 Action News they have made a massive methamphetamine bust worth more than $2 million. Police told Channel 2's Amy Napier Viteri they found 131 pounds of liquid meth inside a house on James Road in Lawrenceville. Investigators put up signs on the front ...
Health department investigating MRSA reports at local clinic
Channel 2 Action News uncovered an investigation into a MRSA bacteria issue at a local dermatology office. The Gwinnett County Health Department confirmed to Channel 2's Amy Napier Viteri it is investigating reports of cases at the highly antibiotic resistant infection at Premiere Dermatology & Surgery in Lilburn. Channel 2 ...
1 man dead after triple shooting behind Clayton County gas station
Police are looking for a shooter after he opened fire in a pathway behind a gas station on Highway 42 in Clayton County. Channel 2's Amy Napier Viteri talked to a worker at the gas station who heard the shots ring out at about 8 p.m. Monday. Police said someone ...
Local woman studying in Boston recalls explosions
A Georgia woman attending college in Boston heard explosions from the manhunt for two suspects in the bombing at the Boston Marathon. Devyn Taylor said she heard boom-like noises from her dorm room on Tufts University's Medford campus, which is just a few miles from Watertown, Mass. "That's when we ...
Silent run honors Boston explosion victims
More than 100 runners met across metro Atlanta to honor people hurt and killed in the Boston Marathon on Tuesday. Nearly 60 people held a moment of silence at the Fleet Feet store in Lawrenceville before starting the dedicated run. They wore bibs with the words "Boston Runners United to ...
Neighbors throw bricks, hammers at police cars over alleged brutality
Atlanta police are investigating a violent attack where bricks and hammers were thrown at police cruisers. The attack came just one day after neighbors shot cellphone video of what appears to show officers beating two people. Police said people demonstrating a neighborhood along Hardee Street in northeast Atlanta threw bricks ...
APS cheating scandal defense attorneys meet
Several high-profile defense attorneys defending the dozens accused in the Atlanta Public Schools CRCT cheating scandal met to discuss the case on Monday. Channel 2 Action News saw attorney Dwight Thomas, who represents former APS human resources director Millicent Few, on his way into the Jones Day firm in Midtown ...
Court ruling allows woman to sue "Girls Gone Wild" over picture
A woman whose picture was used on the cover of a "Girls Gone Wild" video without her permission has grounds to sue the video's producers according to a ruling from Georgia's highest court. Lindsey Boyd, formerly Lindsey Bullard, was 14 years old in April 2000 when she traveled to Florida ...
Second victim comes forward with claims of Gucci Mane assault
Channel 2 Action News has learned of a second man who says rapper Gucci Mane assaulted him two nights after he allegedly hit a soldier over the head with a bottle at a downtown Atlanta club. Atlanta police tell Channel 2's Amy Napier Viteri they still haven't heard from Gucci ...
APD issues arrest warrant for Gucci Mane after alleged assault on soldier
Atlanta police have issued an arrest warrant for a well-known rapper after a soldier said he was assaulted by him. The soldier told Channel 2's Amy Napier Viteri he was just looking to get a picture with Gucci Mane when the rapper attacked him. Photos show cuts to the soldier's ...
Downtown mall security manager charged with battery
Atlanta police arrested a downtown mall manager known for shocking people with a Taser gun and charged him with battery. Darien Long has worked at the Metro Mall in downtown Atlanta for more than a year and had several confrontations with people he asked to leave the property. Police responded ...
Mother says school waited hours to inform her of son's injuries
A DeKalb County mother is upset it took her son's school around three hours to call her after another student allegedly attacked him in a bathroom. "This is an aggravated battery for a dollar," Nikema Rolls told Channel 2's Amy Napier Viteri. She said her 12-year-old son Nyeice Hill was ...
Police: Teen shot, killed in north Fulton driveway
Milton police say they now believe robbery was the motive in the shooting death of a 19-year-old in front of his home. Investigators said the teen was in the driveway of his family's home when someone shot him in the head. Crews transported him to the hospital, where he later ...
Grady student accused of carrying gun charged in hit-and-run
A Fulton County Sheriff's Office incident report detailed how investigators linked a 17-year-old girl recently arrested for bringing a gun to school to a hit-and-run back in October. Morgan Tukes was arrested in February for bringing a gun to Atlanta's Grady High School and accidentally shooting herself in the leg. ...
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