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Teen arrested for stabbing at Fowler Park in Forsyth County
(Forsyth County, GA) A 17-year-old is being charged with Aggravated Assault after stabbing another person at the Fowler Park skate park in Forsyth County on Wednesday, May 24. According to a Facebook post from the Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office (FCSO), a verbal argument between a group of teenagers and young adults turned into a physical fight during which the 17-year-old suspect stabbed another person. An older adult then produced a gun and told the 17-year-old to drop the knife.
Forsyth County Blotter: Arrests made for drug possession, terroristic threats
(Forsyth County, GA) Here’s a look at recently released reports from the Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office:. On May 18, a victim responded to the Forsyth County Sheriff's Office to report terroristic threats. The victim said the suspect had been threatening via email to kill her.
Flowery Branch teacher, coach faces charges of child molestation: Hall County School District
HALL COUNTY, Ga. — A middle school teacher was arrested Friday morning by Flowery Branch Police Department for charges of child molestation, according to a release from the school district. Calvin Cook, a physical education instructor at Cherokee Bluff Middle School and head coach of the girls' soccer team...
Missing Cherokee County teen hasn’t been seen since February
The Cherokee Sheriff’s Office is continuing to ask for the public’s help finding a teen who was reported missing three months ago. Alyssa Smith, 16, was last seen Feb. 12 in the area of Sam Nelson Road near Canton. According to the sheriff’s office, she had run away with two other teens. The other teens have since been found, but Smith was still missing as of Friday. ...
Last of five charged in aftermath of Deputy Dixon’s murder takes plea deal
The last of five men accused of obstruction or hindering the arrests of the teens accused in the 2019 fatal shooting of Hall County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Blane Dixon has been sentenced, according to court documents. Dixon was killed July 7, 2019, after trying to pull over a car...
Georgia Woman Arrested in Connection With Newborn Girl Found in Plastic Sack, ‘Thrown Into Woods Like a Bag of Trash’
A woman in Georgia is under arrest almost four years after she allegedly put her hours-old baby daughter in a plastic bag and dumped her in the woods, RadarOnline.com has learned.Karima Jiwani, 40, was taken into custody on May 19 and charged with multiple crimes, including attempted murder, first-degree cruelty to children, aggravated assault, and reckless abandonment, as Front Page Detectives reported.On June 6, 2019, a family in Cumming heard the newborn girl crying.Responding sheriff’s deputies located the child and rescued her.“This child was tied up in a plastic bag and thrown into woods like a bag of trash,” Forsyth...
Former Alpharetta police officer indicted in K-9 attack during arrest
The victim, Travis Moya, and his wife Kami say the incident has taken a physical, mental and emotional toll on their lives and there’s still a long road ahead. Michael Esposito was indicted by a Fulton County Grand Jury Tuesday on charges of aggravated battery, aggravated assault and violation of oath of office.
Missing in Georgia: Investigators searching for 15-year-old boy missing for days
GAINESVILLE, Ga. — Above video: Your Friday headlines. Authorities in Georgia need your help finding a missing teenage boy. Jose Quevas, 15, was last seen around 11:30 p.m. Wednesday on Pleasant Circle in Gainesville. He is described as 5 feet 7 inches, 120 pounds with brown eyes and black...
Gainesville firefighters battle blaze that started from cooking on stove
Firefighters extinguished a blaze Wednesday, May 24, in Gainesville that started with food cooking on the stove, according to authorities. Gainesville firefighters responded around 5:30 p.m. Wednesday to the 2300 block of Marbleridge Drive, where smoke was emanating from a two-story townhome. The crews brought the fire under control and...
Three armed suspects burglarize residence
ALPHARETTA, Ga. — Police said that a home on Britten Pass in Alpharetta was burglarized by multiple armed men Friday, April 28. Reports said a homeowner was alerted at about 1:17 a.m. that her front door camera had detected motion and observed three men, wearing ski masks and carrying handguns, breaking through her front door.
Man hospitalized after Friday morning stabbing in Gainesville
A man was taken to a local hospital after he was allegedly stabbed Friday morning in Gainesville. Gainesville Police Lt. Kevin Holbrook said the stabbing reportedly happened at about 5 a.m. on North Cliff Colony Drive off Thompson Bridge Road. A man had a stab wound to his arm when...
Former New Hampshire Doctor Pleads Guilty in $1.9 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A former New Hampshire doctor has pleaded guilty to authorizing orders for medically unnecessary knee, wrist and back braces that were used by companies to submit more than $1.9 million in false Medicare claims. Steven Powell, 53, of Alpharetta, Georgia, pleaded guilty Wednesday to one...
Lululemon employees fired after robbery for breaking policy, they say
PEACHTREE CORNERS, Ga. — Two metro Atlanta women say they were fired from the Lululemon in Peachtree Corners for calling the police to report a robbery. Jennifer Ferguson was the assistant manager at the time. "All of a sudden we see some gentlemen run into the store in masks...
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