Tuesday, May 14, 2013
Chamblee Police are handling the investigation of a kidnapping case that resulted in an overnight Sandy Springs SWAT standoff.
A Sandy Springs apartment complex was the center of activity for several hours overnight Monday, as police and North Metro SWAT gathered to free a woman allegedly being held by her ex-boyfriend. Sandy Springs Police Capt. Steve Rose said Chamblee Police have video of a man kidnapping the woman from a Walmart. He brought her back to his apartment at the Pointe at Canyon Ridge, Rose said, and kept her there. Rose said the SWAT team was on the way into the apartment by forced entry shortly after 4 a.m. “She walked out as they were coming in. It appeared she was beaten,” he said. “Afterwards they were going to go to Waffle House to eat. At that point SWAT was coming up.” The man retreated inside but SWAT talked him out and he was taken into …
Saturday, January 26, 2013
Police units responded to a complaint of shots fired on Dunwoody Place west of Roswell Road.
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Saturday, January 26
Sandy Springs Police report they are are working a shooting that occurred about 1:20 p.m., Saturday. Sandy Springs Police Capt. Steve Rose said units responded to a complaint of shots fired at the Colonial Grand Apartment area located on Dunwoody Place west of Roswell Road. Approximately twenty minutes later, a Rural/Metro Ambulance, transporting a patient from the Johns Creek area, was flagged down at Glenridge Connector and Peachtree Dunwoody Road by two men in a car that contained a third man who had been shot several times in the leg. Another ambulance responded and transported the victim to Grady Hospital. The victim's name is being withheld at the present time. The two men in the car are being detained for interviews with …
Wednesday, September 12, 2012
Sandy Springs Police are looking for a dark colored SUV with a white female passenger. The vehicle is suspected of hitting the elderly woman while she was on her way to the Community Action Center, which serves Sandy Springs and Dunwoody.
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Wednesday, September 12, 2012
A 67-year-old woman died at North Fulton Hospital after being struck in a Tuesday night hit-and-run incident in Sandy Springs, according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. The woman was walking to the Community Action Center near Roswell Road and Hightower Trail when she was struck and suffered severe head trauma, according to a Channel 2 news report. The CAC serves both Dunwoody and Sandy Springs residents with a food pantry and other outreach services. Police are looking for a dark colored SUV that with a white female passenger. The incident occurred at 8:11 p.m. Tuesday. A police statement said the vehicle fled in the direction of the Cherokee Town and Country Club and the Huntcliff Residential Community. Last night, Sandy Springs …
Saturday, June 9, 2012
Police identified a man shot multiple times near the Northside Hospital Women's Center as "Lil Phat," a rap musician from Sandy Springs.
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Saturday, June 9, 2012
Police have identified 19-year old Melvin Vernell III, known as music rapper "Lil Phat" of Corbin Lake Court in Sandy Springs, as the victim found shot Thursday evening in a parking deck adjacent to Northside Hospital Women's Center. Vernell had been shot multiple times and was found in a parked car. He was taken to Northside Hospital where he was pronounced dead, a short time later. Police are seeking two men who witnesses saw flee the scene towards Johnson Ferry Road, said Sandy Springs Police Captain Steve Rose. "One is tall, one is short," Rose said. Police are investigating a motive in the shooting and looking into a tie to a funeral shooting, on Thursday in Dekalb. Meanwhile, news of the young rapper's death spread across the …
Wednesday, May 30, 2012
Adina Parson has been hospitalized but stable since her husband allegedly shot her eight times in the head.
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Wednesday, May 30, 2012
Adina Parson, who was shot outside her Sandy Springs apartment eight times, has said her first words since the shooting. The woman said "hello" to her mother Tuesday, a friend of the family told Action 2 News. Parson is currently recovering at the Shepherd Center. Her husband is being charged in the shooting. Michael Parson is currently in the Fulton County Jail.
Saturday, December 17, 2011
The week's top headlines for Dec. 12-16, 2011
Burgess-Petersen Leaders Weigh In On APS Redistricting. City Council Members Express Concerns On APS Redistricting. Virginia-Highland Residents Plan Fight Against School Redistricting. Parents: Keep The Grady Community Together. Darkness In Smyrna After One-Car Accident. Zoning Board Approves Walmart Parking Variance. Sandy Springs Police Chief Explains How Public Cameras Deter Crime. Last Council Meeting For Three Dunwoody Officials. Tech Police Test ‘SkyCop’ System. Southwest Atlanta Choir Taped By National Public Radio. Avondale’s Children’s Choir Performs. ‘Shop With A Cop’ Makes Christmas Merry For South Cobb Kids.
Fred Farkel
3:53 pm on Tuesday, May 14, 2013
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