georgia
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Ga. Man Arrested for Driving 112 MPH ‘for Snapchat,’ Cops Say
I think it’s safe to say that we should all know better than to use our cellphones and drive, never mind speed while using our cellphones and driving. But apparently, one Georgia man either did not get the memo or didn’t care about his own life or anyone else’s: He was arrested for driving 112…
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‘White People of America Are Going to Kill You’: Man Calls Ga. Mosque Threatening ‘Mass Slaughter’
The Georgia chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations is warning mosques across the state and the nation to be on high alert since a local mosque started to be targeted with several racially charged phone threats a few weeks ago. In a Facebook post yesterday, the organization detailed calls from an unidentified man using…
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1-Year-Old Died in Hot Car While Mom Had 6-Hour Hair Appointment: Report
A Georgia mother is facing multiple charges after her 1-year-old daughter was found dead inside a car parked in an Emory Hospital parking deck. According to WSB-TV, Dijanelle Etta Fowler, 25, was charged with second-degree murder, concealing death and second-degree cruelty in the death of her child, Skylar. The incident unfolded around 5 p.m. June…
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Notorious 86-Year-Old International Thief Doris Payne Arrested Again
Old habits truly do die hard, and notorious international jewel thief Doris Payne is back at it again. She was arrested Monday night at a Walmart in DeKalb County, Ga., and charged with theft by shoplifting. According to WSB-TV, police were called to the store around 5 p.m. after receiving a report about a woman…
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Internal Probe Reopened After Viral Video Shows Ga. Cop Repeatedly Striking Homeless Woman With Baton
The DeKalb County, Ga., Police Department has reopened an internal investigation after video surfaced showing an officer repeatedly hitting a homeless woman with his baton during an arrest. According to CNN, the incident dates to June 4. The officer had gone to a Chevron gas station in Decatur, Ga., to respond to a complaint about…
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Ga. Couple, Accused of Beating Up Restaurant Owner Over Cold Chicken, Surrenders to Police
A Georgia couple who were seen on camera attacking a restaurant owner and her 15-year-old daughter over an apparent dispute involving cold chicken have turned themselves in to the Baxley, Ga., Police Department. Nathaniel Smith and Latasha Smith surrendered to authorities at the Bryan County Sheriff’s Office before being transferred to the Appling County Jail,…
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Police Still Searching for Suspects Who Beat Up Restaurant Owner Over Cold Chicken
Police are still searching for two people they say were caught on surveillance footage attacking a restaurant owner and the owner’s daughter over an apparent dispute over cold chicken late last week in Georgia. According to WTOC, the incident started Thursday afternoon at the family-owned Qwik Chick takeout stand next to U.S. Highway 1, when…
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Sheriff to Shorten Sentences for Ga. Inmates Who Saved Deputy Who Passed Out During Work Detail
The Georgia inmates who rescued a Polk County deputy who had collapsed while on security detail are getting some well-deserved time knocked off of their sentences after their kind and courageous acts earlier this month. Polk County Sheriff Johnny Moats said that the six inmates would be getting their sentences shortened after rushing to the…
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6 Ga. Inmates Praised for Saving Polk County Deputy Who Passed Out During Work Detail
Six Polk County, Ga., inmates are being celebrated after they helped save a deputy who had passed out during a work detail by rushing into action and calling 911. According to 11 Alive, earlier this month, a deputy was working security for the work detail on Monday, June 12, when the humidity was at 100…
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Wrongful Death Lawsuit Dismissed in Case of Ga. Teen Found Dead in Rolled-Up Gym Mat
The wrongful death lawsuit that was filed by the parents of 17-year-old Kendrick Johnson, the Georgia high school athlete who was found dead in a rolled up gym mat, has been dismissed. CNN reports that U.S. District Judge W. Louis Sands threw out the case because Kendrick’s parents, Kenneth and Jacquelyn Johnson, failed to serve…