🌱 Ramada Limited Suites Sued + $0 Join Fee at YMCA

Hello, Alpharetta-Milton! It's me, Gail Lafleche, your host of the Alpharetta-Milton Daily. Let's get this week started off right, with a quick dive into the most important things happening these days in town. In this issue, we'll touch on...

• Alpharetta Ramada Inn and Suites being sued over prostitution
• $0 joining fee at the Ed Isakson/Alpharetta Family YMCA ends today
• Johns Creek spa receives disturbing email

But first, today's weather:

Today will have clouds yielding to sun. The high will be 47 with a low of 26.

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Here are the top stories today in Alpharetta-Milton:

1. The Ramada Limited Suites at 3020 Mansell Rd. in Alpharetta has been sued because a woman was allegedly sex trafficked there when she was a minor. She claims that a man named "Kelvin" paid for rooms in cash during 2013- 2014 and threatened her with violence. Her complaint is that the hotel knew that it was being used for prostitution and benefited from that. (Appen)
2. Today is the last day to sign up with a $0 join fee at the Ed Isakson/Alpharetta Family YMCA. Adult members receive six free sessions with a wellness coach to help you create a program to achieve your goals! Here is a link to sign up online ymcaatlanta.org/join. (Ed Isakson/Alpharetta Family YMCA via Facebook)
3. Jonpaul’s Salon and Spa for Men on Medlock Bridge Road in Johns Creek received an alarming email from a client. He said that a spa employee made him upset, and his email discussed politics, race and his tough childhood. The spa couldn't identify the client because they have two customers with the same nae me. The staff called the Johns Creek Police, who were dispatched to the spa. (Appen)

Today in Alpharetta-Milton:

• Total Fitness at Wills Park Recreation Center, 11925 Wills Road in Alpharetta(9:30 AM)
• English/ESL Class at the Alpharetta Library, 10 Park Plaza (11:00 AM)
• Monthly Adult Coloring at the Alpharetta Library,10 Park Plaza (4:00 PM)
• Book Reading and Signing: "The Vow: A Love Story and the Holocaust" at the Alpharetta Library (6:30 PM)

From my notebook:

• The Alpharetta Fire Department promoted 13 members last week in a ceremony. They include Fire Apparatus Engineers, Lieutenants, Captains, Fire Marshal and Division Chief of Training. Many special guests attended including family, friends, retired and current members of the Department. (Alpharetta Department of Public Safety via Facebook)
• The National Charity League of Milton made a generous book donation to the Milton Library. They held a book drive and provided six carts of books for book sales. The Milton Library holds sales each Tue. from 1:00 - 5:30 in the book barn and the proceeds are used to fund library programs. (Friends of The Milton Library via Facebook)
• A California man's entire $400K retirement savings was stolen at a Buckhead Chase Bank branch in Atlanta. A thief stole his rollover IRA check, made out to Vanguard Investments, from the mail and cashed at the Peachtree Road branch. The crook went on to open two bank accounts in the victim's name and wrote checks totalling $25,000. The bank said the following “We are reaching out to the U.S. Treasury Department so they can file a fraud report with us. That will allow us to send the $400,000 back to them and they can reissue the check to Mr. Siegelman or send him the money electronically.”(WSB-TV)

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You're all caught up for today! I'll see you around.

— Gail Lafleche

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