🌱 Father Trying To Reduce Crime Shot & Killed + ATL Police Foundation

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Here are the top five stories today in Atlanta:

1. Atlanta father Terence Favors Denson, 36, was shot and killed on Sep. 8. Denson had been working to reduce violent crimes in his community after his 15-year-old son, Terence, was shot to death in June. In August, Denson ran to help save a six-year-old's life after someone open-fired at a softball game in Mechanicsville. (Atlanta Patch)
2. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution (AJC) has determined the Atlanta Police Foundation is an outlier compared to other foundations in the United States. After analyzing recent tax filings from 20 large city police foundations, the AJC found Atlanta's had the most employees, the largest board of private-sector leaders, and the CEO made the most money – more than the city's mayor and police chief. (Subscription: The Atlanta Journal Constitution)
3. One metro Atlanta school district has implemented a new program to reduce fighting in schools. Clayton County will now have a group of administrators who will rotate between the schools to be present during arrival and dismissal, lunch in cafeterias, and the changing of classes. The district said this is at no extra cost and comes with no new hires. (WSB Atlanta)
4. A family in the Lindbergh neighborhood of Atlanta captured surveillance footage of a shirtless, bearded man, wearing crocs, breaking into their home on Wednesday afternoon. The footage shows the man jump a wooden fence onto the family's deck and bust through the back door to get into the home. As of Friday afternoon, the man had not been identified and had gotten any with thousands of dollars in goods. (CBS 46 News)
5. A Fulton County man was still in the ICU as of Thursday evening after being found beaten and unconscious along a trail at Roswell Area Park. Matthew Donald, a new father, was found by a fellow jogger on the trail who called the police. Donald's family says he will not need extensive surgery, but he remains on a ventilator. (FOX 5 Atlanta)

Today in Atlanta:

• "Septemberfest" At North Fulton Service Center (10:00 AM)
• Forestry Day At Fernbank Museum (10:00 AM)
• Buckhead Fine Arts Festival At 259 Buckhead Ave NE (10:00 AM)
• Fall Equinox Sound Alignment Journey At Trinity Center for Spiritual Living (11:30 AM)
• The Selfie Studio At Perimeter Mall (12:00 PM)

From my notebook:

• An Atlanta family recorded their young Black daughter seeing a teaser trailer of the live-action "The Little Mermaid" starring Halle Bailey as Ariel. Click the link to watch the viral video that shows four-year-old McKenzie amazed by a mermaid that looks like her. (WSB Atlanta)
• PROST! Sunday kicks off Oktoberfest. Check out the link to see which Atlanta breweries are celebrating with special beer releases, merchandise, steins, and more! (Eater Atlanta)
• Thinking about buying an electric car in Atlanta? Georgia is pretty “middle of the road” (no pun intended) when it comes to EV ownership, according to Bumper: The Peach State is No. 34 in the country for owning electric cars, based on infrastructure and financial incentives. Learn more about what it’s like owning an EV across the country in the new study. (Bumper.com)

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Thanks for following along and staying informed! I'll be in your inbox Monday morning with another update.

— Danielle Fallon-O'Leary

About me: Danielle Fallon-O’Leary is a senior writer with content creation agency Lightning Media Partners and assists Patch.com with community newsletter curation. Danielle also holds a Master’s Degree in Communication Sciences and Disorders and works part-time as a pediatric speech therapist.