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Patch has community sites across Georgia. Here are some of the top posts from the past 24 hours.

• Employee Uses Gun In Attempt To Stop Shoplifter: Police
• More Than 110,000 Vote Early in Fulton
• Man Shoots Father During Argument at Family Gathering: Report

Serial Robber Targeting Waffle Houses in Metro Atlanta

A serial armed robber wearing a skull mask is targeting Waffle House restaurants in metro Atlanta, authorities say. In the past few days, the man, who robs customers then demands money from the all-night diner's cash register, has hit as many as five Waffle Houses in Clayton, Coweta and Fayette counties. >>> Read more.

Georgia Amazon Facility Ships First Order

More than 500 new Amazon employees got to work in Georgia on Thursday, receiving and shipping the first orders from a fulfillment center in Braselton.

An iPhone case was the first item received at the 600,000-square-foot center, while the first order shipped out was a pack of plastic Halloween pumpkins sent to a customer in Longview, California. >>> Read more.

• Marietta Man, 43, Killed in Early-Morning Accident on I-75: Police
• Postal Worker Who Dumped Mail Is No Longer Making Deliveries: Report
• UGA Student Who Survived Car Wreck Released From Hospital
• Motorcycle Driver Killed in Lawrenceville Highway Crash
• Man Who Pimped at Buckhead Hotel Gets Nine Years in Prison

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