Shots Fired in Road Rage Exchange; Officer Indicted in K-9's Death; NCAA May Move Events to Ga.: News Nearby

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

• Former Officer Indicted in K-9's Death
• Shots Fired in Smyrna Road Rage Incident
• Wife Charged in Husband’s 2013 Death

Samsung Galaxy Note7 Recall Officially Issued

Samsung issued a formal recall Thursday for around 1 million Galaxy Note7 phones that have caught fire in people's hands and pockets and destroyed cars and other property, the Consumer Product Safety Commission announced Thursday.

The commission's official recall notice said, "The lithium-ion battery in the Galaxy Note7 smartphones can overheat and catch fire, posing a serious burn hazard to consumers." >>> Read more.

Fake Reports Surface As Georgia Clown Craze Continues

Reports of creepy-acting clowns continued to surface in Georgia on Thursday. But at least some of those reports were being exposed as fakes.

In Macon, a man was shot in the leg around 5:50 a.m. on Thursday. In his report to police, he claimed to have been shot by a carload of clowns who jumped out of their vehicle and opened fire. >>> Read more.

• Pounds of Meth and Pot, Dozens Of Guns Seized in Raid
• Kennesaw Could Host NCAA Lacrosse, Soccer Games Pulled From N.C.
• Iconic Buckhead Estate Sold For $7.2 Million
• Stolen Service Puppy Found, Reunited With Caretaker

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• Gwinnett Man, Brother, Sentenced For Multi-Million Dollar Scam
• Watch: Tractor-Trailer Catches Fire On DeKalb Interstate
• One Dead in Cobb County Motorcycle Crash
• Man Shot to Death in Downtown Atlanta

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