🌱 Donut Shop Uses Social Media To Locate Customer + Stalking Arrest

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• Dutch Monkey Doughnuts uses social media to find a customer
• Cumming man arrested for alleged stalking
• Forsyth County public schools rank among best in Georgia

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Here are the top four stories in Cumming today:

1. Dutch Monkey Doughnuts in Cumming recently used social media to locate a customer who mistakenly received a gluten-containing donut. The donut was sold under the "gluten-friendly" menu, but it contained barley malt in its egg adornment. The donut shop posted an urgent alert on Facebook seeking the customer's contact information, which was successful in finding the customer. (Yahoo! News)
2. A 26-year-old man from Cumming was arrested for alleged stalking after a domestic dispute on Mar. 29. Antonio Criner had previously been arrested on Feb. 19 on charges of felony aggravated assault, misdemeanor simple assault, and misdemeanor cruelty to children. During the more recent incident, it was discovered Criner had allegedly installed a Life360 app to stalk the mother of his children, which led to his charge of felony aggravated stalking and violation of a family violence order. (Appen Media)
3. Niche, a rating and review site, released its 2023 ranking of the best public elementary schools in Georgia, which is based on student and teacher data from the US Department of Education and online reviews from the community. Seven of the top 10 schools are from Forsyth County. A total of 1,852 Georgia public elementary schools were evaluated. (Forsyth County News)
4. A photo shared by the Forsyth County Animal Shelter of two caged dogs left outside garnered emotional reactions on Facebook. The shelter is closed to the public while it awaits a state inspection, and it is not expected to reopen until next week. The shelter posted a message thanking the person who left the dogs and asking the public for more information about the pair. (WFMY)

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Today in Cumming:

• Ready, Set, Preschool! At Hampton Park Library (11:00 AM)
• Relay For Life Of Forsyth County At Cumming City Center (6:00 PM)
• Junie B. Jones The Musical Jr. At Redeemer Kids Worship Center (7:00 PM)

From my notebook:

• Liz Rushton has been named assistant principal at Lakeside Middle School for the upcoming school year. She has a Bachelor's and Masters's degree in math and science education and is a specialist in curriculum and instruction. Rushton started her teaching career at South Forsyth Middle School in 2005, and she has been an assistant principal for the last four years. (Lakeside Middle via Facebook)
• Children from St. Brendans delivered hand-drawn pictures, cards, and bags of candy to inmates in the Forsyth County Jail as gifts for Holy Week. (Forsyth County SO via Instagram)
• Meet Queenie, a boxer/bulldog mix available for adoption at the Forsyth County Humane Society. She is looking for a family who loves to snuggle and has a big backyard where she can play with her favorite toy, a tennis ball. (Humane Society of Forsyth County, GA via Facebook)

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