Crime & Safety
Multiple Charges for Home Invasion Suspect; Cigarette Lighter Started Fire
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Multiple Charges for Home Invasion Shooting SuspectΒ -Β Fort Stewart Patch
A man arrested in connection with the fatal shooting of a Fort Stewart soldier is facing multiple charges, including murder.Β Fort Stewart Patch has more on this story.Β
Warrant: Cigarette Lighter Used in Fire at Acworth Home Owned By Otis NixonΒ -Β Acworth Patch
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New details in a Cobb County arrest warrant spell out how Lamine Diaw allegedly setΒ fire to an Acworth home owned by former Atlanta Braves star Otis Nixon.Acworth Patch has more on this story.Β
Bond Hearing Continued for Talmadge Powell - Oconee Patch
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The 78-year-old manΒ charged with the murder of MistyΒ MyrickΒ remains in the Oconee County Jail without bond after a hearing on the matter was continued at the request the public defender's office. Oconee Patch has more on this story.Β
Cobb Man Faces Child Porn Charges - South Cobb Patch
A Cobb man is in theΒ Cobb County Adult Detention CenterΒ without bond on multiple child pornography charges. South Cobb Patch has more on this story.Β
Sheriff's Office: Man Performed Lewd Act in Front of Children - Cumming Patch
TheΒ Forsyth County Sheriff's OfficeΒ is asking the public to be on the look out of a man accused of performing a lewd act in front of two children late last month. Cumming Patch has more on this story.Β
Walton Baseball Star Drafted by Atlanta Braves - East Cobb Patch
Near the end of a very longΒ Major League BaseballΒ draft, Stephen Wrenn's name was added the list of players chosen by the Atlanta Braves. East Cobb Patch has more on this story.Β
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