🌱 Early Campus Voting + Murder Suspect Calls Police Over Cold Fries

Hey, everybody. It's Friday in Johns Creek and I'm back in your inbox to get you caught up on all the most important things happening in the community today. Follow along for the latest...

First, today's weather:

A stray morning thundershower. High: 88 Low: 67.

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Here are the top three stories in Johns Creek today:

1. On Thursday, the Fulton County Board of Registration and Elections approved early-voting sites on campuses. The plan features two days of early voting at Atlanta Metropolitan College, Georgia State, Georgia Tech, and Morehouse College. The board is still considering early voting at the Georgia State Alpharetta Center. A Fulton County spokeswoman said early voting locations are always subject to change and dependent on each election cycle. (CBS 46 News)
2. The Johns Creek Police Department says officers responded to a report of a stolen vehicle on Aug. 1. D-Squad, who has already been praised by the department for consistent arrests, located the vehicle in a parking lot where officers were performing a traffic stop. They took the driver of the stolen vehicle into custody. (JCPD via Instagram)
3. Antoine Sims, who was charged for the murder of Johns Creek's Adelisa Muratovic in 2018, called the police over lukewarm fries. When the police realized Sims had a warrant out for his failure to appear in his murder trial, they tried to arrest him and Sims fled. After catching up with Sims in an apartment complex, the police tasered him and took him back to jail. (FOX 5 Atlanta)

Today in Johns Creek:

• Engage in Aging At George Pierce Park (8:00 AM)
• Bocce At Newtown School's Park Place (9:00 AM)
• The Croods: A New Age At Newtown Park (7:00 PM)

From my notebook:

• There are new properties available in Lawrenceville, Peachtree Corners, Suwanee, and Duluth. Prices for the properties range from $385k to $485k. (Johns Creek Patch)
• As always, there are a wide variety of pets looking for the perfect home. Consider the orange twin kittens, Hamish and Harris, or sweet Mrs. Nesbit the bunny. (Johns Creek Patch)
• Crews finished installing a fresh layer of asphalt last week on Abberly Cove Drive. The improvement is part of the Main Road Repaving project. (City of Johns Creek via Facebook)

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About me: Dan Casarella is a writer, podcast producer, and small business development specialist who formerly worked in late-night television. He’s produced many talk segments, including with President Joe Biden, Kobe Bryant, and Chadwick Boseman. Dan studied Media Studies and Production at Temple University. He also enjoys running, painting, and the highs and lows of Philadelphia’s sports teams.