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LAWRENCEVILLE -- On Christmas Day a man entered a Taco Bell through the drive-thru window, made himself a meal and then took a nap on the restaurant floor after eating. Just before leaving, the man stole a laptop and a tablet. The Gwinnett County Police Department is asking the public's help in identifying the man.

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Georgia man breaks into restaurant on Christmas Day, prepares a meal and takes a nap

by Thom ChandlerJanuary 8, 2020January 8, 2020

DUNWOODY -- Police in Dunwoody are searching for clues to help identify a man who allegedly robbed a woman as she was entering her apartment and then struck her with a handgun.

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Police search for suspect in Dunwoody armed robbery

by Thom ChandlerJanuary 7, 2020January 7, 2020

KENNESAW -- An arrest has been made in connection with a Christmas Day church fire in White County.

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Arrest made in Christmas Day church fire

by Thom ChandlerJanuary 6, 2020January 6, 2020

CLEVELAND -- State fire officials are searching for a man who they believe intentionally set fire to a Baptist church Christmas Day.

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A fire at a Baptist church on Christmas Day was intentionally set, investigators say

by Thom ChandlerJanuary 3, 2020January 3, 2020

A man who ran across several lanes of traffic on I-75 while trying to escape police on New Year's Day is behind bars.

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Georgia man arrested after running across I-75 to evade police

by Thom ChandlerJanuary 2, 2020January 2, 2020

DULUTH -- Fire investigators have determined that a fire Monday night at a Duluth apartment complex was caused by fireworks that were set off a breezeway. The fire displaced 29 residents.

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Fire Officials: Fire at Duluth apartment complex was caused by fireworks being set off in breezeway

by Thom ChandlerJanuary 2, 2020January 2, 2020

On December 26, Investigators with the Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner’s Office arrested 49-year-old Susan Marie Fisher of Commercee and charged her with one count of First Degree Arson.

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Georgia woman arrested on a charge of arson

by Thom ChandlerJanuary 2, 2020January 2, 2020

SAVANNAH -- A 28-year-old man is dead following a New Year's Eve shooting in Savannah.

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28-year-old man killed in New Year’s Eve shooting in Savannah

by Thom ChandlerJanuary 1, 2020January 1, 2020

ALPHARETTA -- Police in Alpharetta have taken a suspect into custody in the robbery of a Bank of America last Friday.

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Suspect in custody in Alpharetta bank robbery

by Thom ChandlerDecember 31, 2019September 24, 2023

GAINESVILLE -- Sheriff's department officials in Hall County are trying to unravel a case that stretches from Gainesville to Cincinnati, Ohio. They are asking for the public's assistance in identifying one of the suspects.

Crime

$11,000 worth of mowers stolen from Hall County business

by Thom ChandlerDecember 30, 2019December 30, 2019

SNELLVILLE -- Two arrests have been made in connection with the robbery of a teenager in the bathroom of a Gwinnett County Publix.

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Arrests made in robbery of teenager inside Publix bathroom

by Thom ChandlerDecember 27, 2019December 27, 2019

The holidays are here and phone scammers are active. The Gwinnett County Police Dept. sent out an advisory today reminding residents that police and official government agencies don't ask for money over the phone and don't accept prepaid cards or gift cards as forms of payment.

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Scam Alert: The police don’t call to ask you to pay fines using a prepaid card or gift card

by Thom ChandlerDecember 26, 2019December 26, 2019

CARROLL COUNTY -- A man is dead in Carrolll county after allegedly striking a Sheriff's department investigator with a shovel.

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GBI: Georgia man shot and killed after allegedly hitting an officer with a shovel

by Thom ChandlerDecember 22, 2019December 22, 2019

DUNWOODY -- The Dunwoody Police Dept. arrested 27 people over the course of two days for retail offenses such as shoplifting and return fraud.

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27 arrests made in two day retail crime operation in Dunwoody

by Thom ChandlerDecember 20, 2019December 20, 2019

DECATUR -- Two additional suspects have been arrested in a highly publicized assault of a 74-year-old woman at a Decatur gas station.

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Arrests made in assault of 74-year-old Georgia woman

by Thom ChandlerDecember 19, 2019September 24, 2023

GAINESVILLE -- A 32-year-old mother has been charged with the murder of her four month old daughter in Gainesville.

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Georgia mother charged with murder in suffocation death of 4-year-old girl

by Thom ChandlerDecember 17, 2019December 17, 2019

EASTMAN -- The GBI is investigating what the agency believes to be a murder suicide that ocurred Sunday outside the Eastman Healthcare and Rehab facility in Dodge County.

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GBI investigating apparent murder-suicide outside Georgia rehab center

by Thom ChandlerDecember 17, 2019December 17, 2019

BALL GROUND -- A Cherokee County man was sentenced last week on 5 counts of child molestation and will serve 12 years in prison.

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Georgia man gets 12 years in prison for child molestation

by Thom ChandlerDecember 17, 2019December 17, 2019