Crime

Sandwiches stolen from convenience store

Submitted by Beth Sawicki, Where U Live Producer

Thursday, November 7th, 2013, 5:31am

Sandwiches stolen from convenience store

ATLANTA -- A small neighborhood store in southwest Atlanta was burglarized Thursday morning.

Atlanta police said the crime happened shortly after midnight at Friends Food Mart near the intersection of Evans Drive and Katherwood Drive.

A suspect pried open the store's door and loaded a rolling garbage can with food items, including sandwiches and candy, according to police.

Officers found the garbage can outside the store, but the suspect got away. Police have not released a description of the suspect.

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Submitted by Beth Sawicki, Where U Live Producer

Monday, November 4th, 2013, 6:27am

Man shot while driving, suspect arrested

ATLANTA -- A 21-year-old man has been charged with randomly shooting a driver who was looking for a family member.

The shooting happened at around 9:40 p.m. Sunday in front of a house on Birchberry Terrace in southwest Atlanta.

Fulton County Police Sgt. Scott McBride said the victim, whose name was not released, and two others were driving through the neighborhood to search for a family member who was distressed over something.

As they drove down Birchberry Terrace, Stephen Williams, who lives on the street, opened fire on the car, apparently for no reason, according to McBride.

The victim was taken to Grady Memorial Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

Williams was arrested and charged with aggravated assault.

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Submitted by Beth Sawicki, Where U Live Producer

Monday, August 19th, 2013, 11:40am

Consultant pleads guilty in APS kickback scheme

ATLANTA -- A Kennesaw man has pleaded guilty to being part of a kickback scheme involving Atlanta Public Schools.

Mahendra Patel admitted in federal court that he conspired with APS chief information officer Jerome Oberlton to benefit from a certain firm receiving a $780,000 computer project from the school district.

"Patel subverted the fairness of the contracting process for his own benefit and ultimately undermined the trust taxpayers place in APS to provide high-quality educational services," U.S. Attorney Sally Quillian Yates said in a statement.

Oberlton pleaded not guilty in federal court in June. His trial date has not yet been set.

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Submitted by Beth Sawicki, Where U Live Producer

Monday, July 8th, 2013, 10:06am

PEACHTREE CITY, Ga. -- Three 16 year olds have been arrested and charged with stealing a car at gunpoint from the parking lot of the Peachtree City Walmart.

The robbery happened at around 2:30 p.m. Saturday, when one of the suspects pointed a gun at a woman and demanded her car.

Police tried to pull over the stolen car on Highway 74. When the suspect failed to stop, a high speed chase began. It ended when the suspect crashed the car while trying to exit Interstate 285 at Cascade Road, according to Peachtree City Police Lt. Mark Brown.

The driver, who lives in southwest Atlanta, is being held on a number of charges, including armed robbery, hijacking, attempting to allude, drug possession and being a member of a street gang.

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Submitted by Beth Sawicki, Where U Live Producer

Friday, July 5th, 2013, 7:58am

ATLANTA -- Two men were shot, one fatally, in a home in southwest Atlanta Friday morning.

The shooting happened at around 2 a.m. at a house on Harlan Road SW.

Atlanta Police Officer Kim Jones said one victim was dead when officers arrived. A second victim was taken to South Fulton Medical Center in critical condition, with gunshot wounds to his face and neck.

Jones said investigators found a third victim nearby. He was not hurt, but was arrested on a pending warrant out of South Carolina.

Police have not yet given a motive for the shooting. The victims' names have not been released.

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Submitted by Gary Franklin, 11Alive Assignment Editor

Monday, June 24th, 2013, 5:19am

Police investigate 2 overnight shootings

ATLANTA -- Atlanta Police are investigation two separate shootings that happened overnight in different parts of the city.

Two people were shot around 11 p.m. Sunday in southwest Atlanta and one person was shot at around 1 a.m. Monday in Midtown.

The first shooting happened at 1700 Stanton Road SW. The victims' are being treated at Grady Memorial Hospital. Their wounds are not life-threatening.

In the second incident, a man told officers he was shot in front of an extended stay hotel on Pine Street in Midtown. He drove himself to the emergency room at Emory University Hospital Midtown on Peachtree Street. Police said he may have been shot in an attempted robbery.

No additional information is available in either incident.

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Submitted by Beth Sawicki, Where U Live Producer

Thursday, June 13th, 2013, 10:01am

ATLANTA -- Two people are behind bars in connection with a fatal shooting in southwest Atlanta last month.

The suspects -- 26-year-old Freedell Benton and 22-year-old Quantavious Guffie -- will have their first court appearance at 11 a.m. Thursday.

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Both men face murder and aggravated assault charges in the May 29 death of Drexel Berry, who was shot on Cooper Street. He managed to run to Pryor Street for help and was eventually taken to Grady Memorial Hospital, where he died of his injuries.

Atlanta Police Sgt. Greg Lyon said Benton and Guffie were arrested Wednesday during a traffic stop.

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