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APS hearings continue Monday

Submitted by Beth Sawicki, Where U Live Producer

Monday, June 17th, 2013, 1:11pm

ATLANTA -- Court hearings into the Atlanta Public Schools cheating scandal continued Monday.

Former state attorney general Mike Bowers is expected to speak. Bower is one of three special investigators appointed by then-Governor Sonny Perdue to investigate APS. The investigators' 400-page report formed the basis for the criminal investigation.

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Wet roads lead to traffic headaches

Submitted by Beth Sawicki, Where U Live Producer

Monday, June 17th, 2013, 9:05am

ATLANTA -- The rain that fell in metro Atlanta overnight is leading to some traffic problems Monday morning.

A tree fell in the 3600 block of Peachtree Road near Roxboro Road, blocking the southbound lanes. 11Alive traffic anchor Elle Duncan recommends taking North Druid Hills Road to Buford Highway as an alternate route.

A three-car accident blocked two left lanes, including the HOV lane, of the Downtown Connector south of Pine Street. The wreck has cleared, but there are still delays throughout the area.

A two-car accident on northbound Interstate 285 south of Camp Creek Parkway tied up traffic earlier Monday. One right lane was blocked by the crash, which has since cleared.

Flooding was also reported in one right lane of westbound Langford Parkway at Metropolitan Parkway. Drivers are urged to be cautious when passing through the area.

One left lane of eastbound I-285 was blocked at Riverside Drive because of another accident.

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Morehouse student killed in SW Atlanta shooting

Submitted by Eden Godbee, Where U Live Producer

Friday, June 14th, 2013, 9:35pm

ATLANTA, Ga. -- Authorities have identified the man killed in a shooting near the Atlanta University Center on Thursday as 23-year-old Morehouse student, Joseph Gibbs.

Morehouse President John Wilson responded to the event with a letter to students on Friday. In the letter, Wilson said that he would do more to ensure the safety of Morehouse students and work to find new ways to address the problem of crime in the area.

On Thursday, authorities discovered a motor vehicle accident and observed that the driver of one of the vehicles had been shot multiple times. The driver, Gibbs, was pronounced dead on the scene. A passenger in the car sustained a gunshot wound to the hand and was transported to Grady Memorial in stable condition.

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2 arrested in Cooper Street shooting

Submitted by Beth Sawicki, Where U Live Producer

Thursday, June 13th, 2013, 11:01am

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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Atlanta police seek help to ID CVS Pharmacy robbery suspects

Submitted by Holly Pennebaker, Community Web Producer

Tuesday, June 11th, 2013, 12:28am

ATLANTA -- The Atlanta Police Department is asking for help from the public to identify two men who allegedly robbed a CVS Pharmacy on Friday, June 7.

The men hit the CVS store located at 895 Ralph D. Abernathy Boulevard just before 6:30 a.m.

Officer John Chafee said police responded to the call, and spoke with an employee of the store who witnessed the robbery. Javon Jones told police that two black males entered the store and spent time browsing in the candy aisle.

Jones said he asked the men if they needed help. They answered yes, and soon approached the register where he was standing. A female customer stood between the suspects and the counter.

Surveillance footage from the store showed that one of the men started talking with the female customer, trying to distract her, while the other suspect approached the counter, unzipped a black bookbag and laid it on the counter.

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Hearings to begin in APS cheating scandal

Submitted by Duffie Dixon, 11Alive Reporter

Monday, June 10th, 2013, 8:35am

Hearings to begin in APS cheating scandal

ATLANTA -- Three days of motions hearings are expected to begin Monday in Fulton County court regarding 35 educators charged with racketeering, lying to investigators and theft.

Judge Jerry Baxter will oversee the proceedings where it will be argued whether the defendants should be tried separately or as a group.

On Sunday, Mayor Kasim Reed said he could not comment on the pending cases but is certain that systemic cheating in Atlanta's schools will never happen again.

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Authorities arrest suspect in SW Atlanta rape

Submitted by Eden Godbee, Where U Live Producer

Friday, June 7th, 2013, 11:01pm

ATLANTA -- Authorities have arrested a man they say raped and beat a woman in southwest Atlanta.

24-year-old Jermaine Jordan was arrested for beating a woman and raping her in an abandoned home near the 2800 block of Forrest Hill Drive.

The victim stated that Jordan assaulted her, forced her to smoke crack and sodomized her until she threw up. The victim had never seen the suspect prior to the assault. She sustained severe swelling to her head, neck and face.

Jordan is charged with Rape, Aggravated Sodomy, Aggravated Assault, Kidnapping and False Imprisonment.

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