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Man Charged in Decades-old Marietta Apartment Attack
The Cobb County DA's office has charged a man already serving a life sentence for murder in North Carolina with a 1992 Marietta aggravated assault.
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Using forensic evidence, Cobb County DA Vic Reynolds has charged Terrance Wright in the Sept. 3, 1992, stabbing of a leasing agent at the Canterbury Lane Apartment complex. >>> Read more.
White Police Chief, Officer Charged With Extortion, False Imprisonment
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The Georgia Bureau of Investigation has arrested the police chief and an officer of the Bartow County town of White.
According to the GBI, the chief and the officer are accused of arresting citizens on “fabricated charges” and reducing those charges to a citation, which would allow them to collect fines. >>> Read more.
Pizza Driver Killed in Apparent Robbery Attempt
A pizza delivery driver from Buford was shot and killed late Tuesday in what police say was an apparent robbery attempt.
Shane Varnadore, 28, was delivering a pizza to the apartment complex at 1400 Herrington Road in Lawrenceville shortly before midnight when he was shot and killed, Gwinnett County Police. >>> Read more.
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