Man Dies While Unloading Pot, 'Gigabit' Community, Handguns Missing From School Police: News Nearby

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New Atlanta School Police Dept. Missing Dozens of Handguns

This isn't exactly the way a new police department is supposed to get underway.

One day before Atlanta's new school police department is set to be sworn in, reports are that the department is missing as many as 30 Glock handguns, worth between $12,000 to $15,000.

Man Dies While Unloading $12 Million Worth of Marijuana: Police

A Connecticut man dropped dead in an Atlanta suburb this week while unloading $12 million worth of marijuana, police said.

Gwinnett County Police officers on Monday responded to a call on Best Friend Road in Norcross saying that a man was slumped over near a white van and a tractor trailer.

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