Girl Left In Roach-Infested Apartment | Massage Artist Charged With Molestation | Small Plane Lands On Highway: News Nearby

There was plenty of news across Georgia on Monday. If you missed any of it on your local Patch, here’s a roundup of some of the top stories from the past 24 hours.

• Child Left In Roach-Infested Cobb Apartment While Mom Out Clubbing: Police
• Nearly 12,000 Sign Petition Protesting Cobb Schools' Early Start
• Gwinnett Man Molested Boy During Massage: Police

Child Left In Roach-Infested Cobb Apartment While Mom Out Clubbing: Police

A Cobb County woman remains in jail after her child was found alone in filthy conditions at her apartment in Marietta, Patch has learned. The child, an 11-year-old girl, came to the attention of authorities when she knocked on the door of a neighbor and begged for food. The incident happened July 15 about 7 p.m., according to news reports.

Man Accused Of Killing Wife Turns Himself In

A 51-year-old man accused of shooting and killing his wife late Thursday has turned himself in to police. Walter J. Lowe arrived at the Gwinnett County Sheriff’s Department at about 3:40 p.m. Saturday and was booked without incident, according to Gwinnett County Police.

Small Plane Lands On Highway In Gwinnett

Traffic on Ga. 316 in Gwinnett County was backed up Monday afternoon after a small airplane used the highway to land. The plane landed safely Monday afternoon on the highway near Harbins Road, according to the Gwinnett County Police Department. It had been pulled off into the median awaiting the arrival of Federal Aviation Administration investigators.

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• Man Accused Of Killing Wife Turns Himself In
• Club Patrons Brawl Over $900 Debt Owed To Assault Victim: Blotter
• Teen Arrested In Gwinnett Double-Shooting
• Man Fatally Shot In Stone Mountain: Authorities
• Lyft Driver Carjacked By Two Gunmen In Atlanta: Authorities

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