John Smoltz's Mansion For Sale | Double Murder Suspect Caught In NY | Raccoon Tests Positive For Rabies: News Nearby

There was plenty of news across Georgia on Thursday. 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.

• John Smoltz's $4.9 Million Estate Up For Grabs In Milton
• Canton Double Murder Suspect Captured In New York
• Raccoon Tests Positive For Rabies In Brookhaven

Show Horse Found Dead In Cherokee County Was Not Shot: Police
It was a story that outraged many Patch readers across metro Atlanta and north Georgia: a show horse was reportedly found shot to death inside a pasture at a stable in Cherokee County. However, a necropsy performed on the animal shows that wasn't how the horse died in the early morning hours of Friday, Sept. 22.

Thieves Steal 2 Dogs, Money From Doggie Boarding House In Buckhead: Report
Police in Atlanta are looking for the thieves who broke into a doggie boarding house in Buckhead this week and got away with $1,400 and two dogs.

Chase Massner Case: Autopsy Shows Heroin, Meth Use: Report
An autopsy released in the Chase Massner case shows that the Army veteran had traces of heroin, meth and morphine in his system, according to news reports. Massner's body was found this summer in the backyard of a Cobb County home.

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• Alpharetta Officer Injured In Crash On GA-400
  
• Sneaky Shoplifter Busted At Gwinnett Walmart
• Jennifer Aniston Movie Looking For Bikers, Drag Queens In Atlanta
• 'Food Network' Cupcake Shop Sets Opening In Gwinnett
• Funeral Set For Roswell Teen Found Unconscious Near School
• 2 Women Sought After Argument Leads To Atlanta Shooting: Police
• Gwinnett Armed Robber Heads To Prison For Life
• 3 Armed Robbers Hold Up Gwinnett Convenience Store
• Guns, Cash, Prescription Drugs Taken During Entering Auto Spree
• Play At The Park Festival Set For Saturday

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