Two Georgia Officers Dead, Inmates On The Run | Patch PM

Local, state and federal law enforcement officers are combing parts of Georgia after two correctional officers were shot and killed in what the governor called a "heinous act" by two inmates who escaped in Putnam County. The fugitive inmates being sought are Donnie Russell Rowe, 43, and Ricky Dubose, 24, says the Georgia Department of Corrections. A $60,000 reward is being offered for information that leads to the capture of the inmates, according to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation. The reward is expected to increase, officials said.

Georgia Inmates On Run: $60K Reward For Capture; 2 Officers Dead In 'Heinous Act'

On Sunday, Delta Air Lines ended its sponsorship of a New York City theater over a production of Shakespeare's "Julius Caesar" that depicts the assassinated ruler as a Donald Trump-like presidential figure. But the Atlanta-based airline made no such move in 2012 when a theater it sponsored in Minneapolis similarly presented the Roman emperor as a character much like then-President Barack Obama. Delta pulled its corporate sponsorship of the New York City Public Theater's Shakespeare In The Park series, which is staging the 500-year-old production for free in Central Park.

Delta Pulls Support Of Trump-Themed 'Julius Caesar'

Some Gwinnett County Police officers were happy to let the subject of an investigation run away over the weekend. In a video shared Tuesday by the sheriff's office, a group of police officers is seen watching as what appears to be a black bear makes its way through a warehouse area in Norcross. At least one of the officers is holding a riot shield — just in case.

Police Spot Bear In Norcross Area: Video

A motorist was airlifted to an area hospital Tuesday morning following a two-vehicle collision on the southbound side of Interstate 75 in Cherokee County. According to the Georgia State Patrol, a 2014 Hyundai Elantra was traveling southbound in the right lane around 7:40 a.m. at mile marker 276 while a tractor trailer was parked on the right shoulder. The driver of the passenger vehicle, identified as Denise Hopson, 60, of Cartersville, "left the right edge of the roadway and struck the parked tractor-trailer in the rear."

Driver Crashes Into Tractor Trailer On I-75 In Cherokee County

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