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Crime & Safety

Man Collared for Carrying a Loaded Concealed Weapon

The suspect received the gun as stolen property, police say.

Some trouble went down Sunday night at North Peachtree Place Apartments on the city's east side.

It started with a Dunwoody Police officer checking a suspicious male who was walking through the apartment complex.

The male tried to flee, but the officer grabbed him as he ran off, police say.

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Turns out the man - unidentified by police - had a loaded gun in his waistband. He was suspected of carrying a concealed weapon.

The handgun, as it turned out, was determined to be stolen out of Decatur. That put another charge on the man for receiving stolen property, police say.

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