Baby Shower Bandits | Elderly Jewel Thief | IRS Scammers | Atlanta Schools Closing: News Nearby

Patch has community sites across Georgia. Here are some of the top posts from the past 24 hours.

• Warrant Issued For 86-Year-Old Jewel Thief
• Man Wanted In String Of Thefts In Downtown Atlanta Parking Lots
• Bomb Threat: Anti-Defamation League Building Targeted In Buckhead
• Uber Driver: Passenger Berated Me Thinking I Was Muslim

Watch: Tearful Reunion Of Terminally Ill Acworth Couple
A touching Facebook video of a terminally ill Acworth couple reunited after days apart is going viral on Facebook. Jerry and Susan Stros have been married for more than half a century; both have a rare and aggressive form of cancer, small cell carcinoma. The couple was re-united at home through hospice care and video captured the emotional moment when Susan struggles mightily -- but succeeds -- in walking over to her husband.>>>Read more.

Children Found Mom Dead Inside Woodstock Home: Police

The Woodstock woman who was found dead in her apartment Friday afternoon was discovered by her two children. That's according to the Woodstock Police Department, which is investigating the death of 41-year-old Christy Waller as a homicide.>>>Read more.

Baby Shower Bandits Steal Gifts From Atlanta Couple
An expectant couple had just celebrated a baby shower in Atlanta when they were victimized by thieves, according to news reports. The mother, Chiquita Pitts, told local media that she and her fiance were loading gifts in their car Saturday when two men drove up and robbed them.>>>Read more.

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• Scammers Pretending To Be IRS: Brookhaven Police
• Board Votes To Close, Consolidate Several Atlanta Schools
• Arsonist Burns Vehicles, Lawnmower at Buford Home
• Fire Severely Damages Home In Northwest Cherokee County
• Gwinnett Schools Win Honor For Teacher Care
• Social Media Tips Lead to Paulding Vintage Car Theft Arrest
• Cherokee Educator Named Media Specialist Of The Year

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