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Police Rescue 8 Women Held Against Their Will at Sandy Springs Home

A 9-1-1 call from a woman pleading for help to escape a Sandy Springs home led police to discover several additional women facing the same plight.

Joe Rogers Sr., Co-Founder of Waffle House, Dead at 97

Joe Rogers Sr., the co-founder of Waffle House, has died, Patch has learned. Rogers, who passed away Friday, is survived by his wife, Ruth, their four children, and 24 grand and great-grandchildren.

Rappers Among Suspects In Home Depot Gift Card Theft

Police have identified three suspects, including two believed to be members of a local rap group, in a $4,000 gift-card theft from a Norcross Home Depot

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, said agency spokesperson Brittany Duncan.

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.

Uber Driver: Passenger Berated Me Thinking I Was Muslim

A full-time Uber driver says she was the subject of a racially charged rant by a passenger she picked up recently in Midtown.

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