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There was plenty of news across Georgia on Tuesday. 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.

• Atlanta Among Safest Cities For Online Dating, Study Says
• Marietta Police Warn Public Of Perils Of New Street Drugs
• Fireworks Safety Tips From Forsyth Fire Department: July 4th 2017

Best Children’s Hospitals 2017: 1 Georgia Facility Makes U.S News Rankings
U.S. News and World Report released its annual rankings of the best children’s hospitals in the country, highlighting hospitals across 10 pediatric specialties. And one Georgia hospital made the US News rankings.

Thief Who Robbed Multiple Waffle Houses In 1 Day Gets Life: Cobb DA
A serial Waffle House robber is going to the big house for life. Cobb County authorities say 23-year-old Robbin Jetial Haynes of Duluth will serve a life sentence for robbing three Waffle Houses in one day in metro Atlanta.

Dunwoody Officers Perform Good Deed For Man In Need

Three police officers with the Dunwoody Police Department recently paid it forward with a random act of kindness when they gave a homeless man some food after seeing him foraging in a dumpster.
Space Alien Riding Shotgun Pulled Over By Alpharetta Cop

Officers around the country will tell you they've seen it all while working the beat in their respective jurisdictions, and the latest example out of Alpharetta proves to be just as bizarre as your imagination can muster. Riding shotgun in a speeding car was a life-sized doll of a space alien perched nonchalantly in the passenger seat.

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• Gwinnett Naming Road For Paul McCartney
• Don't Cut Opioid Epidemic Funding, Gwinnett Lawmaker Says
• Cat Room Quarantined After Feline Tests Positive For Virus
• Nation's Top Running Back Recruit Chooses UGA
• The Hottest Group In Rap Just Joined Musicfest 2017 In Atlanta
• Alleged Shoplifter Arrested After Wild Police Chase In Cartersville

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