Alpharetta
CRIME & SAFETY
Thief runs out of store with diamond bracelet
ALPHARETTA, Ga. — A diamond bracelet worth more than $11,000 was reported stolen from a jewelry store after a man ran off with it on July 3. About 11:50 a.m., a man ran out of a Master Jewelers, 2150 North Point Court, after asking the owner to examine it, according to Alpharetta Police.
Mother Found Dead Two Years After Her Teen Son And Brother Were Shot To Death
Chanell Crosby, the mother of a 13-year-old boy who was fatally shot in Atlanta’s DeKalb County two years ago, was found dead on July 19. According to 11Alive, police are still investigating the circumstances surrounding her death. Tragically, Crosby’s death comes just two years after her teenage son, Jamiren...
Chatting on Instagram costs young man dearly
ALPHARETTA, Ga. — An 18-year-old Alpharetta man reported on July 1 to police that someone had extorted him and threatened to release nude photos of him. The man told police a woman had messaged him on Instagram asking if he wanted to play a game by exchanging photos, according to an Alpharetta Police Department report.
Police arrest couple for drug possession
ALPHARETTA, Ga. — Police arrested a woman and 45-year-old man on drug possession charges after searching their vehicle with a K9 in the parking lot of a Steak ‘n Shake on June 28. A detective first observed an interaction between the man and woman thought to be a...
Roswell police say 2 people shot in car that arrived with victims at precinct
ROSWELL, Ga. - Roswell police officers at the precinct at 4400 Lower Roswell Road, which is near Johnson Ferry Road, were alerted to a shooting that had occurred at another location shortly before midnight July 21. Roswell police say that a silver Lexus sedan pulled into their parking lot and...
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